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The Eddet Farmers Indigenous People’s Association (EFIPA) of barangay Eddet in Kabayan, Benguet is now gaining profits from their livelihood enterprise on Hog Raising and “kinnuday” Meat Processing. EFIPA started with 15 members in 2015 primarily to manage livelihood activities and provide additional income to its members. In 2016, the group’s membership shot up to … read more »
Plaridel, Misamis Occidental- For decades, the poor road condition in three barangays of Plaridel, Misamis occidental imposed a great challenge among farmers when they market their farm produce. “Growing up in this area, I witnessed how bumpy and slippery our road before which caused difficulty in transporting our farm produce. Vehicles seldom to come to … read more »
“We swear to love and uphold our obligations in ensuring the road is well maintained and taken care of,” says Brgy. Captain Rosita Canono of San Agustin. Punong Barangays of the completed 5.98 kilometer San Agustin Canmaya Diot farm-to-market road (FMR) in Sagbayan, Bohol have pledged their oaths to help preserve the FMR following its … read more »
PRIETO DIAZ, SORSOGON – “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.” This is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the SDGs are universal call to acton to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure all people enjoy peace … read more »
The Pasuquin Farmers Garlic and Onion Growers Association (PFGOGA) received the packages of the Onion Production, Consolidation and Marketing Enterprise under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) during a turnover ceremony held at Barangay Nalvo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on October 19, 2018. Chairman Rolano Calimbas of the PFGOGA said, “We have always dreamt of marketing … read more »
GUBAT, SORSOGON – For seven years, acquiring at least one motorized boat seems like an elusive goal for Carayat Seaweed Farmers’ Association chairperson Candelaria Esplana. “Dati nangangarap lang kami na magkaroon (ng motorized na bangka) kaya lang when at paano ba?” (We used to dream of having our own motorized boat but we had no … read more »
Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental – Locals of Bgry. Mapurog can now travel with ease after the P67 million worth farm-to-market road (FMR) was officially turned over to Municipality of Bonifacio. “It has been always a dream for us to have a well-paved road here and now we can see that our local government unit and our … read more »
Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Regional Coordination Office 10 is now fast tracking its project implementation after they turned over another farm to market road (FMR) project in Municipality of Initao. The concreting of Canilawan-Cogon FMR amounting to P 27.6 million with 3.0815 kilometer length will now provide a smooth travel experience among the residents … read more »
The subproject Ice Plant with Cold Storage of the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Mariveles, Bataan was inaugurated on September 28, 2018. Managed by Kaizen Multipurpose Cooperative, the subproject will benefit the fisherfolk members of Batangas II Small Fisher Folks Association (BASFA), Batangas II Fishermen Association (BAFA) and DUGSO Fisherfolk Cooperative … read more »
Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project officially turned over the newly constructed potable water system to the local government unit of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental. The 6.3 million Level II PWS Project was implemented under the Intensified Building Up of Infrastructure and Logistics for Development (IBUILD) component with support from Local Government Unit of Magsaysay. Through … read more »
“Why do we dry our rice along the roadsides? Simple. It’s because we are yet to have a drying facility. Imagine a graduating nursing student losing his life because our municipality did not have a proper drying and storage facility,” said Manaoag Municipal Mayor Kim Mikael Amador during the inauguration of the Manaoag Municipal Warehouse … read more »
PANGANIBAN, CATANDUANES – Creating Road of Advanced Bureaucracy (CRAB). This is a catchphrase describing the Municipality of Panganiban, a fifth class municipality located approximately one hour and 30 minutes away from Virac, the provincial capital. Being a major source of “King” type crablets, Panganiban aims to become the province’s crab capital by translating its local … read more »
The benefits of a concreted road are now felt in Barangays Pangi and Kiambing in Maitum town in the province of Sarangani. Travel time has reduced, transportation cost has lowered, number of trading partners have increased, local residents have acquired their own vehicles and a much quicker emergency response-time. The old road that links the … read more »
Fisherfolk and fish processors in Batangas II, Mariveles, Bataan can now avail of accessible, cheaper and adequate supply of block ice with the Ice Plant and Cold Storage subproject under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). Managed by Kaizen Multipurpose Cooperative, the project targets block ice retailers and members of Batangas II … read more »
Out of happiness, Jerry Donga of Balawag, Tabuk City, Kalinga expressed his gratefulness for the improvement of the Bulanao to Amlao Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) alongside Chico River as a legacy that is worth keeping. Dubbed as the rice granary of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Kalinga is also home to the Region’s best coffee blend businesses … read more »
