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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774508154144onions.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960">Presidential Communications Office handout photo</div>MANILA &mdash; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Isabela Thursday, March 26 where he inspected a multi-purpose drying pavement and onion cold storage facility meant to prevent spoilage and help farmers get better prices for their produce.Marcos Jr. was joined by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., House Speaker Faustino &quot;Bojie&quot; Dy III, Isabela Gov. Rodolfo Albano II and Vice Governor Francis Faustino &quot;Kiko&quot; Dy.The president inspected the Ambatali Warehouse with multi-purpose drying pavement and the Ramon Onion Cold Storage Facility, which the Presidential Communicaitons Office said are expected to benefit around 1,500 farmers in Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya provinces.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/23/harvest-time-blunts-philippine-food-supply-fears-1123">Harvest time blunts Philippine food supply fears </a></div>The PCO said government is &ldquo;aware of the drop in prices of onions and other agricultural products and that the lack of cold storage and drying facilities often leads to spoilage and forces farmers to sell at lower prices.&rdquo;&nbsp;It said the agriculture department has been providing cold storage and other facilities to address the issue.The Ambatali Warehouse and Drying Pavement has a capacity to store 14,000 cavans &mdash; a cavan is equivalent to 50 kilograms &mdash; of palay and can process up to 3,625 sacks of palay per cycle so the farmers &ldquo;will no longer need to dry their produce along roadsides, a practice that often causes safety risks, grain damage, and low prices.&rdquo;The onion cold storage, meanwhile, has a capacity of up to 20,000 bags, which would prevent spoilage of about 4,000 to 7,000 bags, according to PCO.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/16/agri-dept-mulls-price-cap-on-rice-1352">Agri dept mulls price cap on rice </a></div>The office also assured the public that the government will provide fuel and fertilizer subsidies to help ease the burden on farmers amid rising oil prices.It also promised financial assistance through the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families program.It added that the agriculture department is currently coordinating with the provincial local government units in Isabela &ldquo;to provide additional help&rdquo;.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Isabela Thursday, March 26 where he inspected a multi-purpose drying pavement and onion cold storage facility meant to prevent spoilage and help farmers get better prices for their produce.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Isabela Thursday, March 26 where he inspected a multi-purpose drying pavement and onion cold storage facility meant to prevent spoilage and help farmers get better prices for their produce.

Marcos Jr. visits Isabela, inspects post-harvest agri facilities

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Marcos Jr. visits Isabela, inspects post-harvest agri facilities

Harlene Delgado,

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Published March 26, 2026 03:06 PM PHT

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