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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 864
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 864 -
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 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
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WHEREAS,
the development and growth of our farm, fishery, and certain mineral
resources is a matter of national concern; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, mines are a natural resource which is one of the top foreign
exchange earners of the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need to wisely utilize this exhaustible resource;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order the following:cralaw:red
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: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a) 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;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) 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
c) Enter into agreements or relationships with other
similar institutions or organizations, both national and international,
in furtherance of the above purposes.
Section 2. The PCARR Governing Council shall be
composed of the following officials:cralaw:red
1. The Chairman, National Science Development Board,
Chairman;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
2. The Secretary of Agriculture, Vice-Chairman;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
3. The Secretary of Natural Resources, Vice-Chairman;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
4. The Budget Commissioner;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
5. A Representative of the National Economic and
Development Authority;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
6. The President, Association of Colleges of
Agriculture of the Philippines;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
7. The Chancellor, University of the Philippines at
Los Baños;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
8. The PCARR Director General; and
9. 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. The PCARR employee shall be exempt from
the scope and coverage of the Wage and Position Classification Office
(WAPCO).
Section 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 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. 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. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 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.
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