EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 803
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 803 -
ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED AREA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL
SERVICES
WHEREAS,
under the New Republic, national economic development shall be pursued
with renewed dedication and determination;
WHEREAS, the provisions of adequate and timely agricultural services
and inputs is essential to the attainment of the desired level of
growth in the agriculture sector as well as self-sufficiency in food;
WHEREAS, while there are various government agencies responsible for
the delivery of such agricultural services and input in the rural
areas, there is no mechanism for securing the desired coordination and
integration of their operations for any given area;
WHEREAS, there is therefore need to provided an effective
administrative framework that will secure the integration and
coordination of agricultural services and inputs and thus allow the
government to more effectively respond to the requirements of
development in any given rural area;
WHEREAS, it would be desirable to adopt the integrated area management
concept as the appropriate mechanism for unifying government efforts at
providing agricultural services;
WHEREAS, as a concomitant measure, there is need to preserve prime
agricultural lands for the production of food and other crops and avoid
their conversion into being used for non-agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, the President
is empowered to undertake such organizational and related improvements
as may be appropriate in the light of changing circumstances and new
developments;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the
authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, do
hereby order and ordain:
Section 1. There is hereby established an integrated
area management system for agricultural services which shall unify the
operations of various government agencies involved in the delivery of
agricultural services and inputs for any given area of operations. The
desirability of its establishment is predicated on the rationale that
the effective coordination of government efforts at providing essential
farm services in the rural areas can best be attained if this were
undertaken on a specific area basis.
The integrated area management system for agricultural services shall
be managed through the administrative framework hereinbelow established
and provided for.
Sec. 2. At the national level, the Ministry of
Agriculture, as the agency primarily responsible for agricultural
development, shall with the assistance of the National Food and
Agriculture Council, formulate policies, plan, programs and guidelines,
including the integrated implementation of the delivery of agricultural
services and inputs. It shall be responsible for the overseeing,
general coordination and monitoring of operations and activities
relative thereto.
Sec. 3. At the regional level, a regional
agricultural land classification committee is hereby created which
shall be responsible for the identification of specific areas for
agricultural purposes in the provinces within the region. The committee
shall operate as a sub-committee of the Regional Development Council,
and shall be composed of the Regional Director of the National Economic
and Development Authority as Chairman, and the Regional Directors of
the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Human Settlements, the
Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Natural Resources as
members.
In addition to the national level, the coordination of agricultural
research programs and the conduct of agricultural training programs may
be undertaken as well as at the regional level.
Sec. 4. The province shall be the focal point for
effecting area integration in the delivery of agricultural services and
inputs. The organizational framework at the provincial level shall be
as follows:
(a)
The provincial governors shall have the basic responsibility and the
corresponding authority for the general coordination and supervision of
the operations of the various agencies involved in the delivery of
agricultural services and inputs within the province.
For this purpose, the national
agencies involved shall cooperate with and instruct their provincial
offices or field personnel to submit to the supervision of the governor
as needed in order to realize an effective integrated area management
system at the provincial level.
(b) There
shall be established a Provincial Agricultural Council, which shall
operate as a committee of the Provincial Development Council, to be
headed by the governor. The Council shall serve as the mechanism for
achieving coordination and harmonization of operations of agencies
providing farm services and inputs in the province. It shall be
responsible for providing advice to and developing operating policies
for the guidance of the governor.
More, specifically, the Council
shall, among others (1) prepare and operationalize an integrated
agricultural development program for the province on the basis of
approved related national policies and programs; indicating among
others, the preferred commodity production patterns in the agricultural
lands in the province; (2) determine the extension services and inputs
needed for the effective implementation of the program and, where
necessary, recommend measures to appropriate ministries or agencies to
ensure adequate and timely provision of such services and inputs; (3)
adopt a deployment scheme for the extension workers assigned to the
province on the basis of acceptable standards; and (4) monitor and
evaluate on a continuing basis the implementation of the program.
(c) The
Provincial Agricultural Council shall be composed of the senior
representatives of agencies responsible for the delivery of particular
agricultural services and inputs, as follows:
(1)
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Natural Resources
through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, as the agencies
responsible for agricultural technical services, including crop and
livestock production and protection, cooperatives, fisheries
development, and assistance to farmers/producers in the availment of
credit;
(2) The
National Irrigation Administration Farms Systems Development
Corporation, and Ministry of Public Works and Highways as the agencies
responsible for irrigation services;
(3) The
Philippine National Bank, Development Bank of the Philippines, Land
Bank of the Philippines, Agricultural Credit Administration, and a
representative of a provincial rural banks association, if there is any
in the province, as the agencies responsible for providing agricultural
credit;
(4) The
Ministry of Local Government together with the Ministry of Public Works
and Highways, as the agencies responsible for farm to market
roads;
(5) The
National Food Authority as the agency responsible for agricultural
marketing; and
(6) Whenever
present within the province, specialized agencies such as the Ministry
of Agrarian Reform, National Council on Integrated Area Development,
Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration, Philippine Tobacco
Administration, Philippine Coconut Authority, Philippine Sugar
Commission, and Fiber Development Authority.
(d)
The provincial governor shall be assisted by a provincial agricultural
executive officer who shall be responsible to, and serve as the action
officer of the Provincial Agricultural Council in the day-to-day
coordination of operations and activities pertaining to the delivery of
agricultural services and inputs by the various agencies concerned. The
provincial governor, with the concurrence of the Minister of
Agriculture, shall designate the provincial agricultural executive
officer, preferably the provincial agriculturist.
Sec. 5. At the city, municipal and barangay
levels, there shall be city/municipal agricultural action officers to
be designated by the provincial governor from, as a general rule, among
the appropriate senior national government officials in the
city/municipality, who shall be under overall supervision and control
of the provincial agricultural executive officer; Provided, That the
Governor may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Agriculture,
choose the city/municipal mayor as the agricultural action officer.
They shall be responsible for the direct coordination of agricultural
extension workers of all agencies assigned to the various barangays
comprising the city/municipality.
They shall be responsible, among others, for (1) the direct
coordination and supervision of the implementation of the pertinent
portion of the provincial agricultural development program applicable
to the city/municipality; (2) the assignment of extension workers to
the barangays comprising the city/municipality in accordance with the
deployment plan adopted by the Provincial Agricultural Council; (3) the
identification of operational problems, including measures that may be
necessary for their solution, and for this purpose, refer as needed
matters for appropriate action at the provincial level; and (4) the
performance of such other related functions that may be assigned to
them.
Sec. 6. The Minister of Agriculture is hereby
authorized to issue the necessary orders and regulations to implement
the provisions of this Executive Order.
Sec. 7. All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations,
rules, regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any
of the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 8. Any portion or provision of this Executive
Order that may be declared unconstitutional shall not have the effect
of nullifying the other provisions thereof: Provided, That, such
remaining portions can still stand and be given effect in their
entirety to accomplish the objectives of this Executive order.
Sec. 9. This Executive Order shall take effect
immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-two.
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