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Press Briefing in Malacañang (February 10, 2025)

Author: DA Press Office | 11 February 2025

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) holds a press briefing with the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Tiu Laurel Jr., the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemary Edillon on February 10, 2025. ### (photos by Jay Morales, DA-OSEC)

 

 

THE SECRETARY IN ACTION

MOA Signing for the Establishment of Rubber Facilities (June 13, 2024)
Meeting with Food and Agriculture Organization (October 10, 2022)
SORW Awarding Ceremony (December 14, 2023)
Courtesy Call of Bongabong Mayor Doc Elgin Malaluan (September 21, 2022)
Launching and Turn-over of NPAAAD and SAFDZ Maps (November 15, 2022)
DA Flag Raising Ceremony (January 15, 2024)
World Bank Courtesy Call and Briefing on the Major Outcomes of the MIADP Pre-appraisal Mission (October 7, 2022)
Crops Week of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (May 8, 2023)
Meeting with WOAH (August 14, 2023)
Awarding of RCEF Farm Machinery in Nueva Ecija (January 26, 2023)
Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit 2024 Opening (May 3, 2024)
DA, KOPIA Projects Visit (May 16, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc (January 19, 2023)
38th Nat’l Coconut Week Opening Program (August 27, 2024)
Women’s Month Opening Ceremony (March 6, 2023)
DA-IE Operation (August 1, 2023)
Launch of Rice-for-All Program (August 1, 2024)
BABRC Visit (January 26, 2024)
CCMEA Awarding (November 17, 2023)
1st National F2C2 Summit (December 12, 2023)
Meeting with South Korean Government Agency on Smart Greenhouses (September 8, 2023)
Flag Raising Ceremony (February 27, 2023)
Young Farmers Challenge Awarding Ceremony (December 15, 2022)
DA, IRRI MOU Signing (February 13, 2024)
Media Kapihan sa PCCI (June 25, 2024)
Meeting with Egg Industry Stakeholders (January 25, 2023)
BABRC Visit (March 17, 2023)
Recognition of Loyalty Awardees (June 23, 2023)
MOU Signing between PFDA and SMC (September 8, 2023)
ManCom Day 2 (February 2, 2023)
Kadiwa ng Pangulo: Usapang Agribiz (January 31, 2025)
Guadalupe Public Market Visit (December 19, 2024)
16th National Rice Technology Forum (September 19, 2023)
Press Briefing in Malacañang (February 10, 2025)
Rice Processing Facility Inauguration (September 12, 2024)
DA-IE Confiscates Meat Products in Cebu (June 27, 2023)
Courtesy Call of La Rioja, Argentina Provincial Secretary of Agriculture (May 30, 2023)
0KM Food Project MOA Signing (March 7, 2024) 
DA, FDA Joint Press Conference (July 30, 2024)
Courtesy Meeting with the REAP (January 25, 2023)
DA Anniversary Opening Program (June 19, 2023)
Exploring IRRI Research Facilities (March 6, 2024)
FFM Kick-Off Ceremony (May 2, 2023)
Flag Raising Ceremony (January 2, 2024)
SOCCSKSARGEN Area Development Project Board Executive Committee Meeting (September 22, 2022)
Groundbreaking of NFA Facility (December 1, 2023)
NRAM 2022 Exhibit, Opening Program (November 5, 2022)
DA Unveils Mobile Soil Lab (December 6, 2024)
YFC Awarding Ceremony (June 6, 2024)
Anti-Smuggling Ops (August 18, 2023)
Courtesy Visit of PPSA Country Director and Managers (August 29, 2023)
NTA 111th Special Board Meeting (September 22, 2022)
RAFC and NSC Chairpersons’ Dialogue with the DA Secretary (January 5, 2024)
Distribution of Machineries under RCEF (December 7, 2023)
International Coffee Day Celebration (October 2, 2023)
National Judging of WFD On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest (October 5, 2023)
Signing of Deed of Donation and Acceptance (August 1, 2023)
Post SONA Meeting (July 23, 2024)
Nationwide Simultaneous Bamboo and Tree Planting Activity (September 13, 2022)
Hibla Bida Launch (November 13, 2023)
Harvest Festival in Candaba (February 3, 2024)
