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Flag Ceremony (January 6, 2025)

Author: DA Press Office | 6 January 2025

Welcoming the year 2025, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. lauded employees and the Department’s successful performance in 2024 despite the slew of environmental and market challenges.

“Naniniwala ako na kakayanin nating lahat na gampanan ang tungkulin na naiatas sa atin. Sama-sama, wala akong duda na matutupad natin ang pangako ng isang Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas,” the Secretary assured. ### (photos by Gian Carlo Luague, DA-Agriculture & Fisheries Information Division)

THE SECRETARY IN ACTION

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. 1st Day at the DA (November 3, 2023)
Garden-to-Table Cooking Caravan (April 30, 2024)
CCMEA Awarding (November 17, 2023)
Post SONA Meeting (July 23, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc (January 19, 2023)
MOU Signing with Solar Blue Inc. (May 5, 2023)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (August 9, 2022)
Flag Raising Ceremony (January 2, 2024)
Signing of RA 12078 (December 9, 2024) 
Courtesy visit of Iloilo 5th District Representative (November 15, 2022)
P15-M Peanut-based Project Turnover to FFF MPC (September 12, 2024)
KNP at QC Hall (February 15, 2024)
Shipment of Hass Avocado to Japan (November 15, 2024)
Awarding of Plaques to RP Food Heroes (May 15, 2023)
Lowland Vegetable Harvest Festival in Lubao, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
First DA Flag Raising Ceremony of Sec. Kiko (November 6, 2023)
Ascending Arts in Rubber (March 11, 2024)
RP, Czech Meeting for Agricultural Cooperation (March 21, 2024)
985th NIA Regular Board Meeting (September 22, 2022)
Meeting with Israel Ambassador to the Philippines (July 31, 2023)
DA-PRDP Inaugural Proponent Groups’ Bazaar (December 2, 2024)
Inauguration of URC Sariaya Flour Plant 2024 (November 29, 2024)
Awarding of Agricultural Projects in Bataan (March 7, 2024)
Meeting with DBP and CP Foods (January 25, 2023)
Courtesy Call of PNP-NCRPO (November 11, 2022)
Pasay City Public Market Visit (December 13, 2024)
NFA Presscon (March 4, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of PPSA Country Director and Managers (August 29, 2023)
DA, USAID Meeting (November 8, 2022)
Philippine Food Festival (April 2, 2023)
Visit to Nestle Philippines’ Bukidnon Integrated Coffee Center (October 29, 2024)
Opening of 18th National Biotechnology Week (November 21, 2022)
Flag Raising Ceremony (February 27, 2023)
Balbalungao SRIP Inauguration (December 13, 2023)
Meeting on Durian Production and Export to China (January 9, 2023)
Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Stakeholders (December 14, 2022)
Inauguration of a South Korea-backed Greenhouse and Post-Harvest Facility in Lucban, Quezon (November 29, 2024)
SOCCSKSARGEN Area Development Project Board Executive Committee Meeting (September 22, 2022)
3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month Kick-Off (October 9, 2023)
Consultative and Strategic Meeting of the PH Cacao Industry Council (December 14, 2022)
Crops Week of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (May 8, 2023)
MOU Signing between PFDA and SMC (September 8, 2023)
Opening Ceremony of DA’s 126th Founding Anniversary (June 24, 2024)
DA, KOPIA Projects Visit (May 16, 2024)
KADIWA Rice-for-All in MM Public Markets (December 5, 2024)
Closing Ceremony of the National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (May 27, 2024)
MOU Signing for Animal Health (July 20, 2022)
Young Filipino Farm Leaders Send-off (April 8, 2024)
Meeting on Salt Industry (July 13, 2023)
