Philippines records halal certification boom as local industry grows

The Philippines is recording a boom in the number of halal-certified businesses as the government expands the local industry to tap into the multi-trillion-dollar global halal market. In the predominantly Catholic Philippines, Muslims make up around 10 percent of the country’s 120 million people. While most live in the southern regions of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago, a significant Muslim community of about 200,000 also lives in the capital region, Metro Manila. Over the past few years, the