04/08/2026
|| Public Warning Against the Purchase, Sale, and Use of an Unregistered "VIFEN INSECTICIDE 25 EC" Product.
The FPA warns the general public, particularly farmers, not to purchase, sell, distribute, advertise, or use a product identified as “VIFEN INSECTICIDE 25 EC,” which, based on FPA records, is not registered with the Authority.
View the full advisory through this link: https://fpa.da.gov.ph/fpa-advisory-no-2026-001/
This advisory is issued following a report that the product is being offered for sale directly to farmers in Pangasinan. The product has not undergone the FPA’s registration and evaluation process, thus the Authority cannot assure its quality, safety, or efficacy.
Accordingly, all concerned persons and establishments are enjoined not to manufacture, distribute, advertise, sell, offer for sale, or use the product.
Any person found violating the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1144 and its implementing rules and regulations shall be subject to the appropriate administrative, civil, and/or criminal sanctions provided by law.
The list of FPA-registered pesticide products may be verified at: https://fpa.da.gov.ph/resources/reports/registered-products/
All FPA Regional and Provincial Offices, law enforcement agencies, and local government units are requested to assist in preventing the sale and distribution of this unregistered product within their respective jurisdictions.
For inquiries or to report the sale or distribution of unregistered fertilizer, pesticide, or other agricultural chemical products, please contact the FPA through [email protected] or (02) 8920-8573.