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Submitted jointly by the Committees on Agriculture and Food; Local Government; and 
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Re: Senate Bill No. 31 0 0 (Prepared by the Committees). 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No ,. 233 1 
Sponsor: Senator Legarda. 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Agriculture and Food; Local Government; and Finance to which 
were refeerred Senate Bill No. 233 1, introduced by Senator Edgardo J. Angara, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
PRESCRIBING THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL EXTENSION 
SYSTEM 
TO 
ACCELERATE 
AGRICULTURE 
AND 
FISHERIES 
DEVELOPMENT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES”; 
have considered the same and have the honor to report :& 
back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached bill, Senate Bill No. 
, prepared jointly by 
the Committees, entitled: 
“AN ACT 
PRESCRIBING THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL EXTENSION 
DEVELOPMENT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES”; 
SYSTEM 
TO 
ACCELERATE 
AGRICULTU‘RB 
AND 
FISHERIES 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill No. 2331, with Senator Angara as author 
thereof. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Clznirpcrsons: 
Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture and Food 
Member, Committee on Local Government; 
Member, Committee on Finance 


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Committee on Finance 
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Member, Committee on Local 
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Finance; 
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Member, Committee on Local Government 
M e m H  Committee on Finance 
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Member, Committee on Local 
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Member, Committee on Finance 
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Member, Committee on Agriculture 
Member, Committee on Finance; 
Member, Committee on Local 
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Member. Committee on Local Government 
Member, Committee on Finance 
Food; 
ANTONIO “SONNY” TRILLANES IV 
Member, Committee on Finance; 
Member, Committee on Local Government 
Member, Committee on Finance; 
Member, Committee on Local Government 
MANNY B. VILLAR 
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Member, Committee on Agriculture and 
Member, Committee on Local Government 
Member, Committee on Finance 
Member, Finankk 
Food; 
and Food; 
Member, Committee on Finance 
ALAN PETER “COMPARERO” S. CAYETANO 
Member, Committee on Agriculture and Food 
Member, Commitlee on Local Government; 
Member, Committee on Finance 


EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 
EJERCITO ESTRADA 
resident Pro-Temoore 
JUAN PONCE ENRILE 
President 
Senate of the Philippines 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
S E N A T E  
(In substitution of Senate Bill No. 2331 .) 
Prepared by the Committees on Agriculture and Food; Local Government; and Finance 
with Senator Angara as author thereof 
AN ACT 
PRESCRIBING THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL EXTENSION 
SYSTEM TO ACCELERATE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Agriculture and Fisheries 
Extension Act of 2009." 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The goals of the national economy are a more 
equitable distribution of opportunities, income and wealth; a sustained increase in the 
amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people; and 
an expanding productivity as the key to raising the quality of life for all, especially the 
underprivileged. 
The State shall promote industrialization and full employment based on sound 
agricultural development and agrarian reform, through industries that make full and 
efficient use of human and natural resources, and which are competitive in both 
domestic and foreign markets. In pursuit of these goals, all sectors of the economy and 
all regions of the country shall be given optimum opportunity to develop. 
Thus, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to enable those who belong to 
the agriculture and fisheries sector to participate and share in the fruits of development 
and growth in a manner that utilizes the nation's resources in the most efficient and 
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sustainable way possible by establishing a more equitable access to assets, income, 
basic and support services and infrastructure. 
The State shall give priority to promote science, technology and human resource 
development as essentials for national development and progress. 
The State shall utilize research results through information, extension and 
communication services. It shall support the development of a national extension 
system that will help accelerate the transformation of agriculture and fisheries sectors of 
the Country from a resource-based industry to a knowledge and technology-based and 
market-oriented industry. 
The State shall adopt the market approach in assisting the agriculture and 
fisheries sector while recognizing the contribution of these sectors to food security, 
environmental protection, and balanced urban and rural development, wihout 
neglecting the welfare of the consumers, especially the lower income groups. The State 
shall promote market-oriented policies in agricultural production to encourage farmers to 
shift to more profitable crops. 
The State shall empower the agriculture and fisheries sector to develop and 
sustain themselves to meet present and future needs of the Country. Toward this end, 
the State shall ensure the establishment and development of the agriculture and 
fisheries extension system that increases and sustains its contributions to the 
achievement of the goals of agriculture modernization as mandated by Republic Act 
8435: a) Poverty Alleviation and Social Equity; b) Food Security; c) Rational Use of 
Resources and Sustainable Development; d) Global Competitiveness; and e) People 
Empowerment. 
