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SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar
AN ACT
TO RESTRUCTURE AND RATIONALIZE THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN  
ORDER 
TO 
STRENGTHEN 
ITS 
DEVELOPMENT, 
PROTECTION 
AND 
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF DAIRY AND 
NATIVE ANIMALS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT 
FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The country has not been self-sufficient in many agricultural commodities, 
especially in the livestock sector. 
Data from the Philippine Statistical Authority 
indicate that from 2010-2015, the country imported a yearly average of 164,000 
m.t. of pork, some 55,000 m.t. of beef, 37,000 m.t. of carabeef, and 128,000 m.t. of 
dressed chicken. Roughly 22% of our beef/carabeef, 9% of pork and 11% of the 
poultry are supplied by other countries. Over 95% of milk and dairy products in the 
Philippines are sourced from abroad. The country imports between US$3-4 billion 
dollars of livestock commodities annually.
The Philippine livestock subsector urgently needs a boost and a reboot. For 
decades now, it has received limited attention and developmental assistance from 
the government because the major focus of Department of Agriculture has been 
mostly on rice and corn. The occasional and limited livestock dispersal programs


have not been sustained. Budget support for livestock has been averaging at only 
2% of the yearly appropriations for agriculture. DA has not created a broad-based, 
organized, competitive livestock industry in the country, except for those of a few 
large corporate livestock ventures.
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has not been focused on 
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developmental support functions. It was created in 1930 with the primary goal to 
"investigate, study and report the cause of dangerous communicable diseases and 
the means of prevention, and in general, promote the development of the livestock 
industries... by improvement of breeds... and collection and compilation of statistics 
on domestic animals;...dissemination of useful information on all essential matters 
regarding domestic animals."
Subsequent legislation and administrative orders gave the agency additional 
roles such as: Republic Act No. 1556 -  to "regulate and control the manufacture, 
importation, labeling, advertising and sale of livestock and poultry feeds"; 
Presidential Decree No. 34 -  to "regulate the granting of tax free importation for 
breeder animals". The Bureau claims some of its mandates from -  but without any 
direct mention of the agency in -  the following laws: Republic Act No. 9279 or the 
Climate Change Act of 2009; Republic Act No. 10631 or the Animal Welfare Act of 
1998.
Even the Agriculture and Rsheries Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997 mentions 
the Bureau of Animal Industry only in the context of privatization of its assets. This 
was corrected only under Executive Order No. 338 series of 2001, which 
enumerated, under the spirit of the AFMA, a more detailed set of roles and functions 
for the BAI. Still, EO 338 remained primarily focused on research and development 
and on regulation.
In short, all these decades, there has been no primary agency mandated to 
support the development of our livestock industry.
The regulatory functions under the Bureau of Animal Industry and the National 
Meat Inspection Commission are already well defined and need not be disturbed but 
the other roles of the BAI should be enhanced and supported in order for it to be an
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effective developmental support agency for the livestock sector, especially among 
the small hold farmers and backyard livestock growers.
The BAI shall henceforth provide stronger focus on industry development, on 
helping upgrade the industry's forward and backward linkages, and on boosting 
conditions of players in the value chain in terms of farm technologies, logistics, 
financing, processing and overall capability building.
This Senate bill will spur the rise of the livestock sector as a key production 
growth driver in the economy, a significantly important segment of the agriculture, 
and a major provider of employment in the countryside.
The approval of this bill is urgently requested.
CYNTHIA A. VILLAR


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar
AN ACT
TO RESTRUCTURE AND RATIONALIZE THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN  
ORDER 
TO 
STRENGTHEN 
ITS 
DEVELOPMENT, 
PROTECTION 
AND 
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF DAIRY AND 
NATIVE ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Title. -  This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Livestock Industry
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Development Act of 2019".
