PRDP - North Luzon

PRDP - North Luzon Enabling Communities, Expanding Opportunities in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and CAR

PRDP North Luzon cluster comprises four regions โ€“ the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon. It is one of the four PRDP clusters in the country working towards the growth and development of the agriculture sector in the countryside, benefitting farmers and fisherfolk to increase their income and uplift their lives.

04/09/2026

๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ | To keep construction on track and true to design, DA-PRDP inspection team, in collaboration with the MLGU Lamut and the project contractor, conducted an on-site assessment of the Bannit-Nunhabatan-Hapid FMR improvement project in Lamut, Ifugao.

| The 6.26-kilometer Bannitโ€“Nunhabatanโ€“Hapid FMR in Lamut, Ifugao has reached 59.89% physical accomplishment under the...
03/09/2026

| The 6.26-kilometer Bannitโ€“Nunhabatanโ€“Hapid FMR in Lamut, Ifugao has reached 59.89% physical accomplishment under the DA-PRDP Scale-Up, just months after construction started in February 2026.

To monitor the subprojectโ€™s progress and ensure compliance with the approved scope and timeline, the Joint Inspectorate Team (JIT) from the DA-PRDP PSO North Luzon, RPCO CAR, and MLGU Lamut conducted an inspection on August 25, 2026. The team verified physical accomplishments, assessed work quality, and discussed findings and necessary site instructions during the exit meeting.

| As the DA-PRDP Scale-Up continues to support the implementation of approved enterprise subprojects, beneficiary farm...
02/09/2026

| As the DA-PRDP Scale-Up continues to support the implementation of approved enterprise subprojects, beneficiary farmer organizations are also being equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their enterprises sustainably.

Held on August 25โ€“27, 2026 in Tarlac City, Tarlac, the Bookkeeping and Financial Management Training strengthened participantsโ€™ capacity in financial recording, budgeting, income and expense monitoring, and preparation of basic financial reports.

For the cooperatives, better financial management means more than keeping recordsโ€”it helps their management make informed decisions, promote transparency, and safeguard the resources entrusted to them.

Through capacity-building initiatives like this, PRDP Scale-Up helps ensure that supported enterprises are not only established, but are equipped to grow, remain accountable, and create lasting benefits for their farmer-members.

| ๐๐€๐˜๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฐ ~ heroes who cultivate our land and protect our seas, nurturing every harvest and catch that sustains our nat...
31/08/2026

| ๐๐€๐˜๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฐ ~ heroes who cultivate our land and protect our seas, nurturing every harvest and catch that sustains our nation. ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒŠ

As we celebrate National Heroes Day, we honor the unsung heroes who work quietly yet tirelessly to nourish an archipelago of more than 100 millionโ€”farmers and fisherfolk whose hands feed our nation and whose labor helps keep communities thriving.

Today, and every day, we salute our farmers and fisherfolk for their selfless service and enduring commitment to our nation, its people, and a more food-secure future. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐๐‘๐ƒ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žOLONGAPO CITY, Zambales...
30/08/2026

๐๐‘๐ƒ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž

OLONGAPO CITY, Zambales โ€” The Department of Agriculture - Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Central Luzon is strengthening its strategic planning and investment initiatives to help steer the regionโ€™s agriculture sector toward greater competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability.

Led by the I-PLAN Component, the Mid-Year Assessment and Second-Semester Planning Workshop was conducted on August 26โ€“27, 2026, bringing together personnel from the Central Luzon Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3) and Provincial Project Management and Implementing Units (PPMIUs) to assess accomplishments, address implementation concerns, and align priorities for the remainder of the year.

The activity assessed the status of 2026 I-PLAN accomplishments and deliverables, validated provincial reports, identified implementation issues and support requirements, documented good practices, and finalized harmonized targets and work arrangements. It also provided a platform for strengthening coordination among the regional and provincial teams to ensure that planning interventions remain responsive to the needs and priorities of agriculture and fisheries stakeholders.

