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Balbalungao SRIP Inauguration (December 13, 2023)

Author: DA-AFID | 14 December 2023

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. inaugurate the P1.28-billion Balbalungao SRIP in Lupao, Nueva Ecija on December 13, 2023. 

The Balbalungao SRIP will cover 976.2 hectares and benefit 560 farmers. Aside from irrigating farm lands in Lupao, the project will also offer tourism and fishery opportunities to residents of the area. ### (Photos by Jay Morales, DA-OSEC)

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Canada Courtesy Visit (February 22, 2024)
Food Safety Awareness Week (October 23, 2023)
NRAM 2022 Exhibit, Opening Program (November 5, 2022)
DA-BAI 93rd Founding Anniversary (February 27, 2023)
Awarding of Agriculture Assistance in Pili, CamSur (April 12, 2024)
Food Security Cluster Communications Workshop (April 3, 2024)
Meeting with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Representative (November 7, 2022)
Inauguration of ITCPH Facilities (March 29, 2023)
Filipino Food Month Media Launch (March 21, 2023)
DA Flag Raising Ceremony (January 15, 2024)
Cashless Expo (November 17, 2023)
DA, SGS Meeting (July 31, 2023)
20th Rice Harvesting Ceremony (November 11, 2022)
Meeting with FFF (April 17, 2024)
Greenhouses and Postharvest Facility Completion Ceremony in Siniloan, Laguna (September 5, 2023)
Turnover Ceremony of the Japan Non-Project Aid Program (November 18, 2023)
Anti-Smuggling Operation (June 20, 2023)
Dialogue with National SWISA Federation (September 28, 2022)
US Ambassador Courtesy Call (February 13, 2024)
BABRC Visit (March 17, 2023)
FFM Culminating Activity (April 29, 2023)
DA-BPI Los Baños 91st Anniversary (November 23, 2022)
World Food Day 2023 (October 16, 2023)
HAPAG KAY BBM Launch (March 1, 2023)
Compartmentalization Program Kick-Off (November 8, 2022)
Meeting with South Korean Government Agency on Smart Greenhouses (September 8, 2023)
NDA Anniversary (March 12, 2024)
Exploring IRRI Research Facilities (March 6, 2024)
DA/KAPE Meeting (November 7, 2022)
Courtesy Call of the Chief Veterinary Officer of the United Kingdom (September 26, 2023)
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Young Farmers Challenge Program Launch (September 28, 2023)
1st National F2C2 Summit (December 12, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting with Poland Chargé d’affaires (September 20, 2022)
ManCom Day 2 (February 2, 2023)
MOU Signing (December 2, 2022)
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111th Special Meeting of the DA-NTA Governing Board (October 27, 2022)
Closing Ceremony of NFFM 2nd Week (May 12, 2023)
Awarding of RCEF Farm Machinery in Nueva Ecija (January 26, 2023)
Bureau of Plant Industry 93rd Anniversary (January 19, 2023)
Opening of NFFM Week 4 (May 22, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting with the REAP (January 25, 2023)
Meeting with DBP and CP Foods (January 25, 2023)
MOU Signing for Animal Health (July 20, 2022)
NTA 111th Special Board Meeting (September 22, 2022)
Harvest Festival in Candaba (February 3, 2024)
ManCom Closing (February 3, 2023)
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Open Forum for Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems (October 3, 2023)
CCMEA Awarding (November 17, 2023)
Distribution of Agri-fishery Interventions (February 14, 2024)
Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines Opening Ceremony (July 5, 2023)
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Ceremonial Turnover of the 300MT Milled Rice Donation from Japan (August 17, 2023)
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Commonwealth Market Visit (December 29, 2023)
Ceremonial Turnover of 400MT Milled Rice (March 21, 2023)
RP’s Hass Avocado Export to South Korea (September 30, 2023)
Meeting with KAMICO (May 24, 2023)
Visit at the International Rice Research Institute (November 29, 2022)
Korea International Exhibition of Machinery, Science and Technology for Agriculture (November 2-5, 2022)
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Inaugural Executive Committee Meeting of DA with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (July 4, 2022)
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DA Anniversary Opening Program (June 19, 2023)
Opening of NRAM Exhibit – DA Central Office (November 14, 2022)
MOU Signing between PFDA and SMC (September 8, 2023)
16th National Rice Technology Forum (September 19, 2023)
NIA Equipment Refleeting Program (December 13, 2023)
Courtesy Visit of the Malaysia’s Ambassador (June 19, 2023)
Meeting with DILG (January 20, 2023)
Opening of the 2023 AgriLink / FoodLink / AquaLink (October 5, 2023)
Flag Raising Ceremony (February 27, 2023)
Meeting with Egg Industry Stakeholders (January 25, 2023)
8th Organic Agriculture Month Kick-Off (November 7, 2022)
French Delegates Visit F2C2 Cluster in Calabarzon
DA-PCAF 10th Anniversary (June 26, 2023)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (August 9, 2022)
President Marcos and DA Key Officials’ Discussion on Food Production Strategies (July 18, 2022)
Meeting on Salt Industry (July 13, 2023)
Courtesy Call of New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines (September 16, 2022)
DAEA 20th Anniversary Celebration (February 19, 2024)
Recognition of Loyalty Awardees (June 23, 2023)
Italian Trade Mission (March 7, 2023)
DA, USAID Meeting (November 8, 2022)
Planting Ceremony of 1st NSIC-Registered Calamansi (January 25, 2024) 
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Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Stakeholders (December 14, 2022)
Regional Irrigators’ Association Congress (November 24, 2023)
