CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN MANILA, 27 MAY – 4 JUNE 1998

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WHEREAS, it is part of the government’s
policy thrusts to enhance the competitiveness of the local agricultural sector
to attain food sufficiency and security, and therefore promote national growth
and development;

WHEREAS, the improved competitiveness of
the local agricultural sector shall likewise promote the welfare of the local
agricultural producers, in particular that of the Filipino farmers and workers,
and thereby advance the Social Reform Agenda of the government;

WHEREAS, the holding of the General
Conference of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) in
Manila from 27 May to 4 June 1998, which shall be participated in by the local
farmer groups and agricultural producers to be led by the IFAP local
affiliates, shall significantly serve the furtherance of the above policy
thrust and Social Reform Agenda;

WHEREAS, the holding of the above IFAP
conference in Manila is deemed part of the Department of Agriculture’s program
for the centennial celebration of Philippine Independence in 1998;

WHEREAS, there is a need to provide an
overall coordinating mechanism to ensure the orderly and productive conduct of
the IFAP conference in Manila;

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

Section 1. Creation of the National Committee on
the General Conference of the International Federation of Agricultural
Producers. There is hereby created a National Committee, hereafter referred to as
the Committee, to ensure the orderly and productive holding of the General
Conference of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Manila
from 27 May to 4 June 1998.

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

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

a In coordination with the IFAP, formulate the
appropriate program for the orderly and productive conduct of the above IFAP
conference;

b Promote and coordinate the active participation
of the concerned government agencies and local private sector in the IFAP conference,
including the sector-wide participation of the local farmers groups and
agricultural producers;

c Serve as the focal point of coordination and
complementation between the government and IFAP relative to the activities of
the conference; and

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

The Committee may create such subcommittees and/or
tap other government agencies or any of its instrumentalities for the efficient
discharge of the above functions.

Section 4. Secretariat Support. The
Department of Agriculture shall provide secretariat and administrative support
to the Committee.

Section 5. Funding. The needed funding for the
conduct of the above conference in Manila shall be jointly defrayed by the IFAP
and the government. Government counterpart contributions thereto shall be
determined by the Committee and shall be included in the budgetary
appropriation of the Department of Agriculture for 1998. This shall also
include the funds needed by the Committee and its Secretariat to effectively
carry out the provisions of this Order.

Section 6. Reportorial Requirement. The
Committee shall submit to the Office of the President, regular report on its
activities, including a post-conference report highlighting the accomplishments
of the Committee and of the conference.

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of June 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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