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act, the term: 
I. "Agriculturist" refers to a person who is a graduate of a bachelor's degree in 
agriculture or any related course registered and licensed with the Professional 
Regulation Commission or Civil Service Commission; who performs 
communication, curriculum development, econometrics, statistical work, 
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training and extension works in agriculture production, trade, and processing 
including crop and animal protection, food safety, agricultural and natural 
resource economics, and marketing; 
2. “Agricultural Engineer” refers to a person registered with the Professional 
Regulation Commission or Civil Service Commission performing training and 
extension work in agricultural and fisheries mechanization, irrigation, 
drainage, soil and water conservation, agricultural buildings and structures, 
agricultural processing and post harvest facilities; 
3. “Catalytic Financing” - the provision of financial support to achieve excellence, 
equity and increased investment by the local governments in the 
implementation of agriculture and fisheries extension services towards the 
achievement of national goals; 
4. “Civil Society” - refers to the group of organizations whose uncoerced 
collective action revolves around shared interests, purposes and values. Civil 
societies are organizations composed of community groups, women’s 
organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, trade 
unions, self-help groups, social movements, business associations, coalitions 
and advocacy groups; 
5. “Consumers” - are those that acquire goods or services for direct use or 
ownership rather than for resale or use in production and manufacturing; 
6. “Empowerment“ - is the expansion of assets and capabilities of people to 
participate in, negotiate with, influence, control and hold accountable 
institutions that affect their lives; it involves providing authority, responsibility, 
and information to people directly engaged on agriculture and fishery 
production, primarily at the level of the farmers, fisherfolk and those engaged 
in food and non-food production and processing, in order to give them 
enhanced economics rights; 
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7. "Fisheries" - refers to all systems or networks of interrelated activities which 
include the 
production, growing, harvesting, processing, marketing, 
developing, conserving and managing of all aquatic and fisheries areas; 
8. "Fisheries Technologist" refers to a person who is a graduate of a four year 
course in Fisheries and registered and licensed with the Professional 
Regulation Commission or Civil Service Commission performing training and 
extension on fisheries, marine resources and aquaculture; 
9. "Food Security" - refers to the policy objective, plan and strategy of meeting 
the food requirements of the present and future generations, of Filipinos in 
substantial quantity, ensuring the availability and affordability of safe and 
nutritious food to all, either through local production or importation, or both, 
based on the country's existing and potential resource endowment and 
related production advantages, and consistent with the overall national 
development objectives and policies; 
lO."Formula grants" - these are national government financial transfers to the 
local governments to support the regular expenditures in the provision of 
Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Services (AFES) based on a formula that 
takes into consideration, among others, the level of economic development of 
a municipality or a province; 
11 ."Gross Value Added in Agriculture" - refers to the total value, excluding the 
value of non-agricultural or fisheries intermediate inputs, of goods and 
services contributed by the agricultural and fisheries sectors; 
12."Knowledge Management" - is a systematic approach which invents, 
understands, shares, creates and utilizes knowledge in order to create values 
such as customer's value, employee's value, stockholder's value, business 
partner's value and social value to achieve the vision and goal of the 
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13."Partnership" - a relationship between and among agencies that is 
characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility towards the 
achievement of shared goals; 
14. "Private sector" - the part of a nation's economy that is not owned and 
managed by the government; 
15."Producer" - one that produces, especially a person or organization, that 
produces goods or services for sale; 
16."RBOs" - are rural based organizations or people's organizations composed 
of various sectors of the rural community such as farmers, fisherfolk, growers, 
seed producers, women, and youth; 
17,"Targeted financial transfer" - is a financial support provided by the national 
government to the LGUs in support of national goals or programs; 
18."Value chain" - is a process from seed to shelf or from the producers to the 
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19,"Veterinarian" refers to a person registered with the Professional Regulation 
Commission performing professional services related to the practice of 
veterinary medicine including training and extension on disease prevention 
control and animal health. 
Sec. 4. Statement of Goals. - Agricultural extension is a policy instrument for 
empowering individuals and organizations; public agriculture extension shall contribute 
towards the achievement of the national goals of agriculture development. 
