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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

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

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