The Philippines’ Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pataba at Pestisidyo, abbreviated as FPA), is a technical regulatory agency under the Department of Agriculture. The agency is responsible for assuring an adequate supply of fertilizer and pesticide at reasonable prices; rationalizing the manufacture and marketing of fertilizer; protecting the public from the risks of the inherent use of pesticides; and educating the agricultural sector on the use of these inputs.
Its vision is to improve quality of life for all Filipinos through increased farm incomes, productivity and food production using safe and appropriate fertilizer and pesticide inputs. Hence, the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority has job vacancies available to apply for until January 13 and 20, 2023.
Job Vacancies until January 13, 2023
One (1) Agriculturist II (SG15/ Php 35,097 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-AG2-30-2014
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or other allied courses such as Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries Technology and Veterinary Medicine
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 1 year of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Relevant RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Office of the Executive Director
One (1) Chemist III (SG18/ Php 45,203 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-CMT3-4-2016
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 2 years of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Relevant RA 10657 – Chemist/ RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Pesticide Regulations Division
One (1) Planning Officer II (SG15/ Php 35,097 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-PLO2-25-2014
- Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 1 year of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Career Service Professional- 2nd Level
- Place of Assignment: Planning Management and Information Division
Job Vacancies until January 20, 2023
One (1) Executive Director III (SG28/ Php 145,427 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-EXED3-31-2014
- Education: Master’s degree or Certificate in Leadership and Management from CSC
- Training: 120 hours of supervisory/ management training/ learning and development intervention
- Experience: 5 years of supervisory/ management experience
- Eligibility: Career Service Professional- 2nd Level
- Place of Assignment: Office of the Executive Director
One (1) Chief Agriculturist (SG24/ Php 88,410 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-CAGR-15-2014
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or other allied courses such as Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries Technology and Veterinary Medicine
- Training: 24 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 4 years of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Relevant RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Pesticide Regulations Division
One (1) Administrative Officer V (SG18/ Php 45,203 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-ADOF5-30-2014
- Education: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 2 years of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Career Service Professional- 2nd Level
- Place of Assignment: Finance and Administrative Division
One (1) Planning Officer V (SG24/ Php 88,410 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-PLO5-30-2014
- Education: Master’s degree or Certificate in Leadership and Management from the CSC
- Training: 40 hours of supervisory/ management training and development intervention
- Experience: 4 years of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Career Service Professional- 2nd Level
- Place of Assignment: Planning Management and Information Division
One (1) Chemist II (SG15/ Php 35,097 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.: FPAB-CMT2-4-2016
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 1 year of relevant experience
- Eligibility: Chemist/ RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Fertilizer Regulations Division
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should signify their interest in writing. Attach the following documents to the application letter and sent to the address below no later than January 13 & 20, 2023.
- Letter of Application addressed to: MS. JULIETA B. LANSANGAN – Officer-in-Charge
- Updated and duly notarized with recent passport-sized picture Personal Data Sheet (PDS)
- Scholastic Records
- Photocopy of Diploma
- Photocopy of Transcript of Records
- Photocopy of Performance rating in the last period (if applicable)
- Photocopy of Certificate of Eligibility/ rating/ license
- Photocopy of relevant training certificates
- Employment Certificates (if applicable)
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS are advised to hand in or sent through courier/ email their application to:
MADONNA BELLA C. FLAVIER Administrative Officer IV FPA Building, BAI Compount Vasra Quezon City hrfparecruitment@gmail.com
APPLICATIONS WITH INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
“It is the policy of the FPA to strictly adhere to the principles of merit, competence, fitness, and equality. Towards this end, it will implement a system that will create equal opportunities for advancement of all deserving employees of the Agency regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, civil status, disability, religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation.”
History
Fertilizer and pesticides are indispensable inputs towards ensuring agricultural productivity and food sufficiency. Fertilizers supply the needed nutrients of crops while pesticides protect crops from adverse effects of pests, microorganisms, and weeds. The creation of the Agency is in response to the need to regulate fertilizer and pesticide imports and exports and ensure their adequate supply in the country.
FORMATION 1972-1973- The Philippine government created the Fertilizer and Industry Authority (FIA) by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 135 signed by Ferdinand Marcos on 22 February 1973. It serves as a response to the decrease in rice production caused by fertilizer shortage, series of natural calamities and prevailing oil crisis in the 1970s. ESTABLISHMENT 1977 – Since application of pesticide products goes side by side with fertilizers in agricultural production, the government thought of expanding its regulatory powers to pesticide industries. The FIA was then replaced by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) which was created on 30 May 1977 by virtue of P.D. 1144. This is also attributed to the fact that fertilizer and pesticide industries possesses the same clientele, distribution channels, system of application in farmers’ fields and technical supervision by the same farm management technicians under the government's food production program. Under the new law, FPA acquired broader powers with absolute control over the fertilizer and pesticide sector. FPA’s mandate can be categorized into regulatory, monitoring, evaluation, and promotion. GROWTH 1986 - The fertilizer industry was liberalized as part of the government’s policy to open up domestic agriculture to foreign competition. This included the abandonment of quantitative restriction for fertilizer and with it the price-setting function of FPA. Import duties were also reduced to one to three percent through a series of tariff reduction executive issuances. 1997 - The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) allowed the duty-free importation of fertilizer enterprises engaged in agriculture. The law exempts fertilizer subsidiaries from payment of the 12% Value-Added Tax. May 5, 2014 - FPA was transferred to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (OPAFSAM) through Executive Order No. 165 signed by President Benigno Aquino III. September 17, 2018 - FPA was brought back to DA’s fold by virtue of Executive Order 62 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.