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Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

BATANGAS | March 3, 2022 – Dr. Myer Mula, Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer, visited major warehouses namely, Atlas Fertilizer Corporation and Ferex Agrochem Development Corporation in Batangas last March 1, 2022 to check on the availability of fertilizers for the Regions. Atlas Fertilizer Corporation has a storage capacity of 10,000 bags while Ferex Agrochem Development continue reading : FPA conducts on-site consultation with the stakeholders

QUEZON CITY, February 23, 2022 – In coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) capacitates its supervisory officers for improved management of subordinates in a virtual orientation on performance monitoring and coaching held on February 17 to 18, 2022.   The workshop is part of the Learning and Development Program continue reading : FPA supervisors train on performance monitoring and coaching

QUEZON CITY, March 1, 2022 – The Operations Manual of the Fertilizer Pesticide Authority has finally been published today. It was submitted to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar and Undersecretary Roldan G. Gorgonio for Administration and Finance on February 28 in compliance with their directives.   The Operations Manual (OM) sets forth the continue reading : FPA Operations Manual published

QUEZON CITY, February 21, 2022. The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) is mandated to register fertilizer products under Section 9 of Presidential Decree No. 1144 specific to fertilizers, which states that “No fertilizer, or other agricultural chemical shall be exported, imported, manufactured, formulated, stored distributed, sold or offered for sale, transported, delivered for transportation or used unless it continue reading : Department Circular No.1, Series of 2022 approved by Sec. Dar

CAGAYAN DE ORO, February 22, 2022 – The FPA Provincial Officer for Misamis Oriental, Romnick Boctot, verified 6,000 MT of urea (46-0-0) imports which arrived at Cagayan de Oro Port today. The Quality Grains and Feeds Corp., a FPA-registered fertilizer handler, imported it from Vietnam.   Led by Supervising Agriculturist Sonia Calleja, The RFU X monitored continue reading : FPA RFU X checks fertilizer imports in Cagayan de Oro

QUEZON CITY, February 24, 2022 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) through the Fertilizer Regulations Division (FRD) called to increase fertilizer nutrient content for product registration and announced new policies to improve national and regional regulatory service processes.   In pursuit of continuous fertilizer product quality standard improvements, with the continue reading : FPA-FRD ups fertilizer nutrient content standard, and pushes registration efficiency

KIDAPAWAN CITY, February 24, 2022. Deputy Executive Director for Pesticide Eric C. Divinagracia encouraged participants of the ASD Training here to always conduct their business with integrity, compassion, and the farmers’ plight in mind.   “As pesticide handlers, we are part of the agriculture ecosystem, and as such we should always bear in mind that continue reading : DED Divinagracia speaks during the ASD training in Kidapawan City

QUEZON CITY, January 31, 2022 – Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit the Philippines on December 16, 2021, leaving agricultural damage and losses at Php 13.3 billion and affecting more than 500,000 farmers and fishers in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands in Mindanao, five provinces in the Visayas, and the island of Palawan in Luzon.   Nine continue reading : Post Odette, FPA reports Php 12.9M damage on fertilizers

QUEZON CITY, February 02, 2021 – Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority’s (FPA) Director Wilfredo Roldan assures farmers’ subsidy and collaboration with other fertilizer-producing countries are continuing to aid farmers in the recent price hike, through stabilizing supply. In the 33rd Meeting of the Task Group on Food Security with the Department of Agriculture (DA) on February 2, 2022, Director continue reading : Fertilizer subsidy and securing supply assured by DA-FPA

QUEZON CITY, February 2, 2022  – The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Executive Director Wilfredo Roldan explains the basis for global fertilizer price shoot-up and the Agency’s actions in addressing current market conditions in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) 165th Virtual Presser IATF Task Group on Food Security on January 31, 2022. With the Spokesperson and Assistant continue reading : FPA Chief clarifies fertilizer price issues, lays out DA-FPA’s counter-measures