Manila, Oct. 24 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) will summon both contractors and district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over unfinished farm-to-market road (FMR) projects in the Davao Region.

The move follows DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.'s inspection of two out of three incomplete FMRs in the region as part of the agency's ongoing nationwide audit.

"We will seek explanation from the Department of Public Works and Highways district engineers assigned to that area from 2021 and 2022 in coordination with Secretary Vince Dizon and his new team, as to why the FMRs are either non-existent or only now being completed," he said.

Tiu Laurel is set to meet with Dizon next week to discuss matters r...