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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

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

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