IN PHOTOS: Various sectors in agriculture sign their pledge of commitment in support of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bantay ASF sa Baranggay (BABay ASF) during the program’s launching in Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol, Batangas City on February 11, 2021. Among the agricultural sectors’ representatives who committed to support the BABay ASF Program fully – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) launched the P28.1-billion Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) Program and the P1.5-billion Bantay African Swine Fever (ASF) sa Baranggay (BABay ASF) aimed at strengthening its artillery against ASF virus, held at Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol, Batangas City on February 11, 2021. “Ito (BABay ASF) na – continue reading
In pursuit of assisting more COVID-19- and typhoon-affected farmers and fishers in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, together with other DA attached agencies such as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) IV-A, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) IV, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), – continue reading
Three farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in CALABARZON transported a total of 2,851 kilograms (kg) of agricultural commodities to different Metro Manila areas on January 25, 2021. The Southern Luzon Farmers and Traders (SOLUFAT) Agriculture Cooperative of Lipa City, Batangas can sell up to 300 kg of radish and 100 kg of pole sitao – continue reading
IN PHOTOS: DA CALABARZON OIC-Regional Executive Director (RED) Ms. Vilma M. Dimaculangan led the flag-raising ceremony held at the Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station grounds in Lipa City, Batangas, on January 25, 2021. In her speech, Director Dimaculangan shared how the recently conducted visit of Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar in Batangas went – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA), led by Secretary William D. Dar, awarded a total of P205-million worth of agricultural inputs, projects, and facilities to farmers, farmers’ organizations, and local government units (LGUs) in Batangas on January 23, 2021, held at the International Training Center on Pig Husbandry in Lipa City, Batangas. DA CALABARZON, headed by – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar, together with DA IV-CALABARZON OIC-Regional Executive Director Ms. Vilma M. Dimaculangan and Tanauan City Mayor Hon. Mary Angeline “Sweet” Halili visited on January 23, 2021 the P50-million soon-to-develop Trading Post in Brgy. Sambat, Tanauan City, Batangas. This upgrade is funded under the Bayanihan to Recover as – continue reading
IN PHOTOS: DA CALABARZON, led by OIC-Regional Executive Director Vilma M. Dimaculangan, together with Dolores Mayor Hon. Orlan A. Calayag, visited the coffee processing facility of Pinagdanlayan Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) in Dolores, Quezon, on January 15, 2021. During the visit, Director Dimaculangan committed to award a brand-new hauling truck to PMPC. She said this – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON through the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) turned over a brand-new hauling truck and other agricultural tools and inputs worth a total of P1,715,000 to vegetable farmers in Dolores, Quezon, held at the municipality’s trading post in Brgy. Bulakin II, on January 15, 2021. Aside from the – continue reading
IN PHOTOS: OIC-Regional Executive Director Ms. Vilma M. Dimaculangan turns over to Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (LARES), headed by Ms. Cynthia DT. Leycano, the newly-built Sprinkler Irrigation System to be used at the station’s demonstration farm on January 13, 2021, in Lipa City, Batangas. According to Ms. Leycano, the sprinkler irrigation system – continue reading
IN PHOTOS: The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, led by OIC-Regional Executive Director (RED) Ms. Vilma M. Dimaculangan, holds its first management committee meeting for the year on January 5, 2021, at STIARC Training Hall in Lipa City, Batangas. In discussing the DA CALABARZON’s plans and programs for 2021, RED Dimaculangan relayed the – continue reading
Among the 22 agricultural individuals and groups all over the country, three outstanding farmers and fisherfolk from CALABARZON were recognized during the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) 49th Gawad Saka “Parangal sa Natatanging Magsasaka at Mangingisda” streamed awarding ceremony on December 14, 2020. Mr. Teodoro V. Pangilinan of Brgy. Concepcion Palasan, Sariaya, Quezon was given – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA), led by Secretary William D. Dar, together with DA CALABARZON, headed by Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, joined the launch of the cacao by-product brand “Tangerine” chocolate of the Four K Kakao Farm and distributed Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fisherfolk (CFSMFF) to the 4th district – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) IV-CALABARZON Organic Agriculture Program recognized eight outstanding organic agriculture enthusiasts for the individual and group categories during the 2020 Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers’ Award (ROAAA) with the theme “Sa Pagsasakang Organiko, “Ani at Kita” ay sigurado, Kalusugan ay garantisado” held at La Vida Resort and Events Center in Lipa City, – continue reading
Under the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat (ALPAS) Kontra COVID-19 Program, DA CALABARZON’s Organic Agriculture Research and Development Center (OARDC) distributed a total of 175 packs of native pork tapa and longanisa, produced by VFNR Agricultural Farm & First Nasugbu Natural Farmers Association and MSK-MASINOP to frontliners in Gumaca, Quezon on – continue reading
Department of Agriculture-National Meat Inspection Service (DA-NMIS) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with San Jose Workers’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SJWMPC) of Batangas for the construction of a cold storage warehouse with meat cutting facility worth P50 million under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act 2 stimulus package, held in Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director (RD) Arnel V. de Mesa explained the regional office’s ongoing programs and projects for African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected hog raisers and typhoon-affected farmers and fishers in CALABARZON on November 20, 2020. RD de Mesa explained in a radio interview with the Philippine Information Agency-CALABARZON that the – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA), in partnership with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), launched the Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fishers Program (CFSMFFP) in Brgy. Mayuwi, Tayabas City, Quezon on November 23, 2020. It was led by Secretary William D. Dar, DBP President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Emmanuel – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar, along with DA CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, visited the municipality of San Mateo in Rizal to turn over agricultural interventions worth P807,000 to typhoon-affected farmers, on November 17, 2020. The interventions given include hybrid and certified rice seeds, inorganic fertilizers, hybrid white glutinous – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa encourages all farmers and fishers to be listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to take full advantage of the Department’s various programs, projects, and services. The RSBSA refers to the electronic compilation or database of basic information – continue reading
As part of its efforts to boost the agricultural production in the CALABARZON region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON delivered a total of P60,056,440 worth of agricultural interventions to farmers of 2nd district of Quezon on November 10, 2020. Among the interventions given/to be given to farmer-beneficiaries are rice seeds (certified, inbred, – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON continues to provide agricultural assistance through its Quick Response Fund (QRF) allocation to farmers and fishers whose livelihoods have been significantly affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), Taal volcanic eruption, and typhoon “Ambo” where their status was presented during the management committee meeting held in Tagaytay City, Cavite – continue reading
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