Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18TH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1180

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The state shall guarantee the delivery of basic and technical services to
accelerate agricultural modernization through adequate and 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.

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Earnest approval of thi¢ bill is hereby requested.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18TH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1180

Introduced by Representatives 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 it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
Assembled:

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY - The 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 its appropriations,
in the current year of the date of the effectivity 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 its
enactment into law.

SECTION 3. PERIODIC REPORTS - The Committee shall submit periodic
reports on its findings and make recommendations on actions to be taken by
Congress and Senate and the appropriate department, and in order to carry 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 after the

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 Agricultural 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 to 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,