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Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policies. -  It is hereby the declared policy of the State to
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promote the development and competitiveness of the livestock industry, particularly
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the small-hold farmers and backyard raisers, in order to increase the supply of meat,
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poultry, dairy, eggs and other livestock products, improve the domestic supply of
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breeders as well as feeds and forage, promote food safety and quality standards of
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livestock products, and attain greater self-sufficiency in food and 
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commodities. It is likewise the policy of the State to increase the income of farmers
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and farm workers and to alleviate rural poverty through improved productivity and
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competitiveness, product diversification, job generation, enhanced production
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efficiency and protection of the livestock industry from pests and diseases.
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Towards this end, the State shall nurture an enabling environment, establish
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more responsive government policies and support programs, tighten the regulatory
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functions on food safety and quality standards on livestock produce and processed
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products, and give prime focus to the development of the livestock industry in the
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country.
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The State recognizes the vital role of the private sector as partners in the
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various facets of the livestock industry and shall provide incentives and the needed
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support to encourage these activities and promote livestock farmers organizations.
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Sec. 3. Definition o f Terms. -  As used in this Act, the following terms and
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Department -  shall refer to the Department of Agriculture (DA);
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Livestock -  refers to any domestic or domesticated animal that is grown, 
kept or raised in captivity for food or in the production of food or other 
by-products, regardless of age, location or purpose of breeding. This 
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consumption, maintained for draft animal power, and for recreational 
purposes, such as, but not limited to cattle, carabaos, buffaloes, horses, 
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others. Products of hunting or fishing of wild animals shall not be 
considered part of this definition;
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Native Animals -  Native animals refer to domesticated animals which 
contribute to food production found in one geographical location that 
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including, but not limited to, native chicken, goats, pigs ducks, cattle and 
horses;
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Stock Farms -  refers to the network of stock and breeding farms and 
facilities owned and operated by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and 
the other government livestock agencies for the purpose of demonstration 
of livestock farming technologies and other programs.
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Philippine Native Animal Development Centers -  refers to a network of 
stock and breeding farms and laboratories dedicated to the nurturing, 
maintenance, and development of the country's native animals for food 
production purposes.
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Smallholder Farmer -  refers to a farmer owning or cultivating five (5) 
hectares or less of farmland.
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Sec. 4. Philippine Livestock Development Framework. 
-  The Philippine
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Livestock Authority (PLA), established under Section 
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organizations, animal health care practitioners, local government units (LGUs), and
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the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) -  which shall henceforth comprise the
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Livestock Development Advisory Board -  formulate a ten-year Framework for
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Livestock Development to be validated and updated 
every two years. Such
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Framework shall serve as guide to the formulation and implementation of plans,
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programs and projects for the propagation, utilization and development of the
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livestock industry, in each administrative region, including Philippine native animals,
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Breeder Availability and Upgrading Programs. - The PLA shall endeavor to 
increase the total population of livestock in the country in terms of 
quantity and quality through support programs for genetic improvement 
and upgrading, establishment of more semen banks, and natural and 
artificial breeding stations, and animal dispersal programs, as well as 
accreditation of breeding farms;
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Pasture crops, animal feeds programs. - The PLA shall establish enhanced 
support for the development of pasture and forage crops, animal feeds 
resources and inputs, and feeds processing facilities;
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Animal Health Welfare and Protection. - The PLA shall take the lead in the 
implementation of prevention, control, containment and eradication of 
animal pests and diseases by providing veterinary health services, and 
general livestock health support programs. It shall implement continuing 
programs on surveillance, quarantine and laboratory service, vaccination, 
animal movement control, monitoring and management of potential 
epidemic threats, and public awareness campaigns on livestock safety;
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Enterprise Development. - The PLA shall promote the establishment of 
livestock credit facilities for small hold farmers and livestock cooperatives 
