PHL, S. Korea ink agricultural pact

This photo taken on January 27, 2018 shows farmer Jay Balindang tending to his water buffalo under heavy rains in a rice field at the foot of the Mayon volcano in the town of Guinobatan in Albay province. / AFP / Ted Aljibe/

(Eagle News)-The Philippines and South Korea have inked an agricultural agreement that will ensure the use of technology in the industry.

“With the MoU (memorandum of understanding) on Agricultural Cooperation signed today, various activities are now being lined up, including technology transfer on mechanization and irrigation,” Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said in a post.

Piñol’s announcement came after President Rodrigo Duterte  and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In held a bilateral meeting at the Blue House in Seoul on Monday, June 4.

The meeting took place after Moon and his  North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un held a successful summit in Panmunjon on April 27.

The President is on a 3-day official visit to South Korea.