State-of-the-art processing plant in Leyte promises delicious, nutritious rice

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President Rodrigo Duterte join the inauguration of a state-of-the-art rice processing plant in Leyte last week. The agricultural facility is consider the most modern in Southeast Asia.

State-of-the-art processing plant in Leyte promises delicious, nutritious rice

July 10, 2019

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