00:00Farmers are grateful for the farm-to-market roads in Calabarzon.
00:06That's why the government is continuing to build projects that can help them.
00:12Tom Alvarez of Radyo Pilipinas Lucena has the details of the country's latest news.
00:18The other day, we were having a hard time getting our products out because we were crossing rivers.
00:25Aside from that, when it rains, the road is very slippery.
00:29Now, when we reached the farm-to-market road, we were able to get there very quickly.
00:35The new farm-to-market road by the government here in Sariaya, Quezon is a big help for Brother Edwin.
00:42Brother Edwin is one of the farmers who will greatly contribute to the new FMR under the Department of Agriculture,
00:49Philippine Rural Development, or PRDB Projects in Calabarzon.
00:53Such programs and projects are one of the goals of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
01:00to help farmers in the Philippines.
01:04In fact, almost 70 projects were completed by the DAPRDP in Calabarzon in 2024.
01:13These include sub-projects and enterprises such as coffee and cacao processing plants and potable water systems.
01:21Because of the long-term impact of these projects, Baladad asked for help.
01:25I hope they will continue to help our other places that still do not have a farm-to-market road.
01:31Meanwhile, according to the DA, construction of 1.42 billion pesos sub-projects will start this year
01:38in Quezon and Laguna provinces under the DAPRDP scale-up.
01:43From Radyo Pilipinas, Lucena, Tom Alvarez for Balitang Pambansa.
