Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 10517 
Introduced by  
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
AN ACT TO DEVELOP, PROTECT, AND PROMOTE THE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND 
DAIRY INDUSTRIES AND THEIR VALUE CHAIN, TO PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK, 
POULTRY, AND DAIRY COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines annually imports livestock commodities worth between US$3-4 billion. 
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reveals that from 2010-2015, the nation 
imported an annual average of 164,000 metric tons of pork, 55,000 metric tons of beef, 
37,000 metric tons of carabeef, and 128,000 metric tons of dressed chicken. Imports 
constitute approximately 9% of pork, 22% of beef and carabeef, and 11% of poultry 
consumption. Additionally, over 95% of the country's milk and dairy product requirements 
are met through imports. Consequently, the Philippines is not self-sufficient in several 
agricultural commodities, notably in the livestock, poultry, and dairy sectors. 
The Swine Situation Report from the PSA indicates that in 2021, the volume of imported 
pork reached 488,220 metric tons, marking a 171.7% increase from 179,699 metric tons in 
2020. During the second quarter of 2021 alone, pork imports surged by 433.6%, rising 
from 31,272 metric tons in the same quarter of 2020 to 166,876 metric tons in 2021. 
In terms of chicken meat, the total import volume in 2021 was 390,370 metric tons, 
reflecting a 16.2% rise from the 336,040 metric tons recorded in 2020, as per the Chicken 
Situation Report of PSA. The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) reported that chicken meat 
imports in 2020, comprising 45% of the total volume, grew by 18.32% to 402.7 million kg 
from 340.332 million kg in 2019. Mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken accounted 
for about 68% of these imports, which is crucial for processed meat production. MDM 
imports increased by 10% to 273.814 million kg from 219.061 million kg in 2019. 
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Regarding beef, the PSA’s Cattle Situation Report for 2021 recorded a total import volume 
of 438.59 thousand metric tons, representing a 110% increase from the previous year's 
figure of 208.83 thousand metric tons. The value of imported beef in 2021 was USD 951.80 
million, which was 87.3% higher than the 2020 value of USD 508.22 million. 
Notably, pork imports experienced a decline in 2020 due to the global pork supply 
constraints caused by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in major pork-producing 
countries. This led to a decrease in pork's share of the Philippines' annual meat imports to 
28.61% from the typical 40%. BAI data showed that pork imports in 2020 fell to a six-year 
low of 256.017 million kg from 335.786 million kg in 2019. 
The National Dairy Authority reports that the Philippines imports 99% of its dairy 
products, particularly milk powder, because domestic production falls short of meeting the 
country's annual dairy demand of nearly 3.0 million metric tons (MMT) liquid milk 
equivalent (LME). 
The livestock, poultry, and dairy sectors in the Philippines are in dire need of support. For 
many years, these sectors have received limited government attention and development 
assistance. Given the increasing concerns about food security, there is an urgent need to 
revitalize the poultry and dairy sectors. 
This legislative measure aims to stimulate the growth of the livestock, poultry, and dairy 
industries, positioning them as key drivers of economic growth, essential components of 
agriculture, and significant providers of rural employment. 
The proposed bill aligns with Section 12, Article XIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, 
which mandates the State to promote the preferential use of Filipino labor, domestic 
materials, and locally produced goods. Furthermore, the Agricultural and Fisheries 
Modernization Act of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8435) emphasizes the importance of 
enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security. In the case of Tano v. 
Socrates (G.R. No. 110249, August 21, 1997), the Supreme Court recognized the essential 
role of local government units in supporting agriculture and fostering economic 
development. Moreover, the landmark case of Tañada vs. Angara (G.R. No. 118295, May 2, 
1997) underscores the government’s obligation to support agricultural development and 
food security, further emphasizing the necessity of this bill. 
By providing targeted support and developmental assistance to the livestock, poultry, and 
dairy sectors, this bill seeks to fulfill constitutional mandates and legislative objectives, 
ultimately contributing to national food security and rural economic growth. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of the Bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 10517
Introduced by  
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
AN ACT TO DEVELOP, PROTECT, AND PROMOTE THE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND 
DAIRY INDUSTRIES AND THEIR VALUE CHAIN, TO PROVIDE FOR A LIVESTOCK, 
POULTRY, AND DAIRY COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
TITLE I 
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy 
Development and Competitiveness Act of 2023." 
Section 2. Declaration of Policies. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
promote the development and competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy 
industries, particularly the backyard livestock, poultry, and dairy raisers, in order to 
increase the supply of meat, eggs, milk, and other livestock, poultry, and dairy products, to 
improve the domestic supply of breeders, to enhance the availability and affordability of 
feeds and forage, to promote food safety and quality standards, and to attain greater 
security in food, livestock, poultry, and dairy commodities. It is likewise the policy of the 
State to increase the income of farmers and farm workers and to alleviate rural poverty 
through a) improved productivity and competitiveness, product diversification, and job 


