DAVAO CITY: Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Emmanuel Piñol has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to lift a Marcos-era ban on export of mature coconuts and issue a special permit to Mindanao.

“We are resubmitting our recommendation to the President, noting that if we want to restart the economy, we can direct focus on our coconut farmers who are actually among the sectors affected by the pandemic,” Piñol noted.

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