G/AG/N/PHL/51  
 
15 February  2018 
(18-0997) Page: 1/13 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 29 January  2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Philippines . The notification concerns domestic support commitments  (Table DS:1 
and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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  4,143,783 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,143,783   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease control,  including plant and animal quarantine  9,455 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  9,455   
2 (c). Training services  General training services  1,030,127 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,030,127   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension and advisory services  17,826,831 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  17,826,831   
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services of particular products for health, safety, grading or 
standardization purposes  1,623,340 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,623,340   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing and promotion activities, including agricultural statistics 
generation, market information, advice and promotion activities  425,198 2014 General 
Appropriations Act  
Subtotal:  425,198   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Production and market infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation 
and repair of irrigation and drainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar dryers, 
and food terminals  37,458,710 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  37,458,710   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Stabilization and Food Security  4,250,000 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,250,000   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Crop insurance  1,183,771 2014 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,183,771   
Grand Total Green Box  67,951,215   
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT : PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treat ment – "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 Grant s 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 a ctivities.  7,519,484 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.  0 Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  7,519,484   
(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.  5,080,309 Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  5,080,309   
Grand Total Development Programmes  12,599,793   
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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,t housand  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  
Corn 58,903.04   58,903.04  100,629,400 0.06%  0 (de minimis)   
Rice 214,125.37   214,125.37  378,218,530 0.06%  0 (de minimis)   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  0  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PH ILIPPINES  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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 01-01-14 31-12-14 Price support  17/Kilogram  4.56/Kilogram  17,212.65 thousand 
Kilograms   214,125.37  National 
Food 
Authority   
Total Rice          214,125.37    
Yellow corn  grain CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Price Support  12.3/Kilogram  2.26/Kilogram  5,854 thousand 
Kilograms   58,774.16  National 
Food 
Authority   
White corn grain CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Price support  13/Kilogram  2.26/Kilogram  12 thousand Kilograms   128.88  National 
Food 
Authority   
Total Corn          58,903.04    
Eligible production refers to the procured volume of stocks. Palay (paddy) is converted into rice terms based on 65% milling recovery rate.  
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  ANNEX  
Supporting table to Supporting Table DS:1 (2014)  
Category  Agency  Description of Measure  Allocation for 
CY 2014  
 
(PHP,  thousand ) 
General Services     
a. Research     
  Planning and policy formulation for soil 
and water resources conservation, 
management and development (BSWM)  101,642  
  Coordination of agricultural research (BAR)  12,139  
  Development of organizational policies, 
plans and procedures  289,247  
  Formulatio n, monitoring and evaluation of 
agricultural and fishery policies, plans and 
programs  42,186  
  Implementation of various agricultural 
research and development activities  923,312  
  Philippine -Sino center for agriculture 
technology  18,518  
  Formulation and monitoring of credit 
policies, plans and programs (ACPC)  40,176  
  Development of organizational policies, 
plans and procedures (BFAR)  192,204  
  Formulation, monitoring and evaluaiton of 
policies, plans and programs, (BFAR)  27,862  
  Research and Development (BFAR)  222,919  
  Formulation of coastal and inland fisheries 
resource management plans (BFAR)  153,774  
  Formulation and monitoring of policies, 
plans and programs (CODA)  565 
  Research and Development (CODA)  26,562  
  Formulation and monitoring of policies, 
plans and programs (FIDA)  12,614  
  Research and Development (FIDA)  42,433  
  Formulation and monitoring of livestock 
policies, plans and programs (LDC)  25,120  
  Formulation and monitoring of agricultural 
and fisheries policies, plans and programs 
(NAFC)  76,536  
  Formulation and monitoring of policies, 
plans, and programs (PCC)  10,326  
  Research and Development (PCC)  70,595  
  Strengthening the livestock biotechnology 
center (PCC)  99,000  
  Formulation and monitoring of policies, 
plans, and programs (PhilMECH)  6,687  
  Development of agricultural mechanization 
and post -harvest technologies (PhilMECH)  58,550  
  Product research and development (PCA)  66,000  
  Agricultural research and development 
(PCA)  92,500  
  Research and development 
programs/projects (PhilRICE)  546,440  
  Agriculture, aquatic and natrual resources 
sectors research and development policy 
services (PCAARRD)  50,223  
  Research and development management 
services for agriculture, aquatic and 
natural resour ces sector (PCAARRD)  935,653  
   4,143,783  G/AG/N/PHL/51  
 
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  Category  Agency  Description of Measure  Allocation for 
CY 2014  
 