Recommencement of Philippine Mango Export to Australia (September 6, 2023)
Turnover Ceremony of the Japan Non-Project Aid Program (November 18, 2023)
Women’s Month Celebration Kick-off Ceremony (March 4, 2024)
Meeting on Seaweed Farming (November 14, 2022)
Meeting with the KPP (January 27, 2023)
KADIWA ng Pangulo Expo (November 26, 2024)
Sec. Kiko visits PhilRice and PCC (November 29, 2023)
20th Rice Harvesting Ceremony (November 11, 2022)
Consultative Meeting on Agricultural Development in BARMM (April 22, 2024)
Anti-Smuggling Operation (June 20, 2023)
Visit at KOPIA Center Philippines (November 23, 2022)
MOA Signing for DA x DOJ RISE Project (July 13, 2023)
Awarding Ceremony – SORW (December 8, 2022)
Oath-Taking of DA Officials (January 6, 2023)
Ph, Israel Meeting for Agri Collab (December 14, 2022)
Sr. USec meeting with Cong. Garin (November 14, 2022)
BAPTC Visit, Stakeholders’ Consultation, and Project Steering Board Meeting (January 26, 2024)
Pasasalamat Awarding Ceremony (December 20, 2023)
YFC NCR-Level Awarding (November 4, 2022)
Distribution of Agricultural Assistance (February 3, 2024)
Harvest Festival in Candaba (February 3, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of Paete Municipal Mayor (November 18, 2022)
World Bank Courtesy Call and Briefing on the Major Outcomes of the MIADP Pre-appraisal Mission (October 7, 2022)
Meeting with the PBGEA (January 23, 2023)
Turn-over of Project Completion Report (July 14, 2023)
5th National Seed Summit (January 23, 2023)
National Rice Awareness Month Kick-Off (November 3, 2022)
RP, Canada Meeting on Commercial Cooperation (September 26, 2022)
RP, Indonesia Collaboration Meeting (November 22, 2022)
Opening of the 2023 AgriLink / FoodLink / AquaLink (October 5, 2023)
2024 Philippine Seaweed Congress (November 8, 2024)
Presentation of Loyalty Awards to DA Personnel (June 26, 2024)
Makati Business Club Forum (September 16, 2024)
ACEF Program Management Committee Meeting (November 14, 2022)
1st International PGS Summit (November 26-28, 2024)
Hog Festival 2024 (March 1, 2024)
Planting Ceremony of 1st NSIC-Registered Calamansi (January 25, 2024) 
0KM Food Project MOA Signing (March 7, 2024) 
Green Revolution 2.0 Launch (October 26, 2022)
Meeting with United Luzon Mango Stakeholders (July 13, 2023)
NWM Culmination Program (March 22, 2024)
Opening Ceremony of the National Disaster Resilience Month (July 1, 2024)
Management Committee Meeting (October 7, 2022)
Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit 2024 Opening (May 3, 2024)
Filipino Food Month (April 3, 2023)
Distribution of Assistance for CALABARZON Farmers, Fishers (July 11, 2024)
Turnover of Seeds and Other Planting Materials (March 23, 2023)
Groundbreaking of NFA Facility (December 1, 2023)
Livestock Expo Philippines Press Conference (August 16, 2022)
ManCom Day 2 (February 2, 2023)
F2C2 Visayas-wide Cluster Summit (September 6-8, 2022)
DA, FDA Joint Press Conference (July 30, 2024)
Hibla Bida Launch (November 13, 2023)
Cash Aid Distribution (September 9, 2023)
NIA Equipment Refleeting Program (December 13, 2023)
SINAG Talakayan (November 13, 2023)
Meeting with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Representative (November 7, 2022)
F2C2 Mindanao-wide Cluster Summit (August 16-18, 2022)
DA 125th Founding Anniversary with PBBM (June 20, 2023)
Kadiwa on Wheels (March 28, 2023)
Meeting with Meat Traders (January 3, 2024)
DA, DTI, DOE JAO Signing (March 21, 2024)
Meeting with Food and Agriculture Organization (October 10, 2022)
Visit to Coconut Trading and Processing Center (April 12, 2024)
Filipino Food Month Media Launch (March 21, 2023)
Meeting with WOAH (August 14, 2023)
