The Commission on Audit (COA) commended DA-PhilRice for its 39% appropriation to Gender and Development (GAD) for fiscal year 2021, which was far over the 5% budget requirement as mandated by law. In its audit observation report, COA saluted the Institute “for supporting the objective of GAD” and further recommended that the Executive Director through the GAD focal person continually adhere to the related laws, rules, and regulations concerning GAD […]

Bicol station showcased six new high-yielding rice varieties — NSIC Rc 436, Rc 438, Rc 460, Rc 480, Rc 204H, and Rc 446H— using cost-reducing drone seeding technology during the 14th National Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) Grand Field Day 2022 Dry Season in San Ramon, Bula, Camarines Sur on April 18-22.   Rice production technologies, knowledge products, ICT-based tools, and healthier rice such as brown rice, red rice, and black glutinous […]

Popular and newly released inbred and hybrid rice varieties recommended for Regions IV-A and IV-B were showcased during the technology demonstration on March 11 and 14 in Los Baños and Bay, Laguna. Eighty-six farmers from the Pinagisang Damdamin ng mga Magsasaka ng Mabacan River Irrigators Association (PIDaMaRIS), Samahan ng Magsasaka sa Maahas (SAMA-SAMA), and Samahan ng mga Magpapalay ng Bayog attended the Lakbay Palay or field walks along with municipal […]

Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, lauded DA-PhilRice for accomplishing its target in delivering high-quality inbred rice seeds, conducting extension work, and innovating its approaches under the RCEF Seed and Extension Programs despite the pandemic. As of August 31, 2021, DA-PhilRice, in coordination with LGU Agricultural Offices, have distributed more than 7M bags of free certified seeds to almost 1.2M farmers since the […]

The Revitalized Gulayan sa Barangay Project 2 in Nueva Ecija is now in progress following the success of its Phase 1 at Lupao municipality. The project covers three  major components: crop diversification, community food hubs establishment, and East-West Seed-PhilRice rice-veggie techno-demo on Gulayan sa Palayan. The project’s implementing guidelines are covered by a Memorandum of Understanding signed by DA-PhilRice, East-West Seed Company, Inc., Municipality of Lupao, and Lupao Vegetable Growers […]

The mantra “teamwork makes great field work” works for 27 male field farmers at our Agronomy, Soils, and Plant Physiology Division (ASPPD) who take charge of all farm operations of the 8 core and externally funded projects of the division. Each laborer maintains his own field experiment, but they also team up when necessary as the nature of the task like transplanting demands. Their activities include bund construction, installation of […]

DA-PhilRice has launched the Wok Tok PalayCheck System Challenge to make all staff understand and live up to its technologies integrated into the system. Staff from CES and seven branches participating in the challenge will have to Wok Tok or “walk the talk” in this game-changer campaign. Executive Director John C. de Leon explained, “this challenge is expected to be seamless and will not be treated as a new activity. […]

Pangasinan Vice Governor Ronald DG Lambino expressed commitment with DA-PhilRice and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in crafting science-based policy for their farmer-constituents. On August  11, specific issues affecting local productivity such as the use of quality seeds and integrated crop management were identified as the springboard for discussion for the local policy-makers to enable them to craft need-based policies for farmers. This will be done through a science and […]

More farmers in the regions are fast developing their entrepreneurial mentality as they become more adept in agribusiness, building partnerships, and supporting the DA-PhilRice RiceBIS program.  RiceBIS aims to improve the competitiveness of rice and rice-based farming communities in provinces by addressing farmers’ need for resilient, cost-effective and sustainable production, processing and marketing at affordable price. In Masbate, 150 farmers from Milagros and Mandaon municipalities trained in Agroenterprise Development from […]

GLENDALINE L. KALAW Executive Assistant III, Office of the Executive Director Prior to her current post, she co-authored publications on Rice Integrated Crop Management in the Philippines, and was a part of the inception team of the Rice Check System, now known as the PalayCheck System. She embarked on her career as a financial analyst, statistical associate, and technical support to research management after earning her degree in Agribusiness Management […]