Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) Executive Director Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola presented the current state of rural finance in the country as well as the ACPC Programs including the Easy-to-Access Loans during the 2019 Annual General Membership Meeting of the Confederation of Central Luzon Rural Banks (CCLRB) on November 21, 2019 in Pampanga. The activity continue reading : ACPC and CCLRB explore prospects of cooperation
DA, Sec. Dar hears plight of Cotabato Farmers
Department of Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar together with the other officers of the DA – Central Office visited the province of Cotabato to meet with and listen to the concerns of more than 1,000 farmers from Region XII. Former DA Secretary and current Chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Emmanuel Piñol also attended continue reading : DA, Sec. Dar hears plight of Cotabato Farmers
ACPC is now ISO 9001:2015 Certified
The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is proud to announce its certification to the standard of ISO 9001:2015 for the period November 11, 2019 to November 3, 2022. TÜV Rheinland Philippines, Inc. awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Certification in November 2019 for ACPC’s quality management system, which ensures customer satisfaction and continual enhancement in attaining its continue reading : ACPC is now ISO 9001:2015 Certified
ACPC Supports Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Services
The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) conducted an in-house seminar on Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) and Efficient Delivery of Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 on November 8, 2019 in Pasig City. A workshop on drafting ACPC’s Citizen’s Charter, led by Director Norman William Kraft, ensued after the EODB continue reading : ACPC Supports Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Services
ACPC RECEIVES ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATION
The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is proud to announce its certification to the standard of ISO 9001:2015. TÜV Rheinland Philippines, Inc. has awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for the ACPC’s quality management system, which ensures customer satisfaction and continual enhancement in attaining its organizational goals. Attached below is the certificate.
ACPC conducts seminar-workshop on Data Privacy Management
In compliance with the Republic Act (RA) No. 10173, known as Data Privacy Act of 2012, the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) conducted a seminar-workshop on the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and Privacy Management Program (PMP) on October 21 and 28, 2019, respectively, at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Pasig City. The seminar-workshop continue reading : ACPC conducts seminar-workshop on Data Privacy Management
ACPC to fully implement BTMS in 2020
In view of the full implementation of the Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS) in 2020, some 28 ACPC officers and staff participated in a BTMS Power users’ training on the budget management, processes, and operations on October 17-18, 2019 in Manila. The ACPC representatives were given hands-on training on actual financial transaction from the continue reading : ACPC to fully implement BTMS in 2020
DA-ACPC-LANDBANK SURE Aid Program for Rice Farmers Rolls-out in Tarlac
After its launch in Nueva Ecija on September 2, 2019, the Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid) is now being rolled-out in different provinces across the country. Last September 18, 2019, more than 1,200 rice farmer-beneficiaries from the province of Tarlac received their SURE Aid loans to help cushion the continue reading : DA-ACPC-LANDBANK SURE Aid Program for Rice Farmers Rolls-out in Tarlac
Additional P1 B OKd for SURE Aid Program nationwide roll out
The Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program’s (SURE Aid) fund allocation now stands at P2.5 million following an infusion of an additional P1 billion as approved by the Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (DA-ACPC) during its Special Meeting on September 12, 2019 in Manila. With the fund increase, around 170,000 small rice farmers are continue reading : Additional P1 B OKd for SURE Aid Program nationwide roll out
QUOTES FROM THE LAUNCHING OF THE SURE AID PROGRAM
DA Acting Secretary William Dar, during his closing message for the Launching of the SURE Aid program for rice farmers held on September 2, 2019 in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, regarded rice farmers as heroes in the countryside, and said that the DA’s priority is to increase farmers’ income. As one of the measures to achieve continue reading : QUOTES FROM THE LAUNCHING OF THE SURE AID PROGRAM