Meeting with DILG (January 20, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of the 300MT Milled Rice Donation from Japan (August 17, 2023)
Media Kapihan sa PCCI (June 25, 2024)
Kick-off Ceremony of the Filipino Food Month (April 8, 2024)
Opening of the 1st National Soil Health Summit (June 21, 2023)
Meeting with Egg Industry Stakeholders (January 25, 2023)
ASEAN Ministers’ Meetings for Food Security and Sustainability (October 26, 2022)
Meeting with the World Bank Team (September 26, 2023)
Opening of the World Food Day (October 16, 2023)
Port Visitation (May 29 / June 1, 2023)
Opening of Kadiwa Store in Bilibid (September 8, 2023)
Courtesy visit of JICA Philippine Office Chief Representative (September 21, 2022)
World Food Day 2024 (October 16, 2024)
World Food Day 2023 (October 16, 2023)
FFM Culminating Activity (April 29, 2023)
Inaugural Executive Committee Meeting of DA with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (July 4, 2022)
Visit at the Meat Section of Major Supermarkets (May 28, 2024)
Distribution of Assistance in Or. Mindoro (March 15, 2024)
Livestock / Poultry Sectors Public Consultation (February 29, 2024)
Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas (June 18, 2024)
DA-BAI 93rd Founding Anniversary (February 27, 2023)
Italian Trade Mission (March 7, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Sector (December 6, 2022)
Signing of Deed of Donation and Acceptance (August 1, 2023)
MIADP MOA Signing (July 10, 2023)
Distribution of Agri-fishery Interventions (February 14, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of the Malaysia’s Ambassador (June 19, 2023)
2nd Joint Coordinating Committee on MV2C-TCP (May 27, 2024)
Meeting with South Korean Government Agency on Smart Greenhouses (September 8, 2023)
World Food Day 2022 (October 17, 2022)
Meeting with Usec. DV Savellano (August 10, 2023)
Business Mission (June 21, 2023)
Turnover of Farm Machinery to FCAs in Arayat, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
Courtesy Call of New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines (September 16, 2022)
8th Organic Agriculture Month Kick-Off (November 7, 2022)
Courtesy Call of Ilocos Norte Governor Manotoc (October 24, 2022)
NFFM Fisheries Week Closing (May 26, 2023)
FTI Visit and Inspection (January 12, 2024)
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Turnover of BPI Delivery Trucks (March 21, 2024)
Awarding of RCEF Farm Machinery in Nueva Ecija (January 26, 2023)
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KaLIKHAsan Opening Ceremony (September 25, 2024)
US Ambassador Courtesy Call (February 13, 2024)
MOU Signing (September 14, 2022)
Launch of Rice-for-All Program (August 1, 2024)
Courtesy Call of La Rioja, Argentina Provincial Secretary of Agriculture (May 30, 2023)
BAPTC Visit (March 17, 2023)
Young Farmers Challenge Program Launch (September 28, 2023)
NTA 111th Special Board Meeting (September 22, 2022)
RAFC and NSC Chairpersons’ Dialogue with the DA Secretary (January 5, 2024)
World Bamboo Day and Philippine Bamboo Month (September 18, 2023)
MOA Signing for the Establishment of Rubber Facilities (June 13, 2024)
DA’s Agri-Puhunan Program Launch (September 13, 2024)
Visit to Guimba, Nueva Ecija (August 29, 2024)
Courtesy Meeting with Denmark Ambassador (January 24, 2023)
Greenhouses and Postharvest Facility Completion Ceremony in Siniloan, Laguna (September 5, 2023)
DA and DOLE MOU Signing (December 6, 2024)
RP/S. Africa Meeting (March 13, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of 400MT Milled Rice (March 21, 2023)
MOU Signing (December 2, 2022)
Food Security Cluster Communications Workshop (April 3, 2024)
Opening of DA-AMIA 10th Year / 16th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week (November 20, 2023)