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RP, Czech Meeting for Agricultural Cooperation (March 21, 2024)
Meeting with Israel Ambassador to the Philippines (July 31, 2023)
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RP, Canada Meeting on Commercial Cooperation (September 26, 2022)
36th National Coconut Week (August 15, 2022)
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Young Farmers Challenge NCR Awarding Ceremony (August 31, 2022)
DA, DTI, DOE JAO Signing (March 21, 2024)
RP, Indonesia Collaboration Meeting (November 22, 2022)
3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month Kick-Off (October 9, 2023)
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Courtesy Visit of Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc (January 19, 2023)
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Meeting with Food and Agriculture Organization (October 10, 2022)
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Courtesy Call of La Rioja, Argentina Provincial Secretary of Agriculture (May 30, 2023)
Courtesy Call of Bongabong Mayor Doc Elgin Malaluan (September 21, 2022)
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Courtesy Visit of Municipal Agriculture Officers from Nueva Ecija (November 7, 2022)
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DA 125th Founding Anniversary with PBBM (June 20, 2023)
Groundbreaking of NFA Facility (December 1, 2023)
Visit to Coconut Trading and Processing Center (April 12, 2024)
Management Committee Meeting (October 7, 2022)
SINAG Talakayan (November 13, 2023)
Women’s Month Opening Ceremony (March 6, 2023)
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Meeting with NCPC-CAFS (December 13, 2022)
Port Visitation (May 29 / June 1, 2023)
Visit in BAPTC (March 24, 2023)
World Bank Courtesy Call and Briefing on the Major Outcomes of the MIADP Pre-appraisal Mission (October 7, 2022)
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Distribution of Assistance in Or. Mindoro (March 15, 2024)
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Distribution of Assistance in OcciMin (April 23, 2024)
5th National Seed Summit (January 23, 2023)
Awarding of Agricultural Assistance (March 8, 2023)
Courtesy visit of Iloilo 5th District Representative (November 15, 2022)
Meeting with WOAH (August 14, 2023)
Meeting on Durian Production and Export to China (January 9, 2023)
Hog Festival 2024 (March 1, 2024)
PCC Anniversary (March 30, 2023)
Institute of Plant Breeding Visit (February 16, 2023)
Distribution of Machineries under RCEF (December 7, 2023)
F2C2 Visayas-wide Cluster Summit (September 6-8, 2022)
Gender and Development Workshop (October 25, 2023)
15th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week Kick-Off (November 21, 2022)
SORW Awarding Ceremony (December 14, 2023)
Meeting with the KPP (January 27, 2023)
Opening of DA-AMIA 10th Year / 16th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week (November 20, 2023)
NFFM Week 3 Opening Ceremony (May 15, 2023)
C3EDP MOA Signing (April 14, 2023)
Turnover of Farm Machinery to FCAs in Arayat, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
Nationwide Simultaneous Bamboo and Tree Planting Activity (September 13, 2022)
JRMP II Inspection (February 14, 2024)
Meeting with the World Bank Team (September 26, 2023)
Awarding of Agricultural Machineries (April 19, 2023)
World Food Day 2022 (October 17, 2022)
Philippine Coffee Expo (June 2, 2023)
Signing of Minutes of Meeting for MVC2 (December 23, 2022)
Cacao Farm Visit (March 5, 2024)
DA, USDA Meeting (July 20, 2022)
PRDP Scale Up Meeting (March 27, 2023)
Turnover of BPI Delivery Trucks (March 21, 2024)
RP/S. Africa Meeting (March 13, 2023)
World Soil Day 2022 (December 5, 2022)
Turnover of Seeds and Other Planting Materials (March 23, 2023)
Lowland Vegetable Harvest Festival in Lubao, Pampanga (August 11, 2022)
National Seed Technology Park – Knowledge Transfer Project (NSTP-KTP) Meeting (August 15, 2022)
Courtesy Meeting of High Commission of the Republic of Namibia (October 9, 2023)
Courtesy Meeting with Denmark Ambassador (January 24, 2023)
Signing of Deed of Donation and Acceptance (August 1, 2023)
Meeting with Meat Traders (January 3, 2024)
Young Farmers Challenge Awarding Ceremony (December 15, 2022)
NFFM Fisheries Week Closing (May 26, 2023)
Kick-off Ceremony of the Filipino Food Month (April 8, 2024)
Meeting with BioPrime (December 12, 2022)
Courtesy Meeting with Livestock and Poultry Sector (December 6, 2022)
Anti-Smuggling Ops (August 18, 2023)
Awarding of Agricultural Projects in Bataan (March 7, 2024)
Consultative and Strategic Meeting of the PH Cacao Industry Council (December 14, 2022)
Distribution of Agricultural Assistance (February 3, 2024)
17th ISM Kick-off (April 22, 2024)
Awarding Ceremony – SORW (December 8, 2022)
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. 1st Day at the DA (November 3, 2023)
Visit at KOPIA Center Philippines (November 23, 2022)
MOU Signing with Solar Blue Inc. (May 5, 2023)
Courtesy Call of the New Ambassador of Chile to the Philippines (April 17, 2023)
ASEAN Ministers’ Meetings for Food Security and Sustainability (October 26, 2022)
Courtesy Call of Ilocos Norte Governor Manotoc (October 24, 2022)
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Women’s Month Celebration Kick-off Ceremony (March 4, 2024)
DA/NIA/DTI MOU Signing for Integrated Rice Supply Chain Development (February 2, 2024)
ACEF Program Management Committee Meeting (November 14, 2022)
NWM Culmination Program (March 22, 2024)
Crops Week of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (May 8, 2023)

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