EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No,_ 1428

Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

EXPLANATORY NOTE

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIVE ANIMAL
DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Native animal is defined as “an animal originating from a particular place or animals
known to be present and breeding in the locality for at least five generations;” and owned by
the locals in the community, Some of the important attributes of a native animal includes its
taste, nutraceutical properties, adaptability to the environment, heat tolerance, ability to
subsist on low-quality feeds and limited water supply, and ability to withstand extreme weather
conditions.*

According to the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific
Region, native animals have provided valuable contributions in the cultural, social, and
economic status of farming communities in the rural areas.? In addition, native animals have
been known to contain high quality protein, Aside from this, raising native animals can
become an alternative source of livelihood for small-scale farmers especially in the rural
areas,

Government support is an essential component in order for native production be
sustainable for our farmers. In 2010, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) launched the
Philippine Native Animal Development (PNAD) that seeks to develop policies and initiatives
for sustainable conservation, production, and marketing of native animals. Under
Administrative Order No. 15, BAI is directed to formulate, in consultation with stakeholders a
Road Map for the development of native animal industry.

However, major issues remain unresolved in the native animal industry. Native animal
producers particularly from the far-flung areas do not achieve optimum economic benefits
because of inefficient marketing channels. Other issues cited were the demand for consistent
quality and stable supply of native animals, standardization of the production protocol, issues

1 Dr. Agapita Salces, assistant professor from the Animal and Dairy Sciences Cluster of the University of the
Philippines Los Bafios (UPLB)
? http://businessdiary.com.ph/6301/raising-native-animals/


on marketing and trading systems, strategies, and other locality-specific consumer
preferences,$

This bill seeks to institutionalize the Philippine Native Animal Development (PNAD)
program that was spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture and create a Philippine
Native Animal Development Center that will promote the scientific propagation, processing,
utilization and development of Philippine native animals. In addition, this bill aims to
strengthen research and development on native animals with the end view of addressing our
country's problem on food security.

In view thereof, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.

RAUL a "C, TUPAS

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPI TATIVES
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Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIVE ANIMAL
DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Native Animal
Development Act of 2016.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - Article XIV Sec. 10 of the Constitution provides,
“Science and technology are essential for national development and progress. The State shall
give priority to research and development, invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to
science and technology education, training, and services, It shall support indigenous,
appropriate, and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities, and their application to
the country’s productive systems and national life."

There is a need to conserve, propagate, utilize and improve the over-all productivity
of native animals. Raising native animals will increase the existing annual population growth
of Philippine native animals and shorten the supply and demand gap in the native animal
market. It will meet the nutrition needs of smallholder farmers and their families and reduce
dependence on commercialized or imported products.

Towards this end, a comprehensive program for the promotion and development of
native animals shall be established, to be administered by what is to be known as the
Philippine Native Animal Development Center.


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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
mean
a) ‘Philippine Native Animal Development Center’ refers to the National Swine and
Poultry Research Development Center of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), and
those that will be created pursuant to this Act;

b) “Smallholder farmer’ refers to a farmer owning or cultivating five (5) hectares or less
of farm land;

c) “Native Animals" refer to animals found in one geographical location that developed
unique physical characteristics, behavior, product attributes, adapted to the local
environment and are products of selection with no infusion of exotic breed for at least
five (5) generations. Examples include, but are not limited to, (native) chicken, goats,
pigs, ducks, cattle, sheep and horses.

SECTION 4, Creation of the Philippine Native Animal Development Center. —
There is hereby created a Philippine Native Animal Development Center, hereinafter referred
to as the PNADC, administratively attached to and under the supervision and control of the
Department of Agriculture (DA).

SECTION 5. Powers and Functions of the PNADC. - The PNADC shall have the
following powers and functions:

a) Formulate, recommend. and implement national policies, plans, and programs on
the conservation, propagation, utilization, and development of native animals such
as, but not limited to, (native) chickens, goats, pigs, cattle, ducks, sheep and
horses;

b) Prepare and formulate the Philippine Native Animals Framework for Development;

c) Identify and adopt appropriate scientific and indigenous technology for the
conservation, propagation, utilization, and development of native animals;


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d) Establish linkages with other government instrumentalities, State Colleges and
Universities and private research and development institutions for the conduct of
research activities to conserve, propagate, and develop Philippine native animals;

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Make good breeds readily available to farmers and farmers’ organizations to
ensure high yield and good quality of native animals;

f) Establish and enforce standards in propagating, processing, grading, sampling,
tests and analysis, specifications, nomenclature, inspection, processing, storage,
utilization and transportation of native animals;

Provide a dispersal program to enable the farmers, particularly smallholder
farmers, to avail themselves of good quality native animal stocks at all times and

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at reasonable prices;

h) Undertake training programs for farmers, particularly smallholder farmers, for
technology transfer in the breeding, reproduction and utilization of native animals;

Establish reasonable and innovative investment incentives to attract more players

in the native animal industry;

Ensure knowledge, information and resource-sharing, and database-building on

native animals; and

Perform such other related functions consistent with this Act and as may be

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provided by law.