72nd DA-BSWM Anniversary (June 5, 2023)
Ginger Seedlings Distribution (October 22, 2024)
Meeting with FAO Representatives (February 13, 2023)
DFP Media Briefing (August 22, 2022)
RP, Canada Meeting on Commercial Cooperation (September 26, 2022)
Awarding of Plaques to RP Food Heroes (May 15, 2023)
985th NIA Regular Board Meeting (September 22, 2022)
Navotas Fish Port (September 7, 2022)
Opening of the 1st National Soil Health Summit (June 21, 2023)
Distribution of Agricultural Assistance (February 3, 2024)
Inauguration of PMI Facility in Batangas (April 15, 2024) 
NSTP-KTP Send-Off (October 24, 2022)
World Food Day 2023 (October 16, 2023)
Opening of NRAM Exhibit – DA Central Office (November 14, 2022)
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. 1st Day at the DA (November 3, 2023)
Visit at KOPIA Center Philippines (November 23, 2022)
Visit at IRRI (March 6, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of Paete Municipal Mayor (November 18, 2022)
Consultative and Strategic Meeting of the PH Cacao Industry Council (December 14, 2022)
Kadiwa on Wheels (March 28, 2023)
Opening Ceremonies of Livestock Expo Philippines 2022 (August 24, 2022)
DA/NIA/DTI MOU Signing for Integrated Rice Supply Chain Development (February 2, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of Municipal Agriculture Officers from Nueva Ecija (November 7, 2022)
World Bamboo Day and Philippine Bamboo Month (September 18, 2023)
SINAG Talakayan (November 13, 2023)
Courtesy Call with New Zealand (March 20, 2023)
Meeting with Israel Ambassador to the Philippines (July 31, 2023)
Visit to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (April 23, 2024)
Visit to Coconut Trading and Processing Center (April 12, 2024)
Opening Ceremony of the Food Safety Awareness Week (October 24, 2022)
Distribution of Assistance: Cattle Raising Credit Financing Facility for OSY (March 8, 2023)
NDA Anniversary (March 12, 2024)
Hog Festival 2024 (March 1, 2024)
Meeting with FFF (April 17, 2024)
FFM Culminating Activity (April 29, 2023)
F2C2 Visayas-wide Cluster Summit (September 6-8, 2022)
Meeting on Salt Industry (July 13, 2023)
Turnover Ceremony of the Japan Non-Project Aid Program (November 18, 2023)
Meeting with Meat Traders (January 3, 2024)
DA-BAI 93rd Founding Anniversary (February 27, 2023)
Signing of Minutes of Meeting for MVC2 (December 23, 2022)
Opening Ceremony of the National Disaster Resilience Month (July 1, 2024)
DA, DTI Joint Market Monitoring at Murphy Public Market (January 10, 2025)
Livestock / Poultry Sectors Public Consultation (February 29, 2024)
Balbalungao SRIP Inauguration (December 13, 2023)
Opening of NFFM Week 4 (May 22, 2023)
Visit at the Meat Section of Major Supermarkets (May 28, 2024)
ACEF Program Management Committee Meeting (November 14, 2022)
Courtesy Call of the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom (September 26, 2023)
Management Committee Meeting (February 1, 2023)
Oath-Taking of DA Officials (January 6, 2023)
HAPAG KAY BBM Launch (March 1, 2023)
DA-BPI 94th Founding Anniversary (January 25, 2024)
French Delegates Visit F2C2 Cluster in Calabarzon
KNP at QC Hall (February 15, 2024)
Shipment of Hass Avocado to Japan (November 15, 2024)
National Rice Awareness Month Kick-Off (November 3, 2022)
Meeting with the MAFAR-BARMM (February 23, 2023)
Meeting with UPLB-BIOTECH (October 4, 2023)
Sec. Kiko visits PhilRice and PCC (November 29, 2023)
PRDP Scale Up Meeting (March 27, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting of High Commission of the Republic of Namibia (October 9, 2023)
Cacao Farm Visit (March 5, 2024)
Opening of 18th National Biotechnology Week (November 21, 2022)
Closing Ceremony of the National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (May 27, 2024)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (August 9, 2022)
