 FPA started the CY 2019 by having a comprehensive review of its

systems and procedures which later on became the bases of the
Agency’s Revised Citizen’s Charter 2019. This is pursuant to the
passage of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government
Service Delivery Act (RA 11032) which enabled the Agency to cut
processing time and requirements for registration of fertilizer and
pesticide products, licensing of establishments and accreditation of
individuals such as researchers, pesticide applicators and responsible
care officers.
  

 With FPA’s desire to streamline its regulatory services, the Agency was
able to come up with FPA’s Strategy Map 2019-2022, a framework
which presents FPA’s strategies in fulfilling its four strategic thrusts —
fertilizer and pesticide regulation, education and product stewardship,
harmonization with international standards, and good governance.

 FPA embarked on its journey to becoming ISO 9001: 2015 certified. The
Agency created the Quality Management System (QMS) Committee
and its support teams which shall ensure that all requirements are
aligned with the ISO 9001: 2015 Standards. The said Committee
attended related capacity-building activities facilitated and sponsored by
the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).

 The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) received recognition from

the Government Quality Management Committee (GQMC) for
successfully establishing and implementing a Quality Management
System Certified to ISO 9001:2015 in compliance with Executive Order
No. 605 series of 2017. The award specifically refer to the FPA ISO
certification on the issuance of licenses, registrations, and permits for
fertilizer. The award was received by FPA at the Philippine International
Convention Center, Pasay City on 24 October 2019. Meanwhile, FRD
was able to sustain said ISO Certification after the conduct of Stage 2
Certification Audit by TUVR Rheinland auditors on 20 August 2019.
 

 The Laboratory Services Division (LSD) of the Fertilizer and Pesticide

Authority (FPA) has successfully attained ISO/IEC 17025:2005
accreditation from the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) on October
2019. ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is an international standard against which
laboratories around the globe can be accredited. The accreditation is
based primarily on the ability of a laboratory to demonstrate operational
and technical competence in generating valid and reliable laboratory
test results thereby allowing acknowledgment of a laboratory’s
competence both locally and internationally.

 On October 2019, the FPA Board of Directors (BoD) approved the

proposed amendments of the Regulatory Policies and Implementing
Guidelines for Fertilizer (Bluebook) and Pesticide (Greenbook)at the
Landbank Center, Malate, Manila. These serve as the primary guide
documents for the regulatory services of the agency.

Further, FPA is able to accomplish the following for its frontline services as of
December 2019:

Fertilizer Regulations Division

 991 fertilizer product registration certificates issued

 973 licenses for fertilizer handlers, dealers and warehouses issued
 300 Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) issued
 2,085 certification for VAT exemption and other permits released

Pesticide Regulations Division

 

 652 approved licenses for pesticide handlers, dealers, pest control

operators and warehouses
 2,670 approved agricultural product registrations
 2,670 Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) issued
 3,416 approved pesticide importation and other certifications

Laboratory Service Division

 55 permits to purchase Methyl Bromide issued

Planning, Management and Information Division

 3,247 individuals were accredited ASD, ARCO, Researcher and Drone

Applicators

Further, the regional offices issued 4,066 licenses to fertilizer and pesticide
handlers, warehouses and other regulatory documents. These were achieved
after a thorough monitoring and inspection of 21, 626 handlers and 104,322
products nationwide. It also resulted in the identification of 907 unlicensed
fertilizer and pesticide handlers vis-a-vis 24 unregistered products. Further,
833 enforcement activities were conducted which includes the issuance of
notice of violation (NVs), and Stop Use/Move/Sale (SUMS) orders.

On the conduct of information, education and communication (IEC) on the

safe and judicious use of fertilizer and pesticides, it includes the conduct of 67
ASD trainings, 27 FATA supervised trainings, 312 provision of technical
assistance, and 18 community radio information campaign activities.

 
Overall, there were 25,525 regulatory documents issued.