Luzon

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. spearheads a milestone turnover ceremony, presenting approximately PHP115.46 million worth of farm and fisheries equipment and supplies.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair makes a significant impact in Zambales, rolling out PHP500 million in cash aid, livelihood packages, scholarships, and various government programs benefiting around 80,000 people.

Antipolo Cathedral, also recognized as the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage National Shrine, receives a significant honor from the Vatican, ascending to the esteemed status of Marian ‘International Shrine.’

Stakeholders in Northern Luzon are working to revitalize a true native that has never really gotten a chance to shine amid growing market demand – the Ilocos red peanut.

The Department of Agriculture’s RTL Chicken Initiative yields profit for Barangay Tubigon residents in just one month.

The Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region seeks PHP652.8 million from the central office to bolster its El Niño mitigation and rehabilitation program.

Ilocos Norte stakeholders unite to mitigate the effects of the dry spell on farmers and fisherfolks.

Eight farmers’ associations benefit from a PHP5 million investment in farm machinery, courtesy of the local government’s sustainable livelihood program.

A new PHP50 million investment brings a state-of-the-art CT scanner and ultrasound machine to Laoag City General Hospital.

In 2023, the regional agriculture office disbursed PHP5,000 in cash assistance to 127,931 rice farmers cultivating up to 2 hectares each under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance program.