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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar
AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10068 OR THE 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACT OF 2010
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Organic farming can be profitable and organic food appeals to consumers as 
both a healthy and ethical choice. Beyond money and ethics, though, organic 
farming practices result in numerous environmental benefits. Organic farming 
discourages environmental exposure to pesticides and chemicals, which results in 
many environmental issues. Organic farming helps combat serious soil and land 
issues, such as erosion and builds healthy soil, which is essential in growing healthy 
food. It likewise encourages healthy biodiversity, which plays a critical role in how 
resilient, or not, a farm is to issues like bad weather, disease and pests.1
As defined during the World Food Summit in 2009, food security is the physical 
and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets the 
individual's dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. 
Organic agriculture provides good opportunities to ensure food security and 
nutrition. It promotes the use of natural and farm-based resources and inputs, and
1https://www.thebalancesmb.com/environm ental-benefits-of-organic-farming-2538317 (last accessed 
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therefore, it does not require high input costs on the part of the farmers. It likewise 
ensures food availability by encouraging integrated cropping, which promotes and 
results to multiple harvests all year long. This prevents the use of chemical-based 
inputs, and thus, it ensures environmental integrity and enhances food safety and 
human nutrition.
Upon the enactment of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (RA No. 10068), 
the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) undertook a series of activities in 
order to form the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) which was approved 
in January of 2012. The NOAP 2012-2016 envisions the organic agriculture sector to 
contribute to the country's over-all agricultural growth and development, in terms of 
sustainability, competitiveness and food security, where at least five percent (5%) of 
the Philippine agricultural land practice organic farming; and, where consumers both 
national and international increasingly support Philippine organic food products.
Essentially, the program aims to promote, propagate, further develop and 
implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines towards a 
competitive and sustainable organic agriculture industry that contributes to:
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Better farm incomes and sustainable livelihood;
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Improved health of farmers, consumers and the public in general;
3. 
Protection of the environment, through enhanced soil fertility and farm 
biodiversity, reduced pollution and destruction of the environment;
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Disaster risk reduction and resilience to climate change; and
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Social justice in meeting the basic material needs and improving standard 
of living for all, upholding human rights, gender equality, labor standards, 
and the right to self-determination.2
With these potentials, therefore, there is a need to intensify the promotion of 
organic agriculture in our country as an organic food producer. A wider promotion
2http://organic.da.gov.ph/inclex.php/2016-12-02-07-54-56/about-national-organic-agriculture- 
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and adoption of organic agriculture would only be possible in our country if 
appropriate and relevant institutional support systems will be set up by the 
concerned national government agencies. These include the provision of technical 
assistance to enhance the technical capacities of the smallholder farmers, effective 
linkage-building between the producers and the consumers to ensure the sustainable 
marketing of organic food products, and the review and amendment of the existing 
Organic Agriculture Act, particularly the certification standards that would be 
appropriate to the existing conditions of the small farmers who constitute a big 
chunk in the farming sector of the country.3
Promoting organic agriculture in our country is faced with several challenges at 
the farm and institutional levels, which needs to be addressed. Among these 
challenges are as follows:
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Lack of financial and technical capacity of the small farmers to meet the 
certification required by the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. The Organic 
Agriculture Act of the Philippines requires the certification of organic 
farms of small farmers by a third-party certifier, to facilitate labeling and 
marketing of products to markets. Ironicaily, this certification requires big 
financial capital, which is not affordable among the small farmers. Aside 
from the fees for certification, it requires a significant financial outlay for 
establishing the required facilities, maintaining cleanliness and orderliness 
in the farm, and keeping an updated record of farm activities.Hence, 
small farmers are not able to have their farms and products certified, 
which puts them at a disadvantage with conventional food products 
because of the lack of the organic label.
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Problem on the emerging marketing arrangements with the traders. 
Because of the difficulty in achieving certification standards, the big 
supermarkets could not just accept organic food products, which are not 
labeled accordingly. Hence, only commercial-level organic farms could
3http://www.ipcbee.com/vol67/012-ICFSN2014-N1008.pdf. (last accessed 24 February 2017).
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access the big market, which again deprives small farmers the opportunity 
to market their products in this type of environment.
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Insufficient supply of organic inputs/fertilizers. There are farmers' groups 
who reported that at present, the organic farming practices are difficult, 
which imply the need for more capital to meet the labor requirement. 
