LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) has unveiled a rice paddy art of Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte.
Vice Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos represented Manotoc during the unveiling ceremony with Mariano Marcos State University President Dr. Shirley Agrupis and executives from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute over the weekend.
Rice varieties used in the rice paddy art were IR 1552, a traditional purple rice variety, and NSIC Rc 222.
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