Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 334)
The Coconut Coordinating Council is created under the Office of the President.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources serves as the Chairman of the Coconut Coordinating Council.
Members include: The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Chairman), Chairman-General Manager of PHILCOA (Vice-Chairman), Director of the Bureau of Plant and Industry, Director of the Philippine Coconut Research Institute (PHILCORIN), Commissioner of the Agricultural Productivity Commission (APC), General Manager of the Coconut Investment Company, and the President of the United Coconut Association of the Philippines (UCAP).
Major functions include supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the implementation of the coconut self-sufficiency program; integrating policies concerning coconut production, processing, marketing, etc.; formulating programs for self-sufficiency; coordinating with PHILCOA; and releasing pertinent information about the industry’s progress.
The Council may call on any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and other resources to discharge its functions.
The Council is required to submit periodic progress reports of its activities to the President of the Philippines.
The Council coordinates with PHILCOA in the formulation and implementation of plans and programs to ensure the success of the coconut industry.
The legal and economic goal is to promote major self-sufficiency in the coconut industry, which is a vital sector for the Philippines' economic progress.
Yes, the Council is empowered to perform other functions as may be necessary to attain the objectives of Republic Act No. 6260 and other duties as the President may direct.