Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4593

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The state shall guarantee the delivery of basic and technical services to
accelerate agricultural modemization through adequate ond well trained
professional agricultural engineers throughout the country.

An agricultural engineer is a natural person who has been issued a.certificate of
registration by the Board of Agricultural Engineering and has taken the oath of
profession of agricultural engineers

This House Bill seeks to promote and upgrade the practice of agricultural
engineering profession in the Philippines by instituting measures that will result in
relevant agricultural engineering education and better career prospects for
professional agricultural engineers

Earnest approv: this bill is hereby requested.

‘LL. ROMERO Ph.D rie INEDA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

4592

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero and Enrico A. Pineda

AN ACT

PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE "Philippine Agricultural
Engineering Act of 1998 " (R.A. NO.8559), TO GUARANTEE THE
DELIVERY OF BASIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES :

Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
Assembled:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy - Ihe Department of Agriculture (DA) shall
hereby provide an additional Fifty million pesos (P50,000,000.00) to promote and
upgrade the practice of agricultural engineering profession in the Philippines by
instituting measures that will result in relevant agricultural engineering education
and better career prospects for professional agricultural engineers. The
Department is hereby authorized to re-align ifs appropriations, in the current
year of the date of the effectivily of this Act to conform with its mandate and
requirements.


SECTION 2. Funding — the amount of Fifty million pesos (P50,000,000.00) as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the

General Appropriations Act of the year following ils enactment into law,

SECTION 3. Periodic Reports - The Commitiee shall submit periodic reports
on ils findings and make recommendations on actions to be taken by Congress
and Senate and the appropriate department, and in order to cary out the
objectives and mandates of this Act, an additional amount of Fifty million pesos
(P50,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated

SECTION 4, Automatic Review - Every three (3) years afer Ihe effectivity of
this Act, an independent review panel composed of experts to be appointed
by the President shall review the policies and programs in the Philippine
Agricullural Engineering Act of 1998 and shall make recommendations, based

on its findings, to the President and to both Houses of Congress.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules
and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, ‘repealed or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any portion
or provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining

provisions not affected thereby shall continue fo be in full force and effect.

SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days

after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,