Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. meets with DA officials and heads of attached agencies on July 23, 2024, a day after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of The Nation Address.

The officials discussed the DA plans to carry out the President’s SONA directives that include boosting food production, increasing farmers’ income, and lowering food prices to ease the burden of consumers. ### (photos by Joseph Henry Elamparo, DA-AFID)