May 24, 2017 | “The SAAD Program is an example that not all promises are meant to be broken,” said Esteban Conchas, Farmer Regional Executive Director for Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) in his remarks on the Special Area for Agricultural Development Program‘s 2nd Regional Strategic Planning Workshop for Luzon and Visayas held in Leyte Park Resort Hotel, Tacloban City, Leyte. The 2-day workshop aims to develop a strategic management plan for each province’s implementation of the program.