This town -- home of the sweetest, reddest and juiciest watermelons in the country -- will hold its Pakwan Festival on Jan. 26, the biggest ever since its inception six years ago, in a bid to further boost agriculture and local tourism.

The Department of Agriculture is pushing for the dredging of rivers and intensified tree farming to address the problem of severe flooding during typhoons that affects the local farm sector.

The Department of Agriculture is set to operate the first monolithic dome in the country that will serve both as a warehouse for farm commodities and evacuation center in times of typhoons.

Filipinos have impeccable taste and it shows even to the simplest “pulutan.” In an occasion where eating isn’t even the main activity, the food still has to be delicious.

Marinduque is an island located at the geographical center of the country.