Ten years ago, Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council (MAFC) Chairperson Nelson Mangako left Batangas and moved to Oriental Mindoro with a clear goal—to become an agripreneur. Little did he know that his passion for farming would lead him to become a champion for fellow farmers in the region. Upon settling in Socorro, continue reading…
MIMAROPA is one of the regions in the Philippines that possesses a trove of natural beauty, cultural richness, and flaunts a stretch of emerald islands and islets, hence the name “Treasure Trove of Southern Luzon”. Aside from its picturesque archipelago, the region also prides itself on its more than three million extraordinary women and men continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) spearheaded the conduct of the Department of Agriculture-Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (DA-CPES) on two agricultural infrastructure projects funded by the National Rice Program in MIMAROPA on October 7-11, 2024. These projects involve the construction of the Batasan Diversion Dam in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, and the continue reading…
Quezon City, Philippines – In a significant development for the Philippine agriculture and fisheries sector, the Philippine Council of Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) convened on October 13, 2023, to discuss agricultural policy resolutions arising from the Luzon Cluster’s AFC Congress earlier this year. In June continue reading…
More than 90 Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) from Luzon proposed to strengthen private sector engagement in policy formulation, monitoring of programs, activities and projects (PAP), and fund utilization during the 2022 Luzon Participatory Performance Review and Planning Workshop on November 9 to 11, 2022 in Angeles, Pampanga. Several proposals were suggested during the three-day continue reading…
More than 150 delegates joined the Luzon-wide Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress held in General Trias, Cavite, on September 5 to 7, 2022. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office CALABARZON, gathered the regional and provincial AFC Chairpersons, RAFC Executive Officers, Coordinators, and continue reading…
With the rising losses in agriculture and fisheries production due to climate change and the African Swine Fever (ASF), the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) held the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Luzon B Congress on August 18, 2021. Luzon B is composed of CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), MIMAROPA (Occidental continue reading…
Over 60 Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) members from Eastern Visayas and MIMAROPA (Mindoro [Oriental and Occidental], Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) increased their understanding on policymaking and engagement through trainings in July and August. The training was initiated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in partnership with University of the Philippines’ (UP) continue reading…
