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Press Briefing in Malacañang (January 16, 2025)

Author: DA Press Office | 17 January 2025

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) holds a press briefing with the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Tiu Laurel Jr. and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina A. Roque on January 16, 2025. ### (photos by Jay Morales, DA-OSEC)

THE SECRETARY IN ACTION

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

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