Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 626-A)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 626-A is to further amend Executive Order No. 626 by prohibiting the interprovincial movement of carabaos and carabeef in order to regulate and control the transportation and slaughtering of carabaos, thereby supporting the objectives of the original Executive Order No. 626.
The President of the Philippines has the authority to promulgate Executive Order No. 626-A, as evidenced by the signature of President Ferdinand E. Marcos on the order.
No, Executive Order No. 626-A explicitly prohibits the transportation of carabaos from one province to another regardless of their age, sex, physical condition, or purpose.
No, the new amendment expressly prohibits the transportation of carabeef across provinces.
Carabaos or carabeef transported in violation of the order shall be subject to confiscation and forfeiture by the government.
Confiscated carabeef shall be distributed to charitable institutions and similar organizations as determined by the Chairman of the National Meat Inspection Commission.
Confiscated carabaos shall be distributed to deserving farmers through dispersal, as the Director of Animal Industry may see fit.
The order prohibits movement of carabaos regardless of their age, removing any exemptions related to age from the original Executive Order No. 626.
Executive Order No. 626-A took effect immediately upon its promulgation on October 25, 1980.
The Chairman of the National Meat Inspection Commission is responsible for distributing carabeef to charitable institutions, and the Director of Animal Industry is responsible for dispersing confiscated carabaos to deserving farmers.