Department of Agriculture(DA)

November 23, 2022 Dear Ela Castalone, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 22, 2022 01:08:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Agriculture and Fisheries Data for Manila, Mandaluyong, and San Juan. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. For your question on conversion of land, the data is under the Department of Agrarian Reform. Here are the accredited CSOs/Cooperative in NCR: https://www.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NCR-List-of-Accredited-CSOs-07012022.pdf Please note that the three cities you mentioned belongs to National Capital Region, we don't have the exact data on production in NCR since it is not an agricultural area. However, we do have efforts in urban agriculture. To know more about this program, please contact: DA Urban Agriculture Program National Pesticide Analytical Laboratory (NPAL), Bureau of Plant Industry Compound, Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Metro Manila 8273-2474 local 2695 Satellite office: Bureau of Plant Industry 692 San Andres, Malate, Manila 8521-7650 Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, AFID FOI Receiving Office