On February 25-27, 2025, a PGS Group based in Benguet was subjected to an office-based assessment and witness audit by DA-BAFS to verify the compliance of the group with the accreditation requirements. Once accredited as an organic certifying body, the group will be authorized to provide organic certification services to its farmer-members.The technical personnel of the DA Regional Field Office and DA Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center of the Cordillera Administrative Region provided support and assistance that made the assessment possible. #OAassessment#OrganicAgrilcuture#PGSforOA#BAFSonthemove#DABAFS Assessment of PGS Group for Accreditation as Organic Certifying Body February 28, 2025 Inspection of Core PGS Framers-Memebers February 28, 2025 The DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team, together with the DA-RFO VII and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Bohol February 28, 2025 The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region CAR Regulatory Division monitored certified core PGS group farmer-members in Benguet February 27, 2025 Pre-inspection activity of DA-BAFS together with the DA-RFO III Organic Agriculture Program in the province of Pampanga February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Technical Services Division (TSD) Standards Policy Recommendation (SPR) Section held an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) meeting at the DA-BAFS Conference Room February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region VIII Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in Calbayog City, Samar February 27, 2025 From Seed to Celebration: DA-BAFS and Our Farmers This Valentine’s Day February 14, 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region MIMAROPA Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in Occidental Mindoro from February 18 to 20, 2025. The inspection was conducted to verify their compliance with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic agriculture. Representatives from the Regional Organic Agriculture Program, Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center MIMAROPA, Municipal Agriculture Office of San Jose and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Occidental Mindoro assisted in the activity. #OAassessment #Organic Agriculture  #PGSforOA #BAFSonthemove #DABAFS Inspection of Core PGS Framers-Memebers February 28, 2025 The DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team, together with the DA-RFO VII and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Bohol February 28, 2025 The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region CAR Regulatory Division monitored certified core PGS group farmer-members in Benguet February 27, 2025 Pre-inspection activity of DA-BAFS together with the DA-RFO III Organic Agriculture Program in the province of Pampanga February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Technical Services Division (TSD) Standards Policy Recommendation (SPR) Section held an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) meeting at the DA-BAFS Conference Room February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region VIII Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in Calbayog City, Samar February 27, 2025 From Seed to Celebration: DA-BAFS and Our Farmers This Valentine’s Day February 14, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division Accreditation Section conducted an assessment of a PGS group in Davao City February 14, 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team, together with the DA-RFO VII and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Bohol, conducted supervised certification for the PGS group in Bohol from February 11 to 14, 2025.The activity aimed to provide technical assistance to the accredited PGS group, ensuring that their organic certification process is conducted in full compliance with the group’s Manual of Operations (MOO).A critical component of this activity is the supervised peer review, which is intended to guide peer reviewers in verifying the compliance of applicant farmer members with the PGS group’s Internal Standards (IS).#OAtechnicalassistance#BAFS#BAFSonthemove#PGSforOA  The DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team, together with the DA-RFO VII and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Bohol February 28, 2025 The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region CAR Regulatory Division monitored certified core PGS group farmer-members in Benguet February 28, 2025 Pre-inspection activity of DA-BAFS together with the DA-RFO III Organic Agriculture Program in the province of Pampanga February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Technical Services Division (TSD) Standards Policy Recommendation (SPR) Section held an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) meeting at the DA-BAFS Conference Room February 27, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region VIII Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in Calbayog City, Samar February 27, 2025 From Seed to Celebration: DA-BAFS and Our Farmers This Valentine’s Day February 14, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division Accreditation Section conducted an assessment of a PGS group in Davao City February 14, 2025 DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division Accreditation Section conducted an assessment of a PGS group in Sagada. February 14, 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7