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  A Kick-Off Ceremony of the 2025 National Women’s Month Celebration of the Philippine National Police Regional Police Office (PNP-PRO 6) with the theme: “WE for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society” and a sub-theme “Babae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinas” was held at Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City on March […]

In a bid to strengthen and promote youth engagement in agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas’ Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Section organized a Campus-Based Agricultural Reporters’ Training for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture students of West Visayas State University College of Agriculture and Forestry (WVSU-CAF) on February 27, 2025, in Lambunao, Iloilo.

The Department of Agriculture – Western Visayas Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) hosted the National Plan and Budget Workshop for Fiscal Year 2026 at Iloilo from February 24-28, 2025. The workshop reviewed regional plans and budgets, discussed innovations, and provided updates to enhance the program’s effectiveness in supporting the agricultural sector. This gathering

Twenty agro-eco beneficiaries from the Sto. Rosario Farmers Cooperative and Lapaz Farmers Association in Jamindan, Capiz, received various agricultural interventions during a turnover ceremony held on February 20, 2025, at Brgy. Rosario, Jamindan, Capiz. The beneficiaries were provided with an organic production facility, goats, carabaos, cows, chickens, ducks, vegetable seedlings, and tilapia fingerlings. These interventions

The Pagbalay 2025 with the theme “Pagbalay sang panimalay nga Concepcionanon; Agrikultura kag Negosyo Patubu-on sa tagsa ka paminsaron kag tagipusuon sang mga pamatan-on sini nga henerasyon” was held in Concepcion, Iloilo on February 20, 2025. This event truly exemplifies a good example for all farmers and fishermen, showcasing progress and unity among everyone. The

Members of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) gathered at Zuri Hotel, Iloilo to assess the implementation of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) agricultural programs for Fiscal Year 2026 in Western Visayas. The meeting, facilitated by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 6, aimed to review existing policies and identify updates to improve the agricultural

  Farmers and fisherfolk’s day is among the major events of the 30th Founding Anniversary of San Lorenzo, Guimaras, this February. Organized by the Municipal Agriculture Office, headed by Caroline Brasileño on February 19, the event was attended by local officials, representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas, the Provincial Office for Agricultural

Aiming to enhance rice farmers’ productivity and efficiency in Aklan, the Php 56.6-million Rice Processing System (RPS) II was officially received by the Provincial Government following its inauguration in Brgy. Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan on February 18. This project, funded under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development

Forty-two individual and group agribusiness enterprises are vying for slots in the Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Program as they present their business model canvas (BMC) for the Start-Up Component from February 18 to 20, 2025, in Iloilo City. The 2024 YFC Program’s Start-Up Component comprises four categories: Production, Food Processing, Non-Food Processing, and Digital Agriculture.

To support rice farmers and enhance agricultural productivity, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas’ Climate and Environmental Risks Management Section (CERRMS) recently conducted a proactive damage validation activity in partnership with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Enrique, Iloilo, the DA-Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC), and the DA-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI). This