FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Emerging diseases of livestock in Philippines primarily brought about by 
the opening up of global trade pose a devastating threat to the bright prospect of 
a dynamic livestock industry in the country. The importance of being vigilant, of 
developing risk assessment strategies, and of putting in place effective 
surveillance and monitoring mechanisms as well as preventive and control 
measures to avert the entry and abort the spread of such diseases cannot be 
overemphasized. 
This bill seeks to formulate a scheme and establish comprehensive policy 
guidelines for the monitoring of highly communicable diseases which affect 
livestock and provide indemnification for the owners whose livestock are affected 
by the spread of such highly communicable diseases. 
It also provides for the appropriation of P500,000,000.00 as additional 
fund for further development of livestock industry. 
We must preserve and nurture the gains of the Philippine livestock 
industry by coping with the potential threat posed by emerging animal diseases, 
lest we crush the hope of thousands of people whose income and economic 
alternatives depend heavily upon the sector. Through sharing and committing to 
a common cause, we can work together to protect animal and human health and 
ensure food safety, for the benefit of the people. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested 


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INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING INDEMNIFICATION FOR OWNERS WHOSE LIVESTOCK ARE 
AFFECTED BY HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 914, ENTITLED "AN ACT 
CREATING THE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DEFINING ITS 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION I. 
Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 914 is hereby amended 
to read as follows: 
SEC. 3. Powers and Functions.- The Council shall have the 
following powers and functions: 
a ) x x x  
x x x  
g) 
FORMULATE 
A 
SCHEME 
AND 
ESTABLISH 
COMPREHENSIVE 
POLICY 
GUIDELINES 
FOR 
THE 
MONITORING OF HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH 
AFFECT LIVESTOCK AND PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION FOR 
THE 
OWNERS WHOSE 
LIVESTOCK ARE 
ADVERSELY 
AFFECTED 
BY 
THE 
SPREAD 
OF 
SUCH 
HIGHLY 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; and 
h) To perform such other functions as may be necessary to 
attain the objectives of the livestock development programs." 
SECTION 2. 
Section 6 of the same Presidential Decree is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
SEC. 6. Livestock Development and INDEMNIFICATION Fund.- x x 
X 
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THE 
AMOUNT 
OF 
FIVE 
HUNDRED 
MILLION 
(P500,000,000.00) IS HEREBY APPRPRIATED AS ADDITIONAL 
FUND FOR 
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF 
LIVESTOCK 
INDUSTRY. THERE SHALL BE CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF 
HIGHLY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AFFECTING LIVESTOCK 
OR INDEMNIFICATION FOR OWNERS WHOSE LIVESTOCK 
ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY SUCH DISEASES.” 
SEC. 3. Rules and Regulations - The Department of Agriculture and the 
Department of Health are hereby mandated to issue the necessary rules and 
regulations to effectively enforce this Act. 
SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation 
Approved, 
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