“All States have customary and treaty obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment and its resources,” a reminder from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) In the Resolution 69/292 of June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to develop a new international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UNCLOS continue reading…
To come up with doable policy recommendations for the management of the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC), key industry players convened for a Roundtable Discussion (RTD) on BSC on April 24, 2017 at the PCAF Apacible Conference Room in Quezon City. The discussion aims to further strengthen the existing initiatives of the Bureau of Fisheries and continue reading…
The National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) has unanimously approved the proposed Php213.2 billion budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for fiscal year 2018. In a meeting presided by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on April 6, 2017 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Convention Hall, the NAF Council members composed continue reading…
Good morning! It is often said that to build a culture of participation and stakeholders engagement in an organization, it is important to include intrinsic eagerness by involving everyone into development programs and activities to enforce a cause that will not only engage their minds but also their hearts. This is called motivation. Throughout the continue reading…
Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat! It is always a great privilege to join all of you here in charting new directions for the agriculture and fisheries sector through agricultural and fisheries mechanization. Before I continue, I would like to welcome everyone here who joined us today and commend your unceasing efforts which remind us continue reading…
Maayong buntag sa indong tanan! First of all, I would like to express my apologies for missing this important meeting with the distinguished men and women of RAFC-ARMM because of a prior commitment that coincided with this schedule. Today, we will be in the congress to present PCAF’s agency budget. As we gear up for continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), through the National Sectoral Committees and Strategic Concerns Committees – Committee on Poultry, Livestock, and Feed Crops (NSC – CPLFC), held a special meeting on February 21, 2017 at Apacible Conference Room in Quezon City. The meeting was called to address the issue on the temporary ban continue reading…
Officials from fisheries agencies of different Southeast Asian governments convened to promote understanding and raise awareness in their respective countries on issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Views and ideas by government representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines on how continue reading…
