Incentives for LGU Agriculture Extension Workers

The order anchors in the President’s authority “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law.”
Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) is cited for devolving the extension services function of the Department of Agriculture to Local Government Units (LGUs).
The order references the devolution and transfer of extension personnel, assets, facilities, and liabilities to LGUs under Republic Act No. 7160.

The order declares food security as a primary concern of the Administration.
The order recognizes Gintong Ani as a Department of Agriculture program aimed at sustaining increased food production through productivity-enhancing measures.
The order directs that recommended production, post-production and marketing technologies must be widely disseminated and popularly adopted by farmers to sustain increased food production.
The order links successful implementation of Gintong Ani to efficient delivery of support services, requiring full support and cooperation of LGUs, particularly their agricultural extension workers.

The order requires the Department of Agriculture to grant incentive allowance to LGU agricultural extension personnel involved in the implementation of Gintong Ani.
The incentive is expressly tied to the personnel’s involvement in implementing Gintong Ani.
The order centers the incentive on agricultural extension personnel of LGUs rather than national DA staff.

The order makes the incentive allowance subject to guidelines to be developed by the Department of Agriculture.
The incentive is structured to support implementation of Gintong Ani by LGU agricultural extension personnel.
The Department of Agriculture must establish the governing guidelines for the incentive allowance.

The order directs the Department of Budget and Management to release funds to the Department of Agriculture for the incentive purpose.
The order authorizes the release of PHP 108.9 million to the Department of Agriculture.
The funds are to be taken from the 1996 General Appropriations Act (GAA) budget of the Department of Budget and Management.
The release is for the purpose of granting incentive allowance to LGU agricultural extension personnel involved in Gintong Ani.

The Department of Agriculture grants and implements the incentive allowance for LGU agricultural extension personnel involved in Gintong Ani.
The Department of Agriculture develops the guidelines that govern the incentive allowance.
The Department of Budget and Management releases the specified amount (PHP 108.9 million) to the Department of Agriculture from the 1996 GAA to fund the purpose stated in the order.
The order is signed by FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, with certification by RUBEN D. TORRES, Executive Secretary.