Gladness is etched into the weary face of 78-year-old Romualdo Tik-ing upon hearing the news of near completion of the San Agustin Canmaya-Diot farm-to-market road (FMR) in Sagbayan, Bohol. Tik-ing, an industrious farmer in barangay Canmaya Centro, is just one of the 2,000 beneficiaries projected to embrace change with the concretion of the road. During … read more »

Residents of Tigbauan, Iloilo will soon experience the comfort of traversing a concrete farm-to-market road following the issuance of the No Objection Letter 2 (NOL) dated July 18, 2016 from the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) under the Philippine Rural Development Project. The NOL 2 or approval of the 7.89 kilometers FMR subproject signals the … read more »

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) brings hope for the fisherfolk in the province of Eastern Samar. The GEF is part of the package under PRDP aimed at protecting coastal and marine resource base in the targeted priority areas by preserving biodiversity and promoting fisheries resource management. The GEF … read more »

Citing the fact that Region 8 went under a disheartening situation caused by several typhoons resulting to severe damages to the agricultural sector, Department of Agriculture-8 Regional Executive Director Leo P. Cañeda called on for additional funding on infrastructure and livelihood under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). “If there is one region in the … read more »

To promote transparency in the implementation of projects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), geotagging is required. Geotagging is a scientific tool that refers to the process of associating a digital resource with a physical    location. Through this tool, the Regional Project Coordination Office 7 (RPCO7) conducted a two-day hands on-training on applied geotagging … read more »

Science-based tool geotagging was developed and first applied under the Mindanao Rural Development Program in 2011, resulting to a successful implementation. Under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), winning contractors and local government unit co-implementers are required to regularly submit geotagged photos of the status of sub-projects as pre-condition for release of funds for payment. … read more »

New vehicles for Western Visayas. Rev. Father Moises Tacardon, resident Priest of the Department of Agriculture, RFO 6 blesses three brand new Toyota Hilux  for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP)-Regional Project Coordinating Office (RPCO) 6 last February 1, 2016. These vehicles will be used to fast track project implementation like farm to market roads and … read more »

The team from World -Bank (WB) led by Task Team Leader and Senior Rural Development Economist Frauke Jungbluth has officially started its pre-mission activity for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the Visayas, specifically in Bohol last January 25-27, 2016. Also part of the team were Agriculture and Institutions Specialist Mr. Douglas Forno; Senior Environment … read more »

Tacloban City – After surviving the havoc typhoon Nona brought in Eastern Visayas, help is finally on its way especially for the victims after the Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) for Eastern Visayas approved for funding under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), three farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and six livelihood subprojects. “We need these projects … read more »

Many farmers and fisherfolk associations in Eastern Visayas will surely benefit from the enterprise subprojects recently approved for funding from the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) under the Department of Agriculture (DA). “Our farmers and fishers have waited for this. We need to source out more funds to provide capitalization for the much-needed investments that … read more »