A PHP500-million poultry dressing and processing plant is rising in Lila, Bohol, the first state-of-the-art facility of its kind in the province that will supply poultry products to Bohol and nearby island provinces.
Steven So, president of project proponent Bohol Poultry Dressing and Processing Plant Inc., led the groundbreaking ceremony on June 26, 2026, attended by Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado, Lila Mayor Arturo A. Piollo II, Catugasan Barangay Captain Rogelio Caga-anan Jr. and other officials from the Lila local government unit.
Mayor Piollo said the project, located on a seven-hectare property in Barangay Catugasan, is expected to employ 600 to 800 workers from the host community once it becomes operational. It is expected to create economic opportunities in Lila and neighboring municipalities while supporting local poultry growers and expanding market access.
The facility will have a processing capacity of 50,000 to 60,000 chickens per day and will include cold and dry storage facilities, providing critical infrastructure to strengthen Bohol’s poultry industry.
Of the plant’s total processing capacity, Piollo said San Miguel Foods Inc. will supply 70 percent of the products to Cebu and nearby islands, while the remaining 30 percent will serve the Bohol market. According to Piollo, the facility will produce value-added products, including chicken nuggets, which can be sold for an affordable PHP50 per pack.
Piollo said the plant will also source chickens from San Miguel Foods contract growers as well as other poultry growers in Bohol. He added that the project will particularly benefit local poultry farmers, who currently transport their chickens to Cebu for processing. Based on his estimate, transporting chickens to Cebu from Bohol costs about PHP200 per bird.
Piollo further said the local government required the project to include a rendering facility to ensure the proper recycling of animal waste in line with the municipality’s zero-waste policy.
A rendering plant is an industrial facility that converts discarded animal by-products and carcasses into usable materials such as industrial fats, oils, and bone meal. The project proponent has also to make considerable investment for the rendering plant, the mayor said.
The project is expected to begin commercial operations within six months after securing approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The EIA has already been endorsed by the Environmental Management Bureau regional office to the DENR central office.
Once the documents are complete, Piollo said, “I can sign the permit within the day.” He added that the facility could begin operations within six months thereafter.
“The real incentive we provide to the project is ease of doing business, no red tape,” said the mayor citing the project proponents “very bad experience” for their original plan in Cebu.
