23/04/2013 (Philippine Information Agency) - The province of North Cotabato will construct the first palm oil crushing mill in the province which will be situated in the palm oil factory site in Barangay Tacupan in the municipality of Carmen.

This project is aimed at helping palm oil farmers as well as job seekers to raise their income and to offer them job opportunities respectively.

In the groundbreaking ceremony held yesterday, North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño Mendoza said that this project is a joint venture between his father, Carmen Mayor Roger Taliño and the Univanich Palm Oil Public Company of Thailand.

She also emphasized that no single amount from the government will be spent for the project as this is his father’s dream as means of helping the people of Carmen as well as the people in the province.

Univanich Palm Oil Public Company chairman Apirag Vanich noted that their office would like to extend its palm oil venture in different countries and Philippines is among those. He recalled that they started planting palm oil in Thailand on 1969.

Meanwhile, Gov. Mendoza said she will be encouraging investors to invest in the province as this will help generate employment for the people and will also help raise tax which will aid the need to provide quality service for the people in the province.

On the other hand, the governor gave emphasis on the provincial government’s effort of helping the poor by having at least 3,000 hectares of pineapple plantation in Banisilan, Del Monte Philippines in Tulunan and the construction of the Gaisano Mall in Kidapawan City.