Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8)
The main purpose is to conserve work animals, specifically carabaos, for agricultural purposes.
Slaughtering of carabaos is prohibited for one year from January 31, 1954.
It is designed to effectively carry out the provisions of Republic Act No. 11.
Conserving carabaos ensures the availability of work animals necessary for agricultural productivity.
No, the order explicitly prohibits issuing any permits for slaughtering carabaos during the one-year period.
It was signed in the City of Manila on January 26, 1954.
Fred Ruiz Castro was the Executive Secretary who signed the order.