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ILAARRDEC ILAARRDEC is among the Regional Consortia of DOST-PCAARRD in the Philippines, based at MMSU

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!7 ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ ๐‘ป๐‘ถ ๐‘ฎ๐‘ถ!Get ready for a meaningful gathering of research, innovation, and collaboration as the...
08/10/2026

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!

7 ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ ๐‘ป๐‘ถ ๐‘ฎ๐‘ถ!

Get ready for a meaningful gathering of research, innovation, and collaboration as the 4th Joint Research, Development, and Innovation Symposium and 38th ILAARRDEC Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights takes place on October 14-16, 2026 at the WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Binalonan, Pangasinan.

The excitement is building and the stage is almost set. Are you ready to be part of it?

See you in 7 days!

๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‚ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was forged between ILAARRDEC, DMM...
08/10/2026

๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‚ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was forged between ILAARRDEC, DMMMSU, DA-ATI, and LGU San Gabriel in La Union in establishing their FITS Center. It was conducted as one of the highlights of the kick-off celebration of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Services (NAFES) Month 2026 with the theme, โ€œExtension at Work: Empowering Communities, Sustaining Growth,โ€ on October 5, 2026 at DA-ATI-RTC I, Tebag East, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan.

To further strengthen FITS service delivery, a set of computers, IEC materials, printer, office supplies, among others were turned-over to FITS San Gabriel.

The MOA signing and turn-over of FITS support was graced by ILAARRDEC Director and MMSU Vice President for Research, Development and Innovation, Dr. Nathaniel R. Alibuyog, DA-ATI Center Director, Dr. Jayvee Bryan G. Orillo, Dr. Rodolfo Nillo, DMMMSU Extension Staff and Municipal Agriculturist of San Gabriel, La Union, Ms. Rizalina Quiros. Also attended the celebration are ILAARRDEC secretariat Dr. Love Grace D. Campano, RICT Coordinator, Dr. Sherlyn B. Nicolas, RSSC Coordinator, Ms. Mercy Fausta R. Gaรฑo, Assistant RTTC Coordinator, and Mr. Guiller D. Lopez, technical staff.

FITS Centers is one of the pillars of the Techno Gabay Program which is now spearheaded by the DA-ATI as one of the champion extension modalities established by DOST-PCAARRD by the virtue of Executive Order No. 801 to improve agricultural extension and technology transfer. FITS Center is a one stop-shop for technology and information on agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) usually operated by municipal or city agriculture office in the locality for easy access of farmers and fisherfolks.

ILAARRDEC affirms its commitment to support AANR in the Ilocos region by reactivating and establishing new FITS Centers as well as supporting Magsasaka Syentista.

๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐€๐† ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ 4๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ 38๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘&๐ƒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌThe Ilocos Agriculture, ...
07/10/2026

๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐€๐† ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ 4๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‚ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ 38๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘&๐ƒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ

The Ilocos Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (ILAARRDEC) together with the three Region 1 consortia namely Ilocos Consortium for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (ICIEERD), Region 1 Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC), and Sustainability, Innovation, Leadership, Linkages, Access, and Growth (SILLAG) consortium will conduct the 4th Joint Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Symposium, and 38th Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights (RSRDH). The undertaking will be hosted by SILLAG on October 14-16, 2026 at WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Binalonan, Pangasinan.

Anchored on the theme โ€œResearch to Resilience: Advancing AANR Innovations for Sustainable Ilocos Regionโ€, the event will bring together researchers, technology generators, institutions, and stakeholders to showcase research and development initiatives that aims to strengthen collaboration toward resilient and sustainable Ilocos region.

Meanwhile, the joint symposium also carries the theme โ€œConverging Research, Development, and Innovation for a Resilient and Sustainable Ilocos Regionโ€, highlights the importance of bringing together research, development, and innovation efforts in addressing emerging challenges in the region.

The three-day activity aims to provide a platform for sharing research breakthroughs, promoting innovations, and fostering stronger partnerships among institutions in support of sustainable development in the Ilocos region.

07/10/2026

Join us as we recognize the outstanding research and development initiatives of the National Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Network (NAARRDN) member agencies through the National Symposium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (NSAARRD).
Register here: https://bit.ly/nsaarrd2026
You can view the program here: https://tinyurl.com/nsaarrd2026-program

4๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1 ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐šIn line with the upcoming 4th Joint Research, Development, and Innovation ...
30/09/2026

4๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง 1 ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐š

In line with the upcoming 4th Joint Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Symposium and 38th Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights, the four Region 1 Consortia namely ILAARRDEC, ICIEERD, R1HRDC, and SILLAG conducted the 4th coordination meeting on September 29, via Zoom.
The agenda of the meeting includes the flow of the general program; possible suppliers for the food services and accommodation; and other matters needed for the preparation. The aforesaid activities will be conducted on October 14-16, 2026 at the WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Binalonan, Pangasinan.

25/09/2026

Watch a sneak peak of what's in store as the 4๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’) and 38๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐‹๐€๐€๐‘๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐‚ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐‘&๐ƒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ (๐‘๐’๐‘๐ƒ๐‡) converge under one roof to build a stronger and more resilient Ilocos region.

