
15 March 2023 - The National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops- Fiber Crops held its first Quarter Meeting through a hybrid setup.
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), represented by Ms. Luz Brenda P. Balibrea, Division Chief of the Trade Information and Relations Division (TIRD), and Mr. Ruben Rico, Division Chief of the Farmer’s Welfare and Institute Development Division (FWIDD), attended the 1st Quarter Meeting of the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on High Value Crops- Fiber Crops last 15 March 2023. The meeting was held via hybrid mode- at the Department of Agriculture (DA) Compound for in-person attendees, and through the zoom platform for virtual participants.

22 February 2023 - Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban of the Department of Agriculture delivers the welcome remarks on the Training on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Department of Agriculture Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (DA-FSRAs) under the B-SAFE Project.
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) joined the “Training on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Department of Agriculture Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (DA-FSRAs)” organized by Winrock International thru the Building Safe Agricultural Food Enterprises (B-SAFE) Project, which aims to capacitate the DA-FSRAs on the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA).

Strengthened Collaboration. The first step for a strengthened cooperation among the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), focusing on the directions and strategies discussed for the development of the country’s coconut industry.
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Bernie F. Cruz, together with the Deputy Administrator for Operations Branch, DA Roel Rosales, and concerned officers and staff of the Authority, met with the members of the Foreign Agriculture Service Corps (FASC) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in a roundtable consultation meeting last 06 March 2023 to discuss the current status and market opportunities of the Philippine coconut industry in the international market.

Atty. Lucius Jun-Jun G. Malsi, Deputy Administrator for Administrative and Finance Branch, welcomes the Japanese students to orientation at PCA, as part of their study tour (Photo courtesy of the National Youth Commission)
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), in support of the National Youth Commission (NYC), welcomed a group of Japanese students and hosted an orientation on the Philippine coconut industry last 01 March 2023.