EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 127
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 127 -
CONSTITUTING THE COUNCIL FOR EXTENSION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
WHEREAS,
it is a declared policy of the State to promote research and
development to attain national development goals;
WHEREAS, the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (RA
8435) mandates the Department of Agriculture (DA), in coordination with
the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and other concerned
agencies, to enhance, support and consolidate existing national
research and development system in agriculture and fisheries;
WHEREAS, there is a need for an effective mechanism to undertake the
integration of all agriculture and fisheries extension and research and
development (R & D) efforts of the government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Constitution of the Council for Extension,
Research and Development. — The Council for Extension, Research and
Development in Agriculture and Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as
CERDAF, is hereby constituted.
The CERDAF shall be composed of the following:
a.
Secretary of Agriculture
- Chairman
b. Secretary of Science and Technology - Vice
Chairman
c. Secretary of Environment and Natural - Member
Resources
d. Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- Member
e. Director-General of the National
- Member
Economic and Development
Authority
f. Chairman of the Commission on Higher - Member
Education
g. Executive Director of the Philippine -
Member
Council for Agriculture,
Forestry, Natural
Resources Research and
Development
h. Executive Director of the Philippine - Member
Council for Aquatic and Marine
Research
and Development
i. President of the League of
Provinces
- Member
j. President of the League of
Municipalities -
Member
k. National Chairman of the Fisheries
and
- Member
Aquatic Resources Management
Council
l. President of the Chamber of Fisheries - Member
and Aquatic Resources of the
Philippines
m. Two representatives from the academe - Member
n. One representatives each from a
- Member
national farmers organization and
a national fisherfolk
organization
o. One representative each from the
- Member
crops, livestock and processing
sectors
p. Three research, development and
- Member
extension experts
The academe shall be represented by heads of national universities
specializing in agriculture and fishery.
The representatives from the academe farmers and fisherfolk
organization, crops, livestock and processing sectors, and the R &
D experts shall be appointed by the Chairman as recommended by the
other members of CERDAF.
Sec. 2. Functions. — The CERDAF shall have the
following functions:
a.
Enhance coordination of government institutions involved in agriculture
and fisheries R & D and extension, and pursue the integration of R
& D and extension efforts of the government;
b. Encourage
the participation of the private sector in the development of a
national R & D and extension agenda;
c. Prepare and
oversee the implementation of a more comprehensive and responsive R
& D and extension program for agriculture and fisheries to enhance
and make full use of the National Research and Development System in
Agriculture and Fisheries (NARDSAF) and the National Extension System
for Agriculture and Fisheries (NESAF), our national network on R &
D and extension, respectively, established under RA 8435;
d. Set
policies that will promote agriculture and fishery R & D and
extension, and govern Philippine relation with international
institutions involved in R & D;
e. Approve the
allocation of funds from local and foreign sources for R & D and
extension programs, projects and activities;
f. Adopt
policies to strengthen the institutional efficiency of the national R
& D and extension system, including the setting up of a monitoring
and evaluation system on the effectiveness and efficiency of its
various components;
g. Review and
approve national R & D and extension plans and programs developed
by the NARDSAF and NESAF;
h. Create
committees, technical working groups and commodity items to facilitate
the accomplishment of CERDAF’s objectives; and
i. Formulate
implementing rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its
functions.
Sec. 3. Secretariat. — The Bureau of Agricultural
Research (BAR) and the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) shall
serve as the secretariat of the CERDAF.
The BAR shall provide technical and administrative support for R &
D activities of the CERDAF, while the ATI shall provide assistance on
extension and training matters. The specific functions of the BAR and
the ATI shall be in accordance with the implementing rules and
regulations of RA 8435.
To upgrade the capabilities of BAR and ATI staff, they shall undertake
the following:
a.
Develop a staffing pattern, based on the science and technology career
system for its technical personnel to be approved by CERDAF, and thus
entitle its staff to a system of benefits equivalent to those enjoyed
by the science and technical personnel of the Department of Science and
Technology;
b. Draw from
state colleges and universities, institutes and centers, scientists,
professors, technical experts, for detail or secondment at BAR and ATI
to accelerate the upgrading of their technical competence; and
c. Provide
detailed staff an honoraria system based on the Magna Carta for Science
and Technical Personnel or at least 75 percent of their basic pay at
their mother units for those detailed on a full-time basis.
Sec. 4. Relationship of CERDAF with Other
Multi-Sectoral Councils and Other Agencies under the Department of
Agriculture. — The CERDAF shall collaborate with the Philippine Council
for Agriculture, Forestry, Natural Resources Research and Development
(PCARRD), the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and
Development (PCAMRD) and other concerned agencies and institutions in
the following areas:
a.
Formulation of R & D agenda and programs;
b. Screening
of proposals and monitoring of ongoing R & D projects in the
country;
c. Development
of methodologies and systems for effective R & D planning in
agriculture and fisheries, emphasizing the quality and intensity of
participation of farmers, fishers and the private sector in setting the
R & D and extension agenda and the allocation of resources;
d. Development
of output-oriented performance standards for staff, institutions and
programs in agriculture and fisheries R & D;
e.
Establishment of an efficient and effective computerized system of
monitoring and evaluation of R & D staff and institutions,
including database required for the assessment of research excellence,
performance and capacity;
f. Development
and administration of a career development program and a unified merit
promotion system for scientific and technical personnel in agriculture
and fishery R & D and extension;
g. Development
and administration of an incentive system to support high quality
scientific journals in agriculture and fishery;
h. Development
of a human resource maintenance system for providing incentives and
benefits to technical and scientific personnel in agriculture and
fishery to ensure that agriculture and fishery institutions gain and
maintain a competitive edge in attracting and maintaining their staff;
i. Provision
of technical assistance in the improvement of institutional and staff
capabilities; and
j. Formulation
of guidelines in planning and implementation of agriculture and
fisheries research.
Sec. 5. Funding. — The funds required to operate
CERDAF shall be drawn from the appropriations of the Department of
Agriculture.
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. — All other laws,
decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent
with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall
take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 22nd day of July, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Nine.
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