generation, b) enhanced production efficiency, and c) increased protection of the livestock, 
poultry, and dairy industries from pests and diseases. 
 
Towards this end, the State shall nurture an enabling environment by 1) 
establishing more responsive government policies and support programs to develop the 
whole value chain of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries in the country and 2) by 
raising the cost-effectiveness of regulations on animal disease prevention and control and 
enforcement of food safety and quality standards on their produce and processed products 
with least disruptive effects on trade and their value chains. 
 
The State recognizes the vital role of the private sector as partners in the various 
facets of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries - including the 
organization of their farmers to be more competitive by providing incentives and needed 
support to encourage stronger partnership and consolidation. 
Section 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms and 
phrases shall mean as follows: 
 
a) Animal disease prevention and control refers to a function that includes activities 
on effective surveillance, early detection, rapid response mechanisms, and transparency to 
prevent and control animal diseases; 
b) Backyard raiser refers to a livestock or poultry farmer tending to at least one (1) 
head of animal and does not qualify as a commercial operator; 
c) Commercial operator refers to a livestock or poultry operator which satisfies at 
least one of the following conditions: i) tending to at least twenty one 21) heads of adult; ii) 
tending to at least forty one (41) heads of young animals; (iii) tending to at least ten (10) 
heads of adult and at least twenty two (22) heads of young animals; (iv) tending to at least 
five hundred (500) layers or one thousand (1,000) broilers; (v) tending to at least one 
hundred (100) layers and one hundred (100) broilers, if raised in combination; or, (vi) 
tending to at least one hundred (100) birds or duck, regardless of age; 
d) Corn refers to the yellow corn which is largely utilized as animal feed in the 
country; 
e) Department refers to the Department of Agriculture (DA); 
f) Feeds refer to animal food for livestock, poultry, and dairy- producing animals 
which includes, but not limited to, yellow corn, forages, and feed wheats; 


g) First Border Inspection Facility refers to a facility wherein examiners and 
inspectors from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) 
conduct inspections to check the quality and quantity of all arriving imports of livestock, 
poultry, and dairy animals, animal products, by-products, and veterinary drugs and 
products, based on the submitted documents or permits of an importer; 
h) 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 includes all domestic animals that are 
slaughtered for human consumption, maintained for draft animal power, and for 
recreational purposes, such as, but not limited to, cattle, carabaos, buffaloes, horses, sheep, 
goats, hogs, deer, rabbits, turkeys, and poultry, among others. Products from hunting or 
fishing of wild animals shall not be considered part of this definition 
i) Native Animals refer to domesticated animals which contribute to food production 
found in one geographical location that have developed unique physical characteristics, 
behavior, product attributes, and/or have adapted to the local environment, and are 
products of selection with no infusion of exotic breeds for at least five (5) generations 
including, but not limited to, native chicken, goats, pigs, ducks, cattle, and horses; 
j) Poultry is a collective term which refers to all domesticated avian reared in 
captivity mainly for agricultural purposes, for the production of food or other by-products, 
as well as for final and intermediate consumption; 
k) Quick Response Fund (QRF) refers to a stand-by fund for immediate government 
intervention in case of any event of livestock, poultry, or dairy pest or epidemic incident 
that may be deemed to have the potential to reduce the livestock, poultry, or dairy 
population at the municipal level by at least two percent (2%), and for the purpose of 
normalizing the living conditions of farmers or areas affected by such crisis; 
1) Value chain, in agriculture, refers to the identification of the set of actors and 
activities that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the field to final 
consumption, where at each stage, value is added to the product; 
m) Veterinary Drugs and Products refer to any substance, including biological 
products, applied or administered to food producing, processing, companion, aquatic, 
laboratory, and exotic animals, whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic 
purposes or for modification of physiological functions or behaviors; and 
n) Veterinary Drug and Product Establishment refers to any organization. or 
company involved in the manufacture, importation, repacking, labeling, advertising, and/or 
distribution of veterinary drugs and products. 