The 7.3-Million livelihood enterprise for seaweed farmers under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) is underway covering four towns of Zamboanga del Sur. Benefiting 292 households, the Seaweeds Production and Marketing Enterprise project is implemented in the towns of Dumalinao, Dimataling, Labanga and Pitogo. It is jointly funded from World Bank outing … read more »
A few months after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Agriculture’s Philippines Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), research partner Central Philippine State University (CPSU) receives three million pesos as part of the I-REAP (Enterprise) Component’s 3.2 or Technology and Information for Enterprise and Market Development component. Under I-REAP 3.2, partner agencies … read more »
Residents living along the stretch of Brgy. Gomez to Brgy. Zamora of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental can now heave a sigh of relief with the completion of the concreted road in the area. The Rehabilitation/Concreting of Brgy. Gomez – Zamora farm-to-market road (FMR) is an infrastructure subproject of the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project … read more »
BARCELONA, SORSOGON – For 40 years, she was a simple housewife and mother trying to augment her family’s income by basket weaving. For each set of native baskets, 62 year-old weaver Estrella Estigoy earned P400. In a month, she earned about P8,000 to P10,000 until typhoon Nona hit the province of Sorsogon, devastating not only … read more »
With joy and gratitude, Cavinti, Laguna resident Erlinda Octavio-Ramos, expressed the ease brought by regular and clean water supply from the completed “Construction of Level II Cavinti Potable Water System (PWS)”. Octavio-Ramos and other beneficiaries worry no more for their daily household chores requiring water as the PWS resolves the long-standing problem of potability and … read more »
Another milestone for the Philippine Rural Development Project after its recent turned over of the P1.9 million worth of enterprise development support to beneficiaries in Polomolok, South Cotabato. The project composed of six cooperatives will be expecting improvement in their hauling services after receiving the 6 units motorcycle worth P291,000; 6 units topdown sidecards worth … read more »
BARCELONA, SORSOGON – To become the biggest supplier of native chicken and native eggs in the province. This is what excites 26-year-old Joreslyn E. Armea to rise before dawn and feed her native chickens. A member of the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) of Cagang, Armea along with 35 rural women in Barcelona, Sorsogon, engage in … read more »
“Hanggud gid ang nabulig sa amon umpisa sang pagpakay-ad sang kalsada diri sa Passi.” This is how Lorna Busil, resident of Brgy. Alimuno, Passi, expressed her gratitude to the construction of the newly-concreted road. Began in June 2015, the rehabilitation of Imbang Grande-Tagubong-Gemumua Agahon-Agtabo farm-to-market road is nearing completion at 71.83 percent as of August … read more »
The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) now covers 26 out of 27 provinces in Mindanao. Currently, there are 237 subprojects under the Intensified Building Up of Infrastructure and Logistics for Development or I-BUILD component. This includes all the completed and ongoing projects in 26 provinces except in Camiguin. Meanwhile, the Investments in … read more »
As the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) continues to implement more projects, more additional jobs are created in Mindanao. According to PRDP Project Support Office Mindanao, there are 5,374 jobs generated under the infrastructure development subprojects. This includes both the skilled and unskilled workers who were employed to work for the construction and rehabilitation of … read more »
“Istay man chi, meaning thank you.” Was how Macario D. Balanggao Jr., Chairman of barangay Amlao expressed his gratitude as he delivered his welcome remarks during the ceremonial opening and blessing of the Bulanao-Amlao Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Tabuk City, Kalinga on July 18, 2018. Barangay Amlao is among the road influence area of the … read more »
In the outskirt of Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay settles a community of farmers whose livelihood positively changed after the completion of farm-to-market road (FMR) project. Through the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and Local Government of Siay, the poor road condition of two barangays were addressed through the rehabilitation and concreting of Bagong … read more »
World Bank commended Philippine Rural Development Project on its implementation process during the 6th World Bank Implementation Support Mission. In the Mindanao leg held in Zamboanga del Norte, World Bank’s Global Agriculture Practice Manager for Asia and Pacific Nathan Belete said they were pleased with the overall progress of the PRDP as what they witnessed … read more »
La Trinidad, Benguet – With the aim of boosting the income of chrysanthemum and lettuce farmers in this municipality, the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) invests in the provision of greenhouse structures and supporting implements which were turned over to two farmer groups on June 22, 2018. The Gusaran Lower Wangal Irrigators’ … read more »
“With 85% physical accomplishment to date, the Improvement of Bulanao-Amlao Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Tabuk City, Kalinga will soon be completed,” said Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Domingo A. Bakilan during a training held recently in the City. Bakilan added that once the road has been completed, side structures still needs to be constructed including the provision … read more »
