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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 174 - CREATING
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON FOOD SECURITY AND JOB CREATION
WHEREAS,
Article II, Sec. 9 of the Constitution provides that the State shall
free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate
social services, promote full employment and improve the quality of
life for all;
WHEREAS, Sec. 2 of R.A. 8435, otherwise known as the Agriculture and
Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997, declares that the State shall
enable those who belong to the agriculture and fisheries sector to
participate and share in the fruits of development and growth, and that
the State shall ensure the availability, adequacy, accessibility and
affordability of food supplies for all times;
WHEREAS, in the pursuit of the mandate provided by the Constitution and
existing laws, the national government is committed to ensure the
attainment of sustainable food security at all times;
WHEREAS, Sec. 2, Chapter I, Title IV, Book IV of the Administrative
Code of 1987 mandates the Department of Agriculture to plan, formulate,
execute, regulate, and monitor programs and activities relating to
agriculture, food production and supply;
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III, of the
Administrative Code of 1987 vests upon the President of the Philippines
the continuing authority to reorganize her office.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
and existing laws, do hereby order:
Section 1.
Secretary
of Agriculture (Government Sector)
Presidential Adviser on Food Security
and Job Creation with Cabinet
rank
(representing the Private sector)
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Member
Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Secretary of Finance
Secretary of Budget and Management
Secretary of Labor and Employment
Secretary of Transportation and Communication
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Three.
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