 
TITLE II 
  
ROADMAP 
 
Section 4. Philippine Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Value Chain Development 
Roadmap (Roadmap). - A Steering Committee headed by the Bureau of Animal Industry 
(BAI) and composed of the Department of Agriculture (DA), National Dairy Authority 
(NDA), Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), DA-
National Corn Program, Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for 
Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), 
Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Land Bank 
of the Philippines (LBP), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Philippine Center for 
Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), Bureau of Agricultural and 
Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), Agriculture Training Institute (ATI), International Training 
Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCH), Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS), 
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Cooperative Development 
Authority (CDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippine Statistics Authority 
(PSA) and other concerned government agencies and industry stakeholders, shall 
formulate a ten-year Roadmap to be updated every five (5) years. The Roadmap shall be 
prepared within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act. 
The Roadmap shall be the blueprint of the development of the livestock, poultry, 
and dairy industries. It shall set industry visions and time-bound goals and targets and 
identify strategies to achieve them it shail also serve as guide in the formulation of plans, 
programs, and projects by all relevant livestock, poultry, and dairy agencies. 
The implementation of the Roadmap shall state the priority of animals in the 
livestock and poultry value chain identified under the prevailing circumstances and shall 
be funded through the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Competitiveness Enhancement Fund 
created under Section 7 of this Act. 
The Roadmap shall include the following, but not limited to: 
a) Breeder Availability and Upgrading Programs. - The BAI shall endeavor to increase 
the total population of livestock and poultry in the country in terms of quantity and 
quality through support programs for genetic improvement and upgrading, 
establishment of more semen banks. natural and artificial breeding stations, stock 
farms with complete facilities for food, health, and safety of animals, animal dispersal 
programs, as well as accreditation of breeding farms 


b) Crops and Animal Feeds Programs. - The BAI shall enhance support for the 
development of pasture, forage crops, fish meals, and protein rich non-corn crops that 
can be utilized as animal feeds such as, but not limited to, soybean, oil palm, coconut, 
cottonseed, peanut, chickpea, cowpea, mung bean, and cassava, and animal feeds 
resources and infrastructure. 
c) Native Animal Programs. - The BAI shall strengthen support for the propagation, 
processing, utilization, and development of native animals. 
d) Animal Health Welfare and Protection. - The BAI 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, poultry, 
and dairy health support programs. 
e) Enterprise Development. - The BAI shall promote the establishment of livestock, 
poultry, and dairy credit facilities for backyard raisers, cooperatives, and organizations 
together with financial literacy programs and "farming as business" training programs 
with technical support from the ATI, TESDA, and relevant local training institutes. 
f) Training and Extension. - The BAI, in consultation with the ATI, ITCH, TESDA-
Accredited Farm Schools, state universities and colleges (SUCs), local government 
units (LGUs), and other relevant institutions, shall provide support to training 
extension services for backyard farmers, cooperatives and organizations on 
technologies and good practice in the propagation, utilization, marketing, processing, 
and distribution of livestock, poultry, dairy, and native animals. 
g) Market Promotion Programs. - The BAI shall support livestock, poultry, and dairy 
auction markets, trade fairs, export initiatives, and encourage contract growing 
arrangements between farmers cooperatives or organizations and institutional buyers 
of livestock, poultry, and dairy produce.  
h) Research and Development (R&D). - The BAI shall strengthen research collaboration 
with the DOST-PCAARRD, SUCs, and other public and private research and 
development institutions (RDls) for technical support in the areas of a) breeding and 
genetic improvement; b) reproductive biotechniques; c) nutrition, feeds, and feeding 
system including forage and pasture; d) conservation and improvement of native 
animals; e) vaccines, biologics, and diagnostics development, food quality, and safety 
assurance; f) disease control and anti-microbial resistance management; g) production 
and management decision support systems, h) product development and processing; i) 
emerging technologies on 
breeding techniques; and, 
j) development and 
modernization of livestock, poultry, and dairy housing and production facilities. 


