Activities to support a social environment that is “participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials.”
DA-PhilRice Isabela stands up against violence! November 28, 2023 - Kicking off the Violence Against Women and their Children Campaign with a mission to cultivate change and promote a culture of respect and equality, the station wore orange during its flag ceremony to signal the start of the 18-day campaign. The campaign is observed annually from November 25 to December 12 as mandated by Proclamation […]
PhilRice Isabela – GAD Update! October 28, 2023 - DA-PhilRice Isabela, in partnership with DA-Cagayan Valley Research Center (CVRC) and the Local Government Unit of Dupax Del Sur, observed International Day for Rural Women yesterday with women and men farmers of Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya. The municipality will host the next RiceBIS community with Saint Vincent Multipurpose Cooperative as the partner farmers organization. […]
Women commission recognizes PhilRice’s GAD mainstreaming initiatives June 30, 2023 - The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) awarded PhilRice the GADtimpala Silver for Outstanding Gender-Responsive Agency and the GADtimpala Bronze for the Exemplary GAD Focal Point System (GADtimpala AlaGAD) due to its commendable efforts in mainstreaming gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion. The GADtimpala selection committee, comprising representatives from national government agencies, acknowledged the Institute’s achievements […]
Gender blind? Not anymore! April 11, 2023 - DA-PhilRice Agusan staff were in full force in honoring women during the training on the functions of the GAD Focal Point System in the Gazebo Pools and Restaurant in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, on April 4, 2023. The knowledge-filled activity was aligned with this year’s National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) theme, “WE for Gender […]
PhilRice Midsayap culminates Women’s Month Celebration March 31, 2023 - To end the celebration of Women’s Month, PhilRice Midsayap staffers participated in activities that tackled how the station can continually genderize its activities. Last Wednesday, the R&D Unit conducted its first quarter meeting, where GAD issues and analysis were emphasized. According to PhilRice Midsayap GAD Focal Person Mr. Peter Lyod P. Sabes, researchers should be […]
PhilRice Isabela – We are all champions March 31, 2023 - “We are all champions.” Station Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Person, Dr. Ofelia Malonzo, emphasized this at the awarding of the Women Champions Contest. “All women associated with PhilRice are champions in their respective fields,” she further added.
PhilRice Isabela – National Women’s Month (NWM) March 31, 2023 - “National Women’s Month (NWM) is a celebration of equality.” These were the words of Joy Bartolome Duldulao, OIC-Branch Director during the culminating activity of the NWM celebration
In GAD, learning never exhausts the mind March 30, 2023 - DA-Philrice Agusan’s newly hired staff learned how social norms and power structures impact the lives and opportunities available to different groups of men and women during the Gender and Development (GAD) Orientation. The activity was held on March 20, 2023, in Training Hall, PhilRice Agusan, RTRomualdez, Agusan del Norte, as part of the Women’s Month […]
Yes we can! Juan or Juana we can! March 22, 2023 - To empower women in rural communities and promote gender equality and inclusive society, a lecture on gender sensitivity in the RiceBIS Community in Rayuray, City of Batac was conducted today. Ms. Nataliza L. Llapitan of the Mariano Marcos State University, a Certified Region 1 GAD Resource Pool RGRP and Gender Mainstreaming and Monitoring System (GMMS) […]
RCEF Program handa nang magserbisyo sa mga ka-Palay sa Zamboanga City! March 22, 2023 - Inaasahan ni Carmensita Sanchez, city agriculturist ng Zamboanga City na sa tulong ng mga libreng certified inbred seeds at mga babasahin na ipamamahagi ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Programs sa darating na taniman ay mas tataas na ang ani at kita ng mga ka-Palay natin sa Zamboanga. Kwento nito, ito ang unang season na […]
PhilRice Negros – Featuring Women in Agriculture March 2, 2023 - Featuring Women in Agriculture | RECELYN M. DORMIDO The MBA Forest Technical School Inc., formerly known as RMD Agri-Tourism Industries & Training Center, Inc. n Bago City, Negros Occidental, has trained and graduated 825 farmers since the establishment of their farm school in 2020
PhilRice Midsayap celebrates National Women’s Month 2023 March 1, 2023 - It’s a #PurpleWednesday at PhilRice Midsayap as it joins the nationwide and month-long celebration of Women’s Month with the theme: “WE for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society”. The station GADi team initiated a serenade session for all the ladies in the station, and champorado was also served for a healthier and more meaningful celebration. Mabuhay […]
PhilRice Isabela – GAD Update! February 26, 2023 - Roles of men and women farmers in F1 cultivation were determined and gathered through a participatory activity in La Paz, Abra facilitated by Dr. Ofelia Malonzo, GAD focal and R&D coordinator of the station on February 22, 2023. This gender mainstreaming initiative is part of the DA-PhilRice Isabela’s Gender and Development plan which ensures that […]
New Strat Plan prioritizes GAD February 3, 2023 - Anchored on the Institute’s mandate, DA-PhilRice continues to ensure that gender and development (GAD) is integrated in its new strategic plan to be implemented from 2023 to 2028. Projects under the new programs are evaluated through a checklist determining whether these are gender-sensitive and responsive. Implementers also ensure that harmonized GAD guidelines, which provide a […]
DA-PhilRice nutritionist conferred Scientist 1 rank May 27, 2022 - Dr. Riza G. Abilgos-Ramos, nutritionist and supervising science research specialist at the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), was conferred the Scientist I rank by the Scientific Career Council of the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Science and Technology, April 22. Dr. Abilgos-Ramos, through her research works, has developed complementary food and […]
COA lauds DA-PhilRice GAD April 28, 2022 - 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 […]
Rice workers on training to help close gender gap April 13, 2022 - In pursuit of a more gender-inclusive rice industry, research and development workers of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) are undergoing a Gender Analysis Training (GAT). The training, which runs from March until May, was designed to help staff analyze and understand how women and men and their social relations are affected and […]
DA-PhilRice organizes farmers to engage in agripreneurship June 3, 2021 - Following success in establishing a farmers’ cooperative in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) based here is expanding its assistance on business entrepreneurship to two municipalities. Anileen Pajarillo, station lead of Rice Business Innovation System (RiceBIS) program, said that about 200 farmers in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental and Canalon City, […]
More rice farmers use drumseeder in Cotabato April 29, 2021 - Few months after a techno demo, adoption of two-wheeled lightweight machine for direct seeding known as plastic drumseeder had increased to 200% in Libungan, Cotabato. From seven rice farmers who participated in a 2020 wet season techno demo, 21 farmers have established their crops using plastic drumseeder this 2021 dry season. The machine was developed […]
Gen Z youth builds agri school April 27, 2021 - Jehanel V. Soriano, 24, has set her heart out in agriculture. She is an agricultural enterprise entrepreneur, farmer, and farm school owner. Born and raised in llagan, City, Jehanel started as an enumerator in her alma mater, the Central Luzon State University in Nueva Ecija for five years, and as a market inspector of DA-Cagayan […]
