INTRODUCED 8¥ REPRESENTATIVES RALPH l^rENDEL p. TULF0
AND |OCELYN P. TULFO
AN ACT TO DEVELOP THE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND DAIRY INDUSTRY
VALUE CHAIN, INCLUDING THE STRENGTHENING 0F ITS DISEASE
PREVENTION, CONTROL AND REGUI.ATORY FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY 0F
AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY FEEDS, PROMOTION 0F DAIRY AND NATIVE
ANIMALS AND T0 PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY, AND
RELATED FEEDS COMPETITIVENESS FUNDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall provide support to agriculture through
appropriate technology and research, and adequate financial, production, marketing, and
other support services.
Currently, the State, through the Department Of Agriculture (DA), implements a national
livestock program that intends to accelerate the development of the livestock and poultry
industries, among many other agricultural colnmodities of the country. However, the country
still imports Hvestock products worth USD3 to USD4 billion a year. Hence, there is a need to
strengthen the nation' s livestock industry.
In response thereto, this Representation seeks to create the Philippine Livestock and Poultry
Authority (PLPA) by merging the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the Philippine Carabao
Center (PCC), and the National Dairy Authority (NDA). The PLPA is tasked to formulate a
ten-year roadmap for Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Value Chain Development. Based on this
roadmap,  the  Philippine  Livestock and  Poultry Development  Authority  Advisory  Board
(PLPAAB) win then oversee and provide policy guidance on the coordinated implementation
of the programs funded by the Livestock, Poultry, Dairy, and Related Feeds Competitiveness
Enhancement Funds.
This bin aims to foster the growth of the livestock industry in order to achieve food security,
enhance global competitiveness, and aneviate poverty.
In view of the
RALPH
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NDEL P. "FO
Rapresentative
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RepubHc of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINFTEENTII CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.    8032
INTRODUCED 8¥ REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WrENDEL P. TUT.Fo
AND TOCELYN P. TULFO
AN ACT T0 DEVELOP THE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND DAIRY INDUSTRY
VALUE CHAIN, INCLUDING THE STRENGTHENING 0F ITS DISEASE
pREVENTloN, CONTROL AND REGULATORY FUNcrloNS, AVAILABILrlT oF
AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY FEEDS, PROMOTION OF DAIRY AND NATIVE
ANIMALS AND T0 PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY, AND
RELATED FEEDS COMPETITIVENESS FUNDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it eracted by tire Senate and tire House Of Rapresenhatives of tlre Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. SJ!orf Tt.flo.  - This Act shall be known as the ``Livestock Development and
12       Competitiveness Act".
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14            SEC. 2. Dccharf]f!.or! a/PoJz.ct.cs. -It is hereby the declared policy of the state to promote the
15      development and competitiveness of the livestcx=k, poultry, and dairy industries, particularly
16      the small-hold livestock, poultry, and dairy raisers, in order to increase the supply of meat, eggs,
17      milk, and other livestock, poultry, and dairy products, to improve the domestic supply of
18      breeders, to enhance the availabhity and affordabhity of feeds and forage, to promote food
19      safety and quality standards of hvestock, poultry, and dairy products, and to attain greater food
20      security in food, livestock, poultry, and dairy commodities. It is likewise the policy of the state
21      to increase the income of farmers and farm workers and to alleviate rural poverty through
22      improved productivity and competitiveness, product diversification, job generation, enhanced
23      production efficiency, and protection of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries from pests
24      and diseases.
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1           Towards  this end,  the State shall nurture an enabling environment and establish more
2      responsive government policies and support programs to develop the whole value chain of the
3      hvestork, poultry, and dairy industries in the country, and to raise the cust€ffectiveness Of
4      regulations on animal diseaLse prevention and control, enforcement of food safety and quality
5      standards  on  hvestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  produce  and  processed  products  with  least
6      disruptive effects on trade and value chains of these industries.
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8           The state recognizes the vital role of the private sector as partners in the various facets of the
9      livestock, poultry, and dairy industries, and the organization of livestock, poultry, and dairy
10      farlners  to be  more  competitive  and  shall  provide incentives  and  the  needed  support to
11       encourage stronger partnership and consolidation.
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13            SEC. 3. D¢!.#i.fz.oH a/ Tcmis. -As used in this Act, the foHowing terms and phrases shall
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16             (a)  AHi.rmzz di.scflse prezm'zfroH ¢#d co7rfuoz refers to a function that includes activities on effective
17                  surveinance, early detection, transparency, and rapid response mechanisms to prevent
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20            ap)  B¢ckyfzrd rfli.ser refers to a hivestock or poultry farmer tending to at least one head of
21                  animal and does not qualify as a commercial operator;
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23            (c)  Cb"mcrcrfeJ qpertzfor refers to a livestock or poultry operator which satisfies at least one of
24                  the following conditions: (i) tending at least 21 heads of adult at least zero head of young;
25                  (ii) tending at least 41 heads of young animals; (iii) tending at least 10 heads of adult and
26                   at least 22 heads of young; (iv) at least 500 layers or 1,000 broilers chicken; (v) at least 100
27                   layers  and  100  broilers  if  raised  in  combination;  or  (vi)  at  least  100  birds  of  duck
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30            (d)  Com refers to products under the ASEAN harmonized tariff nomenclature (AHTN) code
31                  1005.90.90 classified under the harmonized commodity description and coding system
32                   (HS) heading no.10.05. Further, it refers to com fyellow com) which is largely utilized
33                  for animal feed in the country;
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(e)FccdwheatreferstoproductswithAliTNcode1001.99.99underHSno.10.01.Itisamain
substitute to corn used for feeds;
(f)   DcprrfroeHf shall refer to the Department of Agriculture (DA);
(g)  Feeds refers to any single or multiple materials, whether pror=essed, semi-processed or
raw, which is intended to be fed directly to domesticated animals to meet the nutrient
requirements in order to maintain life, promote growth, production and reproduction
without any additional substance except water;
th)  Lz.zresfock refers to domesticated animals with four legs reared in captivity mainly for
agricultural purposes, as well as for final and intermediate consumption;
(i)   Po#Zfro/ is a collective term for all domesticated avian reared in captivity mainly for
agricultural purposes, as weu as for final and intermediate consumption;
0)   Dfl!.n/ I.7Hpr)rfs refer to imported products with the following HS heading or AHIN codes:
0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, and 0406.
