In order to carry out effectively the provisions of Republic Act No. 11 and to conserve our work animals for agricultural purposes, I, Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

1. The prohibition to slaughter carabaos under Executive Order No. 255, dated June 23, 1957, is hereby extended up to June 30, 1958.
   
   
2. Permits to slaughter carabaos may be issued by the Provincial Commander, subject to the following conditions:
   
   a. That the carabao is twenty (20) years old or over;
   b. That the carabao is unfit for work;
   c. That the carabao must be inspected personally by the Provincial Veterinarian and the Provincial Commander; and
   d. That the Provincial Veterinarian and the Provincial Commander shall make a joint certification that the carabao is 20 years old or over and unfit for work.
   
   
3. In every case where a permit to slaughter carabao is issued, the Provincial Commander shall furnish the Office of the President copies of the pertinent papers.

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the twelfth.


By the President:
(Sgd.) FORTUNATO DE LEON
Executive Secretary