Sec. 5. Statement of Objectives. - Agriculture and fisheries extension shall 
contribute to the following objectives: 
a) To enhance the economic rights of Producers, especially the poor, to use the 
most appropriate technologies they feel will give them the best profit and to choose the 
most affordable loans in producing the quality and quantity of products and to sell their 
products freely; Traders, to move goods in the expectation of profits unconstrained by 
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serious lack of knowledge and information; and Consumers, to buy safe and nutritious 
foods at the lowest prices possible. 
b) To manage knowledge in strengthening the individual and organizational 
capabilities of producers, traders and consumers; and 
c) To help create an enabling environment that strengthens the linkage between 
knowledge generation and knowledge use and encourages increased investment in 
agriculture extension by the private sector, civil society, and Local Governments. 
Sec. 6. Clients. - The clients of Philippine agricultural and fisheries extension 
system are the producers (farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural processors), traders, and 
consumers along the value chain. Public extension shall focus on the delivery of public 
goods. The priority clients shall be the economically and socially disadvantaged groups 
in agriculture and fisheries. Local Government Units shall put primary attention to these 
groups in the provision of extension services through formula grants and targeted and 
catalytic financing of National Government Agencies. 
ARTICLE II Structure and Organization 
Sec. 7. Creation of the Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Agency 
(PAFEA). - The Agricultural Training Institute is hereby strengthened and transformed 
into the Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Agency (PAFEA). It shall serve 
as the national apex organization for a unified and efficient agriculture and fisheries 
extension system of the country. It shall ensure that public extension services meet the 
national standards of performance and effectively contribute towards the achievement 
of the national goals of agriculture and fisheries modernization. 
The Philippine Agricultural and Fisheries Extension Agency (PAFEA), shall 
coordinate all government extension programs in agriculture and fisheries. 
Sec. 8. Powers and Functions. 
a) Provide direction in the development of national extension policies in 
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b) Orchestrate the development of extension strategic plan including its financing 
in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and other 
stakeholders; 
c) Develop and implement national policies and programs aimed at the 
continuous improvement of the quality of extension methods, products, and services 
towards a more efficient and client-responsive national agriculture and fisheries 
knowledge management system; 
d) Develop a system towards the management of the country's extension 
resources for agriculture and fisheries to 
ensure a sustainable, participatory. and 
efficient system of funding for information, education, and communication materials 
(IEC) and to achieve optimal efficiency along the value chain; 
e) Provide leadership in the development and implementation of the National 
Agriculture & Fisheries Knowledge Network (NAFKN) in agriculture and fisheries of the 
Department through a system of partnerships that may include, but not be limited to, 
the (Local Government Units) LGUs, the regional development council (RDC), the 
Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council (RAFCs), the academe especially the SUCs 
of agriculture and fisheries, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), producers, rural 
based organizations (RB0)s and the private sector; 
9 Provide national leadership 
in consultation with agriculture and fisheries 
councils (AFCs), in developing extension partnerships towards increased investment 
and private sector participation; 
g) Team up with state universities and colleges (SUCs) of agriculture and fisheries 
as key partners in the implementation of the national programs specially in the areas of 
extension innovations, national training, and monitoring and evaluation of extension 
institutions and programs; 
h) Provide leadership in developing and implementing a national system of 
strengthening institutional extension capacities at all levels of implementation; and 
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i) In coordination with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); the 
Local Government Units, The Department of Local governments, and other 
stakeholders, the PAFEA shall set up a review mechanism for all agriculture and 
fisheries extension programs and budgets of national agencies to determine cost- 
effectiveness of operations and potential impacts to national goals. 
Sec. 9. Structure of PAFEA. - It shall be headed by a Director General (DG) with 
a rank of Assistant Secretary to be assisted by two Deputy Director Generals (DDG) 
and they shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of 
Agriculture from a list submitted by an independent Search Committee organized and 
based on the qualification standards set by the Council for Extension Research 
Development in Agriculture and Fisheries (CERDAF) . They shall have a fixed tenure of 
six (6) years and may be re-appointed for an additional term of four (4) years based on 
very satisfactory performance. 
Sec. 10. The Council for Extension Research Development in Agriculture and 
Fisheries (CERDAF) - The Council for Extension Research Development in Agriculture 
and Fisheries (CERDAF) is hereby strengthened. It shall ensure that the agriculture and 
fisheries research, development and extension policies and programs of the 
Department are consistent with national policies and priorities. 
a) Functions and duties of the Council for Extension Research 
Development in Agriculture and Fisheries (CERDAF). 
