Agricultural Population

Agricultural Land

10.7 million ha

GDP $80 574 million

Agric. GDP: 14.7%

GNI per capita: $1 080

Policies (regarding plant quarantine)

Yes

No

Don’t know

Does phytosanitary legislation cover both domestic and import/export quarantine?

x

Is plant quarantine a separate organization from animal quarantine?

x

Does phytosanitary legislation cover non-cultivated plants (wild flora)

x

Does phytosanitary legislation cover living modified organisms?

Other policy goals:

Organization of Plant
Protection Functions

Responsible Organizational Unit
(Ministry/Department/Unit)

Pest Risk Analysis

Standards development

DA/BPI-PQS/BAFPS

International notifications

DA-Policy, DA/BPI-PQS

Import:

Import permits/inspections

Emergency action

Export:

Phytosanitary certificates

Treatment of commodities

Infrastructure

Year:

Total number of plant quarantine officers

137

Total qualified personnel for plant pest risk assessment

100

Number of quarantine offices/stations

30

Number of post-entry plant quarantine containment facilities

3

Number of quarantine service diagnosis laboratories

11

Number of entry points (sea/air/land/mail = total)

90/11/0/1 =102

In-country pest diagnostics capabilities (incl. universities, etc.)

Number of laboratories for insect samples

11

Number of laboratories for pathogen samples

11

Number of laboratories for plant/weed samples

11

Mango Pulp and Seed Weevil (Mango)

International Trade

Year:

Main Import Plant Commodities

Main countries of origin

Quantity (tons)

Australia, Canada, China, USA, India, Germany

Chile, China, USA

Oranges

Australia, China, Taiwan, USA

China, Netherlands, India

China, India

Australia, Chile, USA

Australia, China, USA

USA, Australia

Australia, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland

Frozen Potato

Belgium

Frozen Vegetables

USA, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada

China, Taiwan

Fresh Vegetables

Belgium, Netherlands, China

Main Export Plant Commodities

Main destination countries

Japan, China, Iran, South Korea, KSA, Kuwait, New Zealand

South Korea, Viet Nam, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia

USA

Fresh Pineapple

Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Jebel, Ali, UAE, China

Desiccated Coconut

Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada, Poland, France, Russia

China, USA, Viet Nam, Germany, Russia, UK, France, Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, Poland, Hong Kong

Indonesia, Singapore

Thailand, South Korea, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, USA, Spain, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Sweden, Netherlands

Hong Kong, Japan, China, South Korea, USA, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, KSA, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Greece, New Zealand, Bahrain, London, Italy, Brunei, UK, Spain, Australia, Dubai, Thailand, Netherlands, France

China, South Korea, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong

Cooperation Projects

Title (Purpose/Target)

Years (start-end)

Mango Pulp and Seed Weevil Survey of Davao Del Sur (Shortname)

Feb. 2006-
Nov. 2006

Title of government follow-up programmes

Years (start-end)

Institutional Functions

Year: 2004-2005

Number of import permits issued/inspections

19 883/18 306

Number of emergency phytosanitary treatments taken on imports

48/60

Number of pests intercepted

12/24

Number notifications of non-compliance

48/60

Number of phytosanitary certificates issued
Do you have an electronic certification system?: Yes___No_X_

19 635/29 655

Lists of Regulated Pests

Year of last update

Insects

Pathogens

Plants

Number of regulated quarantine pests

1

Number of regulated non-quarantine pests

Number of regulated import commodities

Pest Risk Analysis

Insects

Pathogens

Plants

No. of PRA completed and documented (according to ISPM)

Web source for further information: www.da.gov.ph

Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.)

• Construction/repair of PQ buildings and laboratories
• Participation and meetings regarding SPS/Plant Quarantine
• Creation of PRA Team
• Publication of Quarantine Orders/Measures

Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, raining, etc.)

