The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) began the review of submitted subproject proposals of local government units in CALABARZON for the DA-PRDP Scale-Up to ensure the efficient implementation of the subprojects that will be approved under the said project as it starts later this year.

The DA-PRDP Scale-Up is the expanded version of the DA-PRDP that aims to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain, ensure the availability of affordable and quality food in the market, and increase the income of farmers and fisherfolks. It targets to benefit local government units (LGU) and groups engaged in the agriculture sector, such as farmers, fisherfolk cooperatives and associations (FCAs), FCA clusters, small farmer groups, processors, and consolidators.

The DA-PRDP Project Support Office (PSO) South Luzon and the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) CALABARZON have already reviewed 20 proposals for infrastructure subprojects. Eighteen of these are for farm-to-market roads, and two are for potable water systems. The LGUs that submitted proposals are from Majayjay, Sta. Maria, Cavinti, and Luisiana in Laguna, Tanauan, Tingloy, Nasugbu, and Taysan in Batangas, and Mauban, Macalelon, Real, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Mulanay, Buenavista, Lopez, General Nakar, San Narciso, San Francisco, and Candelaria, in Quezon.

The DA-PRDP RPCO CALABARZON continues to encourage LGUs and groups to submit their proposals for infrastructure and enterprise subproject proposals for the DA-PRDP Scale-Up. They vow to provide reliable and quality support to the LGUs and groups should they submit subproject proposals.

For interested LGUs or FCAs, the RPCO CALABARZON can be reached at prdp@calabarzon.da.gov.ph. Their office is at the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office CALABARZON Lipa Agriculture Research and Experiment Station in Brgy. Maraouy, Lipa City, Batangas. # (My Bejasa, CALABARZON InfoACE Unit)

RPCO CALABARZON Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES)
Officer Janine Vicente explained to the San Francisco LGU the
results of their review on their FMR proposal. She also provided
guidance to the LGU on how they can comply to their comments and
the remaining requirements. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

The PSO and RPCO CALABARZON Geomapping and Governance Unit discuss with the Atimonan LGU their remaining compliances for their proposed FMR in the geomapping and governance aspect. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

PSO and RPCO I-BUILD sat down with the Lopez LGU to discuss
the detailed engineering design and program of works of their
proposed FMR for the DA-PRDP Scale-Up. (Photo by Myrelle Joy
Bejasa)

RPCO CALABARZON Rural Infrastructure Engineers Nicyl
Lacasandile and Jordan Dorado review the submitted documents of
the LGUs pertaining to the engineering aspect of their proposed
subproject to check if they comply with the DA-PRDP requirements
and standards. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

RPCO CALABARZON Rural Infrastructure Engineer Jordan Dorado
explains to the mayor and municipal engineer of Buenavista,
Quezon the results of their review of the program of works and
detailed engineering design of the LGU’s proposed FMR. (Photo by
Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

DA-PRDP RPCO CALABARZON Project Director Engr. Marcos Aves thanked the LGUs for their enthusiasm in taking part in the DA-PRDP Scale-Up. He assured the LGUs that the RPCO will guide them every step of the way to push through with their proposals. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)

Since the potable water system subprojects greatly benefit both
farmers and residents, the potable water system plan submitted by
the Mauban LGU was thoroughly reviewed by the PSO and RPCO
to ensure that it will be efficiently implemented and will benefit
constituents in the long-term. (Photo by Myrelle Joy Bejasa)