Relative to the budget preparations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, members of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) converged for the endorsement of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan and budget proposal on June 17, 2019 at DA Conference Room in Quezon City. The NAF Council, chaired by the DA Secretary, serves as continue reading…
In compliance with the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act that requires all procuring entities implementing government infrastructure projects to evaluate the performance of their contractors using the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-approved Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES), the Department of Agriculture (DA) has continue reading…
“Rethink” Learning Strategy. A total of 13 regional winners of the Search for Outstanding Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) chairpersons and secretariat-coordinators finally claimed their additional prize in March through an expository trip. The expository trip was part of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) reward to last year’s Outstanding MAFC chairpersons and continue reading…
Aiming to further improve the capacities of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils’ (AFCs) officers and coordinators in terms of policy-related issues, the Partnership Development Division-Capacity Development Section (PDD-CDS) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in partnership with the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and Democracy (CLCD) of the University of the Philippines’ National continue reading…
In line with optimizing the agency’s management system towards effectively delivering its mandate for the local agriculture and fishery sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a two-day workshop for the enhancement and harmonization of rating scale for Division and Individual Performance Commitment and Review (DPCR and IPCR) forms, and orientation on continue reading…
With the theme “Magsasaka’t Mangingisdang Pilipino, Saludo ang Buong Bansa sa Sipag, Tibay, at Lakas Ninyo,” which acknowledges the noteworthy qualities of the country’s agri-fishery workers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the 2019 Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month on May 6, 2019 at the DA Central Office. As part of the opening ceremony, several continue reading…
With the aim of enhancing collaboration between the government and private sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has designated anew Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairpersons as Executive Directors of DA Regional Field Offices (DA-RFOs) for the whole of May 2019. This is in line with the DA’s Memorandum Order issued last March 2017 continue reading…
In a bid to facilitate alternative livelihood opportunities to the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ Senior Citizen and Person with Disability (PCAF SC and PWD) employees, its SCs and PWDs Committee conducted a livelihood training on cacao seedling identification and propagation on April 12, 2019 in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Attended by 19 SC and continue reading…
