A Japan-funded distillery for lemongrass oil in Negros Occidental was launched in a turnover ceremony on August 8 led by the Embassy of Japan’s First Secretary Kenji Terada and Philippine officials.

The plant is located in Mambugsay, Cauayan, Negros Occidental and was funded in 2013 under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) arm of Japan’s wider Official Development Assistance (ODA) program.

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