FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
2437 
S.B. __ _ 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Emerging diseases of livestock in Philippines primarily brought about by the 
opening up of global trade pose a devastating threat to the bright prospect of a dynamic 
livestock industry in the country. The importance of being vigilant, of developing risk 
assessment strategies, and of putting in place effective surveillance and monitoring 
mechanisms as well as preventive and control measures to avert the entry and abort 
the spread of such diseases cannot be overemphasized. 
This bill seeks to formulate a scheme and establish comprehensive policy 
guidelines for the monitoring of highly communicable diseases which affect livestock 
and provide indemnification for the owners whose livestock are affected 
by the spread of such highly communicable diseases. 
It also provides for the appropriation of Five Hundred Million Pesos (Php 
500,000,000.00) as additional fund for further development of livestock industry. 
We must preserve and nurture the gains of the Philippine livestock industry by 
coping with the potential threat posed by emerging animal diseases, lest we crush the 
hope of thousands of people whose income and economic altematives depend heavily 
upon the. sector. Through sharing an·d committing to a common cause, we can work 
together to protect animal and human health and 
ensure food safety, for the benefit of the people. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
MANNYV LAR 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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) 
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SENATE 
S.B. 2437 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING INDEMNIFICATION FOR OWNERS WHOSE LIVESTOCK ARE 
AFFECTED BY HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 914, ENTITLED "AN ACT 
CREATING THE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DEFINING ITS 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR", AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 914 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
SEC. 3. Powers and Functions.- The Council shall have the following 
powers and functions: 
a) x x x 
Xxx 
g) 
FORMULATE 
A 
SCHEME 
AND 
ESTABLISH 
COMPREHENSIVE 
POLICY 
GUIDELINES 
FOR 
THE 
MONITORING OF HIGHLY OMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH 
AFFECT LIVESTOCK AND PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION FOR 
THE 
OWNERS 
WHOSE 
LIVESTOCK 
ARE 
ADVERSELY 
AFFECTED 
BY 
THE 
SPREAD 
OF 
SUCH 
HIGHLY 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; and 
h) To perform such other functions as may be necessary to attain 
the objectives of the livestock development programs." 
SEC. 2. Section 6 of the same Presidential Decree is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
x 
, SEC. 6. Livestock Development and INDEMNIFICATION Fund.- x x 
THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED MILLION (P500,OOO,OOO.OO) 
IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED AS ADDITIONAL FUND FOR 
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY. THERE 
SHALL 
BE 
CONTINUOUS 
MONITORING 
OF 
HIGHLY 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AFFECTING LIVESTOCK OR 
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INDEMNIFICATION FOR OWNERS WHOSE LIVESTOCK ARE 
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY SUCH DISEASES." 
SEC. 3. Rules and Regulations - The Department of Agriculture and the 
Department of Health are hereby mandated to issue the necessary rules and 
regulations to effectively enforce this Act. 
SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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