DA, civil society groups find coordinate discrepancies in 8 of 1,669 proposed 2027 FMR projects

GMA Network - Nov 3, 2026

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has tightened its review of project documents, including those for farm-to-market roads (FMRs), to prevent errors in project information.

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