DA-BPI 94th Founding Anniversary (January 25, 2024)
NDA Anniversary (March 12, 2024)
Double A Slaughterhouse Launch (March 3, 2023) 
Meeting with NCPC-CAFS (December 13, 2022)
Visit at IRRI (March 6, 2024)
Institute of Plant Breeding Visit (February 16, 2023)
HAPAG KAY BBM Launch (March 1, 2023)
Opening Ceremonies of Livestock Expo Philippines 2022 (August 24, 2022)
Regional Irrigators’ Association Congress (November 24, 2023)
Awarding of Agriculture Assistance in Pili, CamSur (April 12, 2024)
Distribution of Machineries under RCEF (December 7, 2023)
17th ISM Kick-off (April 22, 2024)
Meeting with KAMICO (May 24, 2023)
15th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week Kick-Off (November 21, 2022)
Farmer Directors & RAFC Chairpersons in 2024 NFFM (May 27, 2024)
Management Committee Meeting (February 1, 2023)
Courtesy Visit of Municipal Agriculture Officers from Nueva Ecija (November 7, 2022)
Opening of the 17th National Corn Congress (October 24, 2024)
Distribution of Agricultural Assistance, Romblon (July 18, 2024)
Ang Sarap! Philippine Food Festival (April 26, 2024)
World Soil Day 2022 (December 5, 2022)
Guadalupe Public Market Visit (December 19, 2024)
DA, USDA Meeting (July 20, 2022)
DA, IRRI MOU Signing (February 13, 2024)
Cashless Expo (November 17, 2023)
YFC Awarding Ceremony (June 6, 2024)
Meeting with UPLB-BIOTECH (October 4, 2023)
Opening of NRAM Exhibit – DA Central Office (November 14, 2022)
OMG Meeting (August 11, 2022)
Media Briefing on ‘P29’ Program (July 4, 2024)
Distribution of Assistance in OcciMin (April 23, 2024)
RP’s Hass Avocado Export to South Korea (September 30, 2023)
Signing of Minutes of Meeting for MVC2 (December 23, 2022)
NRAM 2022 Exhibit, Opening Program (November 5, 2022)
Closing Ceremony of NFFM 2nd Week (May 12, 2023)
Courtesy Call of Bongabong Mayor Doc Elgin Malaluan (September 21, 2022)
DA Unveils Mobile Soil Lab (December 6, 2024)
111th Special Meeting of the DA-NTA Governing Board (October 27, 2022)
Korea International Exhibition of Machinery, Science and Technology for Agriculture (November 2-5, 2022)
DA/NIA/DTI MOU Signing for Integrated Rice Supply Chain Development (February 2, 2024)
JRMP II Inspection (February 14, 2024)
Flag Ceremony (January 6, 2025)
C3EDP MOA Signing (April 14, 2023)
Meeting with PAMPI (January 23, 2023)
Young Farmers Challenge Awarding Ceremony (December 15, 2022)
Visit in BAPTC (March 24, 2023)
Gender and Development Workshop (October 25, 2023)
Visit at the International Rice Research Institute (November 29, 2022)
Recognition of Halal and Organic Agri Enterprises (May 5, 2023)
Inauguration of the AMDPC (December 7, 2023)
BABRC Visit (January 26, 2024)
Meeting with FFF (April 17, 2024)
DA, SGS Meeting (July 31, 2023)
BSWM 73rd Founding Anniversary (June 5, 2024)
Nationwide Simultaneous Bamboo and Tree Planting Activity (September 13, 2022)
Bureau of Plant Industry 93rd Anniversary (January 19, 2023)
Distribution of Assistance: Cattle Raising Credit Financing Facility for OSY (March 8, 2023)
Navotas Fish Port (September 7, 2022)
Awarding of Agricultural Machineries (April 19, 2023)
DA-IE Confiscates Meat Products in Cebu (June 27, 2023)
Development Partners’ Forum (July 14, 2023)
French Delegates Visit F2C2 Cluster in Calabarzon
Inauguration of ITCPH Facilities (March 29, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting with the REAP (January 25, 2023)
Rice Processing Facility Inauguration (September 12, 2024)
DA-IE Operation (August 1, 2023)
SORW Awarding Ceremony (December 14, 2023)
Agrilink/Foodlink/Aqualink 2022 (October 6, 2022)
Courtesy Meeting with Poland Chargé d’affaires (September 20, 2022)
