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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Philippines 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _____ 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. NICANOR M. BRIONES 
Representative, AGAP Party List 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
As a predominantly agricultural country, it is important for the Philippines to 
effectively monitor, evaluate, and predict trends in production, supply, 
demand, and other agricultural activities. The country’s production potential 
can be fully tapped if only our agricultural sector is able to optimize their 
activities through research, proper planning, and relevant government 
support. However, current information and database on agricultural products 
are inadequate, if not absent, which leads to short-sighted and temporary 
relief measures on agricultural and food crises. 
In the recent years, poor foresight on demand and supply has put farmers at 
a great disadvantage as imported agricultural products flood the market 
during harvest time. This compelled local producers to lower their prices to 
remain marketable, at the expense of massive economic losses on the part of 
the farmers. 
Hence, this bill is filed to address the lack of a comprehensive and reliable 
agricultural database. Having a proper agricultural information system will 
significantly help the government in formulating appropriate policies and in 
implementing relevant and timely programs that will help our agricultural 
sector improve production and marketability of their products, and thereby 
ensure food security. This agricultural information system will also help the 
farm-to-table process by capacitating farmers to plan their production 
activities, directly connect to transportation and storage service providers, 
and reach market vendors and consumers promptly. 
This bill has been filed and passed on Third Reading during the previous 
Congress.  
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In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
NICANOR M. BRIONES 
Representative 
AGAP Partylist 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Philippines 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _____ 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. NICANOR M. BRIONES 
Representative, AGAP Party List 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING AN AGRICULTURE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN ALL 
CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
session assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the “Agriculture 
Information System Act”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to uplift 
the socioeconomic conditions of farmers and farming communities nationwide 
in order to promote their welfare and empower their sector in the overall 
development and progress of the country. Pursuant to this, an integrated, 
computerized, web-based agricultural commodity supply inventory and 
registry system linking farmers and organized communities all over the 
country needs to be established to provide an easy-to-access local and global 
real-time information for agricultural commodities, with an end view of 
creating a wider range of market linkages among farmers and agricultural 
buyers. Furthermore, through a synchronized agriculture information 
system, the National Government shall have access to real-time agricultural 
information which can rationalize the objectives and policy directives in the 
agricultural sector. 
SEC. 3. Objectives. – This Act aims to attain the following objectives: 
(a) Provide an up-to-date database of agricultural and fisheries
products in a locality;
(b) Foster information sharing between farmers and potential buyers of
agricultural and fisheries products;
(c) Secure a market for agricultural and fisheries products and ensure
appropriate return of investment for farmers and fisheries
stakeholders;
(d) Allow local government units (LGUs) to manage a secure and
independent platform that creates linkages for farmers and fisheries
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stakeholders; 
(e) Provide data on specific commodities that are readily available in a 
particular locality for purposes of production monitoring in order to 
meet the demands of the market; 
(f) Provide a secure, transparent, and independent modern web 
application that may be accessed anytime by the public through a 
multi-platform support or cross-platform support devices which can 
be linked to existing systems in the Department of Agriculture (DA); 
(g) Streamline training and seminars in the management of the 
operations; 
(h) Monitor the use of inputs given by producers, buyers, and other 
segments of the value-chain including information during post-
harvest and processing; and 
(i) Ensure that all forms of assistance given to LGUs, registered 
cooperatives, and other qualified individuals and organizations are 
monitored. 
 
SEC. 4. Agriculture Information System. – All cities and 
municipalities are hereby mandated to establish an Agriculture Information 
System (AIS). The AIS shall serve as a dynamic online computer database 
where information on the demand for specific agricultural and fisheries 
commodities is gathered and uploaded simultaneously with the production 
data from farmers in every barangay. The AIS shall merge and synchronize 
agricultural data from different sources into a cohesive database designed to 
facilitate linkages from place of origin or the farm to local, and ultimately, 
global markets. The AIS shall also be integrated with the existing systems of 
the DA. The information system shall have the following features and 
contents: 
(a) Municipal- and city-wide identification of individual farmers, fish 
breeders, and fisherfolk, as well as qualified organizations which 
produce specific farm and fisheries products, regardless of quantity; 
(b) Crop harvest, volume, and type of forecasting; 
(c) Inventory of specific classification of crop varieties planted, livestock 
and type of fish raised in a particular LGU; 
(d) Farmers’ and fisherfolk demographics, including age group, gender, 
ethnic group, income, seminars and trainings attended, and 
assistance received; 
(e) Selected reports presented in both tabular and graphical form; 
(f) Registry of farmers’ contact details and farm location to facilitate 
market linkages; 
(g) Search engine which allows farmers, fish breeders, and fisherfolk to 
look for potential and actual buyers and for such buyers to search 
for farms, farmers, and available agricultural and fisheries products; 
and 
(h) Customizable dashboard which is accessible only to registered 
farmers and fisherfolk clients and contains the farmers’ and 
fisherfolk’s profile such as the area of the farm or fishpond, crops 
planted, livestock and type of fish raised. 
 