(k)  L!.zicsfock 1.#zperfs refer to imported products with the fonowing HS heading or AHIN
codes:   0203,   0206.30.00,   0206.41.00,   0206.49.00,   0209.10.00,   0210.11.00,   0210.12.00,
0210.19.30, and 0210.99.20;
(I)   Powjin/ imports I.efers to imported products with the following AHTN codes: 0207.11.00,
0207.12.00,    0207.13.00,    0207.14.10,    0207.14.20,    0207.14.30,    0207.14.91,    0207.14.99,
0209.90.cO, 0210.19.90, 0210.99.10, 0210.99.90;
(in) Nflfr.zre fl#!.mflJs refer to domesticate animals which contribute to food production found
in  one  geographical  location  that  have  developed  unique  physical  characteristics,
behavior,  product attributes, adapted to  the lox:al environment and are products  of
selection with no infusion of exotic breeds for at least five (5) generations, including, but
not ]inited to, native chicken, goats, pigs, ducks, cattle, and horses;
(n)  Philippine Native Animal Develorpment Centers [efer to aL network of stock and breeding
famrs and laboratories dedicated to the nurturing, maintenance, and development Of the
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(o)  S7urJZ-hold F¢77.rce7` refers to a farmer owning or cultivating five  (5) hectares or less of
farndand. Furthermore, it refers to a livestock or poultry raiser tending at least one (1)
head or bird of animals and does not qualify as commercial operator;
(p) Sfnd F#r#zs refer to the network of stork and breeding farms and facilities owned and
operated by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the other government livestcx:k,
poultry, and dairy agencies for the purpose of demonstration of livestock, poultry, and
dairy farming technologies and other programs;
(dy  food scou77.h/ refers to the situation when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and
econolnic access to sufficient, affordable, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food
preferences and dietary needs;
(r)   Vflzzre chaz'7z, in agriculture and as used in this Act, identifies the set of actors and activities
that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the field to final consumption,
where at each stage value is added to the product. A value chain can be a vertical linking
or a network between various independent business organizations and can involve
processing, packaging, storage, transport, and distribution;
(s)   Vcfe7i.r.¢7i/  D7Tigs  fznd  Pndacfs  refer  to  any  substance,  including  biological  products,
applied or administered to food producing companion, aquatic, laboratory, and exotic
animals,  whether  used  for  therapeutic,  prophylactic  or  diagnostic  purposes  or  for
modification of physiological functions or behaviors; and
(t)   Vcfer].#m/ D7ng flHd proc!#c£ £stazJJi'sJImc7if refers to any organization or company involved
in the manufacture, importation, repacking, labeling, advertising and/ or distribution of
veterinary drugs and products.
SBC.4.PhilippineLivestock,Poultry,andDairyValueChainDevelopmentRoadmap.-:The
31      Philippine hivestcx=k and poultry Authority (PLPA), established under section 6 of this Act,
32      shall lead, in coordination with the concerned government agencies and units mentioned from
33      items (a) to ® of this section and livestock, poultry, dairy, and com industry stakeholders, the
34      formulafron of a ten-year roadmap for hivestock, Poultry, and Dairy value chain Development
35       to be updated every five (5) years. Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity
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1      of this Act, the Road-p shall be submitted by the PLPA to the Philippine hivestork and
2       Poultry  Authority  Advisory  Board  (PLPAAB)  estabfrohed  under Section 5  Of this  Act, for
3      approval. Likewise, the DA National com program shall update its com industry roadmap
4      within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  release  of  the  Livestcx=k,  Poultry,  and  Dairy Value  Chain
5      Development Roadmap.
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7           The roadmap will include the development of the com industry to sufficiently support the
8      demand for feeds of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries. Such roadmap shall serve as
9      guide  to  the  formulation  and  implementation  of  plans,  programs,  and  projects  for  the
10      propagation, utilization, and development of the hivestock, poultry, and dairy industries as weu
11      as com per region nationwide. The roadmap will primarily be implemented by the PLPA.
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The roadmap shall include the fonowing but not linited to:
(a)  Breeder AZJ¢!.hazJi.Jz.ft/ fl#d apgr#d!.ng Progrrzms. - The PLPA shall endeavor to increase the
total population of hvestock and poultry in the country in terms of quantity and quality
through support programs for genetic improvement and upgrading, establishment of
more semen banks, and natural and artificial breeding stations, and animal dispersal
programs, as well as accreditation of breeding farms;
qD)  Q7r7z  drreJapi7ie7!£ prog7ifl"s.  -  The  PLPA,  in  partnership  with  the  DA  National  Com
Program,shallimprovesupportforthediversificationoftheuse,suchascornsifage,and
development of the local com industry;
(c)  Pflstrt7ie c7iaps #r[d #7zjr7MZ jaeds progrHms. - The PLPA shall establish enhanced support for
thedevelopmentofpasture,foragecrops,fishmeals,proteinrichnon{omcropsthatcan
be  utilized  as  animal feeds  such  as but not limited  to  soybean,  oil  palm,  coconut,
cottouseed,  peanut,  chickpea,  cowpea,  mungbean,  and  cassava,  and  animal  feeds
resources and infrastructure;
(d)  N¢f!.zic  flHi.#„zJ  progrm!s.  -  The  PLPA  shall  strengthen  support  for  the  propagation,
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(BASR), established under Section 7 of this Act, shall take the lead, in coordination with
Lor=al  Government  Units   (LGUs),   in   the  implementation  Of  prevention,   control,
contairment,  and  eradication of animal pests  and  diseases by  providing veterinary
healthservicesandgeneralhvestock,poultry,anddairyhealthsupportprograms.Itshall
implement continuing programs on surveillance,  quarantine and laboratory  service,
vaccination,  anilnal  movement  control,  moritoring  and  management  of  potential
epidelnic  threats,  and public awareness campaigns  on livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy
safety;
(f)   £7f feapri.sc Dc{x7Zapmeiz i. -The PLPA shall promote the establishment of livestock, poultry,
and dairy credit facilities for small-hold farmers, cooperatives, and farmer organizations
together with financial literacy programs and ``farming as business" training programs
with  technical  support  from  the  Agricultural  Training  Institute  (ATD,  Technical
Education  and  Skills  Development  Authority  (TESDA)  and  relevant  local  training
institutes;
(g)  Trfzz.Hz.r!g ##d frfo#sfo#. - In consultation with the ATI, TESDA-Accredited Farm Schools,
state universities and coneges (SUCs), LGUs, and other relevant institutions, the PLPA
shall provide support to training extension services to small farlners, cooperatives, and
farmer organizations on technologies and good practice in the propagation, utilization,
marketing, processing and distribution of hvestock, poultry, dairy, and native animals;
th)  Mrirkef  Pro7Hofuo7z  Progrfz#zs.  -  The  PLPA  shall  support  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy
auction  markets,   trade  fairs,  export  initiatives,  and  encourage  contract  growing
arrangements between farmer cooperatives or organizations and institutional buyers of
livesto=k, poultry, and dairy produce. It shall coordinate with the DA-Agribusiness and
Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) and Philippine Statistics Authority (rsA) on price
and quantity mohitoring on farm-gate livestock, poultry, and dairy produce, eggs, meat,
milk and rivestock, poultry, and darty feeds and other inputs;
(I)   Ease  Of Doing  Business and  Investment  Promotion  Program.  - The PT:PA shall pui:sue a
program geared towards attracting local and foreign investment across the local corn-
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partnerships. in furtherance to this, the PLPA shall incorporate into the Roadmap all
plans  to  constantly improve  the  investment climate  in  said  value  chain by  strictly
adhering to the Ease of Doing Business Act of 2018, seeking to simplify and streamline
regulatory   processes,   ensuring   transparency   and   participatory   governance   and
conducting Regulatory Impact Assessments for all new regulations proposed under its
jurisdictious. in the same spirit, PLPA shall ensure to implement a regulatory program
that removes the possibility of reneging on foreign trade and investment commitments.