PRDP Scale Up Meeting (March 27, 2023)
International Coffee Day Celebration (October 2, 2023)
Exploring IRRI Research Facilities (March 6, 2024)
National Seed Technology Park – Knowledge Transfer Project (NSTP-KTP) Meeting (August 15, 2022)
NFFM Week 3 Opening Ceremony (May 15, 2023)
Meeting with the MAFAR-BARMM (February 23, 2023)
Livestock and Poultry Month Opening Ceremony (October 7, 2024)
Food Safety Awareness Week (October 23, 2023)
FFM Kick-Off Ceremony (May 2, 2023)
MOA Signing KADIWA ng Pangulo (July 17, 2023)
Launching and Turn-over of NPAAAD and SAFDZ Maps (November 15, 2022)
Open Forum for Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems (October 3, 2023)
BABRC Visit (March 17, 2023)
Ginger Seedlings Distribution (October 22, 2024)
DA Flag Raising Ceremony (January 15, 2024)
Visit to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (April 23, 2024)
ManCom Closing (February 3, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting of High Commission of the Republic of Namibia (October 9, 2023)
DFP Media Briefing (August 22, 2022)
1st National F2C2 Summit (December 12, 2023)
38th Nat’l Coconut Week Opening Program (August 27, 2024)
Opening of NFFM Week 4 (May 22, 2023)
MOU Signing, IFOAM Organics Asia and Kauswagan LGU (August 18, 2022)
Recognition of Loyalty Awardees (June 23, 2023)
Compartmentalization Program Kick-Off (November 8, 2022)
Closing Ceremony of the 3rd Week of NFFM (May 19)
Visit to the Smart Greenhouse Project at the DA-BPI in Baguio City (January 26, 2024)
Inauguration of Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory (April 11, 2024)
Philippine Coffee Expo (June 2, 2023)
National Judging of WFD On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest (October 5, 2023)
Meeting with BioPrime (December 12, 2022)
Inauguration of the BPI-NPQSD New Office in Subic (August 20, 2024)
Courtesy Call with New Zealand (March 20, 2023)
Oathtaking of ASec. James Layug (September 27, 2022)
DA Promotes Family Mealtime with Davao Fruit Basket for Family Week (Sep. 23, 2024)
DA/KAPE Meeting (November 7, 2022)
Anti-Smuggling Ops (August 18, 2023)
NSTP-KTP Send-Off (October 24, 2022)
Meeting on Fertilizer Assistance (November 18, 2022)
NMIS 50th Anniversary (October 17, 2022)
Canada Courtesy Visit (February 22, 2024)
Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines Opening Ceremony (July 5, 2023)
DA Anniversary Opening Program (June 19, 2023)
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Courtesy Call of the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom (September 26, 2023)
36th National Coconut Week (August 15, 2022)
Opening Ceremony of the Food Safety Awareness Week (October 24, 2022)
Courtesy Visit of USDA Agricultural Counselor (August 14, 2023)
DA-BPI Los Baños 91st Anniversary (November 23, 2022)
Young Farmers Challenge NCR Awarding Ceremony (August 31, 2022)
Inauguration of PMI Facility in Batangas (April 15, 2024) 
Courtesy Call of the New Ambassador of Chile to the Philippines (April 17, 2023)
Commonwealth Market Visit (December 29, 2023)
President Marcos and DA Key Officials’ Discussion on Food Production Strategies (July 18, 2022)
Ginger Seedlings Distribution (November 12, 2024)
16th National Rice Technology Forum (September 19, 2023)
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72nd DA-BSWM Anniversary (June 5, 2023)
Cacao Farm Visit (March 5, 2024)
Awarding of Agricultural Assistance (March 8, 2023)
Meeting with FAO Representatives (February 13, 2023)
Distribution of Indemnity Checks in Mindoro (November 14, 2024)
Women’s Month Opening Ceremony (March 6, 2023)
DAEA 20th Anniversary Celebration (February 19, 2024)

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