Staff and personnel of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Central Office (CO) and Regional Fish Ports (RFP) strengthened their client relations through Basic Customer Service Skills Training conducted by the PFDA Administrative Services Department – Human Resource Division (ASD-HRD) in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on June 20 to 21, 2023 via teleconference.
CSC Field Office – DPWH Director Ms. Mira Michelle A. Brazil served as the resource person during the two-day training. In her presentation, Ms. Brazil helped the participants realize the importance of a customer-oriented service culture.
In addition, Ms. Brazil encouraged them to always feel enthusiastic about applying their acquired skills in handling customers and commit themselves to developing a customer-oriented service culture in the organization.
Some 32 staff and personnel from the PFDA CO and RFPs actively participated during the training course.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with report and photos from Mary Anne Kristine R. Ramos – ASD-HRD)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) joins in the celebration of the 125th Founding Anniversary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) with the theme, “Kagawaran ng Agrikultura: 125 Taong Naglilingkod Tungo sa Masaganang Agrikultura at Maunlad na Ekonomiya”, on June 20, 2023, at the DA Gymnasium.
Despite a raging thunderstorm outside the venue, President and concurrent Agriculture Secretary Hon. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the milestone celebration highlighting the DA’s contributions to the continuous development of the agri-fishery sector and in giving support to the farmers and fisherfolk amid the challenges in addressing food and nutrition security.
In his keynote message, the President recognized the officials and employees of the DA and all the attached bureaus and agencies for their lifelong dedication to serving and shaping society into what it is today. President Marcos encouraged everyone to work together to achieve the goals set for the DA in the next few years.
“With your help, we harnessed the transformative potential of the agricultural sector in ensuring food sustainability, generating employment opportunities, and mitigating poverty. Agriculture is and will always be an important contributor to our national economy. In the first quarter of 2023, the sector grew by 2.2%, contributing 9.1% to our gross domestic product,” President Marcos said.
In addition, the President said that the DA will continue to devise interventions to advance our agri-fishery practices, improve the competitiveness of our agri-fishery products, and further boost the income of our farmers and fisherfolk.
“As one Department, let us continue to champion the well-being of our farmers, fisherfolk, and rural communities. Let us promote agricultural productivity and resilience while maintaining environmental stability, and nurture inclusivity and pride in the noble work of feeding our people. We must realize how important the agri sector is to the Philippines, not only to our economy but to every single Filipino,” the President added.
PFDA Acting General Manager Atty. Glen A. Pangapalan and Assistant General Manager Ms. Iris R. de Vera attended the 125th founding year of the Department.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with photos from the Department of Agriculture - Philippines Facebook Page)
PFDA MONTHLY BRIEFER - May 2023: PFDA ports unload 42.1K MT of fish ahead of the rainy season in May
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Regional Fish Ports (RFP) unloaded 42,814.9 metric tons (MT) of fish and other fishery products ahead of the early onset of the rainy season in May 2023.
Following the recent passage of Typhoon Betty and widespread rain brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat), all PFDA ports delivered a sufficient supply of fishery products to their respective clients.
Records showed that the PFDA – Bulan Fish Port Complex (PFDA-BFPC) recorded the highest percentage increase in monthly fish unloading after delivering 1,334 MT of fish (17.14% increase).
Meanwhile, the PFDA – General Santos Fish Port Complex (PFDA-GSFPC) bounced back from last month’s slight dip with 15,788.37 MT (6.75% increase) of fishery products distributed to its clients and stakeholders.
Subsequently, the PFDA – Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) and the PFDA – Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC) maintained increasing unloading records for several months. The Mindanao ports recorded 965.65 MT (5.24% increase) and 441.404 MT (4.07% increase), respectively.
In addition, fish monthly unloading in the PFDA – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) unloaded 2,207.66 MT (13.89% increase), its highest volume record in 2023.
On the other hand, the PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC) experienced a transition period from peak season to regular fishing season towards the end of May. As a result, the Navotas port experienced a minor setback in monthly unloading with 19,644.03 MT of fish.
Also, the PFDA – Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA-LFPC) delivered 2,246.85 MT of fish.
Moreover, the PFDA – Sual Fish Port Complex returned to fishing and recorded 186.935 MT of fish.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Top Management led by Acting General Manager (GM) Atty. Glen A. Pangapalan inspected the ongoing rehabilitation project at the PFDA – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) on June 14, 2023.
During the inspection, the visiting team was joined by Iloilo City District Representative Hon. Julienne "Jam-Jam" Baronda. They assessed the current state of improvement and development in the port.
As of May 2023, the ongoing rehabilitation in the PFDA-IFPC has already reached an 84.56% completion rate.
The PFDA Top Management also met with Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas to discuss potential projects for the development of the port. They also discussed various programs of the city for the improvement of the fisheries sector.
