G/AG/N/PHL/67  
 
3 September  2019 
(19-5650) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 30 August  2019, 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 2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
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  4,187,009 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,187,009   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease control, including plant and animal quarantine  226,200 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  226,200   
2 (c). Training services  General training services  1,205,462 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,205,462   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services   16,639,425 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  16,639,425   
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services of particular products for health, safety, grading or 
standardization purposes  1,773,842 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,773,842   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing and promotion activities, including agricultural statistics 
generation, market information, advice and promotion activities  397,410 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  397,410   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Production and market infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation 
and repair of irrigation and drainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar 
dryers, and food terminals  18,517,590 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  18,517,590   
 Subtotal General Services  42,946,938   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Stabilization and Food Security  4,250,000 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,250,000   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Crop insurance  1,600,000 2016 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,600,000   
Grand Total Green Box  48,796,938   
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
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  7,727,369 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.  32,809 Department of Agriculture   
Subtotal:  7,760,178   
(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  6,310,550 Department of Agriculture   
Subtotal:  6,310,550   
Grand Total Development Programmes  14,070,728   
 
 
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