MANILA, Philippines — When the COVID-19 pandemic forced authorities to place a huge part of the country under a lockdown, one major predicament was the smooth flow of the economy, as checkpoints choked the delivery of services and goods.
The transport of products, especially perishable items that would need quick and delicate handling, became a headache. This was the same problem that carabao milk farmers had when they registered an excess in storage, which led to them to thinking of just disposing it.
To help small farmers and milk producers overcome the problem, food conglomerate San Miguel Corporationthought of buying these milk products and donating the proceeds to poor c…
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