AGREEMENT. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (third from left) lead the signing of a memorandum of agreement among the Department of Agriculture, and officials of Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation (CPFP) at the CPFP Aqua Feedmill Plant in Samal, Bataan on Friday (Feb. 18, 2022). Under the MOA, LBP and CPFP agreed to provide credit, technical, and marketing support to potential borrowers for hog, poultry, and shrimp enterprises.(Photo by Department of Agriculture Region 3) SAMAL, Bataan - The Department of Agriculture (DA), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), and Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation (CPFPC) have partnered to support hog, poultry, and aqua raisers to expand their business operations. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed Friday at the Thai firm's aqua feeds plant in this town by DA Secretary William Dar, LBP President and CEO Cecilia Borromeo, and CPFPC Vice Chairman and President Sakol C
BALANGA CITY, Bataan - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recognized an educational division officeand a local government unit in this province for their efforts to attain and promote excellent services and performances. Samal town was included in the Top 8 on government efficiency under the Class 3 and 4 municipalities' competitiveness index. Mayor Aida Macalinao received the award for Samal during the Central Luzon Regional Competitiveness Summit on Thursday. Balanga City Mayor Francis Garcia, on the other hand, received the award for the Schools Division Office (SDO) from DTI Competitiveness Bureau Director Lilian Salonga during a short program at the Bataan Tourism Park here last Monday. SDO Balanga City was given the 2021 Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management for Level 1 of the Philippine Quality Award "for its dedication to having an efficient program and technique to render quality education." The division office grabbed the highest level of