GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 April) — Papaya, once referred to as a “lowly fruit” that grows in the backyards of many households and sells for 5 to 15 pesos per kilo in South Cotabato, has outranked canned tuna, a long-time major dollar earner for Region 12 or Soccsksargen, in the list of its top 10 export products in 2025. Crude coconut oil remained the region’s top export earner with a value of $281 million, but papaya of the solo var…
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