The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region targets training farmers on the proper handling and washing of highly perishable vegetables to improve their shelf life.
Another group of fisherfolk in Central Luzon has benefited from the government’s fuel subsidy program that aims to ease the impact of rising oil prices on the local fishing industry.
Hundreds of Ilocos Sur residents availed themselves of the mobile passporting services of the Department of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the provincial government.
Almost 3,000 residents engaged in agricultural products have registered with the government's Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture in Baguio.