Creation and Membership of the Council.
SEC. 12. Creation and Membership of the Council.—To
implement the policy enunciated in Section Two of this Decree, there is
hereby created a Fishery Industry Development Council, hereinafter
referred to as the Council, which shall be composed of the following:
Secretary of Natural Resources
Chairman
Secretary of Agriculture
Member
Secretary of National Defense
Member
Secretary of Trade
Member
Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
Member
Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines
Member
Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines
Member
President of the Philippine National Bank
Member
Chairman of the Board of Investments
Member
Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Member and
Executive Officer
A representative of the inland fisheries associations
Member
A representative of the marine fisheries associations
Member
The two representatives from the private sector shall be appointed for a
term of two (2) years by the Secretary upon the recommendation of the
Director.
Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the Council shall be
constituted. The Council shall meet at least once a month: Provided,
That the Chairman may convene the Council in special meetings to
consider urgent matters. If the Chair-man cannot attend any meeting,
the members present shall select from among themselves a temporary
presiding officer. If any of the members shall not be able to
attend any meeting of the Council, he shall send a duly authorized
representative to exercise his powers and perform his functions.
The Council shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
govern its proceedings.
The Executive Officer shall be charged
with the duty of implementing the policies and guidelines established by
the Council.
Functions of the Council.
SEC. 13. Functions of the Council.—The Council
shall formulate and establish comprehensive policy guidelines for the
management, protection, conservation and utilization of the
fishery/aquatic resources of the country and for the creation of a
healthy investment climate for the development of the fishery industry.
It shall collate data and information from member agencies and the
private sector for the formulation of policy guidelines.
Council Secretariat and its Director.
SEC. 14. Council Secretariat and its Director.—The
Council shall have a secretariat which shall furnish the necessary
administration, secretarial and other service support to the Council.
The secretariat shall be under the direction and supervision of a
Secretariat Director who shall be appointed, and whose compensation
shall be fixed, by the Chairman of the Council. The personnel of the
Secretariat shall be appointed, and their compensation fixed, by the
Chairman upon recommendation of the Secretariat Director.
Role of Member-Agencies.
SEC. 15. Role of Member-Agencies.—A. The Central
Bank of the Philippines, through the Monetary Board, shall be primarily
responsible for seeking ways and means of financing the requirements of
the Program in all its aspects. For this purpose, it shall, in addition
to its present powers and functions, undertake the following activities:
Coordinate the policies, programs and activities of all
banks and financial institutions relating to the grant or extension of
credit to persons, associations, cooperatives, and corporations engaged
in the fishery industry;
Facilitate the grant of preferential rates in the rediscounting
of papers involving loans for the fishery industry; and
Facilitate the grant of concessionary rate of interest on loans
for the development of the fishery industry upon certification by the
Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The Department of National Defense, principally through the
Philippine Coast Guard shall extend all assistance, including personnel
and equipment, as may be necessary in the enforcement of fishery laws,
rules and regulations to help attain the aims and objectives of this
Decree.
The Department of Agriculture shall:
Undertake soil sampling and provide or help provide
fertilizers for fish farming purposes; and
Perform such other functions as may be imposed upon it by law
or requested by the Council in the acceleration of fish farming and/or
in the furtherance of the objectives of this Decree.
The Department of Trade shall:
Plan and prepare such measures as may be necessary to promote
exports of fish and fishery/aquatic products; and
Perform such other functions as may be imposed upon it by law
or requested by the Council in furtherance of the objectives of this
Decree.
The Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
shall:
Upon request of the Council, undertake site survey and
investigation, draw plans for, and construct, infrastructure facilities
for the fishery industry; and
Perform such other functions as may be imposed upon it by law
or requested by the Council in furtherance of the objectives of this
Decree.
The private sector of the fishery industry shall direct their
collective efforts towards a more active cooperation and coordination
with government agencies to attain the objectives of this Decree. It
shall:
Assume the primary responsibility of accelerating the
development of the industry;
Conduct research and experiments in cooperation with government
agencies;
Allow implementing agencies of the government access to
such statistical data and information as would be necessary in the
formulation of sound policies; and
Take active participation, in collaboration with the Bureau
and other government agencies, in technical manpower training by giving
on-the-job training opportunities to fisheries apprentices, trainees and
volunteers.
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