GM Pangapalan expressed his gratitude to the Iloilo City Government for their continued support of the PFDA-IFPC.
PFDA Assistant General Manager Ms. Iris R. De Vera, Atty. Fatima Dennise Briones-Mejica, PFDA-IFPC Officer-in-Charge Ms. Jovy M. Garrido, and other staff and personnel from the port were present during the visit.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with reports and photos from Rea Gizelle M. Sim – PFDA-IFPC)
In a bid to raise the protection and safety of minors entering the port’s vicinity, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) met with representatives from the Iloilo City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) and Barangay Officials on June 6, 2023, at the PFDA-IFPC Conference Hall.
The PFDA-IFPC management invited the CSWDO and captains of nearby barangays to discuss and review the port’s policy on properly handling and managing minors entering the port premises.
The port has set various guidelines and protocols prohibiting the entry of minors inside the port for their safety and protection, especially during port operations and ongoing renovations of port facilities.
During the meeting, the CSWDO showed full support of this intervention and recommended that the management and security of PFDA-IFPC must provide the profile and database of the minors who entered the port and turn them over to Maritime Police together with a copy of the blotter reports and pictures as evidence. After that, the port must call the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) to coordinate with social workers to take charge of the minors caught.
As part of the agreement, the Iloilo City and Molo CSWDO, PFDA-IFPC personnel, and other social work services representatives scheduled an on-the-spot inspection within the port vicinity on June 8, 2023.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with report and photos from PFDA-IFPC)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is preparing to receive its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification for the fifth year in a row by conducting its annual Awareness Orientation on ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) to all units at the PFDA – Central Office (CO) on June 14, 2023.
Led by the PFDA Quality Management Representative (QMR) Ms. Gina J. Reyes, the orientation aims to review and refresh the knowledge of all PFDA employees of the basic concepts of QMS.
In her opening message, Ms. Reyes encouraged everyone to listen to the presenters actively. She urged all employees to “do our share and participate in our own work and work areas so we can all understand these QMS procedures and ensure that we will get our fifth ISO recertification.”
For the first presentation, Mr. Miguel M. Pilarta of the Education and Training Team presented an overview of the ISO 9001:2015 and the PFDA QMS. He then gave a quick recap of the 2022 Orientation, followed by the preparations for the upcoming 2023 Audit and the ISO Roadmap 2023.
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| Mr. Miguel M. Pilarta, Ms. Christal Era M. Datahan, and Mr. Thadeus A. Mariano as main facilitators of this year's Awareness Orientation on ISO 9001:2015 | ||
Afterward, Mr. Thadeus A. Mariano, Head of the Documented Information Team, talked about the quality procedure for documented information. He encouraged everyone to work together to enhance and improve quality procedures, standard operational instructions, policies and manuals, and other enrolled documents of the Agency.
Lastly, Ms. Christal Era M. Datahan, Head of the Quality Workplace Team, discussed the key benefits of implementing the 5S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) in achieving a Quality Workplace.
To close the orientation, PFDA Deputy QMR Mr. Eric M. Sims thanked everyone who attended today’s activity. He believes the PFDA needs this awareness orientation to showcase that the PFDA can continuously work on an international standard level. “Let us be proactive for our continual improvement. If we work together, we can achieve our goal. We will soon realize our objectives and be recertified with flying colors,” Mr. Sims said.
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The PFDA is expecting to have its third-party surveillance audit by the TÜV Rheinland in September 2023.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) joins various fishing stakeholders in discussing the tuna species unloading during the 16th PTUNASTAT Annual Catch Estimates Review Workshop organized by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) on May 25 to 26, 2023, held at Legazpi City, Albay.
The annual workshop aims to create harmonized catch estimate data from agencies that extract landed tuna species. Consequently, the result of the review shall be the basis for improving fisheries-specific management policies, programs, and decision-making.
During the forum, the PFDA and other agencies presented all relative landed tuna species extracted within their respective mandates and fishing grounds in 2022. Afterward, the participants proposed that the accuracy in extracting data is vital due to its substantial factor for future tuna projections.
At the end of the discussion, the West Pacific East Asia Project – Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WPEA-WCPFC) Secretariat presented the recommendations for next year’s presentation, which includes further intensification and harmonization of the tuna catch reporting of all relevant parties.
Representatives from PFDA – Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC), PFDA – General Santos Fish Port Complex (PFDA-GSFPC), PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC), NFRDI, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), National Stock Assessment Program (NSAP), SOCSKSARGEN Federation of Fishing and Allied Fishing, and West Pacific East Asia (WPEA) Project actively participated in the two-day workshop.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with reports and photos from Kenneth A. Quindao – PFDA-DFPC)
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