SEN. Maria Josefa "Imee" Marcos will sponsor a bill, converting Talavera town in Nueva Ecija province to a component city to later be known as the "First Agro-Industrial City in Central Luzon."

Talavera Mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez says Marcos called her, promising to sponsor the measure, turning the 14-square-kilometer town in the north of the major, rice-producing province into an agro-industrial city.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details