01/09/2026
𝐃𝐀-𝐁𝐀𝐅𝐒 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 “𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭” 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🌴🥥
The DA-BAFS participated in the “Let’s Talk Coconut” Forum 2026, held on August 28, 2026, at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, as part of the celebration of the 40th National Coconut Week.
Organized by the DA-Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), this year’s forum focused on the importance of standards in the trade of coconut products, bringing together stakeholders from the government, academe/research institutions, private sectors, civil society organizations (CSOs), and other sectors of the coconut industry.
Representing DA-BAFS as resource speakers were Mr. Aerol Dexter C. Ebora, RAgr; Ms. Princess Shiella May T. Sison, RAgr; and Mr. Jyles Louis M***a, RAgr, Project Managers from the Crops Section of the Standards Development Division (SDD). They discussed the DA-BAFS Standards Development Process for Primary Processed Products, the Philippine National Standard (PNS) on Mature Coconut—Product Standard—Grading and Classification (PNS/BAFS 329:2022), and the PNS on Young Coconut—Product Standard—Grading and Classification (PNS/BAFS 65:2024), respectively.
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