G/AG/N/PHL/68  
 
3 September  2019 
(19-5651) 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 2017 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: PHILIPPINE S  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YE AR 2017  
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  4,738,831 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,738,831   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease control, including plant and animal quarantine  439,027 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  439,027   
2 (c). Training services  General training services  2,599,366 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  2,599,366   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services   4,907,916 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  4,907,916   
2 (e). Inspection services  Inspection services of particular products for health, safety, grading or 
standardization purposes  1,847,042 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  1,847,042   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Marketing and promotion activities, including agricultural statistics 
generation, market information, advice and promotion activities  506,824 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  506,824   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Production and market infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation 
and repair of irrigation and drainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar 
dryers, and food terminals  21,964,241 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  21,964,241   
 Subtotal General Services  37,003,247   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Stabilization and Food Security  5,100,000 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  5,100,000   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Crop insurance  2,500,000 2017 General 
Appropriations Act   
Subtotal:  2,500,000   
Grand Total Green Box  44,603,247   
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : PHILIPPINES  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YE AR 2017  
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  12,253 ,095 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.  797,454  Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  13,050,549    
(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  6,525,506  Department of 
Agriculture   
Subtotal:  6,525,506    
Grand Total Development Programmes  19,576,055    
 
 
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