i) Food Safety and Quality Assurance. - The NMIS shall support the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) in the enforcement and regulation of food safety and quality 
standards on livestock, poultry, and dairy produce and by-products. Moreover, 
consistent with its mandate under Republic Act No. 9296, otherwise known as the "The 
Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines," the NMIS shall continue to serve as the sole 
national controlling authority on all matters pertaining to primary and processed meat 
and meat product inspection and hygiene. 
j) Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Production Networks Program. - The BAI shall formulate 
and implement livestock, poultry, and dairy cluster development programs for 
cooperatives, organizations, and/or federations of backyard raisers in order to 
encourage economies of scale, production efficiencies, bargaining power of farmers, 
mutual support, and maximize the coordination and dissemination of government 
interventions. 
k) Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Processing Program. - The BAI shall formulate a 
program that will enhance the value-addition and value-adding opportunities of the 
processing of livestock and poultry meat and dairy milk. 
 
l) Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Infrastructure and Facilities Development and 
Modernization Programs. - The BAFE, pursuant to its mandate under Section 24 of 
Republic Act No. 10601, otherwise known as the "Agricultural and Fisheries 
Mechanization (AFMech) Law," and in consultation with concerned offices, units, 
attached agencies, and bureaus under the DA and DPWH, and other relevant 
government agencies and industry stakeholders, shall formulate Livestock, Poultry, 
and Dairy Infrastructure and Facilities Development and Modernization Programs. The 
programs shall include the provision, establishment, and construction of infrastructure 
and mechanization facilities for the production, handling, processing, and marketing 
for livestock, poultry, and dairy such as, but not limited to, bio-secure housing, 
slaughterhouses, poultry dressing plant, farm-to-market roads connectivity, waste 
management facilities like biogas plant and shared/common service facilities like 
machineries, equipment, and irrigation for pasture lands in strategic areas or 
provinces to serve the needs of raisers, cooperatives, or organizations, and human 
resource development for livestock, poultry, and dairy infrastructure and 
mechanization workers. 
 
TITLE III 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT  
 
CHAPTER I 


 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND OVERSIGHT 
 
Section 5. Secretariat and Oversight. - The Undersecretary for the National 
Livestock Program (NLP) of the Department shall supervise and direct the implementation 
of the Roadmap and all the programs under it and shall regularly report to the Secretary of 
Agriculture. For this purpose, there is hereby created a Project Management Office (PMO), 
headed by the Undersecretary for the NLP, which shall act as the secretariat and support 
staff to the Steering Committee. 
The Steering Committee shall prepare periodic and annual assessments on its 
accomplishments in accordance with their responsibilities under this Act. Such reports 
shall be compiled and maintained by the PMO. 
The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization 
(COCAFM) shall be furnished with such reports. It shall also conduct a periodic review of 
the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Competitiveness Enhancement Fund. 
 
CHAPTER II  
 
INFORMATION SYSTEM 
 
Section 6. Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Management Information System 
(LPDMIS). - The LPDMIS shall be the repository of all information relevant to livestock, 
poultry, and dairy industries. It shall endeavor to provide timely, accurate, and responsive 
information related to livestock, poultry, and dairy (LPD) industries which shall include, 
but not limited to, the following data from the national level down to the municipal level: 
a. LPD supply (such as LPD inventory, production data, exports, and imports, among 
others), and demand data; 
b. Crop and non-crop animal feed inputs data (such as production, prices, imports, 
and exports); 
c. Animal feed data (such as inventory and prices); 
d. Price and price trends (such as farm-gate, wholesale, and retail prices of LPD and 
corn); 
e. Research information and technology generated from research institutions 
involved in LPD; 


f. Information on pests, diseases, and epidemics to ensure food safety and animal 
health protection; 
g. International, national, regional, and provincial market forecast; 
h. Support extension providers' relevant information; and, 
i. Data relating to programs of the BAI, PCC, NDA, and NMIS (such as importation of 
breeds, artificial insemination, natural breeding, buy-back programs, among other 
information). 
 