 
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SEC. 5. Registration. – All cities and municipalities shall encourage 
and facilitate the free registration of all farmers, fisherfolk, as well as buyers 
transacting within their respective areas in the Information System. 
 
SEC. 
6. 
Functions 
and 
Responsibilities 
of 
Cities 
and 
Municipalities. – The LGU shall exercise the following functions and 
responsibilities: 
(a) The Municipal Agriculture Office, in coordination with the Municipal 
Agrarian Reform Office, shall gather, encode, and consolidate all 
pertinent data on the profile and demographics of farmers, 
fisherfolk, as well as buyers; 
(b) Monitor and control farm inputs including machineries and 
equipment; 
(c) For municipalities and component cities, prepare and submit real-
time data under (a) and (b) to the provincial agricultural office and 
to the respective regional offices of the DA: 
(d) For highly urbanized cities, submit real-time data to the respective 
regional offices of the DA; 
(e) Establish farmer and buyer linkages and act as a gatekeeper at the 
city or municipal level in the nationwide marketing of agricultural 
products; and 
(f) Serve as the web administrator at the municipal or city level and be 
responsible for integrating farm and fisheries locations into the 
geographic integration system map. 
 
SEC. 7. Functions and Responsibilities of the Province. – The 
provincial government shall have the following functions and responsibilities: 
(a) The Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) shall serve 
as the web administrator at the provincial level and is responsible 
for integrating farm and fisheries data into the geographic 
integration systems maps for agriculture and fisheries; 
(b) The Local Economic and Investment Promotion Office (LEIPO) shall 
act as the lead administrator of the AIS in the provincial level and 
shall ensure the balance between supply and demand; 
(c) The Provincial Agricultural Office shall monitor the submission of 
reports from municipalities and component cities, and shall ensure 
the completeness, accuracy, and validity of data submitted by the 
Municipal Agricultural Offices and the Municipal Agrarian Reform 
Offices; and 
(d) Except for highly urbanized cities, prepare and submit such data to 
the regional office of the DA. 
 
SEC. 8. Functions and Responsibilities of the Regional Offices of 
the DA. – The regional offices of the DA shall have the following functions and 
responsibilities: 
(a) Integrate the data provided by the provinces and highly urbanized 
cities in the existing information systems of the DA such as the 
National Farmers and Fisheries Informatoion System (NFFIS) which 
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updating the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture 
(RSBSA); 
(b) Collaborate with the regional offices of the Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI) in order to facilitate the availment of the various 
programs of the DTI as well as strengthen market linkages through 
such programs; 
(c) Recommend to the DA Central Office appropriate interventions in 
the form of marketing and training assistance, as may be needed; 
(d) Validate the data from the LGUs acting as the system administrator 
at the regional level and provide real-time report to the DA Central 
Office; and 
(e) Endorse for financial assistance the qualified fifth and sixth class 
municipalities for the establishment and maintenance of their 
respective AIS. 
 
SEC. 9. Functions and Responsibilities of the DA Central Office. – 
The DA Central Office shall have the following functions and responsibilities: 
(a) Allocate funding for the integration of the AIS with existing 
information systems; 
(b) Coordinate 
with 
the 
Department 
of 
Information 
and 
Communications Technology (DICT) to upgrade, expand, and 
integrate its information systems; 
(c) Ensure that the implementation, appropriate verification processes, 
and information safeguards are in place pursuant to existing laws 
and regulations, in coordination with the DICT, Philippine Statistics 
Authority (PSA), National Privacy Commission (NPC), Department of 
Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Department of 
Science and Technology (DOST); 
(d) Approve the prioritized interventions by the regional offices and 
allocate corresponding funding; 
(e) Collaborate with other agencies for the creation of market linkages 
in the domestic and international markets; and 
(f) Provide safety nets in the import and export of agricultural products 
in order to support farmers. 
 
SEC. 10. Duties of the DA Secretary. – The DA Secretary shall 
monitor and ensure the compliance of all cities and municipalities as provided 
for under this Act and shall, as soon as practicable, establish a centralized 
AIS that shall integrate and link all existing agriculture information systems 
in the country. 
 
SEC. 11. Reports. – The DA Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
President and both Houses of Congress an annual report on the 
implementation of the program which shall contain information on 
accomplishments achieved and recommendations for improvements thereof. 
 
SEC. 12. Appropriations. – The DA Secretary shall include in the 
Department’s programs the establishment and maintenance of the integrated 
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General Appropriations Act. The LGUs shall provide the necessary funds for 
the establishment and maintenance of an AIS in their respective annual 
budgets. 
 
SEC. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) 
days after the effectivity of this Act, the DA Secretary shall promulgate rules 
and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
 
SEC. 14. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected by such 
declaration shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 15. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 16. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,