0)   Rescflrch fl#d Dc?rezap#zc7i£ (RGD). ~ The PLPA shall strengthen research collaborations
through the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), Philippine Council for Agriculture,
Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (NET-PCAARRD), and
SUC-based research institutions for technical support in the areas of genetic resource
improvement programs (including native animals), pasture seeds and crops for animal
food, crop and non{rop protein rich sources as animal feeds, and product processing
that promote the development and competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy
industries;
(k)  Food S¢h/ ¢#d Qnd].ty AssHrtz7?ce. -Consistent with Republic Act No.10611 (Food Safety
Act),  the  BASR  shall  support  the  Food  and  Drug  Administration  (FDA)  in  the
enforcement and regulation of food safety and quality standards on livestock, poultry,
and dairy produce and by-products. The BASR shall also implement food safety and
quality  enhancement  programs  to  improve  the  comphiance  levels  Of  the  livestock,
poultry, and dairy sub-sectors to ensure higher levels of competitiveness and faster
growth of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries. Surtyect to the relevant provisions
of Republic Act No. 11032 (Ease of Doing Business Act of 2018), the BASR shall assist the
FDA  in  hastening  the  registrafron  and  approval  of  hvestack,  poultry,  and  dairy
processing establishments that serve as markets for primary hivestock, poultry, and dairy
produce. It shall provide advisory assistance on technical matters to help registrants of
fivestork-,  poultry-,  and  dairy-related  processing  facilities,  packaging  plants,  dairy
pasteurization  facilities,  and  processed  cheese  production comply  with  food  safety
regulationsandstandards.Whensuchapphicationsforregistrationorrenewaloflicenses
of   said   livestock,   poultry,   and   dairy   processing   estabhihment   exceed,   without
compelling grounds, the processing time limits set forth in Repuhic Act No. 11032 -
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1                  to receive the applications and approve the same, in support of the FDA, and sutyect to
2                  the standards, protocols, and criteria prescribed by it.
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5                  implement livestock, poultry, and dairy cluster development programs for small-hold
6                  farmers'  cooperatives,  associations,  organizations  and/or  federations  in  order  to
7                  encourage economies of scale, production efficiencies, bargaining power of farmers,
8                 mutual  support,  and  maximize  the  coordination  and  dissemination  of government
9                  interventions.
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12                  programs that will enhance the value-addition and value-adding opportunities of the
13                   processing of livestcx=k and poultry meat, and dairy milk: P7oz7z.did, That the utilization of
14                  the Livestock, Poultry, Dairy, and Related Feeds competitiveness Enhancement Funds,
15                  created under section 18 of this Act, shall be in accordance with the otyectives and targets
16                  of this roadmap.
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18           SEE. 5.   Establishment of the phitippine Livestock arid poultry Development Authority
19      Adz)I.sony Boflrd - There is hereby created a Philippine Livestock and Poultry Development
20      Authority Advisory Board (PLPAAB) to oversee and provide potty directions on the integrated
21       implementation of the programs funded by the Livestcx=k, Poultry, Dairy, and Related Feeds
22      Competitiveness Enhancement Funds in accordance with the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy
23      Value chain Development Roadmap. The PLPAAB shall be comprised of: (1) the secretary of
24      DA,  as  Chairperson;  (2)  the  Undersecretary  of  PLPA,  as  the  Vice  Chairperson;  (3)  the
25       Undersecretary for Regulations; (4) the administrator of the DA Com National program; (5) the
26      Secretary  of National Economic  and  Development Authority  (NEDA);  (6)  the Secretary of
27      Department of Finance (roF);  (7)  the Secretary of Department of Science and Technology
28      (DasT); (8) the Secretary of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); (9) other government
29      agencies concerned; and (10) one representative each from the hivestcx=k, poultry, dairy, animal
30      feed,andcomindustry.
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1       (PCC) (created under Republic Act No. 7307), and the National Dairy Authority (NDA) (created
2      under Repubric Act No. 7884) are hereby merged, srtyect to further rationalization, to form the
3      Philippine   Livestock   and   Poultry   Authority   (PLPA),   which   shall   be   headed   by   an
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(a)  National Livestock Program of the DA;
@)  Meat Establishment Improvement Program  (MEIP)  of  the  National  Meat Inspection
Service (NMIS);
(c)  Livestock, poultry, and dairy-related functions of DA-Regional Field Offices (DA-RFOs),
(a.g.,   provision  of  animal   stacks,   drugs   and  biologics,   training,   machinery  and
equipment, establishment of multiplier or breeder farms and other facilities,  among
others); and
(d) Philippine Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Value Chain Development Roadmap and its
regularly updated versions.
The PLPA's main goals and functions are to:
(a)  Promote the competitive development of the value chain of the livestcx=k, poultry, and
dairyindusthesandthevarioussubgroupswidinthelivestock,poultry,anddairysector
as means of attaining food security, improving global competitiveness, and combating
rural poverty; and
a)  Develop, maintain, and access big data or technologies able to handie vast amounts of
structured   and   unstructured   data   to   provide   timely,   accurate,   and   responsive
inforrmtion to PLPA and BASR management, livestock, poultry, and dairy farmers,
farmer organizations  and cooperatives,  and  other players in the value chain of the
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The PLPA shall have the following offices under it:
(aL)  Livestcek, Poultry and Dairy Industry Development (LPDID) Office. -The u?DID Offiee s:hall
coordinate the formulation and implementation of policies, programs, and roadmaps to
hasten and sustain the development of the various livestock, poultry, dairy, and native
animalsub-sectors,consistentwiththeperdnentindustrydevelopmentmandatesunder
Sections 3-1, 6, and 7 of Act 3639 of 1930 (BAI), as well as in Sections 5 and 6 of Republic
Act No. 7307 (PCC) and Sections 3, 6,11,12, and 13 of Repubnc Act No. 7884 (NDA) and
the  Republic  Act No.  8435  (Agriculture  and  Fisheries  Modendzation  Act of 1997 -
AFMA). These shall include programs that enhance the value chaln of the livestock,
poultry, and dairy sectors, such as improving industry utilization of livestock, poultry,
and dairy R&D, supporting market development and marketing services, enhancing the
quality,  availability  and  affordability  of  inputs  for  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy,
improving processing,  value-addition  and  diversification of by-products,  as  well as
development  of  sources  of  feeds  and  forage.  There  shall  be  pardcular  focus  on
developing  strategic  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  production  zones,  clusters  and
networks  in  every  province  and/or  rural  district,  and  linking  small  hold  farms,
cooperatives, farmer organizations, and community-based ventures, sources of credit
and firuncing, and LGU support into sustairrable enterprise eeosystems.
With these goals, LPDID Office shall supervise the following Services, which are hereby
also treated, namely:
(1)  Rwm!.#ar!fs  Sc77Iz.ct7  (RS)  -  to  provide  developmental  support,  extension  services,
research, and technical assistance progralns to small-hold farmers of cattle, carabaos,
buffaloes, goats, and sheep for meat production and processing as well as for draft
animal purposes. The RS shall absorb the following units of the BAI, sutryect to further
rationalization:
(i)         National Beef cattle Research and Development center; and
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and  egg,  ducks,  geese,  turkey,  quails  and  other  birds,  and  all  other  hivestock
production including, but not limited to horses, rabbits, and beehive farming. The
NRS shall absorb the fouowing units of the BAI, sulject to further rationalization:
(i)         National swine and poultry Research and Development center;
(ii)        National stud Farms and horse development centers, created by virtue of
Republic Act No. 4618.