The LPDMIS shall be linked to the BAI, PCC, NDA, and PSA database and website for 
easy access of users to data on livestock, poultry, and dairy information, and to the 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Management Information System (ABEMIS). It 
shall be implemented within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of effectivity of 
this Act. 
TITLE IV  
 
FUND  
 
 
CHAPTER I 
 
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND DAIRY 
COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND  
 
Section 7. Creation of the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy, Competitiveness 
Enhancement Funds. - There is hereby created a Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy 
Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, hereinafter referredfered to as the LPDCEF. 
The LPDCEF shall consist of an annual appropriation of seven billion and eight 
hundred million pesos (P7,800,000,000.00) sourced from tariff collections on imported 
livestock, poultry and dairy for the next six (6) years following the approval of this Act. 
Livestock Imports includes imported products under the following HS headings or 
AHTN Codes, and Descriptions: 
1. 01.01 - Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies. 
2. 01.02 - Live bovine animals. 
3. 01.03 - Live swine. 


4. 01.04 - Live sheep and goats. 
5. 0106.13.00 - Other live animals - - Rabbits and hares. 
6. 0106.41.00 - Other live animals - - Bees. 
7. 02.01 - Meat of bovinè animals, fresh or chilled. 
8. 02.02 - Meat of bovine animals, frozen. 
9. 02.03 - Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. 
10.02.04 - Meat of sheep or goat, fresh, chilled or frozen. 
11.02.05 - Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. 
12.02.06 - Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sileep, goats, horses, asses, mules, 
or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. 
13.02.08 - Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen. 
14.0209.10.00 - Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise 
extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked - - Of Pigs. 
15.02.10 - Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours 
and meals of meat or meat offal. 
16.04.09 - Natural Honey. 
17.04.10.00.90 - Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or 
included - - Other 
18.05.02 - Pigs', hogs', boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making 
hair; waste of such bristle or hair. 
19.05.04 - Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and 
pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked. 
 
Poultry Imports includes imported products under the following HS headings or 
AHTN Codes, and Descriptions: 
1. 01.05 - Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, 
geese, turkeys and guinea fowls. 
2. 02.07 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or 
frozen. 


3. 0209.90.00 - Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise 
extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked - - Other 
4. 0210.99.10 - Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible 
flours and meals of meat or meat offal - -Freeze dried chicken dice 
5. 04.07 - Birds' eggs, in shell. fresh, preserved or cooked 
6. 04.08 - Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or 
by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not. 
7. 04.05 - Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads. 
8. 04.06 - Cheese and curd. 
 
Tariff collections shall be automatically credited to a special account in the general 
fund of the national treasury which shall be in place within ninety (90) days upon the 
effectivity of this Act. Provided, that if the tariff collection from the livestock, poultry, and 
dairy 
importation 
exceeds 
seven 
billion 
and 
eight 
hundred 
million 
pesos 
(P7,800,000,000.00) in any given year within the next six (6) years following the effectivity 
of this Act, the excess tariff revenue shall be earmarked by Congress and added to the 
LPDCEF included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the following year. 
Provided, further, that allocation and utilization of the LPDCEF shall be subject to the 
following guidelines: 
a. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be accountable and responsible for the 
management and utilization of the said fund in coordination with other government 
agencies concerned; 
b. The amount allocated shall be released directly to the implementing agencies as 
provided for in this Act based on the objectives and plans of the Roadmap, created in 
Section 4 of this Act. Provided, that the unutilized portion of the LPDCEF allocated to 
the implementing agencies shall not revert to the general fund but shall continue to 
be used for the purpose for which it was set aside. Fund releases charged against the 
said funds shall not be subject to any ceiling by the DBM; and, 
c. Any program undertaken in accordance with this Act shall only be deemed 
complementary and supplementary to, and not a replacement of, any existing 
programs for farmers already implemented by the DA and other agencies 
concerned. 