(PHP,  thousand ) 
b. Pest and Disease 
Control     
  Quarantine services  9,455  
    
c. Training Services     
  Implementation of various extension 
support, education and training activities  395,443  
  Extension support, education and training 
services (BFAR)  426,752  
  Extension support, education and training 
services (CODA)  14,338  
  Extension support, education and training 
services (FIDA)  46,099  
  Enhancing capacities for policy analysis in 
NAFC  4,000  
  Governance and accountability 
improvement (NAFC)  27,536  
  Extension support, education and training 
services (PCC)  32,406  
  Extension support, education and training 
services (PhilMECH)  83,553  
   1,030,127  
    
d. Extension and 
Advisory Service     
  Development and maintenance of 
agricultural statistical information services 
(BAS)  270,743  
  Information and communication 
technology management support  130,605  
  Public information services  14,499  
  Quick Respond Fund  500,000  
  Monitoring and evaluation activities for 
bottom -up budgeting projects  249,801  
  Implementation of various production 
support activities  790,956  
  Davao Integrated Development Program 
(DIDP)  48,510  
  SOCSKSARGEN Integrated Food Security 
Program  325,131  
  Casecnan Social Measures Project  70,000  
  Implementation of 4 -H Club Program  80,400  
  Strengthening of Rural based 
organizations towards rural and 
agricultural development  19,176  
  For the implementation of various 
programs/projects of the Local 
Government Units (LGUs)  8,326,710  
  Implementation of and monitoring of 
Payapa at masaganang pamayanan 
(PAMANA) program  1,721,512  
  Mindanao Rural Development Project, APL 
2  20,865  
  Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource 
Management Project, Phase II  399,961  
  Philippine Rural Development Project  815,546  
  Rural development project  1,200  
  Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and 
Financing Program Administration (ACPC)  5,755  
  Fish seed production and distribution 
(BFAR)  623,915  
  Seaweed production and distribution 
(BFAR)  264,270  G/AG/N/PHL/51  
 
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  Category  Agency  Description of Measure  Allocation for 
CY 2014  
 
(PHP,  thousand ) 
  Fishing gear/paraphernalia distribution 
(BFAR)  220,903  
  Operation and maintenance of mariculture 
parks (BFAR)  58,104  
  Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan 
(PAMANA -BFAR)  14,050  
  Integrated coastal resource management 
project (ICRMP -BFAR)  77,003  
  Production support services (CODA)  340 
  Production support services (FIDA)  24,265  
  Information management system support 
services (LDC)  8,948  
  Information management system support 
services (NAFC)  1,870  
  Partnership and convergence development 
(NAFC)  3,620  
  Scaling -up of agriculture and fishery multi -
stakeholder participatory processes: a 
volunteer development program (NAFC)  14,487  
  Establishment of technical advisory and 
assistance mechanism for enhanced 
agricultural and fishery policy formulations 
and decision making (NAFC)  17,536  
  Mobilizing Civil Society Organizations 
(CSOs) in promoting good governance 
(NAFC)  10,000  
  Production support services (PCC)  218,559  
  Industry support program (NDA)  12,377  
  Provision for breeding stock  (NDA)  234,264  
  Tachnical advisory services (NDA)  2,400  
  Tachnical advisory and support services 
(NIA)  187,800  
  Coconut plantimg/replanting project (PCA)  703,750  
  Coconut fertilization project (PCA)  416,000  
  Coconut -caco based enterprise 
development (PCA)  150,000  
  Coconut -coffee based enterprise 
development (PCA)  36,000  
  Coconut intercropping project (PCA)  120,000  
  Community/household -level coconut 
processing (PCA)  260,000  
  Smallholders oil palm plantation 
development project (PCA)  50,000  
  Agro-industrial hubs (PCA)  305,000  
   17,826,831  
    
e. Inspection Services     
  Quality control and inspection  67,667  
  Agriculture and fishery product standards  24,794  
  Registration and licensing  20,990  
  Quality control and inspection (BFAR)  176,478  
  Registration and licensing (BFAR)  77,962  
  Monitoring, control and surveillance 
(BFAR)  770,479  
  Quality control and inspection (FPA)  31,052  
  Registration and licensing (FPA)  8,287  
  Quality control and inspection (FIDA)  28,872  
  Registration and licensing (FIDA)  11,473  
  Meat inspection and enforcement (NMIS)  77,516  
  Deputation services (NMIS)  3,500  
  Accreditation of meat 
establishments/importers/exporters 
(NMIS)  155,039  G/AG/N/PHL/51  
 
