The fourth and final session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom4) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) convened on July 10 to 21, 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The PrepCom4 was attended by the representatives from United Nations (UN) member and non-member States, continue reading…
Commitment to craft more sound and relevant policy resolutions and recommendations was the topmost agreement between the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and its Advisory Special Bodies (ASBs) during the joint performance review and planning workshop for the three quarters of 2017 held on September 27 to 28 at Apacible Hall, Department of continue reading…
As part of the continuous effort for financial discipline, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) piloted a consultation meeting with Regional Accountants, Bookkeepers and the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Coordinators. The activity aimed to formulate a uniform list of needed documents to be submitted as attachment to the claims charged against continue reading…
“There had been marked improvement in the percentage of policy resolutions generated by the Agriculture and Fisheries Councils (AFCs) through the effort of Partnership Development Division (PDD)”. This is one of the observations highlighted during the presentation of Planning, Monitoring and Knowledge Management Division Chief Estrella Tulay on the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries continue reading…
In an effort to promote transparency and effective monitoring, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) integrated geotagging on its monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects. In line with this, an area-wide training-workshop on participatory monitoring and tracking system through on-site validation and geotagging was conducted for PCAF Monitoring and Evaluation Section continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol ordered the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) to gather the poultry stakeholders for a special meeting to discuss the Avian Influenza incidence in San Luis, Pampanga and Nueve Ecija. PCAF immediately responded and organized the dialogue of Sec. Piñol with the industry stakeholders and continue reading…
The Consultation on the Draft Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Guidelines on Various Department of Agriculture (DA) Programs/Projects has paved the way for the concerned government agencies and private sectors to comment on the draft IRR of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) Extension Law. Organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), continue reading…
“A learning opportunity” and “honor” capped off the one-month term of 16 Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairpersons who took the post of a Farmer-Director in their respective regions in May 2017. Right after Labor Day, RAFC Chairpersons assumed the roles and tasks of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) Director through continue reading…