They have also an insufficient supply of organic fertilizers, because it 
takes time to produce organic inputs, and sometimes, they could not 
follow the recommended rate because of the insufficient supply.4
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Decrease in the quantity of harvest and changes in the quality of the 
produce are to be expected during the transition to organic farming, 
which may cause a sudden and substantial decrease in the income of a 
farmer.5
To address most of these problems, it is recommended that we encourage, 
promote and institutionalize Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) in our country to 
help small organic farmers attain the organic certification they badly need to 
compete in local and global markets. PGS offers a complementary and low-cost 
system of quality assurance, with a heavy emphasis on social control and knowledge 
building. PGS, as a complementary method to third-party certification, is essential to 
the continued growth of the organic agriculture anywhere. This will encourage poor 
and small farmers to adopt organic agriculture standards and methods to the benefit 
of everyone.
The high cost of certification creates a very big barrier for small farmers to 
overcome, thus preventing them to participate, which ultimately hurts the growth 
and development of the organic movement. Even though certification requires a 
large financial outlay, it is still a risk worth taking for some farmers for it creates 
benefits in the form of easy market capturing, which results in higher and more
‘‘Ibid.
5http://www.uncapsa.org/?q=article/adding-value-fresh-and-processed-produce-th rough-product- 
certification-philippine-case. (last accessed 26 February 2017).
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stable prices for the produce. 
Complying with the set standards of the certifying 
body greatly improves the condition of the farm, quality of produce and welfare of 
the farmers. 
The right choice and proper application of fertilizer, pesticides and 
other farming inputs, which certification promotes, helps improve the condition and 
productivity of the farm and helps lessen the wastage incurred by the improper 
application of farm inputs.6
Providing a low cost and efficient alternative to third party certification is seen 
as a solution to help boost the participation of small farmers and the development of 
organic agriculture in the Philippines.
Likewise, we need to increase private sector participation in the NOAB as 
expertise in organic agriculture and understanding of the practical challenges of the 
organic law lies mostly with the private sector. 
It will be beneficial to add a few 
more seats to increase organic expertise and achieve a more balanced public-private 
partnership on the NOAB.
Hence, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
CYNTHIA A. VILLAR ^
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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Introduced by SENATOR CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10068 OR THE 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACT OF 2010
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Sec. 2 on Declaration of Policy of Republic Act (RA) No. 10068 is
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hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. -  It is hereby declared 
the policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop 
further and implement the practice of organic FARMING 
AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE agriculture PRACTICES in 
the Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich 
the fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity AND 
FARMERS' INCOMES, reduce pollution and destruction 
of the environment, prevent the depletion of natural 
resources, 
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protect 
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health 
of 
farmers, 
consumers, and the general public, [and] save on 
imported farm inputs, AND PROMOTE FOOD SELF 
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program for the promotion of community-based organic 
agriculture systems which include, among others, farmer- 
produced purely organic fertilizers such as compost, BIO- 
pesticides and other farm 
inputs, together with 
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nationwide educational and promotional campaign for 
their use and processing.
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LIKEWISE, 
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NATIONWIDE 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AMONG CONSUMERS 
ON THE BENEFITS OF CONSUMING ORGANIC 
PRODUCTS TO BOOST LOCAL PRODUCTION OF 
ORGANIC FOOD AND NON-FOOD PRODUCTS, as well 
as adoption of organic agriculture system as a viable 
alternative shall be undertaken.
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The State recognizes and supports the central role of 
the farmers, indigenous people and other stakeholders at 
the grassroots in this program.
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Sec. 2. Sec. 3 on Definition of Terms of RA No. 10068 is hereby amended to
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Sec. 3. Definition o f Terms. -  For purposes of this 
Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
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(O) PARTICIPATORY GUARANTEE SYSTEMS 
(PGS) ARE LOCALLY FOCUSED QUALITY ASSURANCE 
SYSTEMS 
THAT 
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ACTUALLY 
PRACTICING 
ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURE. 
THEY 
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PRODUCERS AND FARMERS ACTUALLY PRACTICING 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, AND ARE BUILT ON A 
FOUNDATION OF TRUST, SOCIAL NETWORKS AND 
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE.
