The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office in Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-RFO-CAR), in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), hosted the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas Media Forum on June 18, 2024, in Baguio City. The forum is a part of the synchronized nationwide dialogues continue reading…
PCAF, DA Heads kick off 2024 NAFMech Summit with a preliminary meeting
In the last 10 years, the Philippine Government has continuously intensified its efforts to enhance agricultural productivity and efficiency through mechanization. This is evident in the passing of key legislations such as: 1) Republic Act (RA) No. 10601, otherwise known as the Agricultural Mechanization (AFMech) Law; 2) RA No. 11203, otherwise known as the Rice continue reading…
PCAF facilitates public consultation on pre-border inspection of agri imports
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a public consultation on the draft Department of Agriculture (DA) Circulars related to the pre-border inspection of agricultural imports on March 18, 2024. This is following the directive of DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. to embark on collaborative efforts in reviewing the three DA Circulars, continue reading…
CPES evaluators welcome newly elected DACEA officers, discuss agri-infrastructure for evaluation
The Department of Agriculture Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Evaluators Association, Inc. (DACEA) welcomed its newly elected officers, during the first quarter meeting of the DA-CPES Evaluators on February 21, 2024 at the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Office in Quezon City. PCAF OIC-Executive Director Julieta Opulencia led the oath-taking ceremony and expressed continue reading…
PCAF holds CPES Seminar Workshop cum Practicum
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry-Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (DTI-CIAP) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) III, conducted the Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Seminar Workshop cum Practicum on September 11-15, 2023 in Angeles City, Pampanga. The activity, which is continue reading…
AFC PMT monitors DA-funded programs, projects in Eastern Visayas
Six groups of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Chairpersons and representatives from the Eastern Visayas Region joined the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in a participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) activity on September 25 to 29, 2023. The PMT teams visited more than 90 Department of Agriculture- (DA) funded projects and programs continue reading…
Gov’t agencies, PCAF Nat’l Sectoral Committees review commodity industry roadmaps
Together with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries and other Department of Agriculture (DA) attached agencies and bureaus, the National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) on Corn and Poultry and Livestock reviewed the implementation status of their respective commodity industry roadmaps on August 30 to 31, 2023. On the review of the Philippine Yellow Corn Roadmap, continue reading…
PCAF leads review, upgrading of mechanisms to eliminate ‘fly-by-night suppliers’, noncompliant constructors
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…