The  NRS  shall  continue  the  stud  and  racehorse  development  programs  under
Republic Act No. 4618, Repubhic Act No. 7952 qThilippine Racing Club), Repubhic Act
No. 7978 (Metro Manila Turf Club, Inc.), and Repubhic Act No. 8007 (Mania Jockey
Club).
(3)  D¢i.ry Dcziczap77'ie#f ScrzJz.ce  (DDS) - shall, in addition to the current focus on cows,
includecarabaosandsmallrundnantsaspriorities,withtheendinviewofincreasing
milk production in the Philippines towards minimum of ten percent (10°/o) per year.
Sutryect to further rationalization, the Due shall assume the development Inandates,
programs, assets, and personnel of the following agencies:
(i)         PCc created under Republic Act No. 7307;
(ii)        NDA created under Republic Act No. 7884; and
(iii)       National Feed Resources Research and Development center.
The DDS shall continue and improve upon the dairy production and hivelihood
programs of the PCC and NDA, and their partnerships with stakeholders, including
SUCs, especially in dairy cow and buffalo breeding, propagation of dairy animals
and milk production technologies, and the pasteurization and initial processing of
raw milk. It shall expand the coverage of services in providing artificial insemination,
bull loan program, frozen semen dissemination, dairy animal modules, forage and
feeds development, training of technicians and farmers, R&D, technical assistance
and extension, analysis of milk samples, nutrition laboratory services, and marketing
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of dairy products and promotion of dairy farmers ccoperatives, associations, or
organizations.   It   shall   facilitate   industry   networks   and   investment   in   milk
production,   collection   and  handling,   processing,   trading,   and   marketing   of
Philippine milk produce, including promotion through specialty dairy kiosks and in
international  markets.  The  DDS  shall  also  coordinate  the  implementation  of  a
national milk feeding program in partne'rship with the Department of Education
(DepEd) and/ol the Department Of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and
LGUs.
(4)  Nflfz.ue   ArH.#!tzz   Dczrezapr#e7zf   Sen7z.ce   (NADS)   -   The   Philippine   Native   Animal
Development Center  is  hereby  upgraded  to  become  the  NAus,  which  shall be
responsible  for  the  identification,  conservation,  propagation,  and  promotion  of
Philippine native animals, including native pigs, poultry, ducks, deer, and horses
through the use of appropriate technology as sources of meat, eggs, and other by-
products, and help increase incomes of farmers. It shall also be responsible for the
establishment of a gene pool of Philippine animals as well as their registration as
native animal species of the Philippines in the Food and Agriculture OrgarLization
(FAO) and/or other international intellectual property registry bodies. To promote
the  propagation,  processing,  utilization,  and  development  of  Phihippine  native
animals, there shall be created in each of the three major island groups at least one
native aninal development center, to be known as the Philippine Native Animal
Development Center for  Luzon,  for Visayas, and  for Mindanao, respectively, to
ensure the distributed implementation of native animal pchcies and development
programs and make them accessible to farmers in their respective island groups.
NADS  is  authorized  to  acquire  properties,  receive  donations,  or  grants  for  the
establishment Of said centers. It shall have a yearly native animals dispersal program
for  rural communities  that receive  and  are able  to  demonstrate adequate  social
preparation and technical trainings.
(5)  Rcsgardi 4Irzd Marfef].rzg Scn#.cp (RMS) - The RMS shall be responsible for studies and
proposals for nvestock, poultry,  dairy and meat consumer protection, consumer
attitudes, buyer behavior, product satisfaction, and consumer experience apart from
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Division of the BAI.
(6)  Traz.nz.ng flHd fxfeHsforz Sc7tke ff£S) - The TES shall be responsible for organizing and
coordinating livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy training and educational programs in
partnership   with   LGUs,   cooperatives   federations,   farmer   organizations   or
associations, regional offices of DA, and the ATI in order to promote and upgrade
the  farmers'  skills  and  practices  in  hvestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  animal  care,
production,  processing,  storage,  handling, marketing,  transport,  and  the  overall
management of livestock, poultry, and dairy farms.
qu)  Livestock,   Poultry,   and  Dairy   Management   Information   System   ajpDMIS)   Office.  The
LPDMIS, in coordination with the PSA and other relevant government agencies, shall
empower the livestock, poultry, and dairy farmers, farmer organizations or associations,
cooperatives, and other relevant players along the hivestock, poultry, and dairy value
chain  through  timely,  accurate,  and  responsive  business  information  and  efficient
trading services.
The  LPDMIS  shall  setup  the  Mzfrornd  J7irtyr7urfz.or  Ncf7iiork  (FIN)  in  the  Information
Communication Technology Service qcrs) Office of the DA within one hundred eighty
(180) days from the approval of this Act. Furthermore, the NIN shall provide inforlnation
and marketing services related to hivestock, poultry, and dairy (LPD) which shall include,
but not limited to, the following data down to the provincial level:
(1)  LPD supply data (this includes, but not limited to, LPD inventory, production data,
exports, and imports);
(2)  LPD de-d data;
(3)  Crop  and  non€rop  animal  feed  inputs  data  toroduction,  prices,  imports,  and
exports)
(4)  Animal feed data (inventory and prices);
(5)  Price and price trends (indude farm-gate, wholesale, and retail prices of LPD and
com);
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(7)  Local and international product standards for both primary and processed LPD
products;
(8)  Directory  Of,  but  not  lilnited  to,  LPD  backyard  raisers,  cooperatives,  farmer
organizations, comlnercial LPD producers, traders, key lnarket centers, feed millers,
processors and business institutions concerned with LPD;
(9)  Research information and technology generated from research institutions involved
in LPD;
(10)Information on pest, diseases, and epidemics to ensure food safety and animal health
protection;
(11)international, national, regional, and provincial market forecast;
(12)Support extension providers relevant information; and
(13)Data relating to programs of the PLPA and BASR (this indudes, but not limited to,
importation Of breeds, artificial insemination, natural breeding, buy-back programs,
etc.)
The NIN shall be linked to the PSA database and website for easy access of users to data
on hvestack, poultry, and dairy information.
E5BC. 7. Rationalization Of Regulatory Functions Of the Livestock and Poultry Sapport
20      Age"ct.es. -The regulatory roles of the NMIS (created under presidential Decree No. 7, s.1972,
21       as amended by Repubric Act No. 9296) and the BAI (created under Repubhic Act No. 3639) are
22      hereby merged, sutryect to further rationalization, to form the BASR, which shall be headed by
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The BASR shall have the foHowing principal goals and functions:
(a)  To undertake regulatory and monitoring services in order to ensure the health of the
livestock, poultry, and dairy herds of the country, quality standards of production and
processing across the value chain, and food safety of primary produce of the livestcx:k,
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@) To  harness  the  support  of  various  sectors  and  networks,  including  the  LGUs,  in
protecting the health and welfare of the hvestock, poultry, and dairy sectors and in
responding  to  threats  that  may  be  brought  about  by  pests,  diseases,  and  animal
epidendcs; and
(c)  To pursue a risk-based and evidence-supported regulatory approach in enforcing food
safety  and  protecting  animal  health  in  a  manner  that  is  least  disruptive  to  the
development of the hivestack, poultry, and dairy sectors and the trade of their products.
