QuestionsQuestions (BIR REVENUE REGULATIONS NO. 1-2013)
Executive Order No. 327 further amends Executive Order No. 183 dated May 6, 1969, as amended by Executive Order No. 285 dated January 21, 1971.
Its main purpose is to amend the composition of the National Food and Agriculture Council.
The Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the Chairman.
The Undersecretary for Agriculture is the Vice-Chairman and Action Officer.
The Chairman-General Manager, Rice and Corn Administration is a Member.
Examples include: Bureau of Plant Industry, Bureau of Soils, Bureau of Animal Industry, Agricultural Productivity Commission, Philippine Fisheries Commission, Budget Commission, National Irrigation Administration, and others listed in the EO.
It authorizes the Chairman or, in his absence, the Action Officer to organize the staff necessary for the Council to perform its functions effectively and efficiently.
The Council shall submit periodic progress reports of its activities to the President.
Yes. The EO expressly authorizes the Chairman, or in his absence the Action Officer, to organize the staff necessary for the Council’s effective and efficient performance.
The Undersecretary for Agriculture acts as Vice-Chairman and Action Officer.
For example: the Director, Department of Rural Banks, Central Bank of the Philippines; the Vice-President (Loan Operation), Philippine National Bank; or the Manager, Agricultural Department, Development Bank of the Philippines.
The Chairman, National Land Reform Council is included as a Member.
The Administrator, National Irrigation Administration and the Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit, DPWC are listed as Members.
The Commissioner, Budget Commission and the Director, Office of Statistical Coordination & Standards, National Economic Council.
The Dean, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines.
The Research Director, Food and Nutrition Research Center, National Coordinating Council on Food and Nutrition.
It indicates that the earlier EO provisions already existed and were modified again, and students should read EO No. 327 together with EO No. 183 (as amended by EO No. 285) to understand the current composition.