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SENATE 
S.B.No. 2192 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING AND 
DISTRIBUTION OF PHILIPPINE MANGOES PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Philippine Mango or the Manggang Kalabaw (or Super Manila Mango) is known 
to be the sweetest mango in the world and it is the third most important fruit crop that 
the country is exporting. However, with advances in other countries there has been 
growing competition and our mango production and export is being challenged by 
other mango-producing countries. 
Although the trend on land area dedicated for mango plantations has 
consistently increased, reaching 188,139 hectares in 2009, the value and volume of 
production has fluctuated through the years. After breaching the 1,000,000 metric ton 
level of production in 2003, production has not been consistent and only reached 
771,441 metric tons in 2009, 825,676 metric tons in 2010,788,074 metric tons in 2011 and 
767,851 metric tons in 2012. The declining performance of the industry affects the 
livelihood of about 2.5 million farmers dependent on the industry, mostly small farmers 
engaged in backyard gardening. 
This bill seeks to mandate a program for the efficient production, processing, 
marketing and distribution of Philippine Mangoes to ensure continued increase in its 
export and to improve its quality. 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No.2192 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING AND 
DISTRIBUTION OF PHILIPPINE MANGOES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congressassembled: 
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Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Mango Development 
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Act of 2014. " 
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Section 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
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develop and promote a globally competitive mango industry with the objective of 
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increasing production of safe, quality and healthy mango fruits, promoting lower cost 
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of production and marketing, generating hOigher income for mango growers and 
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traders, instituting comprehensive research and development, modernizing post-
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harvest techniques and implementing effective marketing strategies. 
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Section 3. Site Identification. The Department of Agriculture, in coordination 
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with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agrarian 
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Reform and Department of Science and Technology, and the municipal, city and 
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provincial governments concerned, shall identify the broad areas suitable for planting 
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and propagation of the Philippine Mango within six (6) months after the effectivity of 
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this Act: Provided, that such site identification shall be reviewed at appropriate intervals 
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to ensure consistency with the agrarian reform program and the national land use 
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policy. 
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Section 4. Philippine Mango Framework for Development. The Department of 
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Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of • 
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Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Science and Technology, mango 
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growers' cooperatives and organizations, local government units, and the private 
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sector, shall formulate a five-year Framework for Development, to be validated and 
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updated annually. Such Framework shall serve as a guide to the formulation and 
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implementation of plans, programs and projects for the production, marketing, 
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processing and distribution of Philippine mangoes for food and commercial needs, as 
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envisioned in this Act. The Framework shall likewise provide for the following: 
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a. Investment Promotion and Facilitation - The Department of Agriculture 
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and Department of Trade and Industry shall develop programs 
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establishing links between .stakeholders in the mango industry and 
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Government Financial Institutions (GFls) and other financial cooperatives. 
The Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry 
shall likewise develop and implement programs that willestablish 
reasonable and innovative investment incentives to attract more investors 
to the mango industry; 
b. Production Support and Extension - The Department of Agriculture, 
Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and 
Technology, Cooperative Development Authority, state universities and 
colleges and other relevant government agencies shall establish programs 
that promote and provide adequate training on adapting technologies to 
individuals 
engaged 
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production, 
marketing, 
processing 
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distribution of Philippine mangoes, strengthen growers' cooperatives and 
organizations involved in the sustainable and viable development of 
Philippine mangoes, and afford opportunities for participation in 
international conventions, workshops and fora. The Department of 
Agriculture, in coordination with all state universities and colleges (SUCs) 
or SUCs with agriculture programs, the Department of Trade and 
Industry, shall likewise make good seeds and materials readily available 
to mango growers/cooperatives to ensure high yield and good quality 
Philippine mangoes; 
c. Research and Development - The Department of Agriculture and the 
Department of Science and Technology shall establish sites and/ or pilot 
farms for the cultivation and propagation of Philippine mangoes. The 
same also covers the transfer and improvement of appropriate technology 
and techniques, which will be utilized in every phase of mango 
production, marketing, processing and distribution. Particular emphasis 
shall be placedon adoption and upgrading of post-harvest technology; 
d. Market Promotion and Development - The Department of Agriculture and 
Department of Trade and Industry shall promote link-ups of agribusiness 
cooperatives and organizations directly with consumers' cooperatives and 
organizations. This also includes exploring national and international 
markets and facilitating the participation of local growers and producers 
in local and international conferences, trade fairs, and exhibits; 
e. Qualih} Assurance - To ensure the health and proper trading of mangoes, 
the Department of Agriculture shall establish and enforce standards in 
grading, sampling and inspection, tests and analysis, specifications, 
nomenclature, 
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measurement, 
packaging, 
preservation, 
conservation and transportation of Philippine mangoes; 
f. Infrastructure Development - Access to post harvest facilities, storage and 
distribution/ transport facilities of existing government agencies shall be 
facilitated by the Department of Agriculture. Assistance shall be given to 
qualified and viable growers/cooperatives in the availment of soft loans 
or grants for the construction of post-harvest, processing and storage 
facilities; and 
g. The Department of Agriculture and DOST-Philippine Council for 
Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development 
shall establish a Philippine Mango Information Center in areas identified 
pursuant to Section 3 of this Act. 
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Section 5. Philippine Mango Development Fund (PMDF). To provide for the 
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funding requirements for the production, marketing, processing and distribution of 
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Philippine mango, there is hereby created a Philippine Mango Development Fund 
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(PMDF), with an initial amount of five hundred million pesos (P500,OOO,OOO.OO) to be 
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taken from the existing budget of the Department of Agriculture. Thereafter, the PMDF 
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shall be sourced from the amounts be appropriated'in the General Appropriations Act 
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in the year following its enactment into law. Other sources of funds, including but not 
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limited to borrowings from local and international financial institutions, shall also be 
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considered to further support the Fund. 
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Section 6. Inter-Agency Committee. A Committee, composed of a representative 
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from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Agrarian Reform, the 
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Department of Finance, the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the 
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Philippines, the Cooperative Development Authority, the Department of Science and 
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Technology, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Environment 
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and Natural Resources, the Department of the Interior andLocal Government and one 
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growers and commercial producers' sectors to be 
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designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall formulate and prescribe, after public 
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hearing and publication as required by law, the implementing rules and regulations in 
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order to carry out the provisions of this Act. The representatives from the Department 
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of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry shall be the chairman and the 
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vice-chairman, respectively, of the Committee. 
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall report to both Houses of 
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Congress on the status of the implementation of this Act bi-annually. 
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Section 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
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modified accordingly: Provided, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed or 
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applied as amending the CARL and other laws on agrarian reform. 
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bedec1ared unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions not affected 
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publication in a newspaper of general circulation or in the Official Gazette, whichever • 
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comes first. 
Approved,