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DA-PRDP set Php6.0M for Native Chicken Production in Aklan

Iloilo City – The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) has allocated a total of Php 6,137,500.00 for the restocking and production of native chicken in the municipalities of Madalag and Banga, Aklan. This project will benefit poultry raisers who were very much affected by the super typhoon Yolanda in 2013.Ms. Ma. Theresa Solis said that … read more »

DA-PRDP to develop Seaweeds Industry in Guimaras

More than 400 seaweed growers, from the towns of Sibunag, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Jordan, in Guimaras will directly benefit from a production and marketing project to be undertaken under the Philippine Rural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture.   The P18.5-million initiative dubbed as the Guimaras Seaweed Production and Marketing Project, aims … read more »

1st WB Review and Supervision Mission for PRDP PSO Visayas: Rehabilitation of Equipment for Blue Swimming Crab Enterprise at Manapla, Neg Occ Site Visit

The World Bank  1st Review and Supervision Mission team conducted a field visit  in the Brgy. Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental for the Small Livelihood Project (SLP), Rehabilitation of Equipment for Blue Swimming Crab Enterprise of Tortosa Pumpboat Association. During the dialogue,  the association expressed that at least Six  (6) pump boats owned by the association members were … read more »

1st WB Review and Supervision Mission for PRDP PSO Visayas: Sitio Magtu-od to SitioVergara FMR Project Site Visit

The World Bank  1st Review and Supervision Mission team conducted a field visit   in the Municipality of Toboso, Negros Occidental for the Rehabilitation of Sitio Magtu-od to Sitio Vergara Farm to Market Road (FMR) project.                 In dialogue with some beneficiaries in Toboso town of Negros Occidental, the … read more »

WB Conducts 1st Review Mission in Visayas

The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) conducted the 1st World Bank (WB) Supervision Review Mission for Visayas cluster at L’Fisher Hotel, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, January 21 to 23, 2015. National Project Coordination Office Deputy Project Director Arnel De Mesa said the project aims to increase the rural income and enhance farm and fishery productivity, … read more »

WB and NPCO signify no objection to seven farm to market road project s in Visayas Region

ILOILO CITY – The World Bank and the National Project Coordination Office had signified “No Objection” to some Seven (7) proposed farm to market road projects under the infrastructure development component of Visayas cluster regions. In an official communication Atty. Emerson U. Palad, Undersecretary for Operations and Philippine Rural Development Project disclosed “ the submission … read more »

PRDP-WB to fund P250 M farm to market road in Passi City

PASSI CITY– “The proposed  28 kilometers concrete  Farm to Market Road  will  definitely help the people  not only in Passi City but also  in Central Panay which is connected to  other towns  in Iloilo and Capiz  and will link us up   to  11 towns  of the Fifth District of the province” Mayor Jesry T. Palmares … read more »

RPAB- EV OKs P587.6M proposed FMRs under PRDP

Tacloban City – The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) unanimously approved and correspondingly endorsed nine infra sub project proposals for funding under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). The RPAB provides guidance, reviews and approves sub projects for funding under the PRDP.                           … read more »

Toboso Farm to Market Road: From Blueprint to Reality through PRDP

The Municipality of Toboso is a 3rd class municipality and one of the component LGUs in Negros Occidental.  It is bounded on the southwest by the Municipiality of Calatrava, northwest by the City of Sagay, north by Municipality of Escalante,and east by TanonStrait [1].  The municipality contributes to the muscovado industry of Negros Occidental, because … read more »

EV readies P559.5 M Infra Sub project Proposals under PRDP

Tacloban City – Constituents from at least 7 municipalities in Eastern Visayas may soon benefit from good road networks once the Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) projects get funded this year under the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP). Department of Agriculture-8’s Regional Executive Director Bernadette F. San Juan disclosed that these sub-projects have just undergone pre-evaluation on … read more »