Manila, June 25 -- About 2,500 farmers and fisherfolk cooperatives and associations from Pangasinan benefited from the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program from 2022 to 2024, and the Provincial Agriculture Office aims to increase this further.

This, after the province was awarded as the national grand winner for outstanding Kadiwa ng Pangulo implementer in the local government unit (LGU) category. The awarding ceremony will be held on Friday in the province of Nueva Ecija.

In an interview Wednesday, provincial agriculturist Dalisay Moya said she still has no idea how much the cash prize would be but said the amount will be used to further bolster the province's agriculture sector.

"We have requested that it will be placed in the trust fund for ag...