together with financial literacy programs and "farming as business" 
training programs with technical support from the Agriculture Training 
Institute (ATI), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority 
(TESDA) and relevant local training institutes;
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Training and Extension. - In consultation with the ATT, TESDA-Accredited 
Farm Schools, state universities and colleges (SUCs), LGUs and other 
relevant institutions, the PLA shall provide support to training extension 
services to small farmers and cooperatives on technologies and good 
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Market Promotion Programs. - The PLA shall support livestock auction 
markets, trade fairs, export initiatives, and encourage contract growing 
arrangements between farmers cooperatives and institutional buyers of 
livestock produce. It shall coordinate with the DA-Agribusiness and 
Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) on price and quantity monitoring on 
farm-gate livestock produce, eggs, meat, milk and livestock feeds and 
other inputs;
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Research and Development. - The PLA shall strengthen research 
collaborations through the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), 
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research 
and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), SUC-based research institutions for 
technical support in the areas of genetic resource improvement programs, 
pasture seeds and crops for animal food and product processing that 
promote the development and competitiveness of the livestock industry;
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Food Safety and Quality Assurance. -  Consistent with the RA No. 10611 
(Food Safety Act), the PLA shall support the FDA in the enforcement and 
regulation of food safety and quality standards on livestock produce and 
livestock by-products. The PLA shall also implement food safety and 
quality enhancement programs to improve the compliance levels of the 
livestock sub-sectors to ensure higher levels of competitiveness, and 
faster growth of the livestock industry. Subject to the relevant provisions 
of RA No. 11032 (Ease of Doing Business Act of 2018), the PLA shall 
assist the FDA in hastening the registration and approval of livestock 
processing establishments that serve as markets for primary livestock 
produce. It shall provide advisory assistance on technical matters to help 
registrants of livestock-related processing facilities, packaging plants, 
dairy pasteurization facilities and processed cheese production comply 
with food safety regulations and standards. When such applications for 
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establishments exceed, without compelling grounds, the processing time 
limits set forth in RA No. 11032- reckoning from the date of receipt of 
said applications -  the PLA is hereby authorized to receive the 
applications and approve the same, in support of the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA), and subject to the standards, protocols and criteria 
prescribed by it.
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Livestock Production Networks Program. - The PLA shall formulate and 
implement livestock cluster development programs for small hold farmers' 
cooperatives, associations and/or federations in order to encourage 
economies of scale, production efficiencies and mutual support.
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Sec. 5. Rationalization o f Livestock Support Agencies. -  The Bureau of Animal
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Industry (created under RA No. 3639), the Philippine Carabao Center (created under
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RA No. 7307), the National Dairy Corporation (created under RA No. 7884), and the
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National Meat Inspection Service (created under Presidential Decree No. 7, s. 1972
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as amended by RA No. 9296), are hereby merged, subject to further rationalization,
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to form the Philippine Livestock Authority (PLA), 
which shall be headed by an
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Undersecretary.
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To promote the competitive development of the livestock industry in
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attaining food sufficiency and combating rural poverty.
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To undertake regulatory and monitoring services in order to ensure the
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quality standards of production and processing, and food safety of
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Secretary, which shall oversee the following Service groups:
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Import and Export Regulation Service (lERS) -  shall provide 
regulatory services as mandated under prior livestock import 
regulatory laws, including Act 3101 (1923), RA No. 1071, RA No. 
1556, P.D. No. 34 section 105(r), and coordinate with relevant 
units/agencies/institutions, including the Bureau of Customs and the 
Department 
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strategies 
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measures to deal with the country's livestock-related imports and 
exports and to prevent and minimize health and environmental risks. 
The following divisions of the Bureau of animal Industry shall be part 
of this Service group:
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(AFVDBD)
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Meat Inspection Service (MIS) -  shall inherit the powers and 
functions, assets and the organization of the National Meat 
Inspection Service created under RA No. 9296, as amended by RA 
No. 10536. 
It shall continue to be the controlling authority on all 
policies, regulations, guidelines and standards pertaining to meat 
produce, meat handling, safety, quality, hygiene, and sanitation, 
including the establishment of safety and quality standards for meat 
produce (except for the roles related to import and export of meat, 
which shall be assumed by the Import and Export Regulation 
Service). Through its Regional Operation Centers, it shall continue 
to conduct inspection and monitoring -  in coordination with local 
government units -  of meat establishments engaged in slaughter, 
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inspectors, meat handlers meat brokers, meat products processing 
estabiishments; and accreditation of facilities, conveyances and 
service providers for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program 
(HACCP) audit as well as compliance to hygiene and sanitation 
standards.
