AFC Emeriti, Pillars and other awardees honored on 7th NVD

The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conferred on March 24, 2022 the highest title to the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC), both national and regional, who have served more than a decade and have provided noteworthy contributions in the development and strengthening of Philippine agriculture. The awarding of Chairperson Emeritus and Pillar of continue reading…

PCAF leads nat’l consultation on issues confronting the Animal Feeds, Veterinary Drugs and Biologics Industry

Representatives from the private sector and concerned Department of Agriculture (DA) agencies convened on March 18, 2022 for a national consultation on the Animal Feeds, Veterinary Drugs, and Biologics Industry. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries, in coordination with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Regulations and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), continue reading…

PCAF promotes cybersecurity, social engineering awareness

In support of promoting safer data-sharing within and outside the workplace, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a virtual knowledge-sharing activity on Social Engineering on March 18, 2022. The activity aims to enhance awareness among PCAF employees on social engineering, the art of deceiving users to act unknowingly against their and/or the continue reading…

Committee on Int’l Trade deliberates on creation of TWG for proposed Anti-Smuggling Committee

To further intensify the country’s anti-smuggling efforts, the Committee on International Trade (CIT) discussed on March 14, 2022 the creation of a Technical Working Group (TWG) to come up with the terms of reference and membership of the  proposed Anti-Smuggling Committee. Early this quarter, the Committee adopted a resolution calling for the Bureau of Customs continue reading…

CAFMech-Task Force on OLFW reviews RSBSA, recommends “landless” and “boatless” workers category

The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech)- Task Force on the Organization of Landless Farm Workers (OLFW) reviewed the registration process of the existing Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) on its February 18 meeting to include appropriate categorization of “landless” for crops and “boatless” for fishers.  The RSBSA is an electronic continue reading…

PCAF spearheads evaluation of performance of constructors of infra projects for 2022 in CAR

The Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES) evaluation team, headed by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and composed of the Department of Trade and Industry-accredited Constructor’s Performance Evaluators from Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office (RFO) II, III, and Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering, commenced the first evaluation for 2022 of continue reading…

NBPC on HVC-Rubber discusses impacts of Pestalotiopsis; suggests creation of TWG for prevention of entry

With the continuing spread of the Pestalotiopsis Secondary Leaf Fall Disease on major natural rubber producing countries, the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops-Rubber discussed during its first quarter meeting on February 24, 2022 the possible interventions to prevent and monitor its entry into the country. The Committee invited International Rubber Research and continue reading…