Section 8. Allocation and disbursement of the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy 
Competitiveness Enhancement Funds. - Subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules 
and regulations, the LPDCEF shall be allocated and disbursed, as follows: 
a. Twenty percent (20%) of the fund shall be used for repopulation, breeding, 
genetic reproduction of animals, stock infusion, and establishment of semen banks, 
stock farms and breeding centers with complete facilities for food, health and safety 
of animals. The Fund shall be distributed as follows: fifteen percent (15%) to BAI 
and five percent (5%) to be distributed equally to PCC and NOA for dairy 
development in accordance with their additional mandates set forth in Sec. 6 of this 
Act, in addition to their existing budget allocations; 
b. Fifteen percent (15%) shall be released to NMIS for creation in strategic locations 
of first border inspection and its improvements, in coordination with the DPWH and 
BOC; 
c. Fifteen percent (15%) shall be allocated to BAI for animal health and welfare, and 
native animal development programs, disease control, prevention and response, 
including protective surveillance, pest and disease emergency response, and 
conduct of research and technology advancement, programs to be distributed as 
follows: five percent (5%) for BAI-LPDPDCS, five percent (5% for BAI-Animal Health 
and Welfare Division (BAI-AHWD), and five percent (5%) for BAI-NADS 
A Quick Response Fund (QRF) in the amount of one hundred million pesos 
(P100,000,000.00) from the budget appropriated in this paragraph, shall be set 
aside every year by BAI, as the lead agency in ALERTF, for immediate intervention 
in any event of livestock, poultry, and dairy pest or epidemic incident that may be 
deemed to have the potential to reduce the livestock, poultry, or dairy population at 
the municipal level by at least two percent (2%). Unexpended QRF for the year shall 
be used for animal health and disease control and prevention programs for the 
following year in addition to the existing budget allocation. 
In case the QRF for the year is exhausted, the same shall be augmented by the Quick 
Response Fund of the Department, the Calamity Fund under Republic Act No. 10121, 
otherwise known as the *Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 
2010," or other government sources. 
LGUs may also augment the QRF using their local funds. 
d. Fifteen percent (15%) shall be released to and managed equally by the LBP and 
DBP, made available in the form of credit facility for the improvement of breeders 
and stocks through the purchase of breeders, growers, multipliers, feeds, genetically 


improved stocks, and establishment of animal housing, and purchase of livestock, 
poultry and dairy farm equipment, with minimal interest rates and documentary 
requirements. 
e. Ten percent (10% of the fund shall be used for the implementation of Livestock, 
Poultry and Dairy Infrastructure and Facilities Development and Modernization 
Programs. Two percent (2%) shall be released to BAFE for the formulation, 
updating, coordination and monitoring of Livestock, Poultry and Dairy 
Infrastructure and Mechanization Programs, preparation of feasibility studies and 
detailed engineering design; and, to DA Regional Field Office Regional Agricultural 
Engineering Division for 
building or improving shared service facilities including, but not limited to cold 
chains, primary processing facilities like 'AAA' certified slaughterhouses, 'AAA' 
certified poultry dressing plants, Halal certified facilities, dairy infrastructure like 
milking, cooling, pasteurization processing and storage, bio-secure animal housing 
and waste management facilities like biogas plants and provision of machineries, 
equipment and irrigation facilities for developing pasture lands in strategic areas or 
provinces to serve the needs of raisers, cooperatives or organizations. 
f. Five percent (5%) shall be released to the CDA to be used for organizing and 
clustering of backyard livestock, poultry, and dairy raisers, into formal groups, 
cooperatives or organizations. 
g. Five percent (5%) shall be used to develop and augment food safety and animal 
support extension and training, to be implemented by BAI, ATI, ITCH, and PhilMech. 
It shall also be utilized for training courses to be implemented by TESDA. The fund 
shall be distributed equally to BAI, ATI, ITCH, PhilMech, and TESDA. 
h. Five percent (5% of the fund shall be used for the provision of insurance to 
qualified livestock, poultry and dairy raisers under an extensive livestock, poultry, 
and dairy insurance coverage. 
 
