Mega Prime Foods Inc. (MPFI) formally opened its newest manufacturing plant in Batangas, a world-class facility envisioned to play a vital role in ensuring that Mega group’s commitments to nation-building are met.
CITY OF SANTO TOMAS, Batangas – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. launched on Wednesday, March 1, the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Malvar Park in this city.
CONSUMERS purchase vegetables at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in the City of Santo Tomas in Batangas. (PIA-Batangas via Danny Estacio)
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged fellow Filipinos to support urban farming initiatives to help his administration in addressing threats to food security. Marcos made the call, as he lauded the collaborative efforts of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in launching the Halina't Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay/Kadiwa Ay Yaman/Plants for Bountiful Barangays Movement (Hapag Kay PBBM) at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Manila. "As this initiative consolidates the programs of these two agencies on urban agriculture, I am confident that we will further increase our capacity to take part in our goal to address poverty, ensure food security, and protect the environment even at the barangay (village) level," Marcos, who concurrently serves as DA secretary, said. "I am thankful for the preparations that you have made not only in setting u
BOOSTING FOOD SECURITY. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (seated, center) and Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas (seated, left) grace the inauguration of the Mega Manufacturing Plant in Santo Tomas town, Batangas province on Wednesday (March 1, 2023). The manufacturing plant is expected to strengthen the food security campaign of the province and has employed more than 1,000 residents. (Photo courtesy of Batangas PIO) CITY OF STO. TOMAS, Batangas - More than 1,000 residents of this city and nearby towns are now employed at a manufacturing plant here which was formally inaugurated on Wednesday. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas led the inauguration of the Mega Manufacturing Plant located in Barangay 4. The company is known for its brands of sardines, tuna, canned fruits and vegetables. Provincial Public Information Officer Jenny Aguilera told the Philippine News Agency that the plant started its operations late last year, employing over a th
The Marcos administration will introduce the use of biofertilizers to farmers to reduce the country’s dependence on imported and petroleum-based fertilizers in the wake of concerns over the rising prices of the commodity.