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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 481 March 25, 1977

CREATING A COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS AND A COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS FOR THE THIRD MINISTERIAL SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD COUNCIL

WHEREAS, the Philippines is hosting the Third Ministerial Meeting of the World Food Council to be held 20-24 June 1977, at the Philippine International Convention Center;

WHEREAS, the Third Ministerial Meeting will be the first session of the Council held outside its headquarters in Rome and in a developing country;

WHEREAS, the World Food Council at this session will discuss the world food situation, particularly the food problems confronting the developing world, and will try to once again consolidate the support of all nations in exerting the necessary political will in order to wipe out hunger and malnutrition;

WHEREAS, the Ministerial Meeting shall bring together at least thirty-six ministers from all over the world, thus enhancing the efforts of the Philippines to take the lead in solving the food problems of the Third World;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, do hereby authorize the creation of the following inter-agency committees which shall be responsible for ensuring the success of this conference:

1. The Committee on Conference Preparations shall take charge of the physical arrangements for the proper organization and functioning of the Session. It shall be composed of representatives from the following government agencies duly designated by their respective heads:

Department of Agriculture	Chairman
Department of Foreign Affairs	Member
Department of Tourism	Member
Department of National Defense	Member
Department of Public Information	Member
Department of Finance	Member
Budget Commission	Member
Immigration and Deportation Commission	Member
Bureau of Customs	Member
Manila International Airport	Member
National Food and Agriculture Council	Member
National Grains Authority	Member

2. The Committee on Substantive Matters will take care of preparing and ensuring the effective and consolidated presentation of the Philippine position on the issues to be discussed at the Session. The Committee shall be composed of representatives from the following government agencies duly designated by their respective heads:

Department of Agriculture	Chairman
Department of Foreign Affairs	Member
Department of Natural Resources	Member
Department of Trade	Member
National Economic and Development Authority	Member
National Nutrition Council	Member
Fertilizer Industry Authority	Member
National Food and Agriculture Council	Member

Said committees may call upon any government department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality and/or any private entity for assistance in the accomplishment of their tasks.

The said committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may create sub-committees to facilitate the accomplishment of their tasks.

The members of the committees and sub-committees may be given such honoraria commensurate to the performance of their duties.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven.

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