Veruela, Agusan del Sur -“Travel time used to be longer and difficult. Plus with the high cost of labor and transportation, only a few amount is left for us to take home.” These predicaments, according to Rolly Among, are few reasons why many farmers limit their farm areas, concentrate on one crop or worse, quit … read more »
Damulog, Bukidnon -The impact of a well-paved road is a life changing experience to many of its beneficiaries. In the far-flung area in Damulog, Bukidnon settles a community which, previously, had no access to concrete road. During the rainy season, the road became a mud-puddle which made transportation difficult. Vehicles got stuck and caused delay … read more »
Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental–One of the farmers, Democrito Calibo, recalled the difficulty of their lives in Barangay Mapurog where pothole-filled and muddy roads can only be traversed on foot or by horses. “We have to endure the one-day travel time just to reach the nearest market in Bonifacio town, with transportation costing around P20.00-P30.00 per basket … read more »
Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte- Before the concreting of Sangay-Mahayahay farm-to-market road (FMR) in municipality of Kitcharao, farmers here suffered from poor state of existing unpaved road that makes transportation of farm produced more costly and difficult to bring to trading centers. “It was difficult. Our products like bananas usually get bruised because we placed it … read more »
TAYABAS CITY, QUEZON – Ever since Erwin Medallada started planting corn in his rented land, he depends on lenders for his capital. When he sells his harvest, majority of his profit goes to loan payment; what is left is just enough for the education of his five children. Other members of the Calumpang Corn Growers … read more »
Initao, Misamis Oriental-Locals in Municipality of Initao are now experiencing faster delivery of their products from farm to the market with cheaper transportation cost since the completion of the P27 million Gimampang-Aluna-Casilihon farm-to-market road (FMR). Not so long ago, farmers here used to travel to and from the town of Initao by foot or carabao. … read more »
The second largest group of islands in the country, Mindanao remains a strong potential to be country’s bastion of food as its land assets are vastly agricultural. Yet, about a third of the country’s poor live in Mindanao – a challenge that both government and private sectors have been trying hard to address for a … read more »
LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR – No one can best describe the development at Brgy. San Isidro in Libmanan other than the ninety year old resident Adelo Baldonado who has lived in this area ever since he was a little boy. Baldonado is one of the 1,514 farmer household beneficiaries who now benefit from the Rehabilitation of … read more »
Brgy. Kidawa, Laak, Compostela Valley Province – “We had two ‘bridges’ here but they were nothing when the flood came.” Medino Andao, a barangay councilman and a member of Dibabawon tribe recalled how the makeshift wooden bridge and the culvert were washed out when heavy rains and flood ravaged their village. “It was difficult to … read more »
“It was really hard for us to transport products to and from the market. It took us days before we could deliver products because of lack of tricycles that pass by here. Our products get spoiled before they even reach the market and we could not sell them anymore,” recalled Virginia Baleroso as she described … read more »
A crossroad of people and commerce from different directions and walks of life, Lucena City, the only highly urbanized city (HUC) in CALABARZON region, also has large tract of agricultural lands and other agriculture-based businesses. Lucena has a total crop production area of 2,911.59 hectares equivalent to 35% of its total land area. This land … read more »
As communication plays a vital role in the delivery of service, the Geo-Mapping and Governance Unit (GGU) of the Philippine Rural Development Project has initiated the development of an internet-based video conferencing tool, to enable a stronger link between the National Project Coordination Office and its regional counterparts. With the project requiring a regular assessment … read more »
During the 6th World Bank Implementation Support Mission in Luzon A Cluster held at Hotel Venezia, Subic, Zambales on 28-30 May 2018, National Deputy Project Director Engr. Cirilo Namoc announced that the $170 million additional financing for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) takes effect starting May 23, 2018. The loan effectivity is a very … read more »
“Almost 85% of farmers’ livelihood were damaged by the calamity in 2015 and everyone needed to restore and re-establish their properties from what was left.” This was how Evelyn Biniahan, Manager of Hungduan Micro-Finance Development Cooperative (HMFDC) described their situation and how they were able to come up with a proposal on swine raising under … read more »
A team of experts from the World Bank led by Frauke Jungbluth, lead agriculture economist and task team leader headed to the province of Bataan for the semestral World Bank Implementation Support Mission on May 28-30, 2018. Now on its 6th mission activity for the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) since 2015, … read more »
