Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture (Philippines) was officially named what between May 1987 and Feb 1988?
Department of Agriculture ( Philippines ) The Department of Agriculture ( abbreviated as DA ; ) , is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth . It has its headquarters at Elliptical Road corner Visayas Avenue , Diliman , Quezon City . The department is currently led by the Secretary of Agriculture , nominated by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments . The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet . The current Secretary is William Dar , who assumed office on August 5 , 2019 . History . The Department of Agriculture had its beginnings when President Emilio Aguinaldo established the Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing on June 23 , 1898 . Jose Alejandrino was appointed the first Secretary . Under United States administration . In 1901 , under the American colonial government , priority was given to the development of other agricultural products , such as rice and other basic commodities , as well as fishing , forestry , and mining . This new focus necessitated the establishment of the insular Bureau of Agriculture . This bureau was put under the Department of the Interior through Philippine Legislatures Act No . 271 . It was later put under the supervision of the Department of Public Instruction in 1910 . The first Filipino to head the Bureau under the American occupation is Adriano Hernandez , who was himself a practicing farmer . The Bureau of Agriculture grew rapidly until it was abolished by the enactment of Act No . 2666 , otherwise known as An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands , on November 18 , 1916 , and was implemented on January 1 , 1917 . This act provided for the establishment of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources ( DANR ) , which would take over direct executive control , direction , and supervision of the Bureaus of Agriculture , Forestry , Lands , Science , and Weather , as well as all matters concerning hunting , fisheries , sponges and other sea products , and such others as may be assigned to it by law . By virtue of another reorganization act ( through Act No . 4007 ) in 1932 , the DANR became the Department of Agriculture and Commerce . The Bureau of Commerce , which used to be under the Department of Commerce and Communication , was placed under the reorganized Department . In 1942 , while the Commonwealth Government was in exile , the Department was re-organized again , becoming the Department of Finance , Agriculture and Commerce . Upon the resumption of the Commonwealth in February 1945 , it became the Department of Justice , Agriculture and Commerce , and then back to being the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in December of the same year . Post-independence . In 1947 , it was renamed again as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources by virtue of Executive Order No . 94 by Pres . Manuel Roxas . The Bureau of Commerce , among others , was incorporated to the newly created Department of Commerce and Industry . On September 14 , 1959 , the DANR moved to its current building in Diliman , Quezon City from the Agrifina Circle ( now the Teodoro Valencia Circle ) in Manila . By virtue of Presidential Decree 461 , signed into law by Pres . Ferdinand Marcos , the DANR was split in May 1974 into two departments : the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources ( which later became the current DENR ) . After the shift to the parliamentary system in 1978 , all departments were changed to ministries . Thus , the office became the Ministry of Agriculture and Food until 1987 , when the department was renamed again as the Department of Agriculture , through Pres . Corazon Aquinos Executive Order No . 116 . The same EO mandated the DA to promote agricultural development by providing the policy framework , public investment , and support services , which are needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises . Guided by the principle that agriculture is business , the DA implemented policy and institutional reforms that freed the agriculture markets , enabling farmers to enjoy higher farmgate prices . These reforms included the dismantling of agricultural monopolies and the elimination of agricultural taxes . Reforms in the agricultural credit system , such as the phase-out of the direct lending scheme , was also initiated . In May 2014 , pursuant to Executive Order No . 165 , four agencies representing three-quarters of the DAs budget — the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority , the National Food Authority , the National Irrigation Administration , and the Philippine Coconut Authority — were removed from DA control . This was part of the anti-corruption reforms which followed the pork barrel scam . The four agencies are now directly under the Office of the President , where they are overseen by the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization . Organizational structure . The Department is headed by the Secretary of Agriculture , with the following undersecretaries and assistant secretaries : - Undersecretary/Chief of Staff - Undersecretary for Administration , Agribusiness and Marketing , and Regional Engagement - Undersecretary for Finance - Undersecretary for Field Operations - Undersecretary for High Value Crops and Rural Credit - Undersecretary for Policy , Planning , Research and Regulation - Undersecretary for Special Concerns - Assistant Secretary for Agribusiness - Assistant Secretary for Administration - Assistant Secretary for Field Operations - Assistant Secretary for Finance - Assistant Secretary for Fisheries - Assistant Secretary for Regulations - Assistant Secretary for the Visayas - Assistant Secretary for Livestock Under the Office of the Secretary are the following offices and services : - Administrative Service - Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service - Field Operations Service - Financial and Management Service - Information and Communications Technology Service - Internal Audit Service - Legal Service - Planning Service - Policy Research Service - Project Development Service A regional executive director is assigned to each of the 17 regions of the Philippines . Bureaus . The DA is composed of eight bureaus , namely : - Agricultural Training Institute ( ATI ) - Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards ( BAFS ) , formerly known as Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards ( BAFPS ) until the enactment of R.A . No . 10601 . - Bureau of Animal Industry ( BAI ) - Bureau of Agricultural Research ( BAR ) - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR ) - Bureau of Plant Industry ( BPI ) - Bureau of Soils and Water Management ( BSWM ) - Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering ( BAFE ) , new bureau under R.A . No . 10601 Formerly-attached bureaus : - Bureau of Agricultural Statistics ( BAS ) ( now under the Philippine Statistics Authority ) Attached agencies . The following agencies , corporations and councils are attached to the DA for policy and program coordination : - Agricultural Credit and Policy Council ( ACPC ) - Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority ( PhilFIDA ) - National Dairy Authority ( NDA ) - National Fisheries Research and Development Institute ( NFRDI ) - National Meat Inspection Service ( NMIS ) - National Tobacco Administration ( NTA ) - Philippine Carabao Center ( PCC ) - Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fishery ( PCAF ) - Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization ( PHilMech ) - Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation ( PCIC ) - Philippine Fisheries Development Authority ( PFDA ) - Philippine Rice Research Institute ( Philrice ) - Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corporation ( QUEDANCOR ) - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ( SEAFDEC ) - Sugar Regulatory Administration ( SRA ) - Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority ( FPA ) - National Food Authority ( NFA ) - Philippine Coconut Authority ( PCA ) Formerly-attached agencies : - Cotton Development Administration ( CODA ) ( merged with Fiber Industry Development Authority )