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Livestock Protection and Disease Control Service (LPDCS) -  shall, in 
addition to the roles of the BAI mandated under Sections 2, 3, 4 and 
5 of Act 3639 of 1930, be responsible for programs, policies, 
surveillance and emergency action to protect the livestock industry 
from the risk of outbreak of diseases or pests and shall have the 
following powers and functions:
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Livestock protection surveillance, including regular surveillance 
inspections in partnership with industry players and the LGUs, 
coordination with counterpart offices in other countries as well 
as the UN food agencies, and implementing capability building 
programs in partnership with the ATI to establish livestock 
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communications 
networks, that will include farmers groups, LGU, the police and 
military, and other stakeholders;
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protocols and responses upon declaration of any livestock pest 
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movement of persons, conveyances and plant material in 
affected areas, powers to deputize police and military to control 
pest outbreaks, and disposal of affected livestock resources 
and assets.
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programs on livestock protection by partnering with SUCs, 
DOST, private sector laboratories and international centers for 
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The following units of the BAI are hereby merged and consolidated 
into the Livestock Protection and Disease Control Service, subject to 
further rationalization, to wit;
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Animal Health and Welfare Division (AHWD)
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Veterinary Laboratory Division (VLD)
2. Livestock Industry Development Office (LIDO), which shall be headed by 
an Assistant Secretary. 
The LIDO shall coordinate the formulation and 
implementation of policies, programs, and roadmaps to hasten and sustain 
the development of the various livestock and native animal sub-sectors, 
consistent with the pertinent industry development mandates under 
Sections 3-1,, 6 and 7 of Act 3639 of 1930 (BAI), as well as in Sections 5 
and 6 of RA No. 7307 (Philippine Carabao Center- PCC) and Sections 3, 6, 
11, 12 and 13 of RA No. 7884 (National Dairy Authority- NDA) and the RA 
No. 8435 (Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 - AFMA). 
These shall include programs that enhance the value chain of the livestock 
sector, such as improving industry utilization of livestock research and 
development (R&D), supporting market development and marketing 
services, enhancing the quality of inputs for livestock, improving 
processing and diversification of by-products, as well as development of 
sources of feeds and forage. There shall be particular focus on developing 
strategic livestock production zones, clusters and networks in every 
province and/or rural district, and linking small hold farms, cooperatives 
and community-based ventures, sources of credit and financing and LGU 
support into sustainable enterprise ecosystems.
With these goals, LIDO shall supervise the following Services, which 
are hereby also created, namely:
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Ruminants Service (RS) -  to provide developmental support, 
extension services, research and technical assistance programs to 
small hold farmers of cattle, carabaos, buffaloes, goats, and sheep 
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purposes. The Ruminants Service shall absorb the following units of 
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Non-ruminants Service (NRS) -  to provide developmental support, 
extension services, research and technical assistance programs to 
small hold producers of hogs, poultry and egg, ducks, geese, turkey, 
quails and other birds, and all other livestock production including, 
but not limited to horses, rabbits, and beehive farming. The Non­
ruminants Service shall absorb the following units of the BAI, subject 
to further rationalization:
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National Swine and Poultry Research and Development Center
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National Stud Farms and horse development centers, created by 
virtue of R.A. 4618.
NRS shall continue the stud and racehorse development 
programs under R.A. 4618, R.A. 7952 (Philippine Racing Club), R.A. 
7978 (Metro Manila Turf Club, Inc.), and RA 8007 (Manila Jockey 
Club).