SECTION 6. Philippine Native Animals Framework for Development. The PNADC
shall formulate a six-year Philippine Native Animals Framework for Development to be
validated and updated annually, The PNDAC shall coordinate with the various government
agencies, the academe, non-governmental organizations, cooperatives, and the private
sector involved in the conservation, propagation, utilization and development of Philippine
native animals, as envisioned in this Act.


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SECTION 7. PNADC Advisory Board. - The PNADC Advisory Board shall be

composed of the following:

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Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) as Chairperson who shall
serve as Chairperson;

Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) who shall
serve as Vice-Chairperson;

Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR);

Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);

Two (2) representatives from the appropriate state colleges and universities
offering veterinary medicine and animal science courses (SCU); and

Two (2) representatives from native animal farmers’ producers’/
processors’ associations.

SECTION 8. Functions of the PNADC Advisory Board. - The PNADC Advisory
Board shall perform the following functions:

a) Formulate policies, programs, projects, and guidelines for the development of the

Philippine native animals pursuant to the PNADC Framework for Development;

b) Review and recommend the annual budget of the PNADC;

c) Evaluate the implementation, efficiency and effectiveness of the program and

projects of the PNADC;

d) Recommend the establishment or abolition of Native Animal Regional Satellite

Centers as may be deemed necessary;


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e) Promote the program and projects of the PNADC through information
dissemination and marketing; and

f) Perform such other related functions as may be necessary to carry out the purpose
and provisions of this Act.

The board shall regularly meet twice in every fiscal year and may hold special meetings,
whenever the need arises, to consider urgent matters upon the call of the Chairman or any of
the seven (7) board members.

SECTION 9. Executive Director of the PNADC. - The Executive Director of the
PNADC shall be appointed by the Secretary of the DA.

The Executive Director of the PNADC shall perform the following functions:

a) Oversee the implementation of the policies, programs and projects of the PNADC;

b) Assist the PNADC Advisory Board in the review, evaluation and monitoring of the
PNADC programs and projects; and

c) Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the PNADC Advisory Board.

SECTION 10. Qualifications of Executive-Director. « No person shall be appointed
Executive-Director unless he or she is a resident of the Philippines, of good moral character,
of proven integrity, and with at least five (5) years of competence and expertise in any of the
following: animal science, biology, agriculture, public administration, management,
economics, law or other equivalent relevant disciplines.

SECTION 11. Creation of Native Animal Regional Satellite Centers, - There shall
be created at least one (1) native animal satellite center in selected regions in the country,
namely Native Animal Regional Satellite Center (hereinafter referred to as NARSC). The
NARSC shall administer the programs, projects and policies of the PNADC in their respective
locality to ensure the following:


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a) Implement various programs and projects of the PNADC in their respective

regions;

b) Recommend other relevant policies, programs and projects to the Executive
Director of the PNADC; and

c) Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Executive Director of the
PNADC.

SECTION 12. Participation of Farmers' Organizations. -Farmer associations or
cooperatives shall serve as focal organizations for government assistance in the propagation
and distribution of Philippine native animals and dissemination of technology on native

animals.

SECTION. 13, Participation of Local Government Units. - Local government units,
in close partnership with the native animal regional satellite centers and various offices of the
DA at the local level, shall implement a native animal propagation and distribution program
within their respective areas in accordance with the national policy and program of the
PNADC. The PNADC shall adopt a national distribution program to primarily benefit the
smallholder farmers

SECTION 14. Creation of the PNADC Trust Fund. - Any income from the sale of
native animals and their products shall be placed in a trust fund to be used in the conservation,
propagation, distribution and development of native animals.

SECTION. 15. Transfer of Philippine Native Animal Development Program to the
PNADC. - Upon approval of this Act, the Philippine Native Animal Development Program
(PNAD) and other existing native animal programs and projects implemented by various
agencies, which are supported by the DA shall be transferred to the PNADC.

SECTION 16. Appropriations. - The amount needed for the initial implementation of
this Act shall be taken from the current fiscal year’s appropriation of agencies involved in the
conservation, propagation, utilization and development of native animals. Thereafter, the


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amount needed for the operation and maintenance of the Department shall be included in the
General Appropriations Act.

SECTION. 17. Annual Report. - The PNADC through its Executive Director shall
submit an annual report to the Office of the President, the Senate Committee on Agriculture
and Food, and the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture and Food on the
status of the implementation of this Act.

SECTION. 18. Separability Clause. - If any of the provisions of this Act is declare
invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION. 19. Repealing Clause. - All laws or parts thereof, decrees, orders, rules
and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION. 20. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in two national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,