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(...) All imported genetically-modified plant and plant products derived from the use of modern biotechnology require authorization for commercial distribution in the country of origin, a biosafety permit and SPS import clearance issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry.

[69] WTO document G/SPS/N/PHL/373. Joint Department Circular No.1,2016. "Rules and regulations for the research and development, handling and use, transboundary movement, release into the environment, and management of genetically-modified plant and plant products derived from the use of modern biotechnology. (...)

The Biofuels Act of 2006 (RA 9367) establishes local content requirements for gasoline, which must have a minimum content of locally produced biofuel and biodiesel.

Table 4.1 OECD Producer Support Estimate (PSE) for the Philippines, 2014-16
(PHP million)
2014 2015 2016
(...)
Payments to producers (2), of which (in US$ million)
(...)
Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation payments for relief from natural disasters
2014: 1,184; 2015: 1,300; 2016: 1,600
(...)

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) (...) covers losses arising from natural disasters. The government expenditures were accordingly notified as Green Box "payments for relief from natural disasters". (...)

Sugarcane ranks among the top five crops (Table A4.1). Crop year 2016/17 (September to August) set a 38-year record with a production of 2.5 million tonnes of raw sugar, while the 2015/16 harvest of 2.2 million metric tonnes was adversely affected by El Niño. The sugar industry produces sugar, bioethanol and power as major products. (...)

The Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 (RA 10659) provides mandated programmes and budgetary appropriations, following decades without government support for infrastructure development and other measures, according to the authorities. The new measures include a block farming programme (implemented since 2012 and institutionalized in 2016), (...) covering subsidies for (...) organic fertilizers; (...)

In 2016, fish production dropped sharply by 6.3% in volume and 4.5% in value as compared to 2015, mainly due to the effects of El Niño (dry spell) and a fishing ban that was placed on some species by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. (...)

(...) The Fisheries Code (RA 10654) was revised in 2015, through amendment of the Fisheries Code (RA 8550) of 1998. Stricter rules apply, inter alia, in the areas of vessel licensing and monitoring, and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (...)

(...) Fishing outside the Philippine waters is coordinated by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), such as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Under the Conservation Management Measures (CMM) adopted by WCPFC (...), Philippine-flagged vessels had access, under strict conditions, to the high seas, the so-called "High Sea Pocket 1 (HSP1)". The CMM on HSP1 expired in December 2017, but negotiations for extension are under way, according to the authorities. Under the new Fisheries Code, the scope of application has been extended to areas governed by a RFMO.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is the line ministry for the energy sector. It is mandated "to prepare, integrate, coordinate, supervise and control all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation".