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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Executive Order No. 18, Series of 1986, creating the Sugar Regulatory Administration 
(SRA) was promulgated to promote the growth and development of the sugar industry through 
greater participation of the private sector. One of its objectives is "to establish and maintain such 
balanced relations between production and requirement of sugar and such marketing conditions 
as will ensure stabilized prices at a level reasonably profitable to the producers and fair to the 
consumers." The higher cost of sugar in. the local market compared to world market prices shows 
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that the SRA has failed to realize this objective. 
The iniquitous composition of the Sugar Board, the governing body of the SRA, is 
blamed for the problem. Under the law, the Board is composed of a Chair to be appointed by the 
President of the Philippines and two members - one representing the millers and the other 
representing the planters. Being composed of representatives of sugar producers, the Board is 
prone to formulating self-serving policies. The interest of consumers is not protected. 
To rectify this situation, the Board's composition must be expanded to provide additional 
members representing sugar consmners.' 
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• This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Co~gress, First Regular Session, 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No.1451 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 18, SERIES OF 1986, 
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TO EXPAND THE COMPOSITION OF THE SUGAR REGULA TORY ADMINISTRATION 
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(SRA) SUGAR BOARD 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 18, Series of 1986, is hereby amended to 
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read as follows: 
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"Section 4. Governing Body: Sugar Board. - All corporate powers of the 
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Sugar Regulatory Administration' shall be vested in, and exercised by, the Sugar 
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Board. The Board shall be composed of an Administrator, who shall act as its 
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Chairman, to be appointed by the President of the Philippines, and FOUR (4) 
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MEMBERS [two (2) members]. The FOUR (4) [two (2)] members of the Board 
shall likewise be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the 
recommendation of the sugar indl~~U' with one member representing THE 
MILLERS, THE PLANTERS, T'liTI' RADERS, AND THE CONSUMERS, 
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RESPECTIVELY [the millers and t ,~llbther representing the planters]. 
The Sugar Board shall meet in regular session once a month. The Board 
may be called by the Chairman OR ANY MEMBER [of both private sector 
representatives] to a special session as the need arises. 
The Administrator shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar 
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Regulatory Administration." 
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SECTION 2. Section 5 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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"Section 5. Tenure. - The Administrator shall hold office at the pleasure 
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of the President of the Philippines. The FOUR (4) [two (2)] members from the 
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private sector shall hold office for a period of three (3) years unless sooner 
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removed for cause. No reappointment of the members shall be made immediately 
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upon termination of their respective terms of office. Any member appointed to a 
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vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term of the member whom he 
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succeeds." 
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative mder, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) days after its 
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pUblication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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