Marcos: Solar irrigation in Cagayan to cut monthly costs by P300,000

Inquirer.net - Oct 26, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said the new solar pump irrigation project (SPIP) in Pamplona, Cagayan, could reduce monthly irrigation costs from P400,000 to as low as P50,000. Marcos made the remarks during the inauguration of the Pamplona SPIP in Barangay Gattu, which is designed to irrigate 602 hectares of farmland and

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