Building monitoring capacities: AFC members trained on participatory M&E under the Sagip Saka framework

The 黑料网, through its Partnership Development Division 鈥� Capacity Development Section (PDD-CDS), has launched a series of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Trainings designed to build the capacity of Consultative Body (CB) members in effectively tracking and assessing agriculture and fisheries programs nationwide. The inaugural batch of the PM&E continue reading…

NSC-PL adopts resolutions boosting livestock and poultry protection, rabies control, and veterinary services

For its 2nd quarter regular meeting on May 20, 2026, the National Sectoral Committee on Poultry and Livestock (NSC-PL) adopted key resolutions to protect the local livestock and poultry industry, strengthen animal disease control, expand veterinary services, and increase support for rabies prevention. Presided over by NSC-PL Chairperson Arnulfo Frontuna, the meeting gathered over 65 continue reading…

Apipa Cabaro: The woman who grows communities

The morning air in Barangay Rogongon carries the scent of earth and medicinal herbs. Here, among the upland fields and the quiet rhythms of Indigenous life, a group of women tend to their gardens 鈥� not just as farmers, but as entrepreneurs, as providers, as people who finally have a stake in their own futures. continue reading…

Jaime Balansag: Roots in the soil, eyes on the horizon

Amid Misamis Oriental鈥檚 agricultural communities stands a leader whose dedication to farming and rural empowerment has transformed countless lives. Jaime Balansag, Chairperson of the Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) in Misamis Oriental and Chairperson of the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMECH) Sectoral Committee, continues to play a vital role in advancing agriculture and strengthening continue reading…

DA issues guidelines on agri-fisheries mechanization standards assessment

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved Memorandum Circular No. 4, Series of 2026, establishing guidelines for assessing and prioritizing Philippine National Standards (PNS) proposals for agricultural and fisheries mechanization. Signed on February 2, 2026, by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., the Guidelines on the Assessment Process and Prioritization Criteria of Philippine National continue reading…

NAF Council Meeting tackles tariffs, farmer incomes, policy gaps

Key challenges confronting the agriculture and fisheries (A&F) sectors, including farmers incomes, tariff policies, budget effectiveness, and data integrity, were extensively discussed during the National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council Meeting held on February 9, 2026 in Sequoia Hotel, Quezon City. Private sector representatives, composed of the National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and Regional Agricultural and continue reading…