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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1039
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1039 -
AMENDING FURTHER Section EIGHTY-SIX OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "THE CODE OF
AGRARIAN REFORMS OF THE PHILIPPINES"
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WHEREAS,
the Land Bank of the Philippines was established to provide timely and
adequate financial support in all phases of the implementation of the
Agrarian Reform Program of the Government.
WHEREAS, one of the major phases of such program is the financing
and/or guaranteeing of the acquisition of farm and home lots
transferred to the tenant-farmers pursuant to Presidential Decree No.
27; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the policy on farmers' participation and
involvement in securing the benefits of agrarian reforms, the farmers
should have a voice in the governing body of the Land Bank of the
Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the President, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree
and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section eighty-six of Republic Act
Numbered three thousand eight hundred and forty-four, as amended by
Presidential Decrees numbered two hundred fifty-one and four hundred
and forty-four, is further amended to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 86. The Board of Directors; membership: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Per Diem. — The affairs and business of the Bank shall be directed and
its property managed and preserved by a Board of Directors consisting
of seven (7) members to be composed of the Secretary of Finance, as
Chairman, the President of the Bank as Vice-Chairman, the Secretary of
Agrarian Reform and the Secretary of Labor as ex-officio members. The
President of the Philippines shall appoint one (1) member of the Board
who shall represent the agrarian reform beneficiaries and the two (2)
remaining members shall be elected as hereinafter provided. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
"Annually, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December, the
stockholders shall meet to take up, among others, the election of two
(2) members of the Board of Directors for the succeeding year. Each
shareholder or proxy shall be entitled to as many votes as he may have
shares of stocks registered in his name on the 31st day of October last
preceding and held by him at the time of the election. The two (2)
members of the Board of Directors shall be elected preferably from the
holders of preferred shares on the basis of the outstanding amount of
share as follows:cralaw:red
(a) Not exceeding P100 million — one member
(b) Exceeding P100 million — two members.
The appointive member of the Board shall hold a term of office for one
year and shall continue to hold office until his successor shall have
been appointed and qualified.
The Board shall convene as often as necessary to discharge its
responsibilities properly, but shall meet at least once every two
weeks. The Board may be convoked either by the Chairman or in his
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The presence of (4) members shall constitute a quorum. All decisions of
the board shall require the concurrence of at least four (4) members.
No person shall be elected or appointed director of the Bank unless he
is a natural born citizen of the Philippines, not less than thirty-five
(35) years of age, of good moral character and has attained
proficiency, expertise and recognized competence in one or more of the
following: banking, finance, economics, law, agriculture, agrarian
reform, business management: Provided, further, that no director,
shareholder or employee of any other bank shall be eligible for
election or appointment as member of the Board of Directors of the Bank.
The Chairman and the members of the Board shall receive a per diem of
two hundred fifty pesos for each session of the Board attended but in
no case to exceed two thousand pesos a month.
Section 2. Repealing Clause. — All provisions of
existing laws, decrees, orders, letters of instructions, rules and
regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified
accordingly.
Section 3. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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