• Insufficient number of technical personnel to all quarantine ports of the country
• lack of electronic certification system
• Funding source

Implementation of ISPM

Relevance

Implementation

Planned/Actual
Year of full
implementation

International Measures

low

high

none

partial

most

full

ISPM 01

x

x

ISPM 02

x

x

ISPM 03

x

x

ISPM 04

x

x

ISPM 05

x

x

ISPM 06

x

x

ISPM 07

x

x

ISPM 08

x

x

ISPM 09

x

x

ISPM 10

x

x

ISPM 11

x

ISPM 12

x

x

ISPM 13

x

x

ISPM 14

x

x

ISPM 15

x

x

ISPM 16

x

x

ISPM 17

x

x

ISPM 18

x

x

ISPM 19

x

x

ISPM 20

x

x

ISPM 21

x

ISPM 22

x

x

ISPM 23

x

x

ISPM 24

x

ISPM 25

x

x

ISPM 26

x

x

ISPM 27

x

x

Comments/Constraints

Policies (regarding invasive/migratory species management)

Yes

No

Don’t know

National strategy to control serious field pest outbreaks?

x

National strategy to control migratory or periodically occurring pests?

x

National strategy to eradicate serious newly invaded exotic pests?

x

Other policies:

List of legislation/regulations/rules for surveillance, pest reporting and emergency actions:
Presidential Decree 936

Web source for further information: www.da.gov.ph

Organization of Plant
P rotection Functions

Responsible Organizational Unit
(Ministry/Department/Unit)

Field Pest Outbreaks

(e.g. BPH, bollworm, etc.)

Response strategy/plans

DA-RFU’s, PhilRice, DA, BPI

CPD-BPI, DA, RCPC

CPD-BPI, PhilRice, CDA, LGU’s

Migratory Pest Outbreaks

(e.g. locusts, birds, armyworm)

Response strategy/plans

CPD-BPI, DA-RCPC, LGU’s

CPD-BPI, DA-RFU’s, LGU’s

DA-RCPC, CPD-BPI, PhilRice

New Exotic Pest Eradicatio

n (e.g. coconut beetle)

Response strategy/plans

PCA, CPD-BPI, DA-KASAKALIKASAN, LGU’s

Control/eradication

PCA, CPD-BPI, DA-KASAKALIKASAN

Reporting to international organizations

BPI-CPD, PQS, NCPC

Infrastructure

Year:

Number of designated staff for surveillance and control of field pests of national importance

17 plus 16 RCPC’s

Number of designated staff for surveillance and control of migratory and periodically occurring pests

15 plus 16 RCPC’s

Number of designated staff for surveillance and eradication of invasive species

15 plus 16 RCPC’s

New exotic species found established in country

Insects

Pathogens

Weeds

Total number for year: most recent

2

Total number for year:

Total number on record

Eradication or internal quarantine actions taken against economically important species

Name of species

Brontispa longissima

Stenocranus pacificus corn plant hopper

Year of first discovery

2004

2003

Location of first discovery

Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Whole Mindanao
Region and
Bicol Region

Area affected [ha]

Area treated by government [ha]

Control method

Biological, cultural, chemical

Pest outbreak actions

Outbreak 1

Outbreak 2

Outbreak 3

Name of species

Brontispa, coconut leaf beetle

Year of outbreak

Area affected [ha]

Mindanao, Bicol Region

Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Estimated damage $

Area treated by government [ha]

Control method

Biological, physical, cultural/chemical

Add more if necessary

Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.)

Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.)

Yes

No

Don’t know

Do you have policies encouraging organic or low-pesticide production

x

Is IPM specifically mentioned in laws or policy documents?

x

Do you have official Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) or any other relevant food safety (ecofood, etc.) standards for pest management?

x

Is pest management extension separate from general extension?

x

Other policies:

List of legislation/regulations/rules for pest management: PD 936

Web source for further information: www.da.gov.ph

Organization of Plant Protection Functions

Responsible Organizational Unit
(Ministry/Department/Unit)

Policy development

Department of Agriculture

Pest management research

BAR/SCU’s/BPI/NCPC

Control recommendations

RFU’s/BPI/LGU’s

Pest management extension

Crop Protection Division BPI/NCPC-UPLB/LGU’s

DA-KASAKALIKASAN, RFU’s, LGU’s

DA-RFU’s/LGU’s/BPI

Infrastructure

Year:

Number of officers for pest management

Number of regional offices

16

Number of field offices

11 Regions/77 provinces

Number of field/extension agents for pest management advice

Number of field/extension agents trained in IPM-FFS facilitation

6 184 IPM-FFS facilities

Number of government biocontrol labs

47

Number of government biopesticide labs

17

Pest Management

Yes

No

Don’t know

Does the country have a National IPM Programme?
If yes, give Name and Address of IPM Programme:
KASAKALIKASAN, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Rd. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

x

Does the country have special IPM extension programmes?
If yes, in which crops?: Rice, corn, vegetables, abaca, coconut, banana, citrus, cotton, IPM for individual pest

x

Does the country have special IPM research programmes?
If yes, in which crops?: Rice, corn, vegetables, cotton, banana, abaca, coconut

x

Market shares (estimated value, volume or area under control)

