by Romalene Miras | Jul 6, 2024 | News
Since the third week of June, there have been reports of a vast infestation of fall armyworm in sugarcane and corn in Negros Occidental. The NCPC team, led by Director Barbara L. Caoili, conducted a field visit and assessment to investigate insect pest infestation in...
by Romalene Miras | Jun 25, 2024 | News
More than thirty agriculturists, educators, and crop protection practitioners from the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office (DA-RFO), Department of Agriculture –...
by Charlotte Hagosojos | Apr 1, 2024 | News
(L) Ms. Sairah Mae R. Saipudin discusses the difference between sex and gender during the Gender Sensitivity Training. (R) NCPC REPS assess the gender responsiveness of a sample project. (Photos by PMdeChavez and JMMNavasero) Personnel of the National Crop Protection...
by Charlotte Hagosojos | Feb 28, 2024 | News
Resource speakers from the Laguna PDRRMO demonstrate the proper use of stretchers in moving patients who require medical attention. (Photo by DAFamisan) Through a collaboration between the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Laguna and...
by Charlotte Hagosojos | Feb 27, 2024 | News
Mr. Jasper A. Sarmiento discusses photography concepts and techniques during the Seminar on Digital and Smartphone Photography in the Workplace (Photo by PMdeChavez) The National Crop Protection Center conducted a Seminar on Digital and Smartphone Photography in the...
by Romalene Miras | Dec 20, 2023 | News
(L) Sci. Montecalvo receives the 2023 ISSAAS Young Scientist Award. (photo by RLMiras)(R) Sci. Navasero receives the Mentorship Award. (photo by MPMontecalvo) The International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS) recently awarded Sci. Melissa P....
by Melissa Montecalvo | Dec 19, 2023 | News
Ms. Montecalvo sharing their work on natural enemies of fall armyworm in the Philippines. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations’ Plant Production and Protection Division organized a Global Symposium on Sustainable Fall Armyworm (FAW)...
by Charlotte Hagosojos | Dec 18, 2023 | News
Final touches to the JARD Iron Chefs’ appetizer (Photo by JASarmiento) The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) capped off 2023 with the NCPC Holiday Cook-Off held on December 18. The activity sought to bring together the NCPC personnel and showcase their...
by Romalene Miras | Nov 18, 2023 | News
MJM Lapitan (L) with the participants during the laboratory activity (Photo by PMdeChavez) The Pest Management Division of the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) conducted training on the detection of Ralstonia solanacearum through serological and PCR-based...
by Charlotte Hagosojos | Nov 17, 2023 | Featured news
The National Crop Protection Center participated in the Municipal Government of Los Baños’ celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month. The Center set up an exhibit of its technologies, and two NCPC researchers–Ms. April N. Alviar and Mr. Gideon Aries...
