QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 325)
It proclaims that the GMTFM slaughterhouse and chicken dressing plant located in Taguig, Rizal are a national abattoir, thereby recognizing them as serving needs beyond the local area and justifying government measures to facilitate nationwide marketing and distribution.
The Greater Manila Terminal Food Market, Inc. (GMTFM) and the Bureau of Animal Industry.
To stabilize the prices of essential food commodities and encourage increased food production by developing an integrated-efficient produce marketing system so that the public can enjoy abundant food at low prices.
They were directed to (1) fully cooperate to facilitate unrestricted marketing of livestock meat and poultry products slaughtered/dressed/processed in the GMTFM national abattoir; (2) prevent unnecessary delays or harassment in marketing/deliveries originating from and through GMTFM; and (3) take measures to assist GMTFM and the Bureau of Animal Industry in concluding negotiations/transactions with traders in their respective jurisdictions.
It implies that local restrictions or impediments should not unduly limit the trading and movement of livestock meat and poultry products originating from the GMTFM national abattoir to provinces, cities, and municipalities.
It assumes that improved nationwide access and distribution of products will reduce supply bottlenecks and speculative price increases, thereby contributing to price stabilization.
They are cited as the legal basis for the establishment of the slaughterhouse and chicken dressing plant, indicating statutory authority for such agricultural/animal-related facilities and operations.
It states that the MOA and establishment were duly approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
It targets unnecessary procedural delays and/or harassment that would hinder marketing or deliveries of products coming from and through the GMTFM to other localities.
The provisions expressly aim to ensure success of the undertaking and to stabilize prices so that the public enjoys abundant food commodities at low prices.
He acted “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law,” as stated in the EO.
It is an Executive Order, used by the President to direct and implement government policy and administrative actions, including issuing directives to agencies and local government officials.
It identifies the specific facility designated as “national,” which then becomes the origin point for products to be marketed nationwide under the EO’s coordination directives.
The Bureau of Animal Industry.
It directs governors and mayors to cooperate, prevent hindrances to trade flows, and assist in concluding negotiations/transactions with traders in their jurisdictions with the Bureau of Animal Industry and GMTFM.
EO 325 directs local officials to prevent unnecessary delays and harassment; thus, barriers that are unnecessary and effectively obstruct marketing/delivery may be viewed as contrary to the EO’s policy directives.