WHEREAS, Section 40 of the Rules and Regulations implementing R.A. 8559 promulgated by the Board of Agricultural Engineering through Resolution No. 1, series of 1998 states that: œThe Board in collaboration and consultation with the Integrated and Accredited Association of Agricultural Engineers and concerned agencies, government and private, shall immediately prepare, develop and promulgate a Code of Technical Standards of Agricultural Engineering, which shall contain, among others, standard design and test procedures, material and process specifications of agricultural, aquaculture and fishery machinery, structures, processes and other agricultural engineering system. The Code of Technical Standards shall serve as reference of the agricultural engineers in the practice of their profession ;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE), as the duly integrated and accredited national association of agricultural engineers have jointly collaborated with the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) for the preparation of the PAES VI with the following contents: 1) Checklist for Enhanced identification, Prioritization and Selection of Farm-to-Market Roads; 2) Design and Construction Requirements for Earth Farm-to-Market Roads; 3) Design and Construction Requirements for Gravel Farm-to-Market Roads; 4) Design and Construction Requirements for Bituminous Farm-to-Market Roads; and 5) Design and Construction Requirements for Concrete Farm-to-Market Roads;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) through their Board Resolution No. 16, series of 2008 have approved the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards Volume VI, series of 2008 as an additional Code of Technical Standards of Agricultural Engineering and endorsed to the Board for adoption and promulgation;

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the Board ™s power vested under Section 9 of R.A. 8559 and Section 9 of R.A. 8981, the Board hereby RESOLVED, as it now RESOLVES, to adopt the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards, Volume VI, series of 2009, as Annex œA ^* , as additional Code of Technical Standards of Agricultural Engineering, and shall serve as technical reference by all agricultural engineers in the signing and sealing of plans, design and specifications, and other related works in the practice of their profession;

FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval hereof by the Commission, this Resolution shall be effective after fifteen (15) days following the publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

(SGD.) GEORGE Q. CANAPI
  Chairman

ATTESTED BY:

(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR
  Secretary, Professional Regulatory Board

APPROVED:

(SGD.) NICOLAS P. LAPE A, JR.
  Chairman