Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Representative Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga 
_____________________________________________________________ 
“AN ACT 
  STRENGTHENING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN 
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BY INSTITUTIONALIZING A 
TEN PERCENT (10%)  BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FROM 
THEIR 
INTERNAL 
REVENUE 
ALLOTMENT 
FOR 
THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, 
AND SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 287 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991” 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
A healthy and dynamic agricultural and fisheries sector is an important 
foundation of economic development. The devolution of responsibilities from the 
national to local government units is one of the key factors for improving the effectivity 
and efficiency of services to the public and carrying out a bottom-up approach to 
agricultural development.  
The 1987 Constitution aims to move towards decentralization of government 
and local autonomy in terms of administrative and fiscal aspects. The local government 
units shall have the power to allocate their resources in accordance with their own 
priorities. We need to ensure that agriculture will not be left behind especially in areas 
where agriculture is not a priority. Agriculture contributes to the overall progress and 
development of the country.  
Food is life and we need to secure the food requirements of our people. Food 
security will greatly depend on the agriculture and fishery programs of the local 
government units.   
In view of the significant contribution of the agriculture sector in the progress 
and development of the country, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.  
WILFRIDO MARK M. ENVERGA 
Representative, 1st District of Quezon 
July 22, 2021
6:19 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Representative Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga 
_____________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
 STRENGTHENING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN 
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BY INSTITUTIONALIZING A 
TEN PERCENT (10%) BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FROM THEIR 
INTERNAL 
REVENUE 
ALLOTMENT 
FOR 
THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, 
AND SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AMENDING 
FOR 
THE 
PURPOSE 
SECTION 
287 
OF 
REPUBLIC 
ACT 
7160 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to promote, localize, 
and accelerate the development and modernization of Philippine agriculture through 
improved productivity and competitiveness to achieve our goal of a food secure nation 
and contribute in the overall development and progress of the country.   
The State, through the active participation of the local government units, shall 
endeavor to develop and empower the agriculture sector to uplift the socio-economic 
conditions of farmers and farming communities nationwide; and, come up with 
programs to address climate change, food safety, food security, poverty alleviation, 
promoting social equity and sustainable development especially in the countryside. 
Towards this end, there shall be a comprehensive program on agriculture and 
fisheries development in all local government units which shall form part of the regular 
services it shall deliver to the people within their respective territorial jurisdictions. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations for Agriculture Programs, Projects and Activities. 
Section 287 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government 
Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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“Section 287. Local Development Projects. Each local government unit shall 
appropriate in its annual budget no less than twenty percent (20%) of its annual 
internal revenue allotment for development projects. Copies of the development 
plans of local government units shall be furnished the Department of the Interior 
and 
Local 
Government. 
 
OF 
THIS 
AMOUNT 
THE 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS SHALL ALLOCATE TEN PERCENT (10%) 
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
AGRICULTURE 
AND/OR 
FISHERIES 
DEVELOPMENT 
TOWARDS 
THE 
PROMOTION 
OF 
FOOD 
SECURITY.” 
 
Sec. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days after the 
effectivity of this Act, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, in 
consultation with the Department of Agriculture and other concerned agencies and 
stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of this Act.  
 
 
Sec. 4. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain in 
full force and effect. 
 
Sec. 5.  Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent   with the provisions of 
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
Sec. 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
country. 
 
 
Approved.