Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The growing trend and preference for organic produce necessitates improved 
regulation for the safety of the consuming public. Local demand for traditional organic 
fertilizers has increased in the past few years. With the rise of such demand, a number 
of our farmers and their families have established cooperatives or associations trading 
in organic fertilizers. 
However, these organic fertilizers may not be compliant with the mandates of PD 
1144, which requires the registration of fertilizers offered for sale with the Fertilizer and 
Pesticide Authority (FPA). 
In order to encourage farmer cooperatives and associations engaged in the trade of 
organic fertilizers to submit to the jurisdiction of the FPA, this proposed bill offers an 
amnesty to be filed with the FPA with a corresponding application for the necessary 
license and registration of the organic fertilizers that they are already selling. 
This proposed bill likewise seeks to exempt farmer cooperatives and associations 
engaged in the domestic sale or trade of organic fertilizers from payment of registration 
fees, license fees and other administrative charges imposed by the FPA. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
May 22, 2023
11:39 am
8219 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
EXEMPTING FARMER COOPERATIVES AND ASSOCIATIONS ENGAGED IN 
THE TRADE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS FROM PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION, 
LICENSING FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, GRANTING AMNESTY 
FOR PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1144 AND 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1144 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 9-A is hereby inserted to Presidential Decree 1144, as follows. 
SECTION 9-A. EXEMPTION FOR FARMER COOPERATIVES AND 
ASSOCIATIONS ENGAGED IN THE TRADE OF ORGANIC FERTLIZERS. 
– FARMER COOPERATIVES AND ASSOCIATIONS ENGAGED IN THE
DOMESTIC SALE OR TRADE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS SHALL BE 
EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES, LICENSE FEES 
AND OTHER 
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES IMPOSED BY THE 
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE ALITHORITY. 
THE FPA SHALL PROMULGATE GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING 
OF FARMER COOPERATIVES AND ASSOCIATIONS ENTITLED TO 
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THIS ACT. 
Sec. 2. Amnesty. – To encourage farmer cooperatives and associations engaged in 
the trade of organic fertilizers to submit to the jurisdiction of the FPA, they shall file 
8219 


 
with the FPA a request for amnesty and apply for the necessary license and 
registration of the organic fertilizers that they are already selling; Provided, However, 
that the request for amnesty shall be filed within two (2) years from the effectivity of 
this Act. 
 
The amnesty shall not be denied unless said farmer cooperative or association has 
been previously warned in writing by the FPA and persisted to do business without the 
requisite license and registration. 
 
Sec. 3. Information Dissemination. – Upon the approval of this Act, the FPA shall 
engage in extensive information dissemination campaign to all farming communities 
all over the country. 
 
Sec. 4. Appropriations. – An additional budget of Fifty Million Pesos 
(P50,000,000.00) to cover administrative costs in the implementation of the 
amendments herein is hereby appropriated. 
 
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules 
and regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
 
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Act 
is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be 
affected thereby. 
 
Sec. 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,