Opening of the 17th National Corn Congress (October 24, 2024)
Courtesy Visit of the Malaysia’s Ambassador (June 19, 2023)
Awarding of Agriculture Assistance in Pili, CamSur (April 12, 2024)
Opening of DA-AMIA 10th Year / 16th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week (November 20, 2023)
Distribution of Indemnity Checks in Mindoro (November 14, 2024)
DA, SGS Meeting (July 31, 2023)
Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines Opening Ceremony (July 5, 2023)
Young Filipino Farm Leaders Send-off (April 8, 2024)
Courtesy Call of the New Ambassador of Chile to the Philippines (April 17, 2023)
Livestock Expo Philippines Press Conference (August 16, 2022)
Cash Aid Distribution (September 9, 2023)
2024 Year-End Foreign Agriculture Service Corps (FASC) Consultation (December 19, 2024)
BAPTC Visit (March 17, 2023)
36th National Coconut Week (August 15, 2022)
MOU Signing with Solar Blue Inc. (May 5, 2023)
Awarding of Agricultural Machineries (April 19, 2023)
Visit at the International Rice Research Institute (November 29, 2022)
DA-BPI Los Baños 91st Anniversary (November 23, 2022)
Meeting with BioPrime (December 12, 2022)
Agrilink/Foodlink/Aqualink 2022 (October 6, 2022)
5th National Seed Summit (January 23, 2023)
Meeting with DBP and CP Foods (January 25, 2023)
Women’s Month Celebration Kick-off Ceremony (March 4, 2024)
Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Stakeholders (December 14, 2022)
Meeting with Metro Manila Council (January 16, 2025)
Green Revolution 2.0 Launch (October 26, 2022)
ManCom Closing (February 3, 2023)
Symposium/Workshop on the Development of the Soil Atlas of Asia (June 20, 2024)
Meeting with Major Retail Chain Owners (January 21, 2025)
Makati Business Club Forum (September 16, 2024)
Media Briefing on ‘P29’ Program (July 4, 2024)
MOA Signing for DA x DOJ RISE Project (July 13, 2023)
Visit to Guimba, Nueva Ecija (August 29, 2024)
P15-M Peanut-based Project Turnover to FFF MPC (September 12, 2024)
DA, USDA Meeting (July 20, 2022)
NFFM Week 3 Opening Ceremony (May 15, 2023)
1st International PGS Summit (November 26-28, 2024)
US Ambassador Courtesy Call (February 13, 2024)
Inaugural Executive Committee Meeting of DA with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (July 4, 2022)
Philippine Food Festival (April 2, 2023)
Young Farmers Challenge Program Launch (September 28, 2023)
Gender and Development Workshop (October 25, 2023)
NFA Presscon (March 4, 2024)
Inauguration of the BPI-NPQSD New Office in Subic (August 20, 2024)
Open Forum for Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems (October 3, 2023)
DAEA 20th Anniversary Celebration (February 19, 2024)
Meeting with the PBGEA (January 23, 2023)
Meeting on Seaweed Farming (November 14, 2022)
3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month Kick-Off (October 9, 2023)
MOU Signing between DA and San Miguel Foods (January 17, 2025)
First DA Flag Raising Ceremony of Sec. Kiko (November 6, 2023)
Courtesy visit of JICA Philippine Office Chief Representative (September 21, 2022)
Inauguration of the AMDPC (December 7, 2023)
Closing Ceremony of the 3rd Week of NFFM (May 19)
Ginger Seedlings Distribution (November 12, 2024)
Compartmentalization Program Kick-Off (November 8, 2022)
DA-PRDP Inaugural Proponent Groups’ Bazaar (December 2, 2024)
Sec. Laurel CA confirmation (December 5, 2023)
Institute of Plant Breeding Visit (February 16, 2023)
OMG Meeting (August 11, 2022)
Distribution of Agricultural Assistance, Romblon (July 18, 2024)
ASEAN Ministers’ Meetings for Food Security and Sustainability (October 26, 2022)
C3EDP MOA Signing (April 14, 2023)
111th Special Meeting of the DA-NTA Governing Board (October 27, 2022)
MOA Signing KADIWA ng Pangulo (July 17, 2023)
