Tale of Crispy Success: Cotabato Students’ Fave Taro Chips Now Boarding For Manila [Video]

Who would have thought that more than a hundred packs of chips made from a starchy root vegetable from Mindanao bound for delivery to Manila buyers came from the enterprising idea of a student? These taro chips manufactured in Banisilan, North Cotabato, have reached markets in provinces and cities in Mindanao, and now the National Capital Region.

The Taro Chips production of the Pagdato family, located near the highway village of Purok Matinabangon, Malinao, Banisilan, Cotabato, became an instant hit in town.

The snack made from the nutritious taro plant immediately gained a reputation as crunchy and flavorful chips that students can afford to buy.

Rachel Faith Pagdato shared with Good News Pilipinas how the business started in 2023.

When the family farm had an unsold harvest of taro crops, the …