Salt making is practiced in the coastal barangays of Sebaste and Bubog in Sibunag, Guimaras, where residents use punungan or fishponds during the dry season, January until May, to produce salt. The practice in the barangay was said to have began in 1983 when Teofisto Vilchez converted his fishpond into an asinan to provide income and employment. At present, only Sebaste remained active in salt production, sustained by 39 workers in the Sebaste-Bubog Salt-Making Association. The process of salt production involves creating clay boxes (kahons) and filling them with seawater. Once the salt has dried and crystallized, it is harvested ...