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  Category  Agency  Description of Measure  Allocation for 
CY 2014  
 
(PHP,  thousand ) 
  Registration of meat products (NMIS)  36,181  
  Coconut and palm industry regulation 
(PCA)  133,050  
   1,623,340  
    
f. Marketing 
Promotion Services     
  Agribusiness and marketing services  19,811  
  International affairs coordination and 
liaisoning  108,477  
  Implementation of various market 
development activities  231,899  
  Market devlopment services (BFAR)  34,381  
  Market devlopment services (FIDA)  10,930  
  Market development services (PCC)  19,700  
   425,198  
    
g. Infrastructure 
Services     
  Extension/expansion of existing irrigation 
systems  2,942,727  
  Other national irrigation systems  904,300  
  Communal irrigation systems  1,418,689  
  Repair/operation and maintenance of 
pump irrigation systems  335,931  
  Irrigation management transfer support 
services  80,282  
  Climate change adaptation works  146,175  
  For the requirements of the program 
beneficiaries development component of 
the comprehensive agrarian reform 
program  269,610  
  Farm-to-market road network planning 
and monitoring services  150,000  
  Repair/rehabilitation and construction of 
farm-to-market roads in the designated 
key production areas  12,000,000  
  Irrigation systems  14,837,909  
  Malitubog -Maridagao Irrigation Project, 
Stage II -Agriculture Component  28,048  
  Adapting to Climate Change  impact 
through the construction of water 
impounding facilities in the Philippines 
(Pasa SRIP), Isabela  9,215  
  Participatory irrigation development 
project Phase 1, Nationwide  670,000  
  National irrigation sector rehabilitation & 
improvement project, Re gs. 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 
11, 12, & 13  500,000  
  Jalaur river multipurpose project stage II, 
Iloilo Reg. 6  1,300,000  
  Establishment of modern integrated rice 
processing complexes in the four provinces 
in the Philippines  4,000  
  Provision of fishery equipment  and 
facilities (BFAR)  830,721  
  Coastal and inland fisheries resource 
rehabilitation and development (BFAR)  279,901  
  Irrigation network services (NIA)  469,501  
  Construction of irrigation projects and 
repairs of irrigation systems (NIA)  281,701  
   37,458,710  G/AG/N/PHL/51  
 
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  Category  Agency  Description of Measure  Allocation for 
CY 2014  
 
(PHP,  thousand ) 
h. Public Stockholding for Food Security Purpose   
 NFA Staple Cereals Made Available During 
Natural Man -Made Calamity Emergency  4,250,000  
    
i. Payments for Relief from Natural Disasters   
 PCIC Crop Insurance Services  1,183,771  
 
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  Supporting table to Supporting Table DS:2 (201 4) 
Investment and Input Subsidies for the Agriculture Sector, 2014  
 (PHP,thousand ) 
Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture   7,519,484 
   
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL PROGRAMS    
National Livestock Program    
Extension support, education and training services  129,295  
Information support services    
Agricultural equipment and facilities support services  30,526   
Research and development  25,754   
Market development services  5,739   
Regulatory services    
Policy formulation, planning and advocacy services    
   
National Rice and Corn Program    
Information support services    
Irrigation network services  1,158,132   
Agricultural equipment and facilities support services  2,697,522   
Research and development  679,317   
Market development services  36,814   
Extension support, education and training services  1,511,919   
Regulatory services    
Policy formulation, planning and advocacy services    
   
National High -Value Crops Development Program    
Irrigation network services  102,659   
Market development services  53,087   
Information support services    
Agricultural equipment and facilities support services  203,794   
Research and development  160,000   
Extension support, education and training services  263,055   
Regulatory services    
Policy formulation, planning and advocacy services    
   
National Organic Agriculture Program    
Irrigation network services    
Market development services  68,176   
Information support services    
Agricultural equipment and facilities support services  7,593   
Research and development  100,654   
Extension support, education and training services  285,448   
Regulatory services    
Policy formulation, planning and advocacy services    
   
Input subsidies generally available to low -income or resource -
poor producers   5,080,309  
National Livestock Program    
Production support  1,159,130   
   
National Rice and Corn Program    
Production support services  2,613,712  
   
National High -Value Crops Development Program    
Production support services  890,852   
   
National Organic Agriculture Program    
Production support  416,615   
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   (PHP,thousand ) 
Funds for agricultural investment    
   
National Livestock Program    
Credit and Financing Services    
   
National High -Value Crops Development Program    
Credit and Financing Services    
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