CLARK FREEPORT – Making good her vision, Governor Susan Yap has pushed for the improvement of the province’s socio-economic standing by moving from traditional agriculture-based source of income to high value products and industries.
Yap, seeking her 3rd term unopposed, has developed the province into a more vibrant economy, venturing into more value added goods, services and livelihood opportunities.
During the Balitaan media forum here by the Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI), Yap said that she has implemented programs that call for planting, harvest, trade and even exports of high value crops. She was joined by Tarlac Investment and Trade Officer Frances Camacho during the forum.
“We are developing the other crops like sweet potato, squash but our biggest export is still okra,” Yap said.
The governor said that she still wants a balance between agriculture and industrialization. Two of its 17 municipalities are known to produce power from solar farms. Concepcion and La Paz a have unique set-up where panels are arranged in a way that can enable farmers to plant crops.
“During the pandemic, we did not scramble for food unlike in Metro Manila. We were calm,” she said.
The province is also slowly developing bird watching as one of its tourist attractions.
Yap said that migratory birds, usually known of Candaba, Pampanga, have started to flock Canarem Lake in Victoria town.
“We are moving towards the protection of the bird habitat and making it a preserved area,” Yap said.
The town’s mayor Christian Yap has approved ordinances passed by the municipal council that call for protection of migratory birds that are present during the cold weather months.
