Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

TRAINING DESIGN

TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY : Expanded Monthly Agricultural and Fisheries

Situation Reporting System (EMAFSRS)

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY : DA RFO IV-CALABARZON

VENUE : Tagaytay Highlands Resort, Tagaytay City

DATE : December 25, 2019

BUDGET REQUIREMENT : Php 1,300,000.00

SOURCE OF FUND : DA RFO IV-CALABARZON OPERATIONS (ESSETS)

PREPARED BY: REVIEWED BY:

RECHELLE M. COLICO ENGR. REDELIZA R. GRUEZO

Agriculturist I OIC-Chief, Operations Division
Date Prepared: Date Reviewed:

FUNDS AVAILABLE: APPROVED BY:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX ARNEL V. DE MESA

Head Budget, DA-RFO IV-CALABARZON Director IV
Date Signed: Date Approved:

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

OVERVIEW

The Monthly Agricultural Situation Reporting (MASR) is a system of data and information
gathering/collection and consolidation by then Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) under the
Department of Agriculture (DA) and now by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) by virtue
of Republic Act No. 10625 which merged the separate and distinct statistical agencies into one
agency, the PSA.

The MASR, submitted by the Statistical Operations Coordination Division (SOCD) which also
monitors the submission of the same by the local government units (LGUs) under its
jurisdiction, includes but not limited to developments on prices, supply and demand situation,
infrastructure, trainings, seminar and weather condition which are the basis of statistically
computing the performance of agriculture and fishery sectors per Region.

To standardize the data collection, a comprehensive guideline is being followed which contains
the reporting format, templates to be used in reporting, contents of the report, process flow of
reporting and timelines.

RATIONALE

The need to update the agricultural situation reports is very important to capture the real
agricultural developments in the countryside. The data and information in the reports are very
much useful to the economic and agricultural planners for development, enhancement and
sustainability of the agricultural sector of the Philippines.

However, at present, there are still issues arising in capturing the real agricultural situation in
every area at the proper time considering some of the data and information are lacking and/or
only a few regional field offices continue to submit MASR to PSA.

Therefore, there is a need to revise and/or innovate the reporting systems to be able to give the
appropriate and real-time agricultural status report, to be able to meet the demand of the
stakeholders in the agriculture and fishery sectors, and to keep them abreast on the actual
agricultural data and information.

A modified version of the MASR is initially included in the Regional Statistical Development
Program (RSDP) of DA-RFO IV-CALABARZON which is dubbed as the “Expanded Monthly
Agricultural and Fisheries Situation Reporting System” or EMAFSRS. This system modification
expands its feature which include the participation of field offices of the Department of
Agriculture and Local Government Units (LGUs) in the data capturing system to enhance the
quality of data and information on the agriculture and fishery sectors at the local level.

Furthermore, the EMAFSRS will be a reliable reference material for the needed data and
information by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)’s Regional
Development Report particularly on Chapter 8: Expanding Economic Opportunities in
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery.

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

OBJECTIVES

A. TERMINAL OBJECTIVES

The purpose of the activity is to cascade the information, educate and capacitate the
implementing offices’ personnel regarding the EMAFSRS’ program effective and efficient
implementation.

B. ENABLING OBJECTIVES

Specifically, the participants are expected to:

1. Broaden their knowledge on the basic mandate of the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA) more specifically with regard to the agricultural and fisheries situation reports;
2. Know their respective roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the EMAFSRS;
3. Be capacitated on the comprehensive guidelines in the implementation of the EMAFSRS
which contains the following aspects:
a. Reporting format
b. Templates to be used in reporting
c. Contents of the report
d. Process flow of reporting
e. Timelines
4. Be capacitated in accomplishing the tools needed for the implementation of the
EMAFSRS;
5. Widen their knowledge on the coordination mechanism and stages of activities, as
follows:
a. Data Gathering of the MAO
b. Consolidation of reports by the OPAg
c. Review, verification and validation at the PSA Provincial Office
d. Consolidation of reports, monitoring and evaluation at the DA RFO IV-
CALABARZON Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO)

PARTICIPANTS

Participants of this activity are the following:

1. Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO)

a. Municipal Agriculturist
b. Agriculture and Fishery Extension Workers
c. Focal Person of the MAO

2. Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg)

a. Provincial Agriculturist
b. Focal Person of the OPAg

3. DA RFO IV-CALABARZON

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

a. Regional Executive Director (RED)

b. Regional Technical Directors (RTD)
i. For Operation and Extension
ii. For Research and Regulation
c. Chief of Field Operations Division
d. Banner Programs Focal Persons
i. Rice
ii. Corn
iii. High Value Crops
iv. Livestock
v. Organic Agriculture

EVALUATION

An over-all activity evaluation will be administered to assess the performance of the activity and
will be consolidated for feedbacking purposes.

METHODOLOGY

The training methodologies include participatory discussion, workshops and actual

demonstrations. Visual aids and practical handouts including training materials and relevant
references used will be provided. There will be a learning journey for added appreciation of the
activity.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

Day/Time Module/Topics Facilitator/Resource

Person
December 25

6:00AM-8:00AM Arrival of Participants/Registration Secretariat

BREAKFAST

OPENING CEREMONIES

8:00AM-8:15AM Opening Niceties Facilitator

 Prayer
 Singing of the Philippine National Anthem
 Acknowledgment of Participants and Resource
Speakers
8:15PM-8:30PM Welcome Message RTD for Operation and
Extension
8:30PM-8:40PM Overview of the activity Chief, Field Operations
Division

PRESENTATION and WORKSHOP PROPER

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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

8:40AM-9:30AM PSA Personnel

1. PSA Mandate/Monthly Agricultural and Fisheries
Situation Report (MAFSR) Presentation
9:30AM-10:00AM 2. EMAFSRS Implementing Offices’ Roles and Resource Speaker
Responsibilities Presentation

10:00AM-11:00AM 3. EMAFSRS Comprehensive Guidelines Resource Speaker/

Presentation and Workshop Training Facilitator

11:00AM-12:00PM 4. EMAFSRS Tools Workshop and Actual Training Facilitator

Demonstration (per group)

12:00PM-1:00PM LUNCH

1:00PM-2:00PM 5. EMAFSRS Coordination Mechanism and Stages of Training Facilitator

Activities Workshop and Actual Demonstration
(per group)

2:00PM-3:00PM 6. Evaluation and Monitoring Presentation Chief, FOD

CLOSING CEREMONIES

3:00PM-3:30PM Giving of Certificates DA RFO IV-A Officials

3:30PM-3:45PM Closing Remarks RED

3:45PM-4:15PM Photo ops Secretariat

4:15PM onwards EARLY DINNER

Homeward Bound

BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS:

PARTICULARS UNIT COST TOTAL COST

Meals/Snacks P230.00/meal or snack x 5 P1,265,000.00

meals/snack x 1,100
participants

Training Hall P10,000/day 10,000.00

Resource Speaker Stipend 10,000.00

Contingency Fund 15,000.00

GRAND TOTAL P1,300,000.00

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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 928-3919

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