(1) Approve policies covering program priorities and resource allocation in research 
and extension of all agencies of the Department; 
(2) Enhance coordination and linkage of government institutions involved in 
agriculture and fisheries research, development and extension; 
(3) Strengthen the participation of various stakeholders, especially the civil society, 
local government units, and private sector in the development of National Research 
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(4) Strengthen the institutional efficiency of the NRDE system, including the setting 
up of a monitoring and evaluation system on the effectiveness and efficiency of its 
various components; and 
(5) Set guidelines in the use of services and facilities, collection of fees and in the 
utilization of income. 
Sec. 11. Composition of the Council for Extension Research Development in 
Agriculture and Fisheries (CERDAF). The Undersecretary for Policy and Planning of 
the DA shall be the Chair of the Council. There shall be a Vice Chair to be elected from 
among the other members of the Board. The Executive Director of the Philippine 
Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Agency (PAFEA) and the Director of the Bureau of 
Agriculture Research (BAR) shall be ex officio members and the Chair shall appoint the 
Executive Director of PAFEA as Secretary of the Council. The CERDAF shall have the 
following as members: 
(1) Designated Undersecretaries for Policy & Planning of the following 
Departments: 
i. Department of Science and Technology; 
ii. Department of Environment and Natural Resources; 
iii. Department of Agrarian Reform; 
(2) Presidents of the following LGU organizations: 
i. League of Provinces; 
ii. Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP); 
(3) Four (4) CSO representatives from the rural youth, rural women, and farmer, 
and fisherfolk sectors as identified and selected by the Department of 
Agriculture; 
(4) One (1) private sector representative designated by the Management 
Association of the Philippines (MAP); 
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(6) One representative each from the following national professional 
organizations: i) agriculturists; ii) agricultural engineers; iii) fishery technologists 
and iv) veterinarians. 
Sec. 12. Offices under the PAFEA. -To carry out the functions of the Agency, 
PAFEA shall have four technical offices as follows: (1) Policy Development; (2) 
Extension Innovations & National Training; (3) Knowledge Products & Services 
Development; and (4) Extension Governance & Partnerships. 
The PAFEA shall maintain a small regional office to: (1) liaise with the 
Department Regional Field Units (RFUs) that should serve as the principal arm of the 
Department to implement extension policies and programs in the regions (2) provide 
regional technical assistance in the implementation of PAFEA policies and programs 
and (3) monitor and evaluate extension offices and programs being undertaken by 
government agencies. The PAFEA is authorized to utilize existing Agricultural Training 
Institute (ATI) plantilla positions but in no case shall it exceed 85% of the plantilla 
positions in 2008. 
ARTICLE 111 Organization of the Local Government Extension Services 
Sec. 13. Province as the LGU Unit of Operation for Agriculture & Fisheries 
Extension. - To achieve efficiency and to provide 
more responsive services, the 
administrative unit for the planning and implementation of the extension services at the 
level of Local Government Units is the province through a Provincial Agriculture and 
Fisheries Extension Services under the Office of the Governor. The Provincial 
Agriculture and Extension Services shall be headed by a technically-qualified career 
Provincial Agriculturist (PA). The PAS shall be appointed by the Director General of 
PAFEA chosen from three qualified nominees submitted by the Governor. Its staff shall 
be composed of technically qualified career agriculturists, economists, statisticians, 
agricultural engineers, fishery technologists and veterinarians appointed by the 
Provincial Governor. 
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Sec. 14. Extension Personnel in the Municipalities. - All municipal and non- 
chartered agriculture and fisheries extension personnel are hereby transferred to the 
province, and they shall be appointed by Governor and become employees of the 
provincial government upon the effectivity of this Act. However, they will continue to 
serve municipalities and non-chartered cities as detailed employees of the province 
based on a rationalized organizational structure endorsed by the LGUs and approved 
by the PAFEA and the DBM. The Municipal Agriculture and Extension Services shall be 
headed by a technically-qualified career Municipal Agriculturist Officer (MAO) who shall 
be appointed by the Director General of PAFEA chosen from three qualified nominees 
submitted by the Governor. 