Year:

Size of chemical pest control market

Size of biopesticides market

Size of biological control agents market

Major pest control requiring crops
(requiring most pesticide applications)

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

Affected crop

Name(s) of pest(s)

Estimated crop loss

Affected area

Number of pesticide applications or amount of pesticide used

Government action taken

Cooperation Projects

Amount

Years (start-end)

Purpose/Target of government follow-up programmes

Amount

Years (start-end)

Pest Management Extension

Year:

Number of farmers trained in IPM during the year

Number of IPM-FFS conducted during the year

Number of farmers trained in GAP standards during the year

Area under IPM/low pesticide management [ha]

Crops in which successful IPM technologies are implemented:
rice, corn, vegetables, mango, cotton, locust

Area under organic/pesticide-free management [ha]

Crops grown organic/pesticide-free:

Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.)

Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.)

Yes

No

Don’t know

Do you have national pesticide reduction targets?
If yes, what is the target: ____________

Have you ratified the Rotterdam (PIC) Convention?

Have you ratified the Stockholm (POP) Convention?

Have your ratified the Basel Convention? (hazardous wastes)

Have you reported the observance of the Code of Conduct to FAO according to Art. 12 of the Code?

Have you adopted Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)?

Pesticide Registration

Do you require pesticides to conform to relevant FAO or WHO specifications?

Do you allow the “me-too” registration and sale of generic pesticides?

Do you require data on product equivalence for generic registration?

Do you conduct country-specific risk assessments for…

occupational risks?

consumer risks?

environmental risks?

Have you adopted the Global Harmonized System (GHS) for pesticides hazards evaluation and labeling?

Do you accept evaluation results from other countries?

Do you accept field studies conducted in other countries?

Do you require environmental fate studies?

Incentives/Disincentives

Do you have a special tax on pesticides to cover externality costs?

Do you subsidize or provide low-cost pesticides?

Do you subsidize or provide low-cost biopesticides?

Other policies:

Web source for further information:

Organization of Plant
Protection Functions

Licensing of shops

Licensing of applicators

Enforcement/inspections

Testing of pesticide efficacy

Development of pesticide use recommendations

Safe use training/extension

Food residue monitoring

Environmental monitoring

Health monitoring

Other Stakeholders:

Pesticide Industry Association

Crop Life Philippines, Philippine Manufacturing Association

Civil Society Organizations (NGO, etc.)

Infrastructure

Year:

Number of registration officers

Number of enforcement officers

Number of department quality control laboratories

Number of quality control laboratory personnel

Number of department residue analysis laboratories

Number of residue laboratory personnel

Pesticide Trade:

Tons

$ ’000 Value

31 735 (formulated)

Pesticide Use Profile:

Tons (active ingredient)

$ ’000 Value

Public Health

Testing, Quality Control and Effects in the Field

Yes

No

Don’t know

Do you have significant problems with low-quality pesticides in the market?

x

Do you have significant problems with pesticide resistance?

x

Health and Environmental Information

Yes

No

Don’t know

Do you maintain data on pesticide poisoning cases?

x

Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in food?

x

Do you have a system to monitor pesticide residues in the environment?

x

Do you have significant problems of environmental contamination from pesticides?

x

Do you have data on pesticides effects on wildlife and ecosystems?

x

Pesticide Disposal

Yes

No

Don’t know

Do you have services to collect and safely dispose of used containers and small quantities of left-over pesticides?

x

Do you have an inventory of outdated and obsolete pesticides in the country?

x

Do you have illegal trade in pesticides?
if yes: what is the estimated amount: _______________

x

Registration/Regulation/Monitoring

Year: 

a.i.*

Trade Name

Number of registered pesticide products

Number of registered biopesticides

Number of restricted-use pesticides

Number of banned pesticides

28

Number of licensed outlets

Number of licensed applicators

Number of licensing violations reported during year

Number of quality control analyses conducted during year

Number of food samples analyzed for pesticide residues during year

Number of samples exceeding MRL

Number of environmental samples analyzed for pesticide residues

Cooperation Projects

Years (start-end)

Purpose/Target of government follow-up programmes

Years (start-end)

Main Progress in Recent Years (legislation, policies, infrastructure, investments, training, etc.)

Main Constraints (personnel, infrastructure, administrative, operational, training, etc.)

Genetically Modified Crops

Name of GMO Crop

Area under Cultivation [ha]