The BASR shall have the fonowing offices under it:
(a)  Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Regulation Office qpDRO) shall oversee the fonowing
Service groups:
(I)  Imports,  Exports, and Veterinary  Drugs and Products Regwhtion  Service  (IEVDPRS) -
shall provide regulatory services as mandated under prior hvestock, poultry, and
dairy import regulatory laws, including Repubhc Act 3101 (1923), Republic Act No.
1071, Repubhc Act No. 1156, and coordinate with relevant units, agencies and/or
institutions, including the Bureau of Customs and the Department of Transportation,
in developing strategies and measures to deal with the country's livestock~, poultry-
and  dairy-related  imports  and  exports  to  prevent  and  minimize  health  and
environmental risks.
Furthermore, consistent with  Act No.  3101  (1923),  Republic Act No.  1071  (1954),
Repubric Act No. 1556 qivestork and Poultry Feeds Act), Repubric Act No. 9711
(Food and Ding Administration Act of 2009) Sections 14 toaragraph 5) and 25, and
the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10611 (Food Safety Act
of 2013) Section 15 (Rule 15a.7), the IEVDPRS shall have sole jurisdiction over and
regulate  the  veterinary  dnigs  and  products  (including additives,  premixes,  and
medicated feed among others),  veterinary biological products, and other related
animal health products and devices intended solely for animal use to ensure efficient
supply,  food  safety,  and  minimize  environmental risk.  The  IEVDPRS shall also
regulate  the  licensing  and  monitoring  of related  veterinary  dnig  and  products
establishments such as manufacturers, traders, distributors, importers, exporters,
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wholesalers, and outlets. The foHowing divisions of the BAI shall be part Of this
Service group:
(i)         Animal Feeds, Veterinary Dnigs and Biologics control "vision (AFVDBD);
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(ii)        National veterinary Quarantine s:rvices Division (NvesD).
(2)  Livestock and  Poultry  Meat Inspection  Service  a.PIS)  - shall inherit tl+e powers and
functions, assets, and the organization of the NMIS created under Republic Act No.
9296,asamendedbyRepublicActNo.10536,exceptfortherolesrelatedtotheimport
and export of meats which shall be assumed by IEVDPRS. The LPIS shall continue to
bethecontrollingauthorityintheenforcementofallpolicies,regulations,guidelines,
and standards pertaining to primary meat products, meat handling, safety, quality,
hygiene, and sanitation, including assisting the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries
Standards  (BAFS)  in  the  formulation  of  safety  and  quality  standards  for  meat
produce.  Through  its  Regional  Operation  Centers,  it  shall  continue  to  conduct
inspection and moritoring, in coordination with local government units, of meat
establishments   engaged   in  slaughter,   processing,   and   domestic   meat   trade;
registration of meat produce inspectors, meat handlers meat brokers, meat products
processing establishments; and accreditation of facilities, conveyances and service
providers for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program (HACCP) audit as well
as compliance to hygiene and sanitation standards.
(5)  Iivestock, Poultry, and Dairy Protection and Disease Control Service qjpDPDCS) - sham,
in addition to the roles of the BAI mandated under Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Act 3639
of 1930, be responsible for programs, poricies, surveiuance, and emergency action to
protect the livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy industries from the risk of outbreak of
diseases or pests and shall have the following powers and functions:
(i)         Livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  protection  surveillance,  including  regular
survedlance inspections in partnership with industry players and the LGUs,
in coordination with the  World  Cirganization  for Animal  Health,  Codex
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veterinary  service  sectors,  its  counterpart  offices  in  other  countries  and
inplementing capabhity building programs in partnership with the ATI to
establish Hvestork, poultry, and datry protection surveillance and emergency
communications networks, that win include farmers groups, LGUs, the pofice
and rfutary, and other stakeholde-rs;
(ii)        Pest and disease emergency response by way of developing protocols and
responses  upon  declaration  of  any  livestor=k,  poultry,  or  dairy  pest  and
epidemic  disease  incident, including regulafron of movement of persons,
conveyances, and plant material in affected areas, powers to deputize ponce
and mihitary to control pest outbreaks, and disposal of affected hvestock,
poultry, or dairy resources and assets;
(iii)       Conducting scientific research and technology advancement programs on
livestock   protection  by   partnering  with  SUCs,   IxrsT,   private   sector
laboratories,  and  international  centers  for  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy
disease control.
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25       the pohcies of this Act, RA 11032 (Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government service
26      Delivery  Act  of  2018),  and  the  principle  of  good  governance  and  efficient  and  effective
27      regulation, the lEVDPRS under BASR shall be the sole regulatory ageney over veterinary dnigs
28      and products, veterinary biological products, and other related animal health products and
29      devices intended solely for aninal use.  All regulatory processes for veterinary dmgs and
30      products,  veterinary  biological  products,  and  other  animal  health  products  and  devices
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32       Administration (FDA), shall be transitioned to the IEVDPRS-BASR within ninety  (90)  days
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2      other issuances inconsistent with this streamlining are hereby repealed.
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5       LI.I)estock fled po#Jf7t/ VflJ#c CJicat.in -The BASR and its various offices and services under it
6      shall at all times be guided by the principles of good governance and ease of doing business in
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a)  Reasonable  timeframes  for  stakeholders  to  provide  comments  on  proposed  new
regulations;
(c)  The conduct of regular stakeholder dialogues to keep all concerned industry players
updated on the latest regulations and directions of the BASR and its various attached
Services;
(d)  Automation  of  regulatory  filing  processes  with  an  end  view  towards  improving
turnaround  times  and  reducing  costs,  while  mainfarfung  a  high  level  of  online
transac tion security;
(e)  Removal of unnecessary documentation for the simple renewal of hicenses, registrations,
and perrfuts;
(f)   hcrease  validity  periods  of licenses,  registrations,  and  permits  so  as  to  reduce  the
frequency for renewal of applications; and
(g)  Adoption   of   risk-based   regulatory   frameworks   that   adopt   less   stringent   and
cumbersome regulatory processes for lower risk products using meehanisms such as
simple notification systems or the adoption of mutual recognition regimes.
SEC. TO. Authority in Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Pest and Diseases-related Emergencies.
28      -With the LPDPDCS as its implementing arm, the BASR is hereby designated as the overall
29      coordinating government body in the event of any livestock, poultry, and dairy pest or epidemic
30      incident that may be deemed to have the potential to reduce the rivestock, poultry, or dairy
31       population in any region by at least two percent (2%). The BASR head shall have the authority
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(c)  Philippine National Police (PNP) and/or Philippine Army (PA) -Regional Command;
(d) Department of Health (COH);
(e)  Department of Science and Technology (RET);
(f)   Provincial Governor and/ or Provincial Agriculturist;
(g)  Congressional Representative of the affected district;
th) Mayors of the affected municipalities/ cities; and
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SEC. 11. Trtz»s/er a/ S«pc7t7isi.o» and Fq7icfz.o7zs. ~ AIl on-going programs and functions of
15      the merged and rergrouped divisions and centers, including the NDA and PCC, are hereby
16      transferred to the PLPA and BASR service offices created in this bill, but shall continue to be
17      operational untl such time as the head of the new Agency is able to implement a rationahization
18      and reengineering program to align their functions, programs and activities to the otyectives of
19      this Act. The aifected personnel who may opt for early separation shall be entitled to receive
20      separation benefits equivalent to two months of salaries for every year of service in government.
