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Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

April 17, 2024 | Quezon City – The Information Section of the Planning, Management and Information Division (PMID) conducted its first face-to-face Certified Pesticide Applicator (CPA) and Accredited Responsible Care Officer (ARCO) examinations on April 10-11, 2024, at the FPA Central Office. A total of 35 examinees, composed of fifteen (15) CPA Fumigators, five (5) CPA continue reading : FPA conducts first CPA and ARCO examinations for 2024

April 17, 2024 | Central Visayas – To ensure the quality of fertilizers in Central Visayas, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Region 7, together with Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer, Dr. Myer G. Mula, inspected various fertilizer manufacturers and distributors across the province of Cebu and Negros Oriental on April 15-17, 2024. The inspection team continue reading : Adherence of handlers to fertilizer product quality standards emphasized in Central Visayas

April 15, 2024 | Toledo City, Cebu – To ensure that product registration protocols are strictly followed by the industry, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Central Visayas, together with the FPA’s Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer (DEDF) Dr. Myer G. Mula, monitored the Biological Efficacy Data Generation conducted by an FPA Accredited Researcher in Barangay continue reading : FPA Central Visayas monitors conduct of Biological Efficacy Experiments in Toledo City

WESTERN VISAYAS | April 04, 2024 – To mitigate the proliferation of underweight fertilizer bags in the market, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Western Visayas, together with Dr. Myer G. Mula, the Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer, and Edward Allen Calapatia, Senior Agriculturist inspected ten (10) fertilizer handlers across Iloilo City, Guimaras, and Iloilo Province continue reading : FPA conducts inspection of warehouses to tackle underweight fertilizer bags in Western Visayas

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION | March 15, 2024 – Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer, Dr. Myer G. Mula, Senior Agriculturist, Mr. Edward Calapatia, and FPA CAR conducted intensified monitoring of fertilizer weights and information campaign in Benguet, Abra, and Mt. Province on March 11-15, 2024. Thirteen (13) establishments were inspected, and 23 brands of fertilizers were randomly continue reading : FPA underscores implication of underweight fertilizer weight to handlers in CAR

BENGUET | March 14, 2024 – To educate farmers and cooperative members on the safe handling and effective use of agricultural inputs, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) served as a resource speaker in the Accredited Safety Dispenser (ASD) training conducted in partnership with Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) – Benguet, at continue reading : 16 individuals complete ASD training in Tublay, Benguet

DAVAO CITY AND TAGUM CITY | March 25, 2024 – In an effort to combat the prevalence of underweight fertilizer bags in the market, the FPA Davao conducted a thorough inspection of importers and fertilizer distributors’ warehouses in Davao City and Tagum City, Davao del Norte, from March 18 to 20, 2024. The team inspected seven continue reading : FPA takes action against underweight fertilizer bags in Davao and Tagum

TAGUM CITY | March 22, 2024 – FPA Davao together with Deputy Executive Director for Fertilizer, Dr. Myer G. Mula, conducted a consultation meeting with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Dealers Association of Davao del Norte (FAPDADI), Fertilizer and Pesticide Dealers Association of Compostela (FAPDACI), and Davao Oriental Fertilizer and Pesticide Dealers Association Inc. (DOFPDA) at the continue reading : FPA collaborates with dealers associations to address industry concerns

BICOL | March 18, 2024 – 121 fertilizer and pesticide establishments were inspected during the clean-up drive (CUD) operation conducted by FPA Bicol in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur II on March 11-15, 2024. Twenty-six (26) dealers in Catanduanes and ninety-five (95) establishments across various municipalities in Camarines Sur II were inspected. One unlicensed dealer was identified continue reading : Efforts to regulate fertilizer and pesticide dealers intensified in Bicol Region

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO | March 08, 2024 – On March 4-6, 2024, the FPA carried out a thorough inspection of dealers’ and fertilizer distributors’ warehouses in General Santos, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and North Cotabato, in an attempt to address the prevalence of underweight fertilizer bags in the market. Leading the FPA Monitoring Team were continue reading : FPA conducts fertilizer random weighing in Region XII