Mark your calendar on ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ 14-16, 2026 at ๐–๐‚๐‚ ๐€๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž, ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง.

4๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž: "Converging Research, Development, and Innovation for a Resilient and Sustainable Ilocos Norte"

38๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐’๐‘๐ƒ๐‡ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž: "Resilience: Advancing AANR Innovations for Sustainable Ilocos region.

Get ready to witness research presentations, and showcase innovations that shapes the future of our community.

For additional information, connect with us through these contact details: [email protected]; or direct message the ILAARRDEC Facebook account.

DOST-PCAARRDโ€™s Crops Research Division (CRD) recently conducted the inception meeting of the project titled โ€œScaling Out...
16/09/2026

DOST-PCAARRDโ€™s Crops Research Division (CRD) recently conducted the inception meeting of the project titled โ€œScaling Out Improved Garlic Production Technologies in Northern Luzon and Key Expansion Areas,โ€ led by Dr. Dionisio S. Bucao of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU).

The project seeks to improve garlic productivity by deploying the developed Package of Technology (POT) for garlic production, which includes recommended integrated crop management and postharvest practices and technologies, in Northern Luzon and key expansion areas in other regions.

Also discussed was the newly approved GALING-PCAARRD Kontra Krisis (GPKK) project, โ€œPromoting Food Gardens for Household Food Security and Community Resilience in the Ilocos,โ€ led by Dr. Menisa A. Antonio, which aims to enhance food security and community resilience in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur through climate-resilient, low-input home and community food gardens.

Following the meeting, the team visited project partner stakeholders to coordinate implementation activities and strengthen collaboration.

The activity was spearheaded by DOST-PCAARRD Deputy Executive Director for R&D Juanito T. Batalon, CRD Director Leilani D. Pelegrina, and Industry Strategic S&T Program (ISP) Manager for Vegetables Joel Norman R. Panganiban.

The activity was also attended by the MMSU University President, Dr. Virgilio Julius P. Manzano, Jr., DOST Ilocos Norte Provincial S&T Director, Engr. Brian U. Rasco, and other key staff from DOST-PCAARRD and MMSU.

๐Ÿ“ท: Marc Vincent D. Jimenez

๐๐…๐€๐‘-1 ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž 2026 ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌBy: By: Deniselle Love G. Desiderio & Jenny Vieb Ragma...
10/09/2026

๐๐…๐€๐‘-1 ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž 2026 ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ
By: By: Deniselle Love G. Desiderio & Jenny Vieb Ragmat, DevCom Interns

Showcasing research outputs and development initiatives in the fisheries sector in the Ilocos region, ILAARRDEC in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources โ€“ Region 1 (BFAR-R1), hosted the final leg of the 2026 Commodity Research Review on Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems on September 8 via Zoom.

Composed of 11 papers from different member agencies of ILAARRDEC, the research review featured four papers from the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), the agency with the greatest number of papers. BFAR-R1 and Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University โ€“ South La Union Campus (DMMMSU-SLUC) also had two papers each, while DMMMSU-North La Union Campus (DMMMSU-NLUC) and Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC) had one paper each.

The panel of evaluators included Dr. Michelle A. De Vera, Science Research Specialist II, and Dr. Fedelia Flor Mero Science Research Specialist II, both from the Department of Science Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources and Development (DOST-PCAARRD); and Prof. Victoria N. Malaya, Professor III of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU).

During the opening program, Ms. Antonietta Evangelista, the BFAR-R1 Regional Research and Development Cluster (RRDC) coordinator, expressed her warm welcome to all the presenters, evaluators, and other participants of the research review. She emphasized the importance of sharing research knowledge and experiences to make research outputs more meaningful, impactful, and beneficial to the fisheries sector and the industry in general. Also, she encouraged researchers to use the activity as an opportunity to strengthen collaboration, guide future research, and contribute to the advancement of existing technologies.

Additionally, Dr. Nathaniel R. Alibuyog, Consortium Director and MMSU Vice President for Research, Development, and Innovation (VPRDI) presented the rationale, policies, and guidelines of the research review. He thanked the participants for giving time to attend the review. Meanwhile, Dr. Sherlyn B. Nicolas, ILAARRDEC Regional Science and Communication Cluster (RSCC) coordinator introduced the evaluators and acknowledged the participants of the activity.

The result and recommendations of this research review will then be validated by the Regional Research and Development Cluster (RRDC) of the consortium in preparation for the upcoming Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights this October.

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–: The 2026 Commodity Research Review on Socio-economics, Technology Promotion, and Community Development co...
04/09/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–: The 2026 Commodity Research Review on Socio-economics, Technology Promotion, and Community Development continues today, September 4, with the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center 1 (ATI-RTC1) and Pangasinan State University (PSU) serving as hosts.

A total of 14 research papers are set to be presented by researchers and development workers from various ILAARRDEC member agencies, highlighting the progress and accomplishments of their research initiatives toward advancing the agriculture, aquatic and natural resources (AANR) sector in the Ilocos region.

After the review, the Regional Research and Development Cluster (RRDC) of the consortium will validate the results of the papers in preparation for the upcoming Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights this October.

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