A ceremonial turnover of cheques worth P11.9 million from the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) representing the second tranche of support to the United Peoples Organization Highland Vegetables Production and Trading Enterprise in the Municipality of Alegria, Cebu brought renewed hope to farmers in the upland barangays of Alegria affected by the … read more »

In line with the issuance of Executive Order No. 21-56 Series of 2021, an Executive Order Re-Organizing the Negros Occidental Provincial Project Management and Implementing Unit (PPMIU), the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office 6 (RPCO 6) and Project Support Office (PSO) Visayas, conducted a Re-Orientation and Retooling Activity … read more »

In view of arming the group with the basic information and processes in the actual conduct of the Rapid Appraisal of Emerging Benefits (RAEB), the Regional Project Coordination Office 6 and Project Support Office Visayas held Pre-RAEB activities in collaboration with the Provincial Project Management and Implementing Unit (PPMIU) Negros Occidental for the Rehabilitation of … read more »

As a precedent step to advance the proposed subprojects under the enterprise component or I-REAP, subject for funding under the Second Additional Financing, the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project – Regional Project Coordination Office 6 (DA- PRDP RPCO 6) held a Technical Review with the Industry Experts in Talisay, Negros Occidental on November … read more »

A multitude of opportunities heading towards agricultural transformation and development is bound to be benefited from by the people of Negros Occidental as the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) held the ceremonial turnover, blessing, and groundbreaking of the five (5) subprojects to the key stakeholders in the respective municipalities of the province … read more »

Members of the Alumar Farmers and Fishermen Association (AFFAS), Bohol Seaweeds Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (BSFAC), Getafe Fisherfolk Marketing Cooperative (GEFMACO), and Mabini Fisherfolk Marketing Cooperative (MAFMACO) eagerly wait for the completion of the seaweeds storage facility in Getafe, Bohol as the subproject registers a 95% physical progress rate as of August 15, 2021. The subproject … read more »

Three farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Iloilo were inspected by the Department of Agriculture’s– Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) 6 Team as part of its Operation and Maintenance Audit System (OMAS) Activity while utilizing the newly-introduced mobile OMAS where joint usage of KoBoCollect Application and PRDP Geo Camera were enforced for … read more »

Braving the seas despite the unstable weather is a daily grind for the fisherfolk in Barangay Taboc, Libertad, Antique. Being a coastal municipality in the province, the livelihood of the people is devoted to fishing. In the year 2013 however, super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan), has lashed its force in the entire Visayan region, … read more »

The packing house facility located in Sitio Talangban, Barangay Millan, Sibunag, Guimaras will serve as the hub of the mango produce that are bound for consolidation and marketing once the subproject begins its operation. It will be managed by Guimaras Mango Growers and Producers Development Cooperative as its lead proponent along with the Jordan Farmers … read more »

The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) of Western Visayas recently held a virtual deliberation and review of various proposed subprojects of the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) with estimated total cost amounting to P687,341,507.76 on May 20, 2021. Spearheaded by the RPAB Chairman and Project Director of Project Support Office (PSO) Visayas, … read more »