Activities

The M3DAS project team conducted a validation workshop on April 28, with key stakeholders in attendance, at the Sugar Regulatory Administration – Luzon Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SRA-LAREC) in Floridablanca, Pampanga.The workshop aimed to present and validate the initial results and analysis of the sugarcane mechanization resource survey in Pampanga Mill District, and gather insights and recommendations from stakeholders. Participants represented various sectors of the sugarcane industry, including the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Department Read more

On April 30, the M3DAS project team held a validation workshop with key stakeholders in attendance. The activity took place at Starhomes Café in Tarlac City, Tarlac.The workshop focused on presenting the initial findings of the mechanization resource survey in Tarlac Mill District and gathering feedback from the participants to validate the results. Representatives from across the sugarcane industry participated, including the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office III – Regional Read more

The M3DAS project team met with partner institutions on February 26, 2026, at Park-Lay Suites in Kidapawan City, Cotabato for the Project Pre-Terminal Review. A hybrid setup was utilized to accommodate both in-person and remote participants.The activity was attended onsite by the project evaluator, retired University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) professor, Dr. Jessie Elauria, and Ms. Ofelia Domingo from the Agricultural Resources Management Research Division (ARMRD) of the Department of Science and Technology Read more

The M3DAS project team, together with key stakeholders, held a validation workshop on February 26 at Park-Lay Suites in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.The activity was conducted to present and validate the initial results and analysis of the mechanization resource survey in Cotabato mill district, as well as gather the comments and suggestions of the stakeholders. Participants came from different sectors of the sugarcane industry, including representatives from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Department of Agriculture Regional Read more

On October 21, 2025, the M3DAS project team convened a strategic meeting with representatives from the Department of Agriculture–Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA), led by Mr. Max Edward Isada, who joined remotely, alongside his PPSPD-MIS team who attended in person at the UPLB Center for Agri-Fisheries and Biosystems Mechanization Conference Room. The session focused on continuous deployment strategies and long-term maintenance planning for the M3DAS Web Application, a platform for sugarcane mechanization resource mapping, monitoring and Read more

On October 8, 2025, the M3DAS team conducted a training workshop for the enumerators of the Pampanga Mill District at the Luzon Agricultural Research and Extension Center (LAREC) in Floridablanca, Pampanga.The training workshop was attended by representatives from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Pampanga Mill District, including Mr. Gino C. Manalang and Mr. Jeffrey S. Serraon, led by their Mill District Officer, Ms. Roselle Mae A. Matala.This training workshop concludes the enumerators’ training activities for Read more

From October 7 to 9, 2025, the M3DAS team conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) with a block farm and a private association, as well as key informant interview (KII) with a progressive farmer in Pampanga, which served as the last key site for the project’s Phase III implementation.The team met with Mr. Junn Guinto Tolentino Jr. of the Pampanga Sugar Planters Agriculture Cooperative, Mr. Ramon del Rosario of Mitla Proper Farmers Association and Municipal Agriculturist Read more

Alongside a series of activities in the Pampanga Mill District, the M3DAS team paid courtesy visits in government offices around Pampanga from October 8 to 9, 2025. These included the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office III, the Office of Provincial Agriculture – Pampanga, and the Municipal Agriculture Office – Floridablanca. The formal visits included an introduction to the M3DAS project and information on the upcoming activities in the area. This collaboration will pave Read more

The M3DAS team engaged in various activities in Tarlac province from September 30 to October 2, 2025.The team met with the Provincial Agriculturist of Tarlac, the Municipal Agriculturists of Bamban and Concepcion, as well as the Resident Manager of the Luisita Sugar Refinery in Hacienda Luisita to formally introduce the M3DAS project and the activities that will be conducted in the area.Additionally, the team gathered baseline data through a key informant interview (KII) with progressive Read more

As part of the initiatives of the M3DAS project in Luzon, the team conducted a training workshop for selected enumerators from the Tarlac Mill District on October 1, 2025, at Starhomes Hotel in Tarlac City, Tarlac.The training workshop aimed to equip the enumerators with the skills and knowledge necessary to navigate the M3DAS Web Survey Application, which they will use to survey sugarcane machines and implements in the Tarlac Mill District.In addition to the selected Read more