โ€œThe I-PLAN Component has a critical role in ensuring that our interventions for the agriculture and fisheries sector are guided by sound planning, reliable data, appropriate strategies and a clear understanding of the needs and priorities of our stakeholders,โ€ said RPCO 3 I-PLAN Component Head Noli C. Sambo.

Anchoring these efforts is the generation and use of evidence-based planning tools that provide a clearer picture of the regionโ€™s priority commodities and investment opportunities. On August 12, DA-PRDP Central Luzon secured the No Objection Letter 1 (NOL1) for the Climate Resilient Agro-Industry Oriented Value Chain Analysis (I-VCA) for Squash in Nueva Ecija.

The I-PLAN Component is also preparing the I-VCAs for onion, coconut, and carabao and carabao-based products in Central Luzon. These analyses are expected to identify critical bottlenecks, gaps, and opportunities across the value chains, particularly in logistics, processing, marketing, and other areas that affect the competitiveness and resilience of agricultural enterprises.

Complementing the value chain analyses is the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Investment Portfolio (RAFIP), which DA-PRDP Central Luzon successfully launched during the Regional Investment Forum in April. The forum brought together stakeholders across various sectors to strengthen collaboration, align investments, and mobilize resources for a more market-driven, climate-resilient, and competitive agriculture and fisheries sector.

The assessment and planning workshop further underscored the I-PLAN Componentโ€™s role in providing a strategic framework for agriculture and fisheries development, while ensuring that regional plans and investments remain grounded in evidence, responsive to emerging challenges, and aligned with the development priorities of Central Luzon.

| The Kalanguya Cultural Community Multipurpose Cooperative (KCCMC) is advancing its enterprise subproject proposal on...
28/08/2026

| The Kalanguya Cultural Community Multipurpose Cooperative (KCCMC) is advancing its enterprise subproject proposal on highland vegetable consolidation, processing, and marketing under the DA-PRDP Scale-Up following a Joint Technical Review conducted by a team from the DA-PRDP Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon and RPCO CAR.

The review aimed to validate the proposalโ€™s technical and implementation requirements and identify actions needed to support its approval and operationalization. As part of the process, the review team presented its findings and recommendations to guide KCCMC in finalizing its business plan, particularly in terms of value chain linkages, objectives, program of works, social analysis, civil works, procurement plan, and economic and financial analysis, among others.

A workshop was subsequently conducted, with the assistance of the review team, to address the findings and ensure compliance with the review recommendations.//

27/08/2026

| For almost five years of working in the rural health center in Brgy. Magsilay, Pasil, Kalinga, HRH Midwife Sheralyn Balwog has witnessed the communityโ€™s daily struggle along the dilapidated and uneven road in their area, a condition that also affected their work of reaching households and delivering essential medical services.

But change is now underway. With the construction of Limood, Balinciago Sur โ€“ Magsilay โ€“ Malucsad โ€“ Amdalao FMR in progress under the Philippine Rural Development Project, residents and health workers alike look forward to safer, faster travel, even in the rainy season, and to healthcare that reaches every household, rain or shine.

| After undergoing a training on the Citizen Monitoring Tool (CMT), which included discussions on the Grievance Redres...
27/08/2026

| After undergoing a training on the Citizen Monitoring Tool (CMT), which included discussions on the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and the Applied Geotagging Tool (AGT), dairy farmer participant Erlinda Mercader expressed her appreciation for the initiative. She shared that her participation on the actual project site monitoring allowed her to apply what she learned from the lecture, particularly the use of the geotagging camera to document ongoing construction activities.

She noted that the training helped capacitate members of the Eastern Primary MPC and Simula ng Panibagong Bukas MPC in ensuring quality and transparent implementation of their dairy enterprise subproject under the DA โ€“ Philippine Rural Development Project Scale-Up.

The construction of the Dairy Processing and Facility in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija started on January 12, 2026. As of August 15, it is at 23.68% completion rate.

26/08/2026

๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ | To ensure construction works align with plans, specifications, and timelines, DA-PRDP inspection team, along with PLGU Kalinga and Project Contractor, visited the ongoing Improvement of Limood, Balinciago Sur โ€“ Magsilay โ€“ Malucsad โ€“ Amdalao FMR in Pasil, Kalinga.

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