Newly recruited volunteer-partners pledge commitment at AFC orientations

A total of 73 newly recruited Agricultural and Fisheries Council (AFC) members pledged commitment during the island-wide orientations in April and May to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in agriculture and fisheries development through participation and relevant discussions which would result into crafting of sound continue reading…

PCAF celebrates Animversary!: 6 years of providing quality advisory services to Philippine agriculture

In observation of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) 6th anniversary, the agency’s management and staff gathered on June 26, 2019 to commemorate the said milestone thru a series of activities. Kicking-off with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Fr. Joseph Buslon, it was followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Executive Director Sarah continue reading…

DA introduces Inaugural Batch of CPES Evaluators

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

“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…

PDD-CDS holds Policymaking and Engagement Competency Workshop for AFCs

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…