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(P) SMALL FARMERS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE 
CULTIVATING NOT MORE THAN FIVE (5) HECTARES 
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LAND 
AND/OR 
ARE 
ENGAGED 
AS SMALL 
POULTRY/LIVESTOCK RAISERS DEFINED AS THOSE 
RAISING NOT MORE THAN THE FOLLOWING:
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5,000 BROILERS
SWINE 
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CATTLE -  10 FATTENERS OR 5 BREEDERS 
DAIRY -  10 MILKING COWS 
GOAT -  50 HEADS
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REFERS 
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AGRICULTURE-RELATED 
ACTIVITIES 
THAT 
PUT 
FARMERS, 
PROCESSORS, 
DISTRIBUTORS 
AND 
CONSUMERS WITHIN A SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES, 
PROCESSES, 
TRANSPORTS, 
MARKETS 
AND 
DISTRIBUTES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
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Sec. 3. Section 4 on Coverage of RA No. 10068 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 4. Coverage. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to 
the development and promotion of organic agriculture and 
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(c) Promotion and encouragement of the establishment of 
facilities, equipment and processing plants that would 
accelerate the production and commercialization of organic 
fertilizers, 
BlO-pesticides, 
BlO-herbicides 
and 
other 
appropriate farm inputs; and
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Implementation 
of organic agricultural 
programs, 
projects and activities, including the provision and delivery 
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support 
services 
with 
focus 
on 
the 
farmers,
PRIORITIZING 
SMALL 
FARMERS 
AND 
THEIR 
ORGANIZATIONS/ and other stakeholders.
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Section 7 on the Composition of the NOAB of RA No. 10068 is hereby
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Composition o f the NOAB. 
-  The NOAB shall 
consist of:
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the 
FOLLOWING 
SECTORS: 
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
(NGOs) involved in sustainable agriculture for at least three 
(3) years; agricultural colleges and universities; and private 
sector 
or 
agribusiness 
firms 
INVOLVED 
IN 
OR 
PRACTICING 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR THE 
LAST THREE (3) YEARS, as members.
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The representatives of small farmers and NGOs, and 
of agricultural colleges and universities, shall be chosen by 
the Secretaries of Agriculture and Science and Technology, 
respectively, from among nominees submitted to the 
agency 
concerned 
by 
their 
respective 
national 
organizations. These representatives must REPRESENT 
FARMERS' 
ORGANIZATIONS 
NATIONWIDE, 
ACTUALLY 
AND 
ACTIVELY 
PRACTICING, 
PROMOTING ORGANIC AND OTHER SUSTAINABLE 
AGRICULTURE PRACTICES, be conversant in organic 
agriculture and committed to the policies and programs 
provided under this Act. THE THREE SEATS GIVEN TO 
SMALL FARMERS SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM THE 
LIVESTOCK AND CROP SECTORS, WHICH SHALL 
HAVE ONE (1) AND TWO (2) SEATS RESPECTIVELY.
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or a majority thereof, if not all have been designated, to a 
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MEMBERS OF THE NOAB SHALL MEET AT LEAST 
ONCE EVERY QUARTER AFTER ITS ORGANIZATION.
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Section 10 on the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product
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The Bureau o f Agriculture and Fisheries Product 
Standards (BAFPS) o f the DA. -  The BAFPS of the DA shall 
be strengthened and empowered in terms of establishing 
functional divisions and incremental staffing to serve as the 
national technical and administrative secretariat of the 
NOAB with the member agencies providing additional staff 
support as the need arises. THE BAFPS, ACTING AS THE 
SECRETARIAT OF THE NOAB, WILL COORDINATE 
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM PROMULGATED BY THE 
NOAB. 
IT WILL BE THE PRIMARY ADMINISTRATOR 
OF THE PROGRAM AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO 
MAINTAIN A DATABASE AND SHOWROOM OF ALL 
AVAILABLE 
ORGANIC 
PRODUCTS 
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES IN THE MARKET, WHICH CAN BE 
ACCESSED READILY BY THE PUBLIC.
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A new section on Participatory Guarantee Systems is hereby inserted
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SEC. 11. A. PARTICIPATORY GUARANTEE SYSTEMS 
(PCS). - PARTICIPATORY ORGANIC CERTIFICATIONS 
FROM 
ASSOCIATIONS 
OR 
GROUPS, 
WHO 
ARE 
ACTUALLY 
PRACTICING 
ORGANIC 
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AND ACCEPTED. PRODUCTS CERTIFIED BY THESE 
GROUPS CAN ONLY BE TRADED IN THE DOMESTIC 
MARKET.
