The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) employees formally bid farewell to Executive Director Nestor Domenden in a simple retirement celebration on July 25, 2023 in Quezon City. For 42 years, Dir. Domenden served the government, particularly at the regional and national office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) led a back-to-back Fiscal Year 2023 National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) and Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Midyear Performance Review on July 18 and 20, 2023 in Palawan. PCAF Executive Director Nestor Domenden opened the programs by continue reading…
To further develop and promote the country’s local corn industry, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) National Sectoral Committee on Corn and Other Feed Crops (NSC on CFC) convened on July 14, 2023 to discuss the Senate Substitute Bill Enacting the National Corn Industry Development Act (CIDA). The NSC on CFC called a continue reading…
Born in Santiago City, Dante Tobias grew up in a family of farmers. His interest in agriculture started way back during his teenage years, when they moved to Diffun, Quirino and their family started cultivating his grandfather’s land. This fascination blossomed, nurturing him to be the remarkable Farmer-Leader he is today. After finishing his Bachelor continue reading…
For the first time, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (RAFCs) to address various pressing concerns that affect the agriculture and fishery sector at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang Palace on July 10, 2023. The dialogue continue reading…
Twenty-four individuals and groups were recognized during the first-ever Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Gawad Parangal as part of the agency’s 10th-anniversary celebration on June 26, 2023, in Quezon City. The PCAF Gawad Parangal was created after the Civil Service Commission approved the PCAF Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) participated in the Food Congress-cum-Investment Forum, which took place from June 28 to June 30, 2023 in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. The forum, with the theme “Yawe sa kalAMboan 2023: Building Green Investments in a Self-Reliant, Transparent, Accountable, and Responsible Good Governance,” coincided with the 88th continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) held an online Knowledge Unloading Day (KUD) on the Retrospective Study on the Epidemiology of African Swine Fever (ASF) Outbreaks in the Philippines on June 27, 2023. The study, which was commissioned by PCAF to the Agricultural Training Institute-International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ATI-ITCPH), aims to continue reading…
