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Three days after Christmas, rice farmer Marison Piloy went down the hills where his farm is located in the remote village of Tio-Angan in Bagulin, La Union to receive forage choppers, trowels, sprinklers, and mineral blocks (for livestock) from field officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Piloy was among 1,791 rice farmers who journeyed […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. enjoined employees of the agency to stay focused on the goal of ensuring food security next year as the Philippines faces the challenge of El Niño and threats of external price and supply shocks. As he led the Department of Agriculture’s annual Christmas celebration, his first as head of […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the 2023 Pasasalamat Awarding Ceremony at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall recently. This year, the Department of Agriculture honored 18 retirees who devoted the most years of their lives serving the people and the country. “They responded to the demands of national service wholeheartedly […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. acknowledged the sacrifice and hard work of long-time partners of the Kadiwa Program under the Department of Agriculture (DA) who remained steadfast in pursuing government’s mission to supply affordable, fresh and nutritious food. Together with the DA family, Tiu Laurel also recognized the valuable contributions of local government units […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. is seeking the cooperation of the private sector in formulating national policies and programs to fast-track the modernization of Philippine agriculture in increasing food production and ensuring food security. “The collaboration of government and the private sector is crucial. We highlight the efforts and dedication of our partners in building […]
“I am just a cancer survivor po. Naging VAWC victim din po ako. Pero salamat sa Panginoon dahil lagi Niyang itinatayo ang bandera ko ng pagkababae—na dapat ipaglaban ko ito para sa sarili ko, para sa mga anak ko, para sa komunidad, at sa buong mundo lalo na sa mga kababaihan. Kasi kung wala pong […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) broke ground on a P2.43-billion irrigation project that will improve the lives and livelihood of farmers and aquaculture investors in Dona Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who led the groundbreaking ceremony, highlighted the Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) located in Barangay Bayabas of the town. […]
“Paglabas ko po dito, magagamit ko ang mga natutunan ko sa pagtatanim para makapamuhay ako nang maayos.” Forty-year old “Kamote” relates the benefits of the DAxDOJ Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment for Food Security Project or DAxDOJ RISE to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) like himself, during the harvest festival of the 4.5-hectare (ha) demonstration farm […]
The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched recently the country’s first Agricultural Machinery Design and Prototyping Center (AMDPC). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the inauguration of the 2,000-square meter facility located at PhilMech in the Science City of […]
To increase yield and improve production of rice in the province of Ilocos Norte, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. distributed modern farm equipment and machineries amounting to P73.3 million. The interventions, under the 2023 allocation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, will benefit 52 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), as well as […]