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Dairy Development Service (DDS) -  shall, in addition to the current focus 
on cows, include carabaos and small ruminants as priorities, with the end 
in view of increasing milk production in the Philippines towards a minimum 
of 10% per year. Subject to further rationalization, the DDS shall assume 
the development mandates, programs, assets and personnel of the 
following agencies:
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The DDS shall continue and improve upon the dairy production 
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especially in dairy cow and buffalo breeding, propagation of diary 
animals and milk production technologies and the pasteurization and 
initial processing of raw milk. It shall expand the coverage of 
services in providing artificial insemination, bull loan program, frozen 
semen dissemination, dairy animal modules, forage and feeds 
development, training of technicians and farmers, R&D, technical 
assistance and extension, analysis of milk samples, and nutrition 
laboratory services, and marketing of dairy products and promotion 
of dairy farmers cooperatives/associations. It shall facilitate industry 
networks and 
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handling, processing, trading and marketing of Philippine milk 
produce, including promotion through specialty dairy kiosks and in 
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with the Department of Education (DepEd) and/or the Department 
of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government 
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Native Animal Development Service (NADS) -  The Philippine Native Animal 
Development Center is hereby upgraded to become the Native Animal 
Development Service (NADS), which shall be responsible for the 
identification, conservation, propagation, and promotion of Philippine 
native animals, including native pigs, poultry, ducks, deer, and horses 
through the use of appropriate technology as sources of meat, eggs, and 
other by-products, and help increase incomes of farmers. It shall also be 
responsible for the establishment of a gene pool of Philippine animals as 
well as their registration as native animal species of the Philippines in the 
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and/or other international 
intellectual property registry bodies. To promote the propagation, 
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shall be created in each of the three major island groups at least one 
native animal development center, to be known as the Philippine Native 
Animal Development Center for Luzon, for Visayas and for Mindanao, 
respectively, to ensure the distributed implementation of native animal 
policies and development programs and make them accessible to farmers 
in their respective island groups. PNADS is authorized to acquire 
properties, receive donations or grants for the establishment of said 
centers. It shall have a yearly native animals dispersal program for rural 
communities that receive and are able to demonstrate adequate social 
preparation and technical trainings.
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Training and Extension Service (TES) are hereby also created, which shall report
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The Research and Marketing Service shall be responsible for studies and 
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apart from generating information on product quality standards and new 
livestock products. 
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The Training and Extension Service shall be responsible for organizing and 
coordinating livestock training and educational programs in partnership 
with LGUs, cooperatives federations, and regional offices of DA and ATI in 
order to promote and upgrade the farmers' skills and practices in livestock 
production, processing, storage, handling, marketing, transport and the 
overall management of livestock farms.
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Sec. 6. Authority in Livestock Pest-related Emergencies. 
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its implementing arm, the PLA is hereby designated as the overall coordinating 
government body in the event of any livestock pest or epidemic incident that may be 
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least two percent (2%). 
The PLA head shall have the authority to call for the 
creation or activation of the Animat and Livestock Emergency Response Task Force 
(ALERT-TF) to be composed of key officials at the regional level from the following 
agencies:
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Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) -  Regional 
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Philippine National Police (PNP) and/or Philippine Army (PA) -- 
Regional Command
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Congressional Representative of the affected district 
Mayors of the affected municipalities/cities 
Science experts on the case
Sec. 7. Transfer o f Supervision and Functions. - All on-going programs and 
functions of the merged and re-grouped divisions and centers, including the NDA 
and PCC are hereby transferred to the PLA service offices created in this bill, but 
shall continue to be operational until such time as the head of the new Agency is 
able to implement a rationalization and reengineering program to align their 
functions, programs and activities to the objectives of this Act. The affected 
personnel who may opt for early separation shall be entitled to receive separation 
benefits equivalent to two months of salaries for every year of service in 
government.
