A joint inspection conducted by the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) and the DA – Regional Field Office III, with support from regional and local agricultural offices, was held on May 13–15, 2025 to verify the compliance of five core farmer-members with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic continue reading : Inspection of Core PGS Farmer-Members

The DA-BAFS conducted a Capability Building Workshop for the Accredited Participatory Guarantee System – Organic Certifying Bodies (PGS-OCB) for Cluster 1 in Province of Pampanga on May 6 to 9, 2025. The activity was participated by representatives from DA-RFO CAR, II, and III ATI-RTC CAR, II, and III PGS-OCB of CAR, Region II and III.The continue reading : Capability Building Workshop for the Accredited Participatory Guarantee System – Organic Certifying Bodies (PGS-OCB) for Cluster 1

The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region VII Regulatory Division monitored the certified core PGS group farmer-members of a core PGS group in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on May 20-22, 2025. The activity verified the continued compliance of the core PGS group farmer-members with the Philippine National Standard continue reading : Monitoring of Organic Farmer-Practioner Assosciation of Bayawan (OFPRAB) PGS Group.

The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) conducted an accreditation assessment in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, focusing on a core Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Group. The evaluation aimed to verify their compliance with the requirements to become an accredited Organic Certifying Body (OCB) on May 20–23, 2025.The DA-BAFS team performed continue reading : Assessment of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Group