RA 4594 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. The Committee shall have the following specific powers and duties: Bring to the attention of the Government agencies concerned the various technical as well as financial assist­ance being offered by the Organization; Receive project proposals for assistance and eval­uate, in consultation with appropriate Government agen­cies, the feasibility of the projects submitted; In consultation with the National Economic Coun­cil, recommend selected projects arranged in the order of priority to the United Nations Technical Assistance Board or to the Organization Headquarters in Rome, for approval; Evaluate periodically the progress of on-going projects and make suggestions and recommendations as are necessary to execute the projects to a successful end; Establish a regular senior research fellowship in the fields of agriculture, nutrition and home economics and related subjects similar to the FAO Andre Mayer Fellowship; Take original action on all candidatures for FAO scholarship, fellowship and practical technical training programs; Act on all invitations and form delegations and/or representations to international conferences, sessions, technical meetings, training centers, seminars, symposia, study groups, study tours sponsored or co-sponsored by the Organization; Maintain an adequate machinery which will ensure accuracy, continuity and uniformity of presentation of the data and information presented by the Philippine delegations to the various meetings of the Organization; Maintain a Philippine representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy; Recommend measures for accelerating the develop­ment of food and agricultural production; Select nominees for practical training and fellow­ships and nominate representatives to training centers sponsored by the Organization, or co-sponsored by the Organization and Member Governments of the Organiza­tion, or sponsored by the United Nations itself and its specialized agencies; and Perform such other related functions which the President of the Philippines may assign to it from time to time.