Department of Agriculture(DA)

August 15, 2019 Dear Vanessa Tricia Wendy Landicho, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 14, 2019 02:56:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Problems regarding Coconut Paring Wastes. Response to your request August 15, 2019 Dear Vanessa Tricia Wendy Landicho, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 14, 2019 02:58:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Production of Coconut Paring Wastes in the Philippines. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online. You may retrieve your requested information from http://pca.gov.ph/industry/coconut-statistics or thru its history at http://pca.gov.ph/industry/history Here are some articles related to coconut industry: COCO FARMERS, OIL MANUFACTURERS URGE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF 5% BIODIESEL BLEND TO ARREST COPRA PRICE DROP (http://pca.gov.ph/10-news/121-coco-farmers-oil-manufacturers-urge-duterte-administration-for-immediate-implementation-of-5-biodiesel-blend-to-arrest-copra-price-drop) PCA PUSHES FOR 5% BIODIESEL BLEND TO BOOST DOMESTIC UTILIZATION OF COCONUT OIL (http://pca.gov.ph/10-news/126-pca-pushes-for-5-biodiesel-blend-to-boost-domestic-utilization-of-coconut-oil) PCA’S STATEMENT ON COPRA PRICE FLUCTUATION (http://pca.gov.ph/10-news/111-pca-s-statement-on-copra-price-fluctuation) PORTION OF P75B COCO LEVY FUND WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR R&D (http://pca.gov.ph/10-news/98-portion-of-p75b-coco-levy-fund-will-be-set-aside-for-r-d) Coconut stakeholders consult DA amid copra price drop (http://www.da.gov.ph/coconut-stakeholders-consult-da-amid-copra-price-drop/) DA, PCA start coconut festival (http://www.da.gov.ph/da-pca-start-coconut-festival/) For more information on Trade & Market Related Concern (Daily Market Price, Trade Directory, Suppliers, Market Statistics, etc.), please contact Ms. Luz Brenda P. Balibrea (Division Chief, III) of the Philippine Coconut Authority at [email protected] and Tel. # 928-8982 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 Secretary William D. Dar. 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 Officer