PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

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WHEREAS, the development of the sugar
industry is vital to the overall national efforts to promote greater
productivity of the agriculture sector and thereby, achieving higher growth of
the national economy;

WHEREAS, it is the national policy to
promote the growth and development of the sugar industry through greater and
significant participation of the private sector, including the furtherance of
conducive investment climate and the improvement of the working conditions of
the sugar workers;

WHEREAS, there is a need for a
coordinating mechanism for the government and private sector partnership in
pursuing the national efforts on the development of the local sugar industry
and its global competitiveness;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS,
President of the Philippines, by the virtue of powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:

Section 1. Creation of the National
Coordinating Council for the Sugar Industry. There is hereby created the
National Coordinating Council for the local sugar industry, hereinafter
referred to as the Council, to promote effective government and private sector
coordination in the pursuing the national efforts to enhance the development
and global competitiveness of the local sugar industry.

Section 2. Composition.  The
Council shall be composed of the following:

One representative each from the federations of
sugar planters, millers, traders, industrial users and consumers, appointed by
the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
also be among the members of the Council.

Section 3. Duties and Functions. The
Council shall discharge the following duties and functions:

a. Provide effective forum for resolving issues and
concerns affecting the development of the local sugar industry;

b. Provide feedback mechanisms among and between
government and private sector on the implementation of policies and programs
pertaining to the industry;

c. Enhance government and private sector
cooperation and complementation in pursuing industry plans and programs;

d. Submit recommendations in the government’s
review and formulation of policies and programs on the sugar industry; and

e. Perform other functions which may be deemed
necessary by the President.

Section 4. Secretariat Support. The
Sugar Regulatory Administration shall provide technical and administrative
support to the Council in the effective discharge of its functions. The
Council, however, may create other Committees and/or tap the support of other
concerned agencies, in the furtherance of its mandate provided under this
Order.

Section 5. Funding. The
budget for the initial operational year of the Council and the Secretariat
shall be provided by the Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory
Administration, respectively, subject to the applicable accounting and auditing
regulations.

The operational budget of the Council and the
Secretariat for the succeeding years shall be drawn from the contribution of
its members and agreed upon by the Council.

Section 6. Reportorial Requirements.
The Council shall submit to the Office of the President an annual report on its
activities.

Section 7. Effectivity. This
Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 5th day of August, in
the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN
D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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