14 Jan 2015

Filipino processing plant given green light in American Samoa.

8:41 am on 14 January 2015

The American Samoa Government has given the go ahead to a company from the Philippines with plans to set up a multi food processing plant in the territory.

Governor Lolo Moliga says the due diligence report affirmed that the company , AVM Bernardo engineering is a legitimate company of good repute in the Philippines.

He says a ground breaking for the company's plant is scheduled for this month.

The company plans to spend 106 million US dollars on its proposed factory and will hire up to 700 people.