AMID the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Damosa Land Inc.’s (DLI) agro-industrial hub Anflo Industrial Estate Corp. (AIEC) in Davao del Norte is proving to be an oasis for economic activity with the hub opening around 400 to 500 new jobs as four additional locators begin operations this month. In total, this could potentially generate around 6,000 jobs and help solidify Mindanao’s status as the food basket of the Philippines. Mindanao accounts for 40 percent of the country’s food requirement and 30 percent of the food trade. Meantime, the nearby DICT, which is a sister company of AIEC, is operating at full capacity, hardly showing any sign of slowing down brought by the pandemic. The 15-hectare seaport has an annual capacity of 800,000 twenty-foot container units, the standard size for containerized cargo.

Source: Manila Times September 07, 2020 15:56 UTC