In its pursuit of strengthening its workforce, Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) OIC Executive Director Julieta Opulencia led the recent oathtaking of four employees in Quezon City. On January 6, 2025, Clarence L. Olimpo and Brian B. Babaran pledged to be Development Management Officer III and Development Management I, respectively. Olimpo will serve continue reading…
PCAF, Ecowaste Coalition launch partnership for solid waste management amid Zero Waste Month Celebration
In line with the Philippines’ observance of Zero Waste Month, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Ecowaste Coalition officially signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on January 3, 2025, to kick off a collaborative project aimed at improving solid waste management practices. The signing ceremony, which took place in Quezon City, continue reading…
PCAF marks a decade of volunteer excellence with 10th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day
Cebu City, Philippines—The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) proudly announces its 10th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day (NVD), set to take place at the Summit Galleria Hotel in Cebu on December 3, 2024. This milestone celebration, themed “Celebrating a Decade of Volunteer Recognition in the Agri-Fishery Sector,” highlights PCAF’s unwavering commitment to continue reading…
National rice industry leaders to converge for major stakeholders conference in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ National Sectoral Committee (NSC) on Rice and Other Food Staples, in partnership with the National Rice Program (NRP), will gather key industry stakeholders for the 2nd National Rice Industry Stakeholders Conference on November 25-28, 2024 in Iloilo City. With the theme “Converge, Cooperate, and Coordinate: continue reading…
Hidden gems of MIMAROPA: Uncovering the brilliance of AFC women-leaders in community development
MIMAROPA is one of the regions in the Philippines that possesses a trove of natural beauty, cultural richness, and flaunts a stretch of emerald islands and islets, hence the name “Treasure Trove of Southern Luzon”. Aside from its picturesque archipelago, the region also prides itself on its more than three million extraordinary women and men continue reading…
PAFC Aklan empowers AFCs, IPs with tailored training programs
The Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) of Aklan conducted a series of training sessions on meeting facilitation and financial literacy to empower the indigenous people (IP) and Municipal AFCs (MAFCs) in Lezo and Kalibo in the third quarter of 2024. The series of training sessions was the result of the recommendations gathered during the continue reading…
PCAF expands pool of constructors’ performance evaluators to ensure quality of DA agri-infrastructure projects
Taking a significant step towards enhancing the quality of the Department of Agriculture (DA) infrastructure projects, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), through its Policy Development and Coordination Division-Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization and Infrastructure Support Section, conducted the third batch of the Department of Agriculture-Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (DA-CPES) Seminar Workshop cum Practicum. continue reading…
Raising the bar: DA-CPES enhances infrastructure standards in MIMAROPA
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) spearheaded the conduct of the Department of Agriculture-Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (DA-CPES) on two agricultural infrastructure projects funded by the National Rice Program in MIMAROPA on October 7-11, 2024. These projects involve the construction of the Batasan Diversion Dam in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, and the continue reading…