Turnover of Farm Machinery to FCAs in Arayat, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
Distribution of Assistance for CALABARZON Farmers, Fishers (July 11, 2024)
Greenhouses and Postharvest Facility Completion Ceremony in Siniloan, Laguna (September 5, 2023)
8th Organic Agriculture Month Kick-Off (November 7, 2022)
Turnover of BPI Delivery Trucks (March 21, 2024)
Filipino Food Month Media Launch (March 21, 2023)
President Marcos and DA Key Officials’ Discussion on Food Production Strategies (July 18, 2022)
Young Farmers Challenge NCR Awarding Ceremony (August 31, 2022)
Courtesy Meeting with Poland Chargé d’affaires (September 20, 2022)
Courtesy Visit of USDA Agricultural Counselor (August 14, 2023)
DA-DTI Price Monitoring at Cartimar Market, Pasay City (January 24, 2025)
RP/S. Africa Meeting (March 13, 2023)
Courtesy Call of Ilocos Norte Governor Manotoc (October 24, 2022)
KADIWA ng Pangulo Expo (November 26, 2024)
Signing of RA 12078 (December 9, 2024) 
Meeting with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Representative (November 7, 2022)
Visit in BAPTC (March 24, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of 400MT Milled Rice (March 21, 2023)
BAPTC Visit, Stakeholders’ Consultation, and Project Steering Board Meeting (January 26, 2024)
World Food Day 2022 (October 17, 2022)
BSWM 73rd Founding Anniversary (June 5, 2024)
F2C2 Mindanao-wide Cluster Summit (August 16-18, 2022)
DA 125th Founding Anniversary with PBBM (June 20, 2023)
Management Committee Meeting (October 7, 2022)
2nd Joint Coordinating Committee on MV2C-TCP (May 27, 2024)
PCC Anniversary (March 30, 2023)
RP, Czech Meeting for Agricultural Cooperation (March 21, 2024)
DA Promotes Family Mealtime with Davao Fruit Basket for Family Week (Sep. 23, 2024)
Pasay City Public Market Visit (December 13, 2024)
Ang Sarap! Philippine Food Festival (April 26, 2024)
KADIWA Rice-for-All in MM Public Markets (December 5, 2024)
Ph, Israel Meeting for Agri Collab (December 14, 2022)
Oathtaking of ASec. James Layug (September 27, 2022)
Courtesy Meeting with Denmark Ambassador (January 24, 2023)
Closing Ceremony of NFFM 2nd Week (May 12, 2023)
Opening of Kadiwa Store in Bilibid (September 8, 2023)
Anti-Smuggling Operation (June 20, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of the 300MT Milled Rice Donation from Japan (August 17, 2023)
Recommencement of Philippine Mango Export to Australia (September 6, 2023)
Presentation of Loyalty Awards to DA Personnel (June 26, 2024)
Filipino Food Month (April 3, 2023)
Distribution of Assistance in Or. Mindoro (March 15, 2024)
Meeting with the World Bank Team (September 26, 2023)
Kick-off Ceremony of the Filipino Food Month (April 8, 2024)
Port Visitation (May 29 / June 1, 2023)
Distribution of Agri-fishery Interventions (February 14, 2024)
Inauguration of a South Korea-backed Greenhouse and Post-Harvest Facility in Lucban, Quezon (November 29, 2024)
DA and DOLE MOU Signing (December 6, 2024)
YFC NCR-Level Awarding (November 4, 2022)
DA, DTI, DOE JAO Signing (March 21, 2024)
Meeting with Usec. DV Savellano (August 10, 2023)
Food Security Cluster Communications Workshop (April 3, 2024)
RP’s Hass Avocado Export to South Korea (September 30, 2023)
Planting Ceremony of 1st NSIC-Registered Calamansi (January 25, 2024) 
Livestock and Poultry Month Opening Ceremony (October 7, 2024)
Recognition of Halal and Organic Agri Enterprises (May 5, 2023)
Inauguration of URC Sariaya Flour Plant 2024 (November 29, 2024)
Philippine Coffee Expo (June 2, 2023)
Opening of the 2023 AgriLink / FoodLink / AquaLink (October 5, 2023)
Meeting with United Luzon Mango Stakeholders (July 13, 2023)
Bureau of Plant Industry 93rd Anniversary (January 19, 2023)
Visit to the Smart Greenhouse Project at the DA-BPI in Baguio City (January 26, 2024)
Commonwealth Market Visit (December 29, 2023)
