Two new infrastructure subprojects are to be set in motion in Quezon and Laguna as the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) Calabarzon approved their funding and implementation under the DA-PRDP Scale-Up. The subprojects are a Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in San Francisco, Quezon and a level II … read more »

In Luisiana, Laguna, cacao is considered a mainstay in family dining tables, especially during special occasions like Christmas and fiestas. The core ingredient of warming and filling classic delicacies like hot chocolate or champorado, cacao was indeed a much-awaited and deserved treat for the locals, nourishing them with joy from its taste, and renewal from … read more »

Over 40 staff including rural infrastructure engineers (RIEs), Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) officers, and geographic information system (GIS) specialists from the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) South Luzon cluster participated in the Training on Mainstreaming and Retooling of I-BUILD Operations Manual and Preparation of Detailed Engineering Design (Technical Drawing Plans … read more »

New doors for opportunities open once more for the Cavite coffee industry as the Café Amadeo Development Cooperative joined the Philippine Coffee Expo 2024 last June 7-9 in Makati. The cooperative, hailing from the municipality of Amadeo, is one of the enterprise subproject proponent groups of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project … read more »

As part of PRDP’s mandate to support a modern, climate-smart and market-oriented agri-fishery sector, the I-BUILD Component of PRDP MIMAROPA conducted a training workshop to refresh constituents’ knowledge on infrastructure quality, June 17-21, 2024. This five-day event held in Quezon City was attended by 30 members of the Provincial, City, and Municipal Project Monitoring and … read more »

World Bank delegates visited the Cavite Coffee Processing and Trading enterprise subproject funded under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Brgy. Banay-banay, Amadeo, Cavite. The delegates toured the enterprise’s coffee processing facility, sampled products, and discussed its operations and sustainability with the proponent group Café Amadeo Development Cooperative, the DA … read more »

One of the innovations of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) to evaluate the completed subproject is the Operations and Maintenance Audit System (OMAS). The Monitoring and Evaluation Learning (MEL) unit together with the I-BUILD, and Finance Unit visited the subproject AA Slaughterhouse in Ragay, Camarines Sur on June 19, 2024. Since its operation in … read more »

“Maganda ang harmony and convergence ng agencies involved, even the community involvement na kasama namin sa social preparation.” These are the words of Jessica Madrilejos, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator and MPMIU Head of Milagros, Masbate during the recent approval of Concreting of Magsalangi Farm-to-Market Road proposed project during the Bicol Regional Project Advisory Board … read more »

As preparation for the opening of their Coco Sugar Processing enterprise, the Organic Farmers, Producers and Processors Association of Odiongan (ORFPPASO) attended a Product Development Training on Coco Sugar Production in Candelaria, Quezon, June 26-27, 2024. Serving as resource speaker for the said training is Coco Deli Coconut Products, a social enterprise which has successfully … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Calabarzon Regional Operations and Maintenance Audit Team (DA-4A ROMAT) inspected three completed DA – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Farm-to Market Roads (FMRs) in Quezon and Batangas. This is to check the current condition and functionality of the subprojects and how the proponent local governments and communities are maintaining the … read more »