NSSCCs and AFCs pay tribute to Outgoing Agri Sec. Piñol

Members of the National Sectoral and Strategic Concerns Committees (NSSCCs) and newly-elected Chairpersons of the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) acknowledged the significant contributions of outgoing Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on August 13, 2019 in Quezon City. Through the ºÚÁÏÍø, a special meeting was held after the turnover continue reading…

Catanduanes AFC officers attend Workshop for Policymaking and Engagement Competency

With the objective of enhancing the capacities of Agricultural and Fishery Councils’(AFCs) coordinators and officers of Catanduanes Province in the areas of procedural concerns, advocacy to broaden stakeholder engagement in consultative and feedback mechanism and other policy-related issues towards crafting of sound policies for the agri-fishery sector, the ºÚÁÏÍø continue reading…

DA introduces Inaugural Batch of CPES Evaluators

In compliance with the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act that requires all procuring entities implementing government infrastructure projects to evaluate the performance of their contractors using the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-approved Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES), the Department of Agriculture (DA) has continue reading…

“Rethink” Learning Strategy

“Rethink” Learning Strategy. A total of 13 regional winners of the Search for Outstanding Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) chairpersons and secretariat-coordinators finally claimed their additional prize in March through an expository trip. The expository trip was part of the ºÚÁÏ꿉۪ (PCAF) reward to last year’s Outstanding MAFC chairpersons and continue reading…

PDD-CDS holds Policymaking and Engagement Competency Workshop for AFCs

Aiming to further improve the capacities of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils’ (AFCs) officers and coordinators in terms of policy-related issues, the Partnership Development Division-Capacity Development Section (PDD-CDS) of the ºÚÁÏÍø in partnership with the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and Democracy (CLCD) of the University of the Philippines’ National continue reading…