Opening of the World Food Day (October 16, 2023)
NFFM Fisheries Week Closing (May 26, 2023)
JRMP II Inspection (February 14, 2024)
MOU Signing for Animal Health (July 20, 2022)
Korea International Exhibition of Machinery, Science and Technology for Agriculture (November 2-5, 2022)
Canada Courtesy Visit (February 22, 2024)
MIADP MOA Signing (July 10, 2023)
Meeting with PAMPI (January 23, 2023)
Press Briefing in Malacañang (January 16, 2025)
Italian Trade Mission (March 7, 2023)
Meeting on Durian Production and Export to China (January 9, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of the 4,000 MT Milled Rice (February 3, 2025)
Double A Slaughterhouse Launch (March 3, 2023) 
DA-PCAF 10th Anniversary (June 26, 2023)
Meeting on Fertilizer Assistance (November 18, 2022)
Garden-to-Table Cooking Caravan (April 30, 2024)
15th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week Kick-Off (November 21, 2022)
Cashless Expo (November 17, 2023)
Awarding Ceremony – SORW (December 8, 2022)
Meeting with DILG (January 20, 2023)
Business Mission (June 21, 2023)
17th ISM Kick-off (April 22, 2024)
DA-BPI 95th Founding Anniversary (January 22, 2025)
RP, Indonesia Collaboration Meeting (November 22, 2022)
National Seed Technology Park – Knowledge Transfer Project (NSTP-KTP) Meeting (August 15, 2022)
2024 Philippine Seaweed Congress (November 8, 2024)
Food Safety Awareness Week (October 23, 2023)
MOU Signing (December 2, 2022)
Sr. USec meeting with Cong. Garin (November 14, 2022)
Inauguration of ITCPH Facilities (March 29, 2023)
Meeting with the KPP (January 27, 2023)
Lowland Vegetable Harvest Festival in Lubao, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas (June 18, 2024)
World Soil Day 2022 (December 5, 2022)
FTI Visit and Inspection (January 12, 2024)
Development Partners’ Forum (July 14, 2023)
Visit to Nestle Philippines’ Bukidnon Integrated Coffee Center (October 29, 2024)
DA-DTI Joint Market Monitoring in Pasig City (January 16, 2025)
Courtesy Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Sector (December 6, 2022)
Awarding of Agricultural Projects in Bataan (March 7, 2024)
Farmer Directors & RAFC Chairpersons in 2024 NFFM (May 27, 2024)
Courtesy Call of New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines (September 16, 2022)
DA/KAPE Meeting (November 7, 2022)
Distribution of Assistance in OcciMin (April 23, 2024)
NIA Equipment Refleeting Program (December 13, 2023)
Turnover of Seeds and Other Planting Materials (March 23, 2023)
NWM Culmination Program (March 22, 2024)
Dialogue with National SWISA Federation (September 28, 2022)
Regional Irrigators’ Association Congress (November 24, 2023)
20th Rice Harvesting Ceremony (November 11, 2022)
NMIS 50th Anniversary (October 17, 2022)
Opening Ceremony of DA’s 126th Founding Anniversary (June 24, 2024)
Ascending Arts in Rubber (March 11, 2024)
Flag Ceremony (January 6, 2025)
World Food Day 2024 (October 16, 2024)
Inauguration of Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory (April 11, 2024)
Meeting with NCPC-CAFS (December 13, 2022)
DA, USAID Meeting (November 8, 2022)
Awarding of Agricultural Assistance (March 8, 2023)
Opening Ceremony – 2024 Nat’l and Int’l Day of the World’s IPs (August 5, 2024)
Courtesy Call of PNP-NCRPO (November 11, 2022)
Pasasalamat Awarding Ceremony (December 20, 2023)
Consultative Meeting on Agricultural Development in BARMM (April 22, 2024)
MOU Signing, IFOAM Organics Asia and Kauswagan LGU (August 18, 2022)
Courtesy visit of Iloilo 5th District Representative (November 15, 2022)
Turn-over of Project Completion Report (July 14, 2023)
MOU Signing (September 14, 2022)
Meeting with KAMICO (May 24, 2023)
DA’s Agri-Puhunan Program Launch (September 13, 2024)
KaLIKHAsan Opening Ceremony (September 25, 2024)

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