Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol and Korean Ambassador HE Han Dong-man discuss matters related to the upcoming state visit of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to Korea in June, specifically a Memorandum of Understanding, to be signed during the visit, which calls for an agricultural cooperation between the Philippines and Korea. Another memorandum under the DA-Rural Development Administration, which calls for the implementation of the Korean Program in International Agriculture Center will be amended. During the meeting held at the DA Central Office in Quezon City on April 23, 2018, Piñol conveyed his interest to negotiate for lower import duties for fresh and processed fruit exports to the Republic of Korea as well as a joint-study for possible Trade Agreements. (Photo by Alan Jay Jacalan/DA-AFID)