The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) created by virtue of PD 1467 (June 11, 1978), later on amended by PD 1733 (October 21, 1980) and further amended by RA 8175 (December 29, 1995), as the implementing agency of the government’s agricultural insurance program. PCIC is an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture.
The PCIC’s principal mandate is to provide insurance protection to the country’s agricultural producers, particularly the subsistence farmers and fisherfolk, against crop losses arising from natural calamities, plant diseases and pest infestations. PCIC also provides protection against non-crop agricultural asset losses due to perils for which the asset has been insured against.
Philippines is vulnerable to natural disasters which cause devastation on crops and miseries to agricultural producers and lenders of agricultural credit. Because of the marginality of most landholdings, the result of these losses is devastating to the finances of the farmers. In 1976, an Interagency Committee for the Development of Crop Insurance undertook a nine-month full-blown feasibility study on the creation of a crop insurance program in the Philippines.
It was concluded that the agricultural insurance system will address not only the welfare aspect of the after-loss event but also help in achieving the objective of stabilizing farm incomes and reverse the “risk-averse” nature of farmers and push them to invest more in new technologies that would help increase national productivity.
Apart from protecting farmers from financial losses, crop insurance was also considered as an instrument that can be offered as “surrogate” collateral to banks and other financial institutions to influence and encourage them to continue participating and supporting government credit programs.It ushered in the creation of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation and the operationalization of the insurance program through the issuance of a presidential decree (PD No. 1467 promulgated on 11 June 1978) which had then the force of law.
By 2020, the PCIC will have broadened the availability and increased the effectiveness of its crop insurance programs for managing farm losses while at same time ensuring their visibility and sustainability.
PCIC, as an agricultural insurer, is committed to help stabilize the income of agricultural producers and promote the flow of credit in the countryside by:
Providing insurance protection to qualified farmers and other agricultural stakeholders against losses of their crops and produce, including their livestock, farm machineries and equipment, transport facilities and other related infrastructure arising from natural calamities, pests and diseases, and other perils beyond their effective control;
Extending innovative and client-responsive insurance packages and other services thru people’s organization including farmers’ cooperatives, agricultural lenders and service providers.
Prompt, efficient, effective and quality service from eight o’clock in the morning to five o’clock in the afternoon, Monday to Friday, and even beyond the regular schedule of work when the exigencies of the service so demand.
Claims Settlement Response Time (CSRT) of twenty (20) working days from receipt of Notice of Loss to issuance of indemnity check especially for rice and corn claims.
Incessant efforts at finding ways to further improve the services of the corporation through strengthening of feedback mechanism, capability enhancement of its employees and inculcation of moral values into the corporate culture and governance.
Consistent adherence to and strict compliance with established service standards to safeguard the rights and interests of the PCIC publics, clientele, program partners and other stakeholders.
| A. PCIC Head Office |
Address:
- 7/F, NIA Bldg. A, NIA Complex EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone Numbers
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| B. PCIC Regional Offices |
Regional Office 1 – 3/F LBP Building, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Regional Office 2 – Regional Government Center, Carig, Tuguegarao City , Cagayan Regional Office 3 – 2/F Garcia Building, cor. Villa Corazon, McArthur Highway, San Agustin, San Fernando City, Pampanga Regional Office 3A – 2/F, CBNE Building, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija Regional Office 4 – 2/F Rizal Commercial Center, J.P. Rizal Street cor. Del Pilar, Calamba City, Laguna Regional Office 5 – BB Andes Building, Zone 8, Sols Subdivision, Bitano, Legaspi City, Albay Regional Office 6 – 2/F Regional Science Laboratory Building, Dept. of Agriculture, Iloilo City Regional Office 7 – 3/F, DBP Building, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City Regional Office 8 – 3/F, F. Mendoza, Realty Complex, 141 Sto. Niño Street, Tacloban City, Leyte Regional Office 9 – Regional Complex, Pajares Avenue, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur Regional Office 10 – 3/F, One Montecarlo Building, Hayes-Corrales Street, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Regional Office 11 – 2/F SCGCC Building., Alunan Avenue, Koronadal City, South Cotabato Regional Office 12 – Veraj Building, Mabini Street, Poblacion 2, Midsayap, Cotabato. |
| Feedback, Complaints and Redress Mechanisms |
| 1. Filing of requested for reconsideration (R.A 8175) |
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2. Meetings/dialogues with farmers, cooperatives, lending institutions/ conduits, LGUs, DA and attached agencies, Agriculture and Fishery Councils and other stakeholders. |
3. For any concern, complaint or feedback, please visit/contact PCIC through any of the following: |
3.1.
- Public Assistance Desk/Officer of the Day
a. PCIC Head Office
Address:
- 7/F, NIA Bldg. A, NIA Complex EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City
Telephone Numbers
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b. PCIC Regional Offices
Regional Office 1 – 3/F LBP Building, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Regional Office 2 – Regional Government Center, Carig, Tuguegarao City , Cagayan Regional Office 3 – 2/F Garcia Building, cor. Villa Corazon, McArthur Highway, San Agustin, San Fernando City, Pampanga Regional Office 3A – 2/F, CBNE Building, Maharlika Hway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija Regional Office 4 – 2/F Rizal Commercial Center, J.P. Rizal Street cor. Del Pilar, Calamba City, Laguna Regional Office 5 – BB Andes Bldg, Zone 8, Sols Subdivision, Bitano, Legaspi City, Albay Regional Office 6 – 2/F Regional Science Laboratory Building, Dept. of Agriculture, Iloilo City Regional Office 7 – 3/F, DBP Building, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City Regional Office 8 – 3/F, F. Mendoza, Realty Complex, 141 Sto. Niño Street, Tacloban City, Leyte Regional Office 9– Regional Complex, Pajares Ave., Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur Regional Office 10 – 3/F, One Montecarlo Building, Hayes-Corrales Street, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental Regional Office 11 – 2/F SCGCC Building., Alunan Ave., Koronadal City, South Cotabato Regional Office 12 – Veraj Building, Mabini Street, Poblacion 2, Midsayap, Cotabato. |
3.2.
- E-mail at a_pcic1981@yahoo.com.ph/admin@pcic.gov.ph
4. For more information about PCIC, please visit its website at www.pcic.gov.ph |
| The PCIC Corporate Creed |
I believe in PCIC and the Vision of life for which it stands I shall uphold its norms of conduct I am proud to be part of this noble institution and under its policy of justice and sincerity. |