G/AG/N/PHL/75  
 
16 November  2020 
(20-8202) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 2 November  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  the Philippines . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table  DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
PHP,  thousand  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  General research relating to particular products  6,961,669 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  6,961,669   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease control, including plant and animal quarantine  401,679 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  401,679   
2 (c). Training services  General training services  1,321,708 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,321,708   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension and advisory services  5,619,837 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  5,619,837   
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services of particular products for health, safety, grading or 
standardization purposes  2,472,028 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  2,472,028   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing and promotion activities, including agricultural statistics 
generation, market information, advice and promotion activities  258,590 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  258,590   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Production and market infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation 
and repair of irrigation and drainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar 
dryers and food terminals  17,692,987 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  17,692,987   
 Subtotal General Services  34,728,498   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Stabilization and Food Security  7,000,000 2019 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  7,000,000   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Crop insurance  4,500,000    
Subtotal:  4,500,000   
Grand Total Green Box  46,228,498   
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
PHP,  thousand  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Soft-loans and Grants for Agricultural Investment. These 
involve the provision of loans and grants for irrigation and 
other farm infrastructure support, farm equipment, post -
harvest facilities, research and development, training and 
extension activities  9,111,631 Department of 
Agriculture   
Funds for agricultural investment - Investment credits and 
grants. Government funds directed to improve rural 
structure, acquisition of machines, equipment and post -
harvest facilities.  2,505,175 Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  11,616,806   
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Provision of access to farm inputs. This measure provides 
low-income resource -poor producers the opportunity to 
have easier access to good quality inputs such as seeds, 
planting materials, fertilizers and animal stocks in order to 
improve farm productivity  3,566,474 Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  3,566,474   
Grand Total Development Programmes  15,183,280   
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
PHP,  thousand  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Total  
(2 + 3) 
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Value of production  
 
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Rice 10,578,325.24   10,578,325.24  305,045,600 3.47% 0 (de minimis )  
Corn 0  0  0% 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  0  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
PHP External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
PHP Eligible production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
PHP,  thousand  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Rice  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Price support  19/Kilogram  4.56/Kilogram  732,571 thousand  Kilograms   10,578,325.24  NFA  
Total Rice          10,578,325.24    
Yellow corn grain  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Price support  12.3/Kilogram  2.26/Kilogram  - Kilograms   - NFA  
White corn grain  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Price Support  13/Kilogram  2.26/Kilogram  - Kilograms   - NFA  
Total Corn          0   
Eligible production refers to the procured volume of stocks . Palay (paddy) is converted into rice terms based on 65% milling recovery rate.  
NFA: National Food Authority  
 
 
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