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23      Tiaong, Quezon; Lipa, Batangas; Busuanga and coron, Palawan; Dumarao, Capiz; Milagros,
24      Masbate; Malaybalay, Bukidnon; Ubay, Bohol and the two separate forage centers/stations in
25      I.abangan, Zamboanga del sun; the philippine carabao center, including its headquarters in
26      Munoz, Nueva Ecija; and its regional centers in I.a carlota, Negros occidental; Ubay, Bohol and
27      Calauit, Zamboanga del Norte; and the various physical and financial assets (including all
28      receivables)  Of the National Dairy Authority shall be transferred under the title, care,  and
29      administrative supervision of the LPDID office to primarily support the needs of small-hold
30      farmers as  the base locations  for  purposes of human resource  development and hvestock
31      training,  gene  pool  support  facilities,  hvestork  breeding,  extension  work,  demonstration
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2      veterinary and other supplies, farm inputs, dairy equipment and machineries, and research
3      equipment (including their spare parts) as listed in annex ``A" of this Act and are actually,
4      directly,  and  exclusively  used  by  the  small  and  micro  producer  enterprises  and/or
5      cooperatives  in  the  production  of  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  and/or  manufacture  of
6      livestock, poultry, and dairy by-products shall be exempt from payment of custom duties and
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10      like, suky-ect to regulations to be established by the PLPA and the Ease of Doing Business Act
11       of 2018. The private livestock, poultry, and dairy importers shall submit a status report to the
12      PLPA on imported fivestock and materials for monitoring purposes.
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15      regulations,  guidelines,  and  other  issuances  imposing  quantitative  import  and  export
16      restrictions on com, except those related to the prevention and spread of plant, animal pests
17      and diseases, are hereby repealed.
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20      Decree No.194. -Consistent with RA 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law, Presidential Decree
21       No.194 and Republic Act No. 3018 are hereby repealed.
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24      the policies of this Act, the Tariff commission shall review the most favored nation (MFN)
25       tariff  rates  on  livestcx=k,  poultry,  and  com  imports  origirmting  from  non~Association  of
26      Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) World Trade organization (WTO) member states. Within
27      sixty (60) days following the effectivity of this Act, the Tariff commission shall recommend
28      to  the  NEDA  Board  the possible  MFN  rate  adjustments  for livestock,  poultry,  and com
29      imports that will ensure the competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy sectors.
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Philippines under the WTO agreement on agriculture and under ASEAN Trade in
Goods   Agreement   (ATIGA),   including   any   necessary   change   in   classification
applicable  to  the  importation  of  livestock,  poultry,  and  corn:  Prort].did,  That  the
adjustment is time~bound and that the power herein delegated to the President sham
only be exercised when Congress is not in session: ProrJz.did, ¢rfifer, That any order
issued by the President adjusting the applied tariff rates shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after pubrication;
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limited  period  and/or  a  specified  volume,  to  allow  the  importation  of  livestock,
poultry, and corn at a lower applied tariff rate to address the situation. Such order shall
take effect immediately and can be issued even when Congress is in session;
The power herein delegated to the President may be withdrawn or terminated by
Congress through a joint resolution.
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policy  enunciated  in  this  act,  there  is  hereby  created  the  Agricultural
Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund. The
Fund shall consist of all duties collected from the importation of agricultural
products, except rice, livestock, poultrv, and dairv imports, feed wheat and
£Qm under the minimum access volume (MAV) mechanism, including unused
balances and conections from repayments from loan beneficiaries including
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8      I.ivestock, Poultry, and Dairy Agencies and programs. ~ Cia top of tl`e existingbudgets of the
9      relevant agencies and units of the former BAI, NMIS, PCC, and NDA, the amount of Five
10      Hundred   Million   Pesos   (Php500,000,000.00)   shall   be   appropriated   as   funds   for   the
11      reorganization and resrfucturing, initial programs and operations of the PLPA and BASR, to
12      be set aside from the current agriculture development funds under the office of the secretary.
13      The current year's remaining appropriations of the agencies, divisions, or units that have been
14      merged, abolished, or transferred pursuant to this Act shall be tuned over to the PLPA and
15       BASR.  Thereafter,  such  sums  as  may  be  necessary  for  its  continued  operations  and
16      maintenance shall be included in the armual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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19      £r!fefl#canc#f   F#Hds.    -   There   is   hereby   created   a   Livestock,   Poultry,   and   Dairy
20      Competitiveness  Enhancement  Fund,  herein  referred  to  as  the  "LpneEF",  and  a  Com
21      Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, herein referred to as the ``CCEF''.
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24       Pesos  (Php6,300,000,000.00)  in six  (6)  years fonowing the approval of this  Act.  It shall be
25      automatically credited to a special account in the general fund of the national treasury which
26      shall be in place within rinety (90) days upon the effectivity of this Act: ProzH.did, the allocation
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Million Pesos (Php6300,000,000.00), the excess tariff revenues shall be earmarked by
Congress and added to the LPREF included in the GAA of the following year;
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try) The Secretary Of the DA shall be accountable and responsible for the management and
utilization of the LPDCEF in coordination with other government agencies concerned;
(c)  The  amount  allocated  shall  be  released  directly  to  the  implementing  agencies  as
provided for in this Act based on the objectives and plans of the Livestock, Poultry, and
Dairy Value Chain Development Roadmap, created in Section 4 of this Act: ProzH.did,
That the unutilized portion of the LPDCEF allcreated to the implementing agencies shall
not revert to the general fund but shall continue to be used for the purpose for which
it was set aside. Fund releases charged against the LpneEF shall not be sutyect to any
ceiling by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); ProzJz.did, rtyrfher, That
twenty percent (20%) of the excess annual tariff revenues at any given year shall be set
aside in setting up and maintaining the NIN database system needed by PLPA in
providing timely, accurate, and responsive business information and efficient trading
services to stakeholders along the hvestock, poultry, and dairy value chain; and
(d) Any  program  undertaken  in  accordance  with  this  Act  shall  only  be  deemed
complementary and supplementary to and shall not be a replacement of any existing
programs  for  livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  farmers  already  implemented  by  the
Department and other agencies concerned.
The CCEF  shall consist of an annual appropriation of Two Billion Eight Hundred
Milrion Pesos (Phm,800,000,000.00) in six (6) years foHowing the approval of this Act.
It shall be automatically credited to a spedal account in the general fund of the national
treasury which shall be in place within ninety (90) days upon the effectivity of this Act.
