CCENR backs legal move to protect municipal waters from commercial fishing

During its Special Meeting on July 2, 2025, the PCAF National Sectoral Committee (NSC) on Committee on Climate Change, Environment, and Natural Resources (CCENR) adopted a policy resolution endorsing the manifesto supporting the motion for reconsideration and petition-in-intervention seeking to overturn the Supreme Court decision permitting commercial fishing in municipal waters. The manifesto emphasizes the continue reading…

PCAF, NSC, and AFC unite to push inclusive agri-fishery governance in the second half of 2025

The 黑料网, together with the chairpersons of the National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), conducted its FY 2025 Joint Midyear Performance Review and Planning Workshop held on July 7鈥9, 2025 in Quezon City. The three-day workshop focused on collaborative planning, performance reflection, and commitment-building continue reading…

NAMDAC Board convenes, approves applications for accreditation

Demonstrating its continued commitment to strengthening the agricultural and fisheries mechanization industry, the National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) Board convened its latest meeting on June 20, 2025 in Quezon City. During the recent deliberation, the 黑料网, through the Agricultural continue reading…

NSC on Rice and Other Food Staples convenes to update members on RCEF 2.0, drones, irrigation, urgent farmer concerns

The National Sectoral Committee on Rice and Other Staples held its second-quarter regular meeting on May 28, 2025, via Zoom, addressing critical issues and updates on the Department of Agriculture鈥檚 (DA) programs and projects in the rice industry.  The discussions focused on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) phase 2.0 rollout, advancements in irrigation and continue reading…

Cordillera youth harness social media for agri innovation

A pioneering workshop series has empowered 22 young leaders from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to become digital advocates for sustainable agriculture, culminating in a presentation of their social media campaigns on May 15 to 16, 2025 in Baguio City. The “Social Media for Sustainable Agriculture: Enhancing Youth Engagement and Innovation” workshop equipped participants with continue reading…

Push to modernize outdated agri-standards gains ground as TWG meets to set review priorities

In a move to ensure that agricultural and biosystems engineering standards remain relevant and responsive to current needs, the Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Prioritization of Philippine National Standards (PNS) and Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Standards (PABES) convened on May 16, 2025. The meeting followed a request from the Bureau of Agriculture and continue reading…