AID TO AFFECTED FARMERS. Department of Agriculture - Caraga (DA-13) Regional Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. (center), in a press conference Friday (Jan. 28, 2022), says a total of PHP153,834,840 worth of assistance have so far been provided to the agriculture sector in Caraga which was hit by Typhoon Odette. Data from the DA-13 said the agriculture sector in the region incurred losses amounting PHP2,225,209,990, affecting 20,252 farmers. (PNA photo by Alexander Lopez) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture - Caraga (DA-13) has so far provided PHP153,834,840 worth of assistance to farmers in the region who were badly hit by Typhoon Odette in December last year. In a press conference Friday, DA-13 Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. said of the total funds released for immediate responses, PHP12,762,430 was sourced from the available resources of DA-13 and assistance from the other DA offices in Mindanao. A total of PHP141,072,410 was taken from the Quick Response Fund for Ty
NEW DA CARAGA CHIEF. Regional Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. assumes as the new chief of the Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region on Tuesday (Nov. 2, 2021). Onate vowed to strengthen collaborations with the local government units and other stakeholders to further boost the programs and services of the agency in the region. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Newly-installed Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 13 (Caraga) Director Ricardo Onate Jr. has vowed to undertake measures to strengthen cooperation with local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders to help more farmers in the region. Onate formally assumed his post on Tuesday afternoon as new DA-13 chief replacing RED Abel James Monteagudo who will now head the DA 11 office. "Regional Executive Director (RED) Onate is from DA-11 in Davao Region. In his message, [he] said he will further strengthen our ties and partnerships with the LGUs and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector to reach out to