(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 2 / APRIL-JUNE 1996
WHEREAS, the food security of the country is a primary concern of this Administration;
WHEREAS,
the Department of Agriculture is implementing Gintong Ani, the national
government program which aims to sustain increased food production
through productivity-enhancing measures;
WHEREAS, a most
effective way of sustaining increased food production is to ensure that
the recommended production, post-production and marketing technologies
are widely disseminated and popularly adopted by farmers;
WHEREAS, funds for technology transfer were appropriated under the 1996 General Appropriations Act;
WHEREAS,
Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991,
has devolved the extension services function of the Department of
Agriculture and transferred its corresponding personnel, assets,
facilities and liabilities to the Local Government Units;
WHEREAS,
the implementation of the Gintong Ani mobilizes existing institutions
and resources to attain a more efficient delivery of support services,
thus requiring the full support and cooperation of LGUs particularly the
services of their agricultural extension workers;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
1.
The Department of Agriculture to grant the LGU agricultural extension
personnel involved in the implementation of Gintong Ani with incentive
allowance, subject to the guidelines to be developed by the Department
of Agriculture; and
2. The Department of Budget and Management to
release the amount of P108.9 million to the Department of Agriculture
to be taken from its 1996 GAA budget for the purpose.
Adopted: 8 May 1996
(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary