01/06/2026
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ (๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ)
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ (๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ)?
The Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk Program or PAFFP is a government initiative amounting to Ten Billion Pesos (PhP 10,000,000,000.00) for the provision of cash assistance to eligible RSBSA- registered rice, corn, and sugarcane farmers, and BoatR- registered fisherfolk whose livelihoods and production have been adversely affected by economic instability and global market disruptions, due to the geopolitical tensions of the countries United States of America (USA), Israel, and Iran.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฒ๐น-๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ?
No. The PAFFP is an ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ to eligible rice, corn, and sugarcane farmers and fisherfolk to mitigate rising production costs and maintain the farmers and fisherfolk' s productive capacity during this time of geopolitical tensions.
๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐?
Republic Act No. 12314, otherwise known as the GAA for fiscal year 2026, states under Special Provision 17 that the amount of Ten Billion Pesos (PhP 10,000,000,000) appropriated herein for the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program shall serve as a standby fund to be used for the provision of cash assistance to farmers and fisherfolk.
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ?
๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง
i. Must be actively engaged in the cultivation of rice at the time of the occurrence of economic instability or market disruption;
ii. Must be tilling or operating farms of not more than two ( 2) hectares; and
iii. Must be duly registered under the RSBSA.
๐. ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐จ
i. Must be actively engaged in the cultivation of corn or sugarcane at the time of occurrence of economic instability or market disruption;
ii. Must be duly registered under the RSBSA.
๐. ๐ฝ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐- ๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ก๐
i. Must be duly registered under the RSBSA-BoatR; and
ii. Must be actively engaged in fishing operations at the time of the occurrence of economic instability or market disruption.
๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
They will be receiving unconditional cash assistance of ๐ง๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐-๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ (๐ฃ๐ต๐ฃ ๐ฎ,๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ.๐ฌ๐ฌ).
๐ฒ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ?
a. Mitigate the impact of rising agricultural inputs, including fuel for agri- machinery, pumps and engines, and other operational expenses that affect agriculture and fishery production;
b. Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable agricultural communities by providing timely financial assistance that enables beneficiaries to continue productive activities despite economic uncertainty.
๐ณ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ?
As announced, the rollout will commence in April immediately after the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) by the DBM has been granted.
๐ด. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐?
The DA-RFOs identify beneficiaries by generating a master list from the Farmers Information Management System (FIMS), which is integrated with the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA). This list is filtered based on the programโs specific eligibility criteria. To ensure data integrity and prevent duplicate assistance, the DA-RFOsโin coordination with Local Government Units (LGUs)โ will conduct a rigorous validation, verification, and deduplication process.
๐ต. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐?
The DA has a Memorandum of Agreement with the Development Bank of the Philippines which will accredit financial technology (FinTech) partners that can support the implementation of the program based on the requirements set by the DA.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
The DA may adopt any of the following modalities for the distribution of cash assistance under the Program, subject to applicable conditions and compliance with existing government budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ 1. Direct Transfer to the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) from the Central Office
๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ 2. Advice of Sub-Allotment (ASA) to DA-RFOs with Disbursement through the DBP.
๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ 3. Fund Transfer through ASA to DA RFOs with DA RFO-managed Disbursement.
A region may adopt a dual distribution scheme. Once the fund has been sub-allotted, the region may disburse the assistance through the DBP for beneficiaries who have existing IMCs. Meanwhile, for non-IMC eligible beneficiaries, the region may distribute the cash assistance through face-to-face caravans.
๐ญ๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐?
Yes. Through its regular program under the Fuel Assistance to Farmers Project (FAFP), the DA provides ongoing fuel support. The current phase of the project focuses on distributing the remaining allocations from the year 2023-2025 implementation years.
๐ญ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ?
No. An active beneficiary is prohibited from authorizing any other individual to claim their cash assistance on their behalf. This measure ensures that the cash assistance is personally received by the intended recipient, safeguarding the integrity of the distribution process and preventing any potential misuse or misrepresentation.
๐ญ๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ?
In cases where a beneficiary has become deceased during the distribution of the cash assistance, the next of kin may claim said assistance.
Should the next of kin not have access to the said account, the next of kin must present to the concerned RFO the following documents at the branch where the claim will be made, to claim the assistance:
a. Death Certificate of the deceased beneficiary.
b. Proof of relationship to the deceased beneficiary.
c. Proof of RSBSA registration of the next of kin who will continue tilling the rice land
Upon successful claiming, the account of the deceased beneficiary will be closed.
๐ญ๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป?
In cases where a beneficiary has become bedridden during the distribution of the cash assistance, the next of kin may claim said assistance.
Should the next of kin does not have access to the said account, the next of kin must present to the concerned RFO the following documents at the branch where the claim will be made, to claim the assistance:
a. Copy of any medical documents evidencing sickness and inability to effectively stand and walk from one place to another, alongside a clear and recognizable photo showing his/ her face and the situation of the beneficiary.
b. Proof of relationship to the bedridden beneficiary.
c. Proof of RSBSA registration of the next of kin who will continue tilling the rice land.
Upon successful claiming, the account of the bedridden beneficiary will be closed.
