31-463: Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on November 5, 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies for farmers. The Institute accomplishes this mission through research and development work in our central and six branch stations, coordinating with
62-510: A director has not yet been appointed, an executing committee chaired by UPLB College of Agriculture Dean Ruben L. Villareal laid the groundwork for PhilRice's program plan and operations. In June 1987, PhilRice operations went full swing with the assumption to office of its first executive director, Dr. Santiago R. Obien. Before his appointment, Obien was president of the Mariano Marcos State University and director of
93-444: A network that comprises 57 agencies and 70 seed centers located nationwide. Edgardo Angara convened a committee to brainstorm the idea of establishing a national rice research center. The committee was composed of Domingo M. Lantican, vice chancellor for administration of UP Los Baños ; Ricardo M. Lantican, UPLB director for research; Domingo F. Panganiban, deputy minister of Agriculture and Food; Ramon Valmayor, executive director of
124-610: Is a member of the Cabinet . The current secretary is Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who assumed office on November 3, 2023. The Department of Agriculture had its spiritual beginnings when President Emilio Aguinaldo of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines established the Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing on June 23, 1898. Jose Alejandrino was appointed the first secretary. In 1901, under
155-689: Is headed by the Secretary of Agriculture , with the following undersecretaries and assistant secretaries: Under the Office of the Secretary are the following offices and services: A regional executive director is assigned to each of the 17 regions of the Philippines . On January 25, 2024, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. designated former National Food Authority official Roger Navarro as DA undersecretary for operations, as acting undersecretary for rice industry development, replacing Leocadio Sebastian. Navarro
186-535: Is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth. It has its headquarters at Elliptical Road corner Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City . The department is currently led by the secretary of agriculture , nominated by the president of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments . The secretary
217-649: The American colonial government , priority was given to the development of other agricultural products, such as rice and other basic commodities, as well as fishing , forestry , and mining . This new focus necessitated the establishment of the Insular Bureau of Agriculture . This bureau was put under the Department of the Interior through Act No. 271 of the Philippine Legislature , and
248-496: The Department of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce , and then back to being the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in December the same year. In 1947, the agriculture department was renamed again as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources by virtue of Executive Order No. 94. The Bureau of Commerce, among others, was incorporated to the newly created Department of Commerce and Industry . On September 14, 1959,
279-1023: The DA's budget — the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority , the National Food Authority , the National Irrigation Administration , and the Philippine Coconut Authority — were removed from DA control. This was part of the anti-corruption reforms which followed the pork barrel scam . The four agencies are now direct subjects of the Office of the President , where they are overseen by the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization . The department
310-609: The DA-BAR in planning, monitoring, and reviewing R&D activities. PhilRice also coordinates the National Rice R&;D Network (NRRDN), a formal and functional structure of 57 strategically located agencies, working toward a common goal of sustained self-sufficiency in rice. Two of these are designated as national research centers, six as branch stations representing the country's major rice-growing zones, 14 as regional research centers, as 35 as cooperating stations. Within
341-657: The DANR became the Department of Agriculture and Commerce . The Bureau of Commerce, which used to be under the Department of Commerce and Communication, was placed under the reorganized department. In 1942, while the Commonwealth government was in exile, the department was re-organized again, becoming the Department of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce . Upon the resumption of the commonwealth in February 1945, it became
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#1732773061797372-778: The DANR moved to its current building in Diliman, Quezon City from the Agrifina Circle (now the Teodoro Valencia Circle) in Manila. By virtue of Presidential Decree No. 461, the DANR was split in May 1974 into two departments: the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources (now the DENR ). After the shift to the parliamentary system in 1978, all departments were changed to ministries. Thus,
403-632: The Filipino farmers. Currently, it has two major programs: Rice Business Innovation System (RiceBIS) and Strategically Modernized and Robust Technologies for Competitive and Secure Rice Industry (SMARTerRice). The Research Institute also carried the seven R&D program structure from 1987 to 1998. These were Rice Varietal Improvement, Planting and Fertilizer Management, Integrated Pest Management, Rice-based Farming Systems, Rice Engineering and mechanization, Rice Chemistry and Food Science, and Social Science and Policy Research. A change to its R&D structure
434-766: The Maligaya Rice Research and Training Center (MRRTC) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, which was previously merged with PhilRice, officially became the Central Experiment Station. On September 28, 2005, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave PhilRice a US$ 800,000 grant for biotechnology research into rice with higher beta-carotene , vitamin E , iron , and protein amounts to aiding micronutrient deficiency in Third World countries like
465-590: The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Research and Development; Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, IRRI director general; and Manuel de Leon, staff director of the National Economic and Development Authority. The proposal for the establishment of PhilRice was submitted to then Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos through then Agriculture and Food Minister Salvador H. Escudero III. The Executive Order (EO1061) creating PhilRice
496-487: The Philippine Tobacco Research and Training Center. With Dr. Obien at the helm, the executing committee was dissolved and a PhilRice-UPLB Management Committee was created to select UPLB staff members to be seconded to PhilRice as program leaders. The committee's functions were gradually reduced as PhilRice was being organized. PhilRice's headquarters, originally located at UPLB Campus, could not meet