Further, the Com Development Fund, created under Presidential Memorandum Order
No. 468 dated March 17, 1998, held in tnist by the National Food Authority (NFA), is
hereby  dissolved  and  the  remaining  balance  is  hereby  transferred  to  the  PLPA:
ProzJI.did, the allocation and utilization of the CCEF shall be sutyect to the following
guidehaes:
(a)  If the annual import tariff revenues from corn and feed wheat in the six (6) years
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Congress and added to the CCEF included in the GAA of the following year;
®) The Secretary of the DA shall be accountable and responsible for the management
and  utilization  of  the  CCEF  in  coordination  with  other  government  agencies
concerned;
(c)  The amount allocated shall be released directly to the implementing agencies as
provided for in this Act based on the otryectives and plans of the Livestock, Poultry,
and Dairy Value Chain Development Roadmap, created in Section 4 of this Act:
ProrJz.did, That the unuti]ized portion of the CCEF allocated to the implementing
agencies sham not revert to the general fund but shall continue to be used as for the
purpose for which it was set aside. Fund releases charged against the CCEF shall
not be subject to any ceiling by the DBM; and
(d) Any  program  undertaken  in  accordance  with  this  Act  shall  only  be  deemed
complementary and  supplementary to  and  shall not be  a  replacement of any
existing programs for com farmers already implemented by the DA and  other
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22      Competitiveness Enhancement Funds  (LPDCEF)  and Corn Competitiveness Enhancement
23      F##d  (CC£F).  -  Suky.ect  to  the  usual  accounting  and  auditing  rules  and  regulations,  the
24      LPDCEF shall be allocated and disbursed, as follows:
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the needs of livestock, poultry, and dairy growers' cooperatives and associations or
orgarrizatious:
(1)  Pr].#i4r/i/ processz.ng ¢cz7!.rfes - this indudes, but is not limited  to, improving and
increasing the number of "AAA''{ertified PLPA slaughterhouses, halal{ertified
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(2)  Cold  c/ffl{.#s  -  this  includes,  but  is  not  limited  to,  improving  availability  and
technology  of  cold   storage,  blast  freezers,   refrigerated   transport  for   dairy,
processed meat, and poultry products.
(3)  AI]z.7#¢Z ¢cds rtyfz.Zz.dos "Hd cqHI.p#Ifr!£ -this includes, but is not limited to, einancing
and developing feed mills, forage pelletizing equipment, and forage and corn silage
processing facilities.
(4)  Dflz.ry processing cq!{z.p77ce#£ #7td /ac].Zz.dos -  this includes, but is not lilnited to, milk
testing centers, improving milk processing equipment and facilities, pasteurizing
equipment, and dairy processing faciELes.
(5)  Gene pool facilities and breeder farms
fry) Credit for the improvement of livestock, poultry, and dairy breeders and stocks, fifteen
percent  (15%)  with  minimal  interest  rates  and  documentary  requirements  to  be
managed by the  Land Bank of the Philippines  (LBP) for the purchase of breeders,
growers,  multipliers,  feeds,  genetically  improved  stocks,  establishment  of  animal
housing, and farm equipment;
(c)  Research   and   Development,   five   percent   (5%)   that   is   industry-driven,   to   be
implemented  by  the  BAR,  for  technology  transfer  activities  under  the  Livestock,
Poultry, and Dairy Fami Technology Support Progralns and priority areas that include:
quality genetic materials, indigenous feeds, vaccines for major aninul diseases, cost~
competitive animal houses, water recycling and meat quarity and safety;
(d) Organizing  and  clustering  of  backyard  rivestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  raisers,  five
percent (5%), into formal groups, cooperatives and associations or organizations, to be
implemented by the Department in collaboration with the Cooperatives Development
Authority (CDA), to achieve economies of scale, facilitate and maximize coordination
and  disserfunation  of  government  interventions  (such  as  capacity  development,
technology  transfer,  regulatory compliance,  and  delivery  of  other  production  and
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other players in the value chain;
(e)  Improving food  safety  and  animal  support extension,  fifteen percent (15%),  to be
implemented by the LPDID office under PLPA, BASR, ATI, and BAFS, not limited to,
but includes the following activities:
(1)  Prot7z.sz.o#  a/ good  fir"."ifl!  ke¢Jffe  serz7jces  -  including,  but  not  limited  to,  animal
medicines, biologics, and provision of animal husbandry experts or veterinarians
in the case for newly acquired imported dairy breeds for small farmers and Dairy
Multiplier Farms (implemented by ATI and LPDID office under PLPA);
(2)  £H¢rcrf7ze#£  a/ bi.oscc#n.fy  #aefzs#r€s  -  including,  but  not  limited  to,  raising  the
capacity,   the   capability,   and   increasing   number   of   regional   laboratories
(implemented by LPDPDCS office under BASR);
(3)  Coridwcf a/froz.fti+igs -to assist hivestock, poultry, and dairy farmers to comply with
good animal husbandry practices, proper animal care services, proper and optimal
feeding  requirements  (especially  for  dairy  animals),  food  safety  regulations,
domestic and international standards, animal welfare and packaging standards
(implemented by ATI, Intemational Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCPH),
LPDID office under PLPA, and LPIS office under BASR);
(4)  Estal]lishnent Of traceability  system of datry and meat products ~ to ensure prodrct
quality   and   compliance   to   domestic   and   international   standards,   such   as
traceabhity of chemical residues and other substances (implemented by LPIS office
under BASR, ATI, and BAFS);
(5)  Training  and increasing number Of support extension providers  - incinding but not
limited to artificial insemination technicians, project development officers, among
others (ATI and LPDID office under PLPA); and
(6)  DczJCJqu7aerzf a/¢rm sc/coJs -for the purpose of demonstration of livestock, poultry,
and dairy farming technologies, best practices in animal care and production, and
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(f)  Seven percent (7%) of the LPDCEF shall be made available to ATI, three percent (3%)
of the LPDCEF shall be released to ITCPH, two and a half percent (2.5%) of the LPDCEF
shall be made available to PLPA and BASR and two and a half percent (2.5%) shall be
made released to BAFS for improving food safety and animal support extension.
(g) Scholarship  and  human  resource  development  grants,  five  percent  (5%)   to  be
implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), for college courses in
veterinary,   animal   husbandry   and   livestock,   poultry,   and   dairy   processing
specializations,   and   TESDA   courses,   related   to   hivestock,   poultry,   and   dairy
production, as well as dairy and meat processing: ProzJz.did, That the beneficiaries of the
scholarship and human resource development grants shall serve in the PLPA, BASR,
or any LGU hivestack, poultry, and dairy-related functions (which includes but not
limited to municipal agricultural officers) for a minimum of two (2) years.
(h)  Direct financial  assistance,  five percent (5%),  to be  implemented  by  the  PLPA,  for
rivestock and poultry farmers greatly affected by any pest or disease, natural disasters,
or  tariff  adjustments  and  modification,  and  maybe  based  on  the  changes  in  the
farmgate price: Pro?Jz.did, That the duration of the financial assistance is limited during
the growing season where the growers are adversely affected.
