Speaker Faustino G. Dy III on Saturday expressed optimism that the Marcos administration will build post-harvest facilities similar to those in Isabela in other provinces.
Dy made the statement as he commended the government’s intensified push to strengthen agricultural productivity, reduce losses, and improve farmers’ incomes. “We can clearly see the direction of the President—agriculture is not secondary, but the main pillar of our economy,” he said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier inspected and inaugurated key post-harvest facilities in Isabela, accompanied by Dy, Isabela Gov. Rodolfo Albano III, and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
Dy said the new facilities—the Ambatali Warehouse with Multi-Purpose Drying Pavement and the Ramon Onion Cold Storage Facility in Barangay Ambatali, Ramon—represent concrete steps toward improving farmers’ productivity and income while boosting food security and economic stability. Maricel V. Cruz
The Department of Agriculture said the onion cold storage can hold up to 20,000 bags, preventing spoilage of 4,000 to 7,000 bags and ensuring year-round supply. The project is expected to benefit about 1,500 farmers from Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. Maricel V. Cruz