Sec. 15. Salaries and Wages of Extension Personnel. - The salaries and wages 
of the agriculture and fisheries technical extension personnel shall be paid by the 
National Government through an annual grant-in-aid to be paid out of the regular 
appropriation of the PAFEA of the Department of Agriculture; Provided, however, that 
during the first year of the effectivity of this Act, the local government concerned shall 
reallocate its savings from the personal services 
for agricultural personnel to its 
agriculture and fisheries operations; Provided, furfher, that every year thereafter, the 
concerned LGU shall appropriate the equivalent funds as the minimum amount for its 
agricultural and fisheries operation or counterparts to national grants-in-aid in 
agriculture and fisheries, without prejudice to the provision of additional funds that may 
be allocated by the LGUs for this purpose. The salaries and wages of technical 
extension personnel shall be standardized and equal to that of comparable positions of 
national employees without prejudice to the provision of additional staff benefits by 
concerned LGUs where finances warrant. The provision of grants in aid to pay for the 
salaries and wages of the technical personnel of the LGU extension services shall be 
subject to external review and evaluation every five years to determine its impact to the 
quality of services and its cost-effectiveness. A copy of the report shall be provided to 
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Congress and serve as the basis for the continuation or modification of the grants-in- 
aid. 
Sec. 16. Professionalization of Extension Services. The PAFEA, in coordination 
with the Civil Service Commission and subject to the approval of the CERDAF, shall 
develop qualification standards beyond the minimum set by the Civil Service 
Commission for the various managerial, technical, and non-technical positions of the 
extension services of the country including that of all local government units. The 
PAFEA shall also develop a career path of all technical extension personnel that will 
allow them regardless of assignment or location in government, to move vertically in the 
promotion system. 
Managerial positions shall be open to all qualified personnel 
regardless of geographic or agency assignment. Towards this end, the PAFEA shall 
issue guidelines for the creation of a merit promotion boards for each extension agency 
that will include representatives of the SUCs of agriculture and fisheries. 
Sec. 17. Structure of the Provincial Extension Services. - The provincial 
agriculture and fisheries extension services shall organize and structure its services 
based on the agricultural and extension needs of the province and on the standards set 
by the PAFEA. The technical positions of the PAFEA, and the Provincial Extension 
Services shall be rationalized to provide the required number of positions for 
agriculturists, communication and curriculum specialists, economists, agricultural 
engineers, fishery technologists and veterinarians. 
Sec. 18. LGU Livestock Production Services. 
In recognition of the need to 
provide an integrated extension approach to total farm development, the LGU livestock 
production Services shall be part and parcel of the Provincial Agricultural Office (PAO). 
In cases where these functions were transferred to the Provincial Veterinary Services, 
they shall be returned and integrated to the rest of the PA0 services. 
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Section 19. Strategic Plan in Agriculture & Fisheries. To provide coherence of all 
government plans in agriculture and fisheries and to achieve efficiency in the use of 
resources, all provincial governments are required to develop a five-year strategic plan 
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in agriculture and fisheries based on the framework and principles provided by the 
Department of Agriculture (DA). The Strategic Plan shall serve as the basis for the DA 
to provide short-term and long-term assistance. The yearly program of work and budget 
shall be derived from the strategic plan. 
ARTICLE IV Funding for Extension Services 
Sec. 20. Initial Appropriation. - For the first year of implementation of this Act, the 
amount of five billion pesos (PHP 5,000,000,000.00) shall be appropriated out of the 
total budget of the Dept of Agriculture (DA) for personal services, grants-in-aid to the 
LGUs, operation and capital outlay requirements of the Philippine Agriculture and 
Fisheries Extension Agency (PAFEA). 
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby mandated to 
include annually in the President's program of expenditures for submission to Congress 
and release an amount not less than five billion pesos (PHP 5,000,000,000.00) or one 
percent of the gross value added in agriculture and fisheries, whichever is higher, for 
the implementation of this Act. 
The PAFEA is authorized to utilize part of its yearly appropriation to set up or 
upgrade necessary facilities to improve the provision of national extension services. 
All assets, resources both human and financial of Agriculture Training Institute 
(ATI), shall be transferred to the PAFEA. 
All revenues generated out of the use of services, facilities and equipment shall 
be utilized by the Agency to augment its maintenance and operating expenditures 
subject to the approval of the Governing Board. 
ARTICLE IV Final Provisions 
Sec. 21. Oversight Committee. The Congressional Oversight Committee for 
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization shall oversee the implementation of this Act for 
a period not exceeding five (5) years from its effectivity. 
Sec. 22. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -Within ninety (90) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the implementing rules and regulations shall be formulated by the 
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Department of Agriculture in coordination with the members of the Congressional 
Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization. The said rules and 
regulations shall be submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to 
the Committee of Agriculture of both Houses of Congress. 
Sec. 23. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly. 
Sec. 24. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid .and 
subsisting. 
Sec. 25. Effecfivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the 
date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least in two (2) national newspapers 
of general circulation 
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