AN ASSOCIATION OR GROUP UNDER THE PGS 
MUST 
ADHERE 
TO 
PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL 
STANDARD FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND THE 
FOLLOWING BASIC ELEMENTS AS DESCRIBED BY 
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURAL MOVEMENT (IFOAM):
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SHARED VISION
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PARTICIPATORY
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TRANSPARENCY
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LEARNING PROCESS
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OF
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GRASSROOTS 
ORGANIZATION. 
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THE 
PARTICIPATORY CERTIFICATION SHOULD 
BE PERCEIVED AS A RESULT OF A SOCIAL 
DYNAMIC, 
BASED 
ON 
AN 
ACTIVE 
ORGANIZATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
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APPROPRIATE 
TO 
SMALLHOLDER 
AGRICULTURE, 
BECAUSE 
THE
PARTICIPATORY 
NATURE 
AND
HORIZONTAL 
STRUCTURE 
OF 
THE 
PROGRAMS 
ALLOWS 
FOR 
MORE 
APPROPRIATE 
AND 
LESS COSTLY
MECHANISMS OF 
CERTIFICATION, 
AND 
ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTS AND CELEBRATES 
AND ENCOURAGES CONSUMERS TO SEEK 
OUT SMALLHOLDERS.
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PRINCIPLES AND VALUES THAT ENHANCE 
THE LIVELIHOODS AND WELL BEING OF 
FARMING 
FAMILIES 
AND 
PROMOTE 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE.
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DOCUMENTED 
MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEMS 
AND 
PROCEDURES 
-  
THERE 
MAY 
BE 
MINIMAL 
PAPERWORK 
REQUIRED 
OF 
FARMERS BUT THERE WILL BE WAYS IN 
WHICH 
THEY 
ARE 
EXPECTED 
TO 
DEMONSTRATE 
THEIR 
ORGANIC 
COMMITMENT 
AND 
INTEGRITY, 
THESE 
WAYS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED BY THE 
PGS.
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PROVIDE 
MECHANISMS 
TO 
VERIFY 
FARMER'S 
COMPLIANCE 
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ESTABLISHED NORMS, WHICH IS ABLE TO 
STIMULATE 
PARTICIPATION,
ORGANIZATION, AND WHICH ALLOW A 
LEARNING 
PROCESS 
FOR 
ALL 
THE 
STAKEHOLDERS.
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PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR SUPPORTING
FARMERS 
TO 
PRODUCE 
ORGANIC 
PRODUCTS 
AND 
BE 
CERTIFIED 
AS 
ORGANIC FARMERS, TO INCLUDE FIELD 
ADVISORS, NEWSLETTERS, FARM VISITS, 
WEBSITES ETC.
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SHOULD 
HAVE 
A 
BOTTOM-LINE
DOCUMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A FARMERS 
PLEDGE STATING HIS/HER AGREEMENT 
WITH THE ESTABLISHED NORMS.
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INTRODUCE SEALS OR LABELS PROVIDING
EVIDENCE OF ORGANIC STATUS.
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DEFINE 
A 
CLEAR 
AND 
PREVIOUSLY
DEFINED CONSEQUENCES FOR FARMERS 
NOT 
COMPLYING 
WITH 
STANDARDS, 
ACTIONS RECORDED IN A DATA BASE OR 
MADE PUBLIC IN SOME WAY.
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B. REGISTRATION. - A PGS SHALL BE REGISTERED 
BEFORE THE BAFPS ONLY IF IT HAS AT LEAST 5 
MEMBERS COMING FROM DIFFERENT FARMS IN THE 
LOCALITY WHO ARE ACTUALLY PRACTICING ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURE.
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THREE YEARS. BAFPS SHALL APPROVE OR DENY THE 
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF 
ANY APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY ANY PGS. THE 
BAFPS SHALL NOT CHARGE ANY REGISTRATION OR 
APPLICATION FEES.
A PGS MAY BEGIN TO OPERATE ONCE IT IS 
RECOGNIZED BY THE SANGGUNIAN PANGBAYAN OR 
PANGLUNGSOD.