Tineg, Abra – 23 farmers received one head of cattle each from a subproject dubbed “Cattle Fattening and Marketing” funded under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) during a turn-over ceremony here on April 25, 2018. Dr. Herminia Balaoit, Municipal Agriculturist of Tineg said that the 23 heads of cattle were delivered … read more »
SORSOGON CITY – At 2 a.m., 67-year-old Santos Janoras of Brgy. Pamurayan, Sorsogon rises up and sails to Sorsogon Bay. There, before daybreak, he starts cleaning his 30-meter seaweed farm. “Dati ang pagtrabaho ko sa pag-tricycle, bumitiw na ako sa pag-tricycle. Ngayon nagtanim na lang ng seaweeds. Nakabangon ako pagkatapos ng bagyong Nona dahil natulungan … read more »
LIBON, ALBAY – When 53-year-old Pia Mita Bergantin’s husband died in May 2017, she knew that her life has changed—that the burden of raising their six children is now on her shoulders. From being an ordinary housewife, she took on the roles of being both father and mother to her family. She decided to work … read more »
From manual farming, farmers in Castillejos, Zambales now engage in farm mechanization at low costs through enterprise support from the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). The Nagbayan FFS Association is a cooperative with 31 members who are mostly rice and sweet potato producers. With the damages brought by typhoons and natural calamities, … read more »
The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) confirms the completion of the Namita Agricultural Tramline, the first of its kind, in the Municipality of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur on March 20, 2018, after the final joint inspection conducted by the national, cluster, and regional Infrastructure Components. The tramline is proposed by the Municipality of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur … read more »
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“Why do we dry our rice along the roadsides? Simple. It’s because we are yet to have a drying facility. Imagine a graduating nursing student losing his life because our municipality did not have a proper drying and storage facility,” said Manaoag Municipal Mayor Kim Mikael Amador during the inauguration of the Manaoag Municipal Warehouse … read more »
PANGANIBAN, CATANDUANES – Creating Road of Advanced Bureaucracy (CRAB). This is a catchphrase describing the Municipality of Panganiban, a fifth class municipality located approximately one hour and 30 minutes away from Virac, the provincial capital. Being a major source of “King” type crablets, Panganiban aims to become the province’s crab capital by translating its local … read more »
The benefits of a concreted road are now felt in Barangays Pangi and Kiambing in Maitum town in the province of Sarangani. Travel time has reduced, transportation cost has lowered, number of trading partners have increased, local residents have acquired their own vehicles and a much quicker emergency response-time. The old road that links the … read more »
Fisherfolk and fish processors in Batangas II, Mariveles, Bataan can now avail of accessible, cheaper and adequate supply of block ice with the Ice Plant and Cold Storage subproject under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). Managed by Kaizen Multipurpose Cooperative, the project targets block ice retailers and members of Batangas II … read more »
Out of happiness, Jerry Donga of Balawag, Tabuk City, Kalinga expressed his gratefulness for the improvement of the Bulanao to Amlao Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) alongside Chico River as a legacy that is worth keeping. Dubbed as the rice granary of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Kalinga is also home to the Region’s best coffee blend businesses … read more »
The 7.3-Million livelihood enterprise for seaweed farmers under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) is underway covering four towns of Zamboanga del Sur. Benefiting 292 households, the Seaweeds Production and Marketing Enterprise project is implemented in the towns of Dumalinao, Dimataling, Labanga and Pitogo. It is jointly funded from World Bank outing … read more »
A few months after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Agriculture’s Philippines Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), research partner Central Philippine State University (CPSU) receives three million pesos as part of the I-REAP (Enterprise) Component’s 3.2 or Technology and Information for Enterprise and Market Development component. Under I-REAP 3.2, partner agencies … read more »
Residents living along the stretch of Brgy. Gomez to Brgy. Zamora of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental can now heave a sigh of relief with the completion of the concreted road in the area. The Rehabilitation/Concreting of Brgy. Gomez – Zamora farm-to-market road (FMR) is an infrastructure subproject of the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project … read more »
BARCELONA, SORSOGON – For 40 years, she was a simple housewife and mother trying to augment her family’s income by basket weaving. For each set of native baskets, 62 year-old weaver Estrella Estigoy earned P400. In a month, she earned about P8,000 to P10,000 until typhoon Nona hit the province of Sorsogon, devastating not only … read more »
With joy and gratitude, Cavinti, Laguna resident Erlinda Octavio-Ramos, expressed the ease brought by regular and clean water supply from the completed “Construction of Level II Cavinti Potable Water System (PWS)”. Octavio-Ramos and other beneficiaries worry no more for their daily household chores requiring water as the PWS resolves the long-standing problem of potability and … read more »
