The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) took part on the high-level United Nations (UN) Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development on June 5 to 9, 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Along with continue reading…
After months of deliberation, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) finally released the names of newly hired and promoted employees of the agency on May 31, 2017. PCAF officially hired a total of 46 permanent employees to join its workforce. Of this 46, 30 were newly hired while 16 were promoted from the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) joined the Livestock 2017 Philippines Expo, Aquaculture Philippines, Philmeat 2017 and Feeds Expo Philippines 2017 on May 24 to 26, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. The PCAF exhibit provided an opportunity to showcase its mandate and to highlight the National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) – continue reading…
To ensure continuous development of sector-based consultations, Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Sectoral Committee representatives joined the National Sectoral and Strategic Concerns Committee-Commercial Crops Committee (NSC-SCCs- ComCrops) in a meeting on May 3, 2017. In the discussion presided by the Coffee and Cacao Industry Development Sub-Committee, the NSC-SCCs were joined by Victor Sanque of continue reading…
In observance of the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently signed a Memorandum Order dated March 27, 2017 designating Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairpersons as DA-Regional Field Office (RFO) Director for the month of May. As Farmer-Directors, the RAFC chairpersons assume the roles and tasks of DA-RFO continue reading…
“All States have customary and treaty obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment and its resources,” a reminder from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) In the Resolution 69/292 of June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to develop a new international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UNCLOS continue reading…
To come up with doable policy recommendations for the management of the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC), key industry players convened for a Roundtable Discussion (RTD) on BSC on April 24, 2017 at the PCAF Apacible Conference Room in Quezon City. The discussion aims to further strengthen the existing initiatives of the Bureau of Fisheries and continue reading…
The Meaning of Balbina. Balbina Apilas Ernesto is always proud of her colorful ancestry. She has a name that is interesting as the place and culture she grew up in. Like fulfilling a prophecy, her parents chose to call her “Balbina”, an Ibaloi word which means an elder who is ready to help. Little did continue reading…
