MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 274, March 02, 1971 ]

CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL FERTILIZER COMMISSION

By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines, do hereby create a Presidential Fertilizer Commission to assess the demand/supply situation and related aspects in the fertilizer industry; review the relevant government policies, regulations, tariffs, other restrictions, current programs and projects; and accordingly formulate recommendations for needed changes, revisions, amendments or new promulgations and action composed of the following:

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Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ............................................ Chairman
Undersecretary for Agriculture ........................................................................ Vice-Chairman
Chairman, Board of Investments ..................................................................... Member
Undersecretary of Finance ............................................................................... Member
President, Atlas Fertilizer Corporation .............................................................. Member
President, CHEMPHIL ...................................................................................... Member
President, ESFAC ............................................................................................. Member
President, Marcelo Fertilizer Corp. ................................................................ Member
Executive Secretary, Fertilizer Institute of the Philippines .............................. Member
Executive Secretary, Chamber of Agriculture & Natural Resources ................. Member
Administrator, Agricultural Credit Administration ............................................... Member
Director of Plant Industry .................................................................................... Member
Director of Soils ................................................................................................ Member
Executive Director, NFAC .................................................................................. Member

The Committee shall work with and avail of the services of the Fertilizer Consultant Team to be provided thru US-AID.

The National Food and Agricultural Council (NFAC) shall provide secretariat services for the Commission.

The Commission may create sub-committees and/or technical working groups, and broaden its scope of action and/or coverage whenever necessary to fully carry out its responsibilities under this Order.

The Commission shall submit its report and recommendations to the President within 3 months from the promulgation of this order.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-one.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary


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