AMENDING P.D. 48 TO EXPAND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TO INCLUDE MINES RESEARCH, AND CHANGE ITS NAME TO PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCES RESEARCH.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 864
• Sections: 8

Preamble

WHEREAS, the development and growth of our farm, forest,

fishery, and certain mineral resources is a matter of national concern;

WHEREAS,

research is necessary to determine the alternative means of achieving

national goals in the development of our agricultural and natural

resources or to identify the best means among the alternatives;

WHEREAS, mines are a natural resource which is one of the

top foreign exchange earners of the country;

WHEREAS, there is a need to wisely utilize this exhaustible

resource;

WHEREAS, mines research is best done in relation to

agricultural, forestry, and fisheries resources in order to consider

their combined effects in maintaining a favorable ecological balance;

WHEREAS, there is a need to strengthen the system and

capability for mines research in the country; and

WHEREAS, this can best be done through the existing body

which now monitors, coordinates, and manages all research in

agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in the country;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the

Constitution, do hereby decree and order the following:

Section 1

SECTION 1. The name of the Philippine Council for

Agricultural Research, established under P.D. 48, is hereby changed to

the PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCES RESEARCH,

hereinafter referred to as PCARR, with the following functions in

addition to those stipulated in P.D. 48:

Have authority and responsibility, as part of the scope of its

operations, over all government-supported and funded research on mineral

resources except petroleum and other mineral oils;

Establish, support and manage the operation of a national

network of centers of excellence for the various research programs in

crops; livestock; forestry; fisheries; soil; waters; and mineral

resources; and socio-economics research related to agriculture and

natural resources; and

Enter into agreements or relationships with other similar

institutions or organizations, both national and international, in

furtherance of the above purposes.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The PCARR Governing Council shall be composed of

the following officials:

The Chairman, National Science Development Board, Chairman;

The Secretary of Agriculture, Vice-Chairman;

The Secretary of Natural Resources, Vice-Chairman;

The Budget Commissioner;

A Representative of the National Economic and

Development Authority;

The President, Association of Colleges of Agriculture

of the Philippines;

The Chancellor, University of the Philippines at Los Baños;

The PCARR Director General; and

Two outstanding leaders in the producers' and business

sector of agriculture and natural resources to be appointed by

the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the PCARR

Governing Council.

Section 3

SEC. 3. The PCARR employees shall be exempt from the scope

and coverage of the Wage and Position Classification Office (WAPCO).

Section 4

SEC. 4. The PCARR Governing Council is hereby

authorized to establish an Agriculture and Resources Research Service

which will formulate rules and regulations covering qualifications,

recruitment, compensation, performance evaluation, and separation from

the service, of all government technical personnel engaged in

research-oriented operations in agriculture and natural resources.

Section 5

SEC. 5. The PCARR Governing Council is authorized to

reorganize its Secretariat and Research Network by creating,

consolidating or integrating as many divisions and research stations as

may be necessary to accomplish its functions and objectives.

Section 6

SEC. 6. All acts, parts of acts, executive orders,

decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, which are inconsistent with

this Presidential Decree are hereby repealed, amended, or modified

accordingly.

Section 7

SEC. 7. This Decree shall take effect upon its

promulgation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of December, in the

year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.)

FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.)

JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant