Balingasag: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday turned over various agricultural support projects to farmers in Misamis Oriental province, reinforcing the administration's agenda to modernize agriculture through strategic investments in infrastructure, technology, and industry development. During the turnover and launch ceremony held in Balingasag town, Marcos led the distribution of major interventions from the Department of Agriculture - Northern Mindanao (DA-Regional Field Office 10), DA-PHilMech, and private sector partners under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) and the SUnRISE Integrated Coconut Processing Facility (SUnRISE-ICPF) program.

According to Philippines News Agency, among the largest projects unveiled was the Mapulog-Tuboran Farm-to-Market Road in Naawan town worth PHP90.8 million. Marcos highlighted that nearly 70 kilometers of farm-to-market roads and bridges, totaling approximately 105 meter lines, have been constructed across the region, benefiting nearly 16,000 Filipino families.

Additional support included PHP32.2 million worth of machinery, equipment, facilities, and agricultural inputs. Combined with PHP78.1 million in rice farming technologies under RCEF, total government-backed assistance reached over PHP200 million. A key feature of the event was the launch of the PHP350-million SUnRISE Integrated Coconut Processing Facility, a flagship public-private partnership with the First Community Cooperative (FICCO). This facility is set to transform the region's coconut industry by producing six high-value coconut products aimed at export markets and increasing the farm gate price of coconuts.

The project is part of the SUnRISE initiative-short for Solving Unemployment through Rural Industrialization, Sustainable and Enterprise development-designed to elevate rural incomes and contribute to the national goal of reducing poverty to single digits by 2028.