Manila, April 25 -- Modern warehouses will rise in Leyte and Eastern Samar provinces this year to support the national buffer stocking program and local farmers through post-harvest mechanisms.

Each warehouse in Alangalang in Leyte and Oras in Eastern Samar costs PHP550 million and is equipped with dryers, millers and post-harvest facilities, said John Robert Hermano, NFA acting deputy administrator.

"The warehouse has a drying capacity of 270,000 bags every year and a milling capacity of 400,000 bags each year. This is really to support rice post-harvest activities in the region," Hermano told the Philippine News Agency.

The official led the groundbreaking ceremony of the modern warehouse in this town on Friday. The same event was als...