527-987: The Philippines. Dr. Rhodora R. Aldemita and the University of Freiburg which heads the Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges in Global Health Program, has matched the Gates Foundation's grant with funding into PhilRice's biotech laboratories, a radioisotope laboratory, and screenhouses for testing the modified rice. On December 4, 2006, the Philippine Rice Research Institute was certified by Technischer Überwachungsverein as an Integrated Management Systems (IMS) compliant organization covering ISO 14001 series 2004 for Environmental Management; ISO 9001 series 2008 for Quality Management; and OHSAS 18001 series 2007 for Occupational Health and Safety Assessment. In February 2013,
558-503: The Undersecretary for Administration. Also appointed were DA’s representatives to the technical working group drafting the implementing rules and regulations of The Internet Transactions Act of 2023 Director IV Honorio Flameno Ph. D. and Information Technology Officer III Xerxees Remorozo. The DA is composed of eight bureaus, namely: Formerly-attached bureaus: The following agencies, corporations and councils are attached to
589-567: The country. The board of trustees is composed of twelve members representing all sectors and stakeholders of the rice industry. The membership to the board is done through the appointments of the President of the Philippines . Currently, the board is composed of Agriculture Secretary Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also sits as the ex-officio chairperson; Senen C. Bacani, representing the agribusiness community; Dr. Gelia T. Castillo and CMU President Dr. Maria Luisa R. Soliven, both representing
620-616: The envisioned manpower and program expansion. Thus, upon the suggestion of Prof. Kenzo Hemmi, IRRI BOT chair, PhilRice sought infrastructure and technical assistance from the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Ramon V. Mitra, Carlos G. Dominguez, and Senen C. Bacani, secretaries of agriculture, strongly supported the idea. Through board resolution in March 1990,
651-855: The following: PhilRice implements a number of R&D projects funded by foreign donors, such as the following: The institute also implements the “Rolling Out Techno Gabay Rice Program for Sufficient Food on the Table. Sub-Program 3: S&T-Based Farms (STBF) on Rice Production in Selected Irrigated and Rainfed Areas” and “STBF on Increasing Yield through Utilization of Quality Rice Seeds of Recommended Varieties” in partnership with Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, local government units, and Magsasakang Siyentista. Department of Agriculture (Philippines) The Department of Agriculture (abbreviated as DA ; Filipino : Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka )
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#1732773061797682-455: The network are groups that address specific R&D areas such as the rice varietal improvement, technology promotion, rice mechanization, and SeedNet. National Research Centers Non-Government/Private Organizations National Rice R&D Networks National Research Centers Branch Stations Regional Research Centers Cooperating Stations Farmer Partners PhilRice conducts joint RD&E activities with international donor agencies such as
713-460: The office became the Ministry of Agriculture and Food until 1987, when the office's name was reverted to the Department of Agriculture by Executive Order No. 116. The same executive order mandated the DA to promote agricultural development by providing the policy framework, public investment, and support services, which are needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. Guided by
744-510: The principle that agriculture is business, the DA implemented policy and institutional reforms that freed the agriculture markets, enabling farmers to enjoy higher farmgate prices . These reforms included the dismantling of agricultural monopolies and the elimination of agricultural taxes. Reforms of the agricultural credit system, such as the phase-out of the direct lending scheme, were also initiated. In May 2014, pursuant to Executive Order No. 165, four agencies representing three-quarters of
775-555: The research institute was awarded with US$ 100,000 from the Arab Gulf Programme for Development, a non-profit development organization based in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . The institute was awarded for its program that helps farmers and agriculture professionals in providing them information in an open academy. The project also provides assistance through mobile messaging, thereby allowing the institute to reach more farmers in
806-572: The science community; Herculano C. Co Jr. of grains business sector; Winston C. Corvera of the farming sector; Thelma G. Domingo and Edicia G. Della Torre, both from the consumer sector; Jose S. Concepcion Jr. of the business community; and Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza of the academic community. Dr. Castillo has been a member of the board of trustees since it was first formed. The Philippine Rice Research Institute has numerous interdisciplinary programs which develops and promotes technologies that are ecosystem-based, location- and problem-specific, and profitable to
837-581: Was also named officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of the National Project Director, Philippine Rural Development Project and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations. Tiu Laurel Jr. appointed Arnel de Mesa as the full-time spokesman for the DA, promoted his chief of staff, John Alvin F. Balagbag, as undersecretary and lawyer Roland Tulay as OIC of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Office of
868-549: Was implemented from 1998 to 2005. Each multidisciplinary R&D program was carried by the different discipline-based divisions and each division participated in each R&D programs, as follows: Policy Research and Advocacy, Technology Promotion, Rice and Rice-based Products, Rice-Based Farming systems for Fragile Environment, Hybrid Rice, Transplanted Irrigated Lowland Rice, Direct Seeded Irrigated Lowland Rice, and Environmental Sustainability & Management. PhilRice partners with local research institutions such as DOST-PCARRD and
899-549: Was implemented on January 1, 1917. This act provided for the establishment of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) , which would take over direct executive control, direction, and supervision of the Bureaus of Agriculture, Forestry, Lands, Science, and Weather, as well as all matters concerning hunting , fisheries, sponges and other sea products, and such others as may be assigned to it by law. By virtue of another reorganization (as per Act No. 4007 ) in 1932,
930-624: Was later put under the supervision of the Department of Public Instruction in 1910. The first Filipino to head the Bureau of Agriculture was Adriano Hernández, himself a practicing farmer. The Bureau of Agriculture grew rapidly until it was abolished by the enactment of Act No. 2666, otherwise known as An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands, on November 18, 1916, and
961-406: Was signed by President Marcos on November 5, 1985. Then Pres. Corazon C. Aquino signed EO 60 on November 7, 1986, which affirmed the creation and increased membership in the board of trustees of PhilRice. Minister of Agriculture Ramon V. Mitra and UP System President Edgardo J. Angara identified and recommended the members of PhilRice Board of Trustees (BOT) for appointment by President Aquino. While