The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office CALABARZON scales up its efforts in bringing positive and lasting change in the agri-fishery sector as it begins mainstreaming its tools, processes, and innovations to the DA Regional Field Office IV – CALABARZON system. This activity will equip the DA-4A in sustaining … read more »

A concrete path to development is on the way for the rural areas of Mulanay, Quezon, as a 15.33 km farm-to-market road funded under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Scale-Up begins construction this year. The project will run through barangays Bagupaye, Cambuga, Mabini, and San Pedro and will benefit 9,140 individuals. … read more »

The Regional Operation and Maintenance Audit Team (ROMAT) from the Regional Field Office (RFO) Bicol, conducted an Operations and Maintenance Assessment System (OMAS) activity for completed subprojects in the Province of Camarines Norte on May 20-22, 2025. The OMAS collaborated with the PRDP Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) Bicol’s Monitoring and Evaluation Learning (MEL) Unit, … read more »

“Hindi na kami matatakot na mag-alaga ng madaming baboy kasi meron nang advantage, pwede namin maibenta sa ibang lugar [ang baboy] tulad ng Iloilo, nang hind nagri-risk.” (We can now raise more hogs because there is now an advantage, we can now sell in other places like Iloilo without risking too much.) Jonelyn Martinez serves … read more »

As part of the development of the National and Regional Climate-Resilient Agro-Industry-Based Value Chain Analysis (I-VCA) for Milled Rice, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) I-PLAN component, in partnership with the Regional Rice Program, conducted a three-day intensive activity from May 6 to 8, 2025. This initiative was designed to gather … read more »

Public communication for the agri-fishery sector levels up in CALABARZON as the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office CALABARZON trained representatives of the DA Regional Field Office CALABARZON on writing and media production. The training aims to review and refine the participants’ skills in data gathering, technical writing, basic … read more »

The proposed subproject Pilinio Taro Production, Drying, and Storage Facility, under the Scale-Up of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Bicol was recently reviewed as part of the requirements for endorsement and approval by the Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB). The said project will be located in Barangay Cadlan, Pili, … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Bicol I-REAP Component conducted Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) Review for the I-REAP subproject SEDP MPC People-centered Innovation and Livelihood Integration (Pili) Hub located in Anislag, Daraga, Albay. According to Regemia Balucio, Managing Director of Pili Hub, the cooperative currently consists of 168 members and works … read more »

To enhance the sustainability of the implemented subprojects under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), the Regional Operation and Maintenance Audit Team (ROMAT) from DA RFO 5 conducted a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Audit System (OMAS) for the completed I-REAP subprojects in the Province of Albay. ROMAT Member Engr. Henry Espinar … read more »

The inspectorate team from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) conducted the final inspection for the construction of the AA Slaughterhouse in Barcelona, Sorsogon. The Php22 million-worth facility is expected to benefit 5,207 households, comprising 22,722 individuals. It will also support 1,108 livestock raisers and meat vendors in the municipality. According … read more »