Category: Food Security
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Youth-Led Farming Gains Boost As PAGRO Supports 4-H Achievement Day
Over 400 young agricultural advocates from across the province gathered for the 72nd 4-H Farm Youth Provincial Achievement Day, with the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRO) extending full support to the event. The celebration underscored the vital role of the youth in ensuring sustainable agricultural development and rural prosperity. Highlights included a colorful parade, turnover…
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Southern Iloilo Fisherfolk To Benefit From New Fish Aggregating Devices
Coastal communities in Tigbauan, Guimbal, and San Joaquin are set to enjoy bigger catches and more efficient fishing operations with the distribution of materials for 10 payaos (fish aggregating devices) by the Iloilo Provincial Government through the Provincial Agriculture Office. The assistance covers 5 units for Tigbauan, 4 for Guimbal, and 1 for San Joaquin,…
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Seaweed Farmers In Carles Gain Better Drying Tools To Boost Quality And Income
Thirty-four seaweed farmers in Barangay Talingting are now better equipped to improve product quality and income after receiving seaweed drying implements from the Iloilo Provincial Government. Through the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office’s “Improvement of Seaweed Industry” project, farmers received 340 rolls of PE rope, 68 rolls of BNet, 850 bamboo poles, and 3,060 polypropylene woven…
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Final Leg Of Sipag At Tiyaga LGU Orientation Completed; Iloilo LGUs Ready For Province-Wide Rollout
Local government units from the third, fourth, and fifth districts wrapped up the final leg of the SiPag at TiyaGa LGU Orientation on August 4–6, 2025, marking the official start of the program’s province-wide implementation under Executive Order No. 040, s. 2025. A convergence initiative of the Iloilo Provincial Government, the program aims to strengthen…
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Singapore Envoy Explores Potential Partnerships With Iloilo
Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Constance See visited the Iloilo Provincial Capitol today to meet with Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., opening discussions on potential collaborations in agriculture, trade, and technology. The talks aimed to explore how Iloilo’s agricultural strengths could complement Singapore’s needs, and how Singapore’s innovations could benefit the province’s development. Ambassador See…
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Iloilo Eyes Bamboo Boom: Sustainable Livelihood, Green Innovation On The Horizon
A bold and sustainable opportunity for inclusive growth may soon take root in the province as the Iloilo Local Economic Development (ILED) Foundation, in partnership with Rizome Bamboo, presented a transformative investment proposal to Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. and key officials of the Iloilo Provincial Government. At the center of the proposal is the creation…
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1st, 2nd District LGUs Join Initial Rollout Of SiPag At TiyaGa Program
Local government units from the first and second districts of Iloilo participated in the first two days of the LGU Orientation held from July 31 to August 1, 2025, signaling the start of the province-wide implementation of the SiPag at TiyaGa for MoRProGRes sa Bagong Pilipinas program. Anchored on Executive Order No. 040, s. 2025,…
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Capitol Turns Over P11.6M Agricultural Projects To Leon
In a significant move to strengthen local agriculture and rural development, the provincial government of Iloilo, under the leadership of Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr., officially turned over various agricultural projects totaling to P11,597,700 to the Municipality of Leon on July 17, 2025 at Barangay Agboy Sur covered gym. The highlight of the ceremony was the…
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SiPag At TiyaGa For MoRProGRes Update
Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. listens to a briefing conducted by the Provincial Agriculture Office as regards the status of the province’s rice program in preparation for the implementation of the Php 20 per kilo rice under the SiPag at TiyaGa for MoRProGRes Iloilo program. Defensor earlier stressed that the P20-per-kilo rice program in the province…
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Corn Farmers To Benefit From Stronger AEW Coordination
𝐷𝐴, 𝐼𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑙𝑜 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎-𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 Corn farmers in Iloilo can expect improved access to government support following the recent Municipal Corn Coordinators’ Meeting The meeting, organized by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office VI and the Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office, brought together 38 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs)…