Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed 1,000 health kits to its frontline personnel in response to the recent upsurge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. “With the cases within Metro Manila and within the department at its all-time high, it was necessary that the frontline personnel, e
Agriculture Undersecretary for Special Concerns Waldo R. Carpio (DA Comms Group) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has strengthened its campaign against corruption as it launched an anti-corruption panel during the opening of the 1st Anti-Corruption Summit on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, DA Undersecretary for Special Concerns Waldo R. Carpio said irregularities will not be tolerated as the agriculture officials renewed commitment to serving the public with "utmost" responsibility and loyalty. "Our Constitution, the very covenant that is the basis of all our laws and institutions, declared that the public office is a public trust and that public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives and uphold public interest over personal interest," Carpio said. "With this declaration, we, public servants are reminded that the