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CORE GROUP. - EVERY PGS SHOULD AT LEAST 
HAVE 4 FARMERS FROM A COMBINATION OF 
EITHER CROPS AND/OR LIVESTOCK SECTORS OR 
BOTH THAT LIVE IN THE SAME MUNICIPALITY OR 
CITY THAT REGULARLY INTERACT WITH EACH 
OTHER, 1 MEMBER OF THE ACADEME OR FROM THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (GRADESCHOOL OR 
HIGHSCHOOL PROFESSOR TEACHING TECHNOLOGY 
AND 
LIVELIHOOD 
EDUCATION) AND THE 
LGU 
AGRICULTURIST /VETERINARIAN 
AS 
AN
INDEPENDENT 
MEMBER. 
THE 
LGU
AGRICULTURIST/VETERINARIAN IS INSTALLED AS 
A 
MEMBER 
TO 
MAKE 
SURE 
EVERY 
PGS 
IS 
PRACTICING THE PROPER ORGANIC STANDARDS. 
EACH CORE GROUP WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 
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MAKE 
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MAKE A PLEDGE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND 
AND 
ADHERE 
TO 
THE 
ORGANIC 
STANDARDS;
PARTICIPATE 
IN 
APPRAISALS/
INSPECTIONS 
OF 
MEMBER 
FARMS. 
AT 
LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF 
THE CORE GROUP SHOULD BE PRESENT TO 
SIGN OFF ON EACH APPRAISAL;
INITIATE 
KEY 
FIELD 
TRAININGS 
TO 
MEMBER FARMERS AND RESIDENTS IN 
THEIR LOCALITY TO PROMOTE ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURE;
ATTEND 
PROVINCIAL 
PGS 
MEETINGS, 
SHARE INFORMATION AND IMPROVE THE 
CAPACITY OF THE GROUP OF THE WHOLE;
RECOMMEND 
WHICH 
FARMS 
WILL 
BE 
CERTIFIED;
TAKE 
ACTIONS 
ON 
DEFAULTS/NON- 
COMPLIANCE 
AS 
PER 
SANCTION 
GUIDELINES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE 
BAFPS AND PROVINCIAL PGS; AND
ASSIST 
DEFAULTING 
AND 
NON- 
COMPLIANT 
MEMBERS 
TO 
REGAIN 
CERTIFICATION STATUS.
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PROVINCIAL PGS. - THIS CAN BE FORMED BY 
THE PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BY THE
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DIFFERENT CORE GROUPS THAT WILL RECOGNIZE, 
PROMOTE 
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AGRICULTURE 
AND 
IMPLEMENT 
TRAINING 
PROGRAMS 
TO 
ITS 
MEMBERS.
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NATIONAL PGS. - A NATIONAL PGS SHOULD BE 
COMPOSED 
OF 
AN 
UNLIMITED 
NUMBER 
OF 
PROVINCIAL PGS, NGOS, CONSUMER GROUPS, AND 
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE, 
WHICH 
WILL 
COORDINATE 
NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS /  WORKSHOPS; 
ACCREDIT PROVINCIAL PGS; MAINTAIN DATABASE 
OF ORGANIC PRACTITIONERS AND FARMS; AND 
COORDINATE 
NATIONAL 
LEVEL 
EDUCATION, 
OUTREACH 
AND 
MARKETING 
ABOUT ORGANIC 
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PROMOTE AND FIND ASSOCIATIONS OR GROUPS 
THAT PRACTICE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE TO BE 
REGISTERED AS PGS AS DEFINED IN THIS LAW. 
THE 
BAFPS 
SHALL 
MAKE 
SURE 
THAT 
EACH 
PROVINCE IN THE COUNTRY HAS A PGS. 
EVERY 
PGS 
SHALL 
TRAIN 
AND 
PROMOTE 
ORGANIC 
AGRICULTURE IN THEIR SPECIFIC LOCALITIES TO 
STRENGTHEN 
AND 
BOOST 
THE 
NUMBER 
OF 
ORGANIC FARMS BY AT LEAST 1%  ANNUALLY PER 
PROVINCE MEASURED BY AREA CULTIVATED.
