Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 315)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 315 is to transfer the National Food Authority (NFA) from the Office of the President to the Department of Agriculture (DA) in order to streamline and coordinate food security policies and ensure adequacy of food supply.
President Joseph Ejercito Estrada signed Executive Order No. 315.
The Department of Agriculture is designated as responsible for the National Food Authority, with all its assets, equipment, properties, and personnel transferred accordingly.
The Secretary of Agriculture is designated as Chairman of the NFA and is authorized to reorganize, streamline, merge, deactivate, or dispose of assets of the NFA subject to existing laws.
Executive Order No. 2 and any other executive issuances inconsistent with EO No. 315 were revoked.
Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, grants the President this authority.
The legal basis includes the need for comprehensive coordination of food security policies and the authority vested in the President under the Administrative Code of 1987 to reorganize administrative structures.
Executive Order No. 315 took effect immediately upon its signing on November 9, 2000.
The National Food Authority is tasked to assure the adequacy of food supply and to support the country's food security through comprehensive approaches covering agriculture and fisheries sectors.
Yes, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to dispose of NFA assets subject to existing laws, as part of the powers vested under the order.