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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1211
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1211 -
REGULATING THE MILLING OF RICE
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WHEREAS,
the government is desirous of improving the nutritional value of rice
as a staple food; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, brown rice and regular milled rice contain higher quantities
of nutrients like protein, vitamins and minerals needed by the human
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WHEREAS, consistent with the nutrition program of the government it is
imperative to regulate the milling of rice.
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 and make as part of the law of the land, the
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Section 1. The milling of overmilled rice (rice with
all the bran removed) is hereby prohibited. All rice mill
owners/operators are required to mill a minimum of 10% of all palay
owned and/or received by them for milling into brown rice (rice with
only the hull removed) and the balance into regular milled rice only.
Section 2. Ricemill owners/operators whose mills are
not equipped with the necessary mechanism or device to control the
milling degree shall be given temporary permits for a period of one (1)
year from the effectivity of this decree and only for the purpose of
servicing the monthly requirements of individual households; provided,
further, that if after the lapse of this grace period, any mill
owner/operator who has not improved his mill to enable it to mill brown
rice and regular milled rice shall not be licensed by N.G.A.
Section 3. The Department of Public Information shall
require all sectors of the mass media to allocate spot time and/or
space for the informational and educational campaign on brown rice and
regular milled rice to be conducted by the National Grains Authority.
Section 4. The Department of Education and Culture
and all other government agencies and/or instrumentalities, including
all government owned or controlled corporations, shall assist the NGA
in this campaign.
Section 5. The National Grains Authority shall
promulgate such rules and regulations for the effective implementation
of this decree.
Section 6. Any violation of any provision of this
decree and the rules and regulations to be promulgated pursuant
herewith shall subject the offender to cancellation of his license and
upon conviction, to imprisonment of not less than one (1) year nor more
than two (2) years or by a fine ranging from Four Thousand to Six
Thousand Pesos, or both, at the discretion of the court. If the
offender is a corporation or a partnership, the President/General
Manager and/or Managing Director or Managing Partner, as the case may
be, shall be liable for the offense committed and subject to the
penalties specified herein.
Section 7. Any provision of law, order, decree or
letters of instruction inconsistent with the provisions of this decree
is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 8. This decree shall take effect thirty (30)
days from date hereof.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of October in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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