E. TRAINING AND INSPECTION. - THE BAFPS IS 
MANDATED TO TRAIN AND CONDUCT RANDOM 
INSPECTIONSTO MAKE SURE ALL PGS' FORMED ARE
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COMPLIANT WITH 
THE 
PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL 
STANDARDS ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. BAFPS 
SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF COMPLIANT PGS' IN THE 
COUNTRY AND SHALL PUBLISH SUCH LIST AT LEAST 
ONCE A YEAR.
F. INCENTIVES. - ANY ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
ENTITY 
/ 
FARMER 
AND 
ORGANIC 
INPUT 
PRODUCERCERTIFIED TO BE COMPLIANT FOR A 
PERIOD OF 5 YEARS BY A REGISTERED PGS 
WITHOUT ANY OFFENSE OR INFRACTION SHALL BE 
ELIGIBLE FOR A FULL GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY OF 
THE COST FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION 
ACCREDITATION PER SCOPE.
G. 
PENALTIES. - ANY PGS FOUNDTO HAVE ISSUED 
A CERTIFICATION TO A FARM OR PRODUCER 
FOUND TO BE NOT IN COMPLIANT WITH ANY OF 
THE 
PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL 
STANDARDS 
ON 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SHALL BE PENALIZED AS 
FOLLOWS:
FIRST OFFENSE: 
SECOND OFFENSE:
WRITTEN WARNING; 
SUSPENSION OF 
ACCREDITATION
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Sec. 8. Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of RA No. 10068 are hereby 
renumbered accordingly to read as follows:
Sec. [ii]1 2 . Functions, Duties and Responsibilities o f 
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Sec. [i3 ]1 4 . Organic Agriculture and Protection o f 
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Sec. [4S]16. Accreditation o f Organic Certifying 
Body. - xxx
Sec. 9. Section 16 on the Registration of Organic Food and Organic Input 
Producers of RA No. 10068 is hereby renumbered as Section 17 and amended to 
read as follows:
Sec. [46] 17. Registration o f Organic Food and 
Organic Input Producers. - All organic food and input 
establishments must register with the director, BAFPS, 
registration under this section shall begin within ninety (90) 
days of the enactment of this Act. Each such registration 
shall be submitted to the director through an electronic 
portal and shall contain such information as the director by 
guidance 
may 
determine 
to 
be 
appropriate. 
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registration shall contain the following information:
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IN 
CASE 
OF 
DIRECT 
SELLING 
TO 
CONSUMERS, 
DONE 
BY 
SMALL 
OR 
FAMILY 
FARMERS, PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED WITH BAFPS 
OR 
LGU 
COUNTERPART, 
CERTIFICATION 
IS 
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Sec. [4t7]18. Labeling o f Organic Produce. -  The 
label of organic produce shall contain the name, logo or 
seal of the organic certifying body and the accreditation 
number issued by the BAFPS. 
[Only th ird—party 
CGrtification is-allowcd to bo labeled as organically 
produced.] 
THE 
ORGANIC 
LABEL SHALL ALSO 
INCLUDE THE TRADE NAME AND ORIGIN ADDRESS 
OF THE PRODUCE.
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GUARANTEED ORGANIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 
INCLUDING 
PGS 
SHALL 
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ALLOWED 
TO 
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LABELLED AND SOLD AS ORGANIC.
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AND FIRST-PARTY CERTIFIED PRODUCTS, SHALL BE 
PROHIBITED FROM BEING LABELLED AS ORGANIC.
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Sec. 11. Section 19 on Availability of Trading Post for Organic Inputs of RA
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Section [1 9 ]2 0 . Availability o f Trading Post for Organic 
Inputs. -  Local chief executives shall establish, as far as 
practicable, at least one (1) trading post for organic inputs 
for every LGU in the area of jurisdiction. THE AREA 
SHOULD BE IN AN AREA STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, 
NAMELY AT THE PUBLIC MARKET AREA, CENTERS 
OF TRADING AND LOCAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
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Sec. [3 3 ]2 4 . Organic Agriculture in the Forma! and Non- 
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Sec. [3 4 ] 25. Incentives. -
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Sec. [3 3 ] 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations.
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Sec. [3 8 ] 29. Annual Report. -
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Sec. [3 9 ]3 0 . Congressional Oversight Committee. -
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Sec. 14. Repealing Clause. -  Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
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executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to
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the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 15. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
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its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
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