The BAI stock farms and research centers found in, among others: Gen. Tinio, 
Nueva Edja; Tiaong, Quezon; Lipa, Batangas; Busuanga, and Coron in Palawan; 
Dumarao, Capiz; Milagros in Masbate; Malaybalay, Bukidnon; Ubay, Bohol and the 
two separate forage centers/stations in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur; the 
Philippine Carabao Center, including its headquarters in Munoz, Nueva Ecija; and its 
regional centers in La Carlota, Negros Occidental; Ubay, Bohol and Calauit, 
Zamboanga del Norte; and the various physical and financial assets (including all
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on the upgrading of breeders and may, in behalf of livestock, poultry and dairy
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producer enterprises and cooperatives, import and shall be exempt from the
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payment of customs duties and taxes on the importation of livestock and dairy
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animals, veterinary and other supplies, other farm inputs, dairy equipment and
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machineries, research equipment (including their spare parts), provided that these
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are certified, monitored, and accounted for in terms of augmenting and upgrading
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local stocks and breeders of small farmers, subject to the following conditions:
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That the breeders are certified to upgrade and improve existing stocks of
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small hold farms;
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That the breeders shall be actually, directly and exclusively used by the
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small and 
micro producer enterprises and/or cooperatives in 
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production of livestock and/or manufacture of livestock by-products; and
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That a quarterly monitoring report shall be made over a two-year period
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on the status of the imported livestock and materials.
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Sec. 9. Mandated Appropriations. 
-  On top of the existing budgets of the
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relevant agencies and units of the former BAI,NMIS, PCC and NDA, the amount of
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P500 million shall be appropriated as funds for the reorganization and restructuring,
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initial programs and operations of the PLA, to be set aside 
from the current
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agriculture development funds under the Office of the Secretary. 
The current year's
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remaining appropriations of the agencies, divisions or units that have been merged,
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abolished or transferred pursuant to this Act shall be turned over to the PLA.
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maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA),
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provided that, henceforth, the budget share of the livestock sector shall not be lower
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than fifteen percent (15%) of the total appropriations for the Department.
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In addition, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is hereby 
mandated to include annually, starting the year 2019, an initial aggregate amount of 
Five billion pesos (P5,000,000,000.00) in the President's program of expenditures for 
submission to Congress and to be allocated, as follows:
a) 
Thirty percent (30%) for grants to shared service facilities, including but 
not limited to cold chain facilities and blast freezers, pasteurizing 
equipment, feed mills, forage pelletizing equipment, dairy and meat 
processing equipment, packaging facilities and others to serve the needs 
of livestock growers' cooperatives and organized small hold farms within 
each province;
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Fifteen percent (15%) for socialized credit with minimal interest rates to 
be managed by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the purchase of 
breeders, growers, 
multipliers, feeds, 
livestock housing 
and farm 
equipment, under the Small-hold Livestock Farm Modernization Program;
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Five percent (5%) for research and development, capability building and 
technology transfer activities under the Livestock Farm Technology 
Support Programs;
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Five percent (5%) for marketing and local and international trade fair 
support as assistance to organized groups of small farmers;
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Five percent (5%) for scholarship and human resource development 
grants for college 
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veterinary, 
animal 
husbandry 
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livestock/dairy processing specializations, and TESDA courses related to 
livestock production as well as dairy and meat processing.
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gene pool facilities, refrigerated transport of processed meat products, 
and for technical and financial assistance to help small-scale producers
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and processors comply with regulations on food safety and quality 
standards.
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Ten percent (10% ) for the development of local feed inputs and forage 
resources as well as small-scale feeds and forage processing facilities; and
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Ten percent (10% ) for the upgrading of Regulatory Services, and for 
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the date of approval of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall
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convene the members of the Livestock Development Advisory Board to formulate the
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rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act. Such implementing
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rules shall, among others, provide for the following:
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a) Plans, programs, policy recommendations and proposed measures necessary
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to carry out the objectives and functions of the PLA and its Offices and Service units;
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b) Submit, an annual budget and proposed supplemental budget as may be
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needed in its initial operations, and a consultative process for stakeholders in the
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formulation of PLA's annual budgets in line with the national budget cycle; and
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c) A proposed rationalization program to update the organizational structure,
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and plantilla of personnel of the PLA, in accordance with existing laws, rules and
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regulations, including the early separation benefits for the occupants of positions
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abolished.
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Sec. 11. Separability Clause. -  If any portion or provision of this Act is
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions
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hereof not affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect.
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Sec. 12. Repealing Clause. -  Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
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executive order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to
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Sec. 13. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
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its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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