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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1142
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1142 -
GRANTING AUTHORITY TO PHILIPPINE VIRGINIA TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION TO
INITIATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF NEW METHODS FOR CURING
VIRGINIA LEAF TOBACCO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS,
present practices in the curing of Virginia leaf tobacco involve the
use of firewood so much so that forest resources are being depleted to
such an alarming degree, not to mention the resulting forest denudation
soil erosion and other disturbances of the ecological balance;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, preliminary studies have shown that there are efficient
methods of curing Virginia leaf tobacco not necessitating the use of
firewood;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it will be more in consonance with present government programs
on conservation of forest resources if new or other methods of curing
Virginia leaf tobacco be introduced, developed and exploited, and
dependence on firewood reduced gradually until its total elimination
can be justified by the adoption of efficient and economical methods of
curing without the use of firewood:cralaw:red
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 that;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The indiscriminate use of firewood in the
curing of Virginia leaf tobacco is hereby discouraged, and the adoption
of curing methods employing non-conventional heat resources,
particularly solar energy, natural and bio-gas generation, geothermal
and coal, shall be initiated by the government through the Philippine
Virginia Tobacco Administration (PVTA). chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. For the purpose of encouraging the
adoption of new methods or techniques in curing Virginia leaf tobacco,
the PVTA shall render adequate material and financial assistance to any
person inventing, introducing, adopting, and operating any machinery,
contraption or structure used in the curing of Virginia leaf tobacco
that does not involve the used of firewood.
Section 3. The PVTA itself shall take the initiative
in the introduction and adoption of new curing methods or techniques
without the use of firewood, and for this purpose, it is hereby
authorized and directed to undertake studies for the development of
non-conventional heat resources for curing Virginia leaf tobacco; to
conduct research and development on production and curing techniques
that may eliminate totally or partially the use of heat; to promote the
development and use of briquetted waste materials from agriculture and
forestry as alternative sources of heat for curing; and to encourage
and stimulate the establishment by private enterprise of centralized
curing system. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. The PVTA is hereby granted authority to
construct, manage and operate for experimental and demonstration
purposes curing barns using fuel substitutes like solar heat to
construct, acquire or establish curing centers for lease or sale to
private sectors; to encourage the organization of farmers'
associations, cooperatives or corporations that may desire to engage in
the business of curing Virginia leaf tobacco using new methods or
techniques; and to provide such associations, cooperatives or
corporations with financial assistance, through the banking system
under the Integrated Agricultural Financing Program for the Ilocos
Region, for the construction or acquisition, operation and maintenance
and improvement or enlargement of such curing system.
Section 5. The PVTA may, for the purpose of its
research and development activities, obtain the services of foreign
consultants, as well as the assistance of scholars, scientists and
technical personnel of any department, bureau or office of the
Government which may be considered necessary. Such government personnel
may be paid honoraria by the PVTA.
Section 6. The PVTA is also authorized to purchase
such equipment, locally or abroad, as may be necessary to carry out its
objectives. Further, the PVTA shall be exempt from all forms of taxes
and import duties and other imposts on any materials, equipment,
articles, goods and services that may be imported from abroad for use
in the said studies, experiments, demonstrations and other related
development programs, the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code, as
amended; the Internal Revenue Code, as amended; and other existing laws
to the contrary notwithstanding. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 7. To enable it to carry out the purposes and
objectives of this Decree, the PVTA is hereby authorized to make use or
set aside any amount from the Tobacco Fund established under Republic
Act No. 4155, which is not otherwise appropriated for any of the
original purposes of the said Fund. It is also authorized to reorganize
its present administrative set-up and to effect adjustments in salaries
and emoluments to attract qualified technical personnel.
Section 8. The PVTA may receive such donations,
bequests and grants from whatever sources, domestic or foreign, to
finance its studies and researches. Such donations, bequests and grants
shall be deductible in full from gross income and shall be exempt from
donors and estate taxes.
Section 9. Any provision of existing general or
special laws or decrees or issuances not consisting with the provisions
of this Decree, shall be deemed modified, amended or repealed
accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 10. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 27th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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