PHOTO RELEASE – BULAKENYO GAWAD SAKA 2017 AWARDEE

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol hand over the Parangal sa Natatanging Magsasaka certificate and trophy to Nemencio Concepcion, a Bulakenyo farmer from the town of San Ildefonso, Bulacan as he was conferred the ‘Gawad Saka 2017 Outstanding Rice Farmer Award’ during the “Gawad Saka 2017 and Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) 2017 Awarding Ceremony” held at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañang Palace yesterday. With him receiving the award are Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and his wife Josefina Concepcion. (Photo from Presidential Communications Operations Office).