Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary and concurrent DA OIC Domingo F. Panganiban updated agri-beat reporters on significant issues, directives, and ways forward in the agriculture industry during a meet and greet session on August 22, 2022, at the DA Office of the Secretary.

He stated that the department is continuously working on the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. especially on addressing the issues of rice sufficiency, sugar and salt (for coconut fertilizer) shortage, and the high price of fertilizer. ### (Photos by Alan Jay Jacalan, DA-AFID)