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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture (DA) has created a watchdog unit to ensure the responsible implementation of infrastructure programs, particularly farm-to-market roads (FMRs), whose development will return to the DA from the Department of Public Works and Highways starting next year. “The recent controversy surrounding flood control projects underscores […]
The Department of Agriculture will take over starting 2026 from the Department of Public Works and Highways the development of farm-to-market roads—vital infrastructure that drives rural economies, lowers production costs, and brings prosperity to the countryside. The move signals a more focused approach to agricultural lifelines, ensuring every kilometer built directly supports farming communities. Agriculture […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally accepted the Senate’s challenge to take the lead on farm-to-market road (FMR) projects—a responsibility long held by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In remarks delivered during the Senate Committee on Finance hearing for the DA’s proposed 2026 budget, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declared the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued a sweeping audit of all farm‑to‑market road (FMR) projects since 2021—taking his cue from investigation initiated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on controversial flood control works of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Though FMR schemes are identified and validated by the Department, these road projects […]
Motorists and farmers in the first and third district of Albay Province now reap the benefits of two recently completed road improvement projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Regional Office 5 Director Virgilio Eduarte, in a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that one of the completed projects is a […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has undertaken upgrading works along a major road and a farm-to-market road (FMR) to facilitate safer and more convenient travel in the municipality of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. Completed in Barangay Sto. Domingo is the reconstruction of a 522-meter, four-lane portion of Guimaras Circumferential Road with raising of […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a flood mitigation structure and a farm-to-market road (FMR) that now fortifies community resilience and augments the local economy in the municipalities of Boac and Gasan, Marinduque. In a report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Marinduque District Engineer Richard Emmanuel Ragragio identified […]
Students, farmers, and other daily road users are now benefiting from an all-weather road constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Barangay Tinagacan, General Santos City. DPWH Region 12 Director Basir Ibrahim, in his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, said that the paved road gives two local communities better access to […]
The municipality of Zarraga and the district of Jaro in Iloilo now have improved access to agricultural products thanks to two farm-to-market roads (FMR) that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently concreted. According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno, the road project in Zarraga involves concreting of a 2.9-kilometer, 2-lane portland […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has paved two local roads that now boost mobility in communities located in the mountainous areas of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, identified that local roads recently upgraded into concrete include the 910-lane meter road […]