(i)   Dairy herd build up programs, fifteen percent (15%), to be implemented by the DDS
office  under  PLPA,  in  order  to  significantly  increase  local  milk  production  by
expanding the population of dairy producing animals (this includes, but is not limited
to, cattle, carabao, and goats). The program includes the following activities:
(1)  Stock infusion through importation of dairy animals;
(2)  Upgrading  dairy  stocks  through  the  artificial  insemination  using sexed  semen
(which increases probability of having female calf by as much as eighty-five percent
(85%)) and but breeding;
(3)  Buy-back program such that offspring (island born)  produced out of upgrading
activities in H are procured by PLPA and are redistributed to ehgible and qualified
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3       (CC£F) -Sutryect to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations, the CCEF shall
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7                 Center for postharvest Development and Mechanization q'IHLMECH) as grant in kind
8                  to  eligible farmers  associations  or organizations, registered com cooperatives,  and
9                  LGUs in the form of corn equipment such as tillers, tractors, rotary seeders, sprayers,
10                  irrigation   pumps,   harvesters   and   the   like   for   purpose   of   improving   farm
11                  mechanization: ProzJided, That the PELMECH shall, whenever feasible, procure from
12                  accredited local manufacturers to assist in the promotion of ]orally rmnulactured farm
13                  equipment or machinery.
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16                 warehouses and/or silos, fifty percent (50%), to be implemented by the National com
17                  Program of the DA thru the DA-RFOs and the Bureau of soils and water Management
18                  (BSWM) in strategic areas or provinces to rmximize com yield and minimize wastage
19                  or losses and reduce costs of drying, milling, storage, and ensure quality of the com:
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21                  organizations,  cooperatives,  or  concerned  LGU.  Thirty-five  percent  (35%)  shall  be
releasedtotheDANationalComProgramtoprovidepost-harvestcenters,warehouses
and/or  silos.  Fifteen  percent  (150/o)  shall  be  made  available  to  the  BSWM  for  the
provision of irrigation to com farms.
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27                  DA Com National  Program for com farmers  greatly  affected by  pest or  diseases,
28                  natural disasters, or any tariff adjustments and modification, and may be based on the
29                  changes in the farmgate price: ProzJz.did, That the duration of the financial assistance is
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the com fund shall be inplemented by the DA National Com Program trfu the DA-
RFOs for the promotion and provision of high yielding com varieties to com farmers,
associations/organization,  or  cooperatives:  Prcoz.did,  That  the  DA  Com  National
Program shall, whenever feasible, procure from accredited local seed manufacturers to
assist in the promotion of locally manufactured seeds.
(e)Comfarmcousohidation,comusediversification,andcomvaluechainintegration,ten
percent (10%), to be implemented by the DA National Com Program and ATI. The DA
National Corn Program shall consolidate com farlns in order to improve economies of
scaleandshallprovideprogramstodiversifytheuseofcom,suchascomsilage,which
can increase incomes Of com farmers. Further, ATI shall provide extension support to
increase productivity and link organized com farmers' cooperatives and associations
with private sector. This includes seed producers, feed millers, and commercial feed
manufacturers in joint ventures or other marketing arrangements. Five percent (5%)
each of the com fund shall be made available to the National Com Program and ATI.
SEC. 22. Effoctive Utilization Of the LPDCEF and CCEF. ~ The PLPAALB created in Sec&on
19      5 of this Act shah establish rules and regulations to ensure the effective utilization of the
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otyectives and targets in the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Value Chain Development
Roadmap, such as in terms of target areas and beneficiaries;
@) The livestock, poultry, and dairy shared facihities and equipment shall be established
and distributed in target areas identified based on a gap and cost-benefit analysis. In
addition, the operation and maintenance shall be borne by the beneficiary livestock,
poultry, and dairy formal groups or LGUs;
(c)  The  CDA  shall  provide  regular  reports  to  the  advisory  hoard  on  the  number  of
backyard raisers that it has organized into formal groups and mohitoring if they are
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7                  identified based on a gap and cost-benefit analysis.  in addition,  the operation and
8                 maintenance shall be home by the beneficiary com fornd groups or LGUs.
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11      livestock,  poultry,  and  dairy  farmers  who  are  members  of  cooperatives  and  farmer
12       associations or organizations: Proz]z.did, That the beneficiaries of the LPDCEF shall be those
13      backyard hivestack, poultry, and dairy farmers and their dependents histed in the Registry
14      System for Basic sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), and livestock, poultry or dairy cooperatives
15      and associations or organizations accredited by the Department. Within one hundred eighty
16      (180)  days from the effeetivity of this Act, the  Department, in consultation with farmers'
17      cooperatives and organizations, and LGUs, shall validate and update the master list of eligible
18      beneficiaries to ensure that those listed are legitimate backyard farmers, farmworkers, and
19       hivestock, poultry or dairy cooperatives and assaciatious or organizations.
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22      cooperatives, and associations or organizations adversely affected by the law in accordance
23      with the thrust and priorities of Republic Act No. 8435, as amended, otherwise known as the
24      ``Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act'' and the philippine Development plan (PDP).
25      The increase or decrease of farmers' incomes shall be the primary benchmark in granting these
26       interventious: Proz)I.did, That the beneficiaries of the com fund sham be those farmers and
27      farmworkers  and   their  dependents  listed  in  the  RSBSA,  and  com  cooperatives  and
28      assoriatious or organizations accredited by the Department. Within one hundred eighty (180)
29      days  from  the  effectivity  of  this  Act,  the  Department,  in  consultation  with  farmers'
30      cooperatives and organizations, and LGUs, shall validate and update the master list of eligible
31      beneficiaries  to  ensure  that  those  listed  are  legitimate  farmers,  farmworkers,  and  com
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2       £#Jifl#ce#ie}!f F##ds. -The following mandatory reviews of the LPDCEF and CCEF shall be
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Modernization (CacAFM) to determine whether the LPDCEF and CCEF and their use
as  provided  for  under  this  Act  shall  be  continued,  amended,  or  terminated.  The
CCX=AFM  shall  utilize  the  increase  or  decrease  in  farmers'  incomes  as  a  primary
benchmark in determining the effectiveness of the interventions under the program
and its possible extension;
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14                  year of the effectivity of this Act for possible revisions should intervention priorities
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18                 evaluation of the LPREF and CCEF programs to livestock, poultry, dairy, and com
19                   productivity on the third (3rd) and sixth (6th) year of the effeetivity of this Act.
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22      under the Milk Feeding program of Republic Act No.11037. -The DS;;WD art DepEd shall
23       allocate a minimum of forty percent (40%) of their budgets for the implementation of the
24      National Feeding Program in procuring locally produced fresh milk and fresh-Indk based
25      food products which are incorporated in the fortified meals and cycle menu of the National
26       Feedingprogram.
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29       effectivity of this Act, the Department shall, in coordination with DBM, DepEd, DOF, DTI,
30      TESDA, NEDA, and other government agencies concerned, shall coordinate with government
31      agencies concerned formulate the rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this
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2                  out the otryectives and functions of the PLPA and BASR and their offices and service
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6                  initial operations, and a consultative process for stakeholders in the formulation of
7                  PLPA and BASRs' annual budgets in line with the national budget cycle; and
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10                  plantilla of personnel of the PLPA and BASR, in accordance with existing laws, mles
11                  and regulations, including the early separation benefits for the occupants of positions
12                   abolished.
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15      unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions hereof not affected
16      thereby shall continue to be in force and in effect.
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19      of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to the provisions of this Act is hereby
20      repealed or modified accordingly.
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23       publication in the official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
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