i. Four percent (4%) shall be allocated to DOST-PCAARRD for farm school-based 
and/or industry-driven research and development programs, as well as for support 
to technology transfer and commercialization programs and projects, in support of 
the areas identified in Sec. 4(h). 
j. Three percent (3%) shall be released to BAI to be used for planning, formulating, 
updating the Roadmap, monitoring activities, and impact assessment studies. It shall 
likewise be used for the establishment and operation of the LPDMIS; and, 


k. Three percent (3%) shall be released and distributed equally to DA-Agribusiness 
and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) and the DTI to be used for marketing 
and trade promotion activities to benefit livestock, 
 
Section 9. Beneficiaries of LPDCEF. - The beneficiaries of the LPDCEF shall be those 
backyard livestock, poultry, and dairy raisers, farm workers, and their dependents listed in 
the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Registry System (LPDRS), and livestock, poultry or dairy 
cooperatives, associations, or organizations accredited by the Department. 
Provided, that preferential attention should be given to livestock, poultry, and dairy 
raisers who are members of cooperatives, associations, or organizations. 
Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this Act, the 
Department, in consultation with farmers' cooperatives and organizations and LGUs, shall 
validate and update the master list of eligible beneficiaries to ensure that those listed are 
legitimate raisers, farmers, farmworkers, cooperatives, associations, and organizations. 
 
 
 
 
TITLE V  
FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
Section 10. Review of Livestock, Poultry, and Related Feeds Tariff Rates. - 
Consistent with the policies of this Act, the Tariff Commission shall review the most favored 
nation's (MFN) in-quota and out-quota tariff rates on livestock, poultry, and corn imports 
originating from non-Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) and World Trade 
Organization (WTO) member states. 
Within sixty (60) days following the effectivity of this Act, the Tariff Commission 
shall recommend to the NEDA Board the possible MFN in-quota and out-quota rate 
adjustments for livestock, poultry, and corn imports that will ensure the competitiveness of 
the livestock, poultry, and dairy sectors. 
Section 11. Powers of the President. - Consistent with the Philippine national 
interest and the objective of safeguarding Filipino livestock, poultry, dairy farmers and 
consumers, the President is hereby empowered to act with full delegated authority subject 
to the provisions of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), in the following 
circumstances: 


a. The President may revise or adjust existing rates of customs duties on livestock, 
poultry, and dairy imports up to their respective bound rates committed by the 
Philippines under the WTO agreement on agriculture and under ASEAN Trade in 
Goods Agreement (ATIGA), including any necessary change in classification 
applicable to their importation. Provided, that the adjustment is time-bound and that 
the power herein delegated to the President shall only be exercised when Congress 
is not in session: Provided, further, that any order issued by the President adjusting 
the applied tariff; 
b. In the event of any imminent or forecasted shortage, animal disease epidemic, or 
such other situation requiring government intervention, the President is 
empowered for a limited period and/or a specified volume, to allow the importation 
of livestock, poultry, and dairy products at a lower applied tariff rate to address the 
situation. Such order shall take effect immediately and can be issued even when 
Congress is in session. 
The power herein delegated to the President may be withdrawn or terminated by 
Congress through a joint resolution. 
Section 12. Budget for the Procurement of Local Fresh Milk and Fresh Milk-
based Products. - The DSWD and the Department of Education shall allocate their budgets 
for the implementation of the National Feed Program in procuring locally produced fresh 
milk and fresh-milk based food products which are incorporated in the fortified meals and 
cycle menu as follows: 
a. A minimum of twenty percent (20%) in the first two (2) years following the 
enactment of this Act; 
b. A minimum of thirty percent (30%) in the third (3rd) to fourth (4th) year 
following the enactment of this Act; and, 
c. A minimum of forty percent (40%) in the fifth year (5th year and thereafter 
following the enactment of this Act. 
Section 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within forty-five (45) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the DA, BAI, NMIS shall, in coordination with ATI, BAFS, 
BAFE, BOC, CDA, DBM, DBP, DOF, DOST-PCAARRD, LBP, NDA, PCC, DPWH, DTI, ITCH, 
PhilMech, TESDA, NEDA, PSA, and other government agencies concerned, formulate the 
rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act. 
Section 14. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions hereof not affected 
shall continue to be in force and effect. 


Section 15. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, rule, or regulation inconsistent or contrary to the provisions is 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Section 16. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
Approved,