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Friday, March 30, 2012

Engr. Cayanan lays out thrusts as NAFC’s new leader

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Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala extends a congratulatory handshake to Engr. Ariel Cayanan who gladly accepted NAFC’s flag from then OIC Executive Director Noel Juliano during the formal handover of the agency’s leadership last March 8 at the BSWM Convention Hall. Looking on is DA Assistant Secretary and Supervising Officer of the Secretary to NAFC Salvador Salacup.

In a symbolic ceremony held on March 8 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall, newly appointed Acting Executive Director of the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan gratefully accepted the duties and responsibilities that came along with his appointment as the leader of the agency.

High officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) family, NAFC’s partners from the private and government sectors and Engr. Cayanan’s family and friends bore witness as DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, together with DA Assistant Secretary and Supervising Officer of the Secretary to NAFC Salvador S. Salacup and NAFC Acting Deputy Executive Director Noel A. Juliano, ceremoniously passed on to Engr. Cayanan the flag of the NAFC during the handover ceremony of the agency leadership.

Engr. Cayanan’s appointment as NAFC’s Acting Executive Director was signed by His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on February 20 through the auspices of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. On February 29, Engr. Cayanan took his oath of office to the Agriculture Secretary.

In his message during the handover ceremony, Sec. Alcala expressed high hopes for NAFC under the new stewardship.
“Under the leadership of Engr. Cayanan, I expect NAFC to be an active mediator of the DA with the farmers, fishermen and local officials through the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (RAFCs), Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Councils (PAFCs) and Municipal Regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (MAFCs),”
Sec. Alcala said. Sec. Alcala also emphasized the integral part that NAFC plays in the overall mandate of the Department, particularly in the effective implementation of its programs and services under the Agri-Pinoy framework.
“NAFC is our institutional linkage to the different groups that the Department works with in fulfilling its duties. It is the channel where information, technology and assistance to DA partners, especially the local government units, RAFC, PAFC and MAFC, flow,” Sec. Alcala stated.

Sec. Alcala also underscored NAFC’s task of ensuring speedier delivery of services to the stakeholders through the US-PL480 and 2KR funds.

He further stressed his thrust to bring in NAFC on the government’s campaign for good governance especially as it serves as the face of the DA to its regional partners.

Malaki na ang naisulong natin sa tuwid na daan. Mahalaga ang papel ng DA-NAFC na ituwid ang lahat ng mga pamamaraan mula budget, project implementation, at monitoring. Ang ating pananagutan sa matuwid na pamamalakad ay dapat maipamalas sa loob at labas ng kagawaran,” he added.

In his acceptance speech, 39-year-old Engr. Cayanan expressed his gratefulness for the opportunity that’s been given to him to serve and be part of the DA family.

He also laid out his thrusts in carrying out his role as NAFC’s new head, giving focus on strengthening partnerships with the consultation bodies, the Agriculture and Fishery Councils (AFCs) and the National Sectoral Committees, and the private sector.


“For our partners in the AFCs, we will continue working on ensuring the sustainability of your operations. We will also work to strengthen and enhance the membership and image of the AFCs. In return, we hope for your unrelenting cooperation and support in addressing the needs of our clientele especially the farmers and fishermen in the countryside,” he said.

He also appealed for their cooperation and support to ensure that NAFC’s mandated tasks are carried out both effectively and efficiently.

“For our private sector partners, we will carry on our duty of providing you technical and administrative assistance in our meetings and other undertakings. We may not be able to provide you everything but rest assured that we will always be there with you up to the best we can,” he added.

Meanwhile, ASec. Salacup, who served as the agency’s Officer-in-Charge Executive Director for about two weeks before Engr. Cayanan’s appointment, shared his advice to the latter after learning of his designation.
“I told Engr. Cayanan that we just have to look at the Agri-Pinoy Framework that Sec. Alcala and PNoy crafted and we surely won’t lose our way,” he said.

He added that under his and Engr. Cayanan’s partnership, the needs and grievances of the private sectors will be heard and acted upon.

“To our private sector bosses, our champions, rest assured that we will always abide by the dictates of what NAFC is all about—that being as the sounding board of the private sector,” he said.

see also: http://nafc.da.gov.ph/NAFCNEWs/2012/newleader.html

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Region 6 revisits concepts of AFC operations through training

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Participants of the three-day training on AFC operations pose for a group photo together with NAFC Acting Deputy Executive Director Engr. Noel A. Juliano (first row, third from left) who was present during the meeting among DA, NAFC and RAFC VI officers.
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), slated in June this year, the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) of Western Visayas, through the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit (DA-RFU) VI, conducted a re-orientation and training course on AFC operations for its officers and employees on February 22 to 24 at Iloilo Midtown Hotel, Yulo St., Iloilo City.


Region VI AFC officers and employees during the hands-on sessions of the training.

Around 30 participants from the RAFC, Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council, Highly Urbanized Cities Agricultural and Fishery Council and Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council attended the three-day training, joined in by five regional coordinators from the Local Support and Coordination Division of the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC).

The training served as a refresher on the principles and concepts of the AFC operations and the anatomy of its mechanism.

It also provided hands-on sessions on the preparation of resolutions, policy briefs and work and financial plans.
Gender and Development concepts were also discussed on the final day as part of the mainstreaming strategy to promote rural women’s participation in the AFCs.

The gathering wrapped up with a meeting among DA, NAFC and RAFC VI officers where the latter underscored their decision to oppose the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ plan to allow the sale of fish imports in local public wet markets through a position paper which was later submitted to the National Sectoral Committee on Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Engr. Cayanan takes oath as new NAFC Acting Executive Director

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‘Dream come true.’ Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan, the newly appointed NAFC Acting Executive Director, said it was a dream come true for him because he has always aspired to be a public servant.

Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan took his oath as NAFC’s new Acting Executive Director last February 29, 2012 at the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.

As the new head of the agency, Engr. Cayanan said that NAFC should align its programs and activities with what Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala envisions for Philippine agriculture.

He also said he wants to know the current state of NAFC along with the Agriculture and Fishery Councils and National Sectoral Committees and identify its concerns and corresponding recommendations for endorsement to the Secretary.

The new Acting Executive Director also said he expects the usual support of the stakeholders in pursuing his vision for NAFC.