Seaweed ‘puto’ offers new livelihood for La Union

EXTRA INCOME Fisherfolk in Balaoan, La Union, take part in a training on making seaweed “puto”, a value-added product aimed at providing coastal communities with an additional source of livelihood. —LA UNION PIO CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — A humble seaweed long regarded as an ordinary marine resource is taking on a new role as an