Preamble
WHEREAS, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research (PCARR) as created by Presidential. Decree No. 48 to provide a systematic approach in the Planning, administration, and implementation of the government's agriculture and resources research program; WHEREAS, to effectively implement the national agriculture and resources research program, it is necessary to develop research capability in terms of manpower, facilities, funding and programs; WHEREAS, PCARR was mandated to develop and implement a fund generating strategy for supporting agriculture and resources research; WHEREAS, to augment research funds and to accelerate technology transfer in research, PCARR has entered into agreements with funding agencies and international research Centers such USAID, the International Potato Center (CIP), Cebtro International de Meyramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CYMMIT) Centro Intemacional de Agriculture Tropical (CIAT) the lnternational Soybean Research Program (INTSOY) the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) and other similar agencies; WHEREAS, in order to encourage funding agencies and international research centers to enter into cooperative agreements or relationship, PCARR should provide appropriate incentives to encourage donation of research iunds and facilitate the exchange of reseachers, scientists and consultants between PCARR and these international agencies; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President ot the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order that: