13th CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The bill provides for the creation of a farmers’ consultative 
commission. 
The Philippines is a primary producer and exporter of rice and corn, 
thus gaining for the country the title “Asia’s Bread Basket.” At present 
however, with the serious rice crisis, the government has resorted to 
importing metric tons of rice from other neighboring countries. The problem 
will remain and is expected to worsen year after year, with rice farmers as 
the biggest losers in this crisis. Unless they receive help to produce and 
market their palay more efficiently, they will remain marginalized. 
Thus, it wiil be best that the Department of Agriculture, the National Food 
Authority, together with other agencies come up with a clearly defined policy 
on the grain procurement program. 
In view of the foregoing consideration and in order to save our country from 
a worsening rice crisis, approval of this bill is sincerely sought. 
MANNYVIL AR 1 


13th CONGRESSOF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
01 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
CREATING THE FARMERS’ CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION, 
PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES 
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Farmers’ Consultative 
Commission Act of 2006.” 
SECTION 2. 
It shall be the policy of the state to promote and 
accelerate the growth and development for the grain industry to afford 
greatest benefit to all those directly or indirectly affected by or involved in 
such industry. For this purpose, there is hereby created the “Farmers’ 
Consultative Commission hereinafter referred to an the Commission. 
SECTION 3. The Commission shall have the general objective of 
improving, through research, consultation, and extension, the production of 
the grains in the country. Specifically the objectives of the Commission are 
as follows: 
(a) To coordinate the planning, execution, evaluation or research, 
development, consultation and extension of activities on the 
different aspects of grain production in various agro-climatic 
environments of the country; 


(b) To identify, verify, pilot, package and transfer economically viable 
technologies to the improvement of the grain industry in the 
country; 
(c) To establish and strengthen the linkages with national and 
international agenciesfinstitutes including organizations which 
can help in the development and improvement of the grain 
industry; 
(d) To develop a strategy of generating funds from national and 
international sources to support various research development 
and extension activities in the grain industry. 
(e) To hold regular consultative meetings with various sectors directly 
or indirectly involved in the industry. 
SECTION 4. 
The Commission shall be composed of four (4) 
Commissioners to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, from a 
list of nominees from the Department of Agriculture, Department of 
Agrarian Reform, and the private sector. 
SECTION 5. 
The Commission may determine the rules of its 
proceedings, elect its own chairman, and punish its members for disorderly 
behavior. 
SECTION 6. The Commissioner shall receive an honorarium of Sixty 
Thousand Pesos (P60,OOO.OO) annually, they shall also be entitled to per 
diems and travel allowances for every attendance in meetings. 
The 
Chairman shall receive no extra compensation. 
SECTION 7. The Commission shall ensure that all resolutions or 
drafts presented directly to it during any of its hearings or deliberations. 
SECTION 8. The Commission may also accept resolutions or drafts 
presented directly to it during any of its hearings or deliberations. 
SECTION 9. The amount necessary for the effective implementation 
of this Act shall be charged to the appropriations for the Department of 


Agriculture. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for its continued 
implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 10. 
All laws, rules and regulations or parts thereof 
consistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, or modified 
accordingly. 
SECTION 11. 
This Act shall take fifteen (15) days following its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,