[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 274, March 02, 1971 ]

CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL FERTILIZER COMMISSION



By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby create a Presidential Fertilizer Commission to assess the demand/supply situation and related aspects in the fertilizer industry; review the relevant government policies, regulations, tariffs, other restrictions, current programs and projects; and accordingly formulate recommendations for needed changes, revisions, amendments or new promulgations and action composed of the following:

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ...................................................

Chairman

Undersecretary for Agriculture ......................................................

Vice-Chairman

Chairman, Board of Investments ...................................................

Member

Undersecretary of Finance .........................................................

Member

President, Atlas Fertilizer Corporation .....................................................

Member

President, CHEMPHIL ...................................................

Member

President, ESFAC ..........................................................

Member

President, Marcelo Fertilizer Corp. ...........................................................

Member

Executive Secretary, Fertilizer Institute of the Philippines .................................................

Member

Executive Secretary, Chamber of Agriculture & Natural Resources ...............................

Member

Administrator, Agricultural Credit Administration ...................................................

Member

Director of Plant Industry ....................................................

Member

Director of Soils ................................................................

Member

Executive Director, NFAC ........................................................

Member


The Committee shall work with and avail of the services of the Fertilizer Consultant Team to be provided thru US-AID.

The National Food and Agricultural Council (NFAC) shall provide secretariat services for the Commission.

The Commission may create sub-committees and/or technical working groups, and broaden its scope of action and/or coverage whenever necessary to fully carry out its responsibilities under this Order.

The Commission shall submit its report and recommendations to the President within 3 months from the promulgation of this order.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary