by Jennifer A. Ng / Reporte, via businessmirror.com.ph For one reason or another, many Filipinos do not have insurance coverage. According to an insurer, only 13 percent of Pinoys have life or accident insurance. This is lamentable, said the insurer, as accidents could be financially catastrophic to families that can barely make both ends meet. continue reading : Weather-based crop-insurance products: Making farmers more climate-change resilient
State crop insurance firm issues P10B worth of policies in 2012
by: BM, GMA News, via gmanetwork.com The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. generated P10.63 billion worth of insurance policies in 2012, a 97.6-percent year-on-year increase, the government-controlled corporation said. PCIC president Jovy Bernabe attributed the PCIC’s 145.8-percent rise in underwriting profit to P303.942 million to good risk management. He also said that crop insurance gained greater continue reading : State crop insurance firm issues P10B worth of policies in 2012
Agriculture insurance coverage hits P10.63B
by: Raymond Jun R. Portillo via bworldonline.com Agriculture insurance coverage almost doubled as of November last year amid strong typhoons visiting the country, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. Insurance coverage reached P10.63 billion for the period January to November 2012, from P5.37 billion posted during the same period last year. INCREASED AWARENESS PCIC continue reading : Agriculture insurance coverage hits P10.63B
DA eyes wider coverage of rice program
By Niña P. Calleja Philippine Daily Inquirer In line with the government’s goal of achieving zero rice importation after 2013, the Department of Agriculture plans to expand the coverage of its third cropping program for rice next year to 300,000 hectares of land from only about 91,495 hectares at present. Agriculture assistant secretary for the continue reading : DA eyes wider coverage of rice program
Agriculture damage from ‘Pablo’ hits P8.5 billion
By Czeriza Valencia via philstar.com MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Saturday that the damage to agriculture brought by typhoon “Pablo” has reached P8.5 billion, with the already troubled banana industry sustaining the bulk of losses. In an interview with radio station dwIZ, Alcala said the typhoon, which ravaged Mindanao, also inflicted considerable continue reading : Agriculture damage from ‘Pablo’ hits P8.5 billion
Renewal of the Collective Negotiation Agreement
The PCIC Management and Employees Association through its President, Aida S. Castro, signed the renewal of the Collective Negotiation Agreement with PCIC President Jovy C. Bernabe on 22 November 2012 at PCIC Head Office, Quezon City. Witnessing the signing were the members of the PCIC Board of Directors and officers of employees’ association.
The new PCIC Board of Directors takes oath before DA Secretary Alcala at the Department of Agriculture
The new PCIC Board of Directors officially assumed office on November 8, 2012. Re-appointed PCIC President Jovy C. Bernabe, Director Epifanio A. Maniebo, Director Dioscoro A. Granada and Director Alex G. Suarez took their oath before DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala at the Department of Agriculture office.
Luzon Group Quality Management System (QMS) Orientation and Objective Formulation
The Luzon Sector Orientation/Training-Workshop on the Government Quality Management System Standards (GQMSS) Requirement and Documentation of ISO 9001:2008 was held in Tagaytay City last October 8, 9 & 10, 2012. This is the culmination of the nationwide training-workshops to jumpstart the implementation of the QMS in all Regional Offices. As in the Visayas and Mindanao continue reading : Luzon Group Quality Management System (QMS) Orientation and Objective Formulation
PCIC Region XI ‘Project Love’ and Tree Planting/Tree Growing Activities
The PCIC Regional Office No. XI conducted its second outreach program in line with PCIC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The PCIC Region XI headed by the OIC-Regional Manager Bonifacio V. Pales undertake on September 14, 2012 the ‘Project Love’ and Tree Planting/Tree Growing activities in cooperation with the Local Government Unit (LGU) at Sitio continue reading : PCIC Region XI ‘Project Love’ and Tree Planting/Tree Growing Activities
TSPI Acknowledges PCIC Region V Marketing Chief
Mr. Francisco German G. Obias, Chief MSD of PCIC RO V receives a Certificate of Appreciation and token from Mr. Elvin Seminiano, and Mr. Elmer Santos, Sector Manager and Deputy Director of Tulay sa Pag-Unlad, Inc. (TSPI), respectively, in recognition of PCIC’s support to their programs and projects. Also in photo are Ms. Salve Garcia, continue reading : TSPI Acknowledges PCIC Region V Marketing Chief