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The National Food Authority was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National Grains Authority (NGA) with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and other grains like sorghum, mung beans, and peanuts. [1]
The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines. This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress. [1]
In 1987, Executive Order No. 234 (Reorganization Act of NNC, July 22, 1987) was promulgated, reaffirming the need for an intersectoral national policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition. It expanded the membership of the NNC to include the Departments of Budget and Management (DBM), Labor and Employment (DOLE), Trade and Industry (DTI ...
A regional executive director is assigned to each of the 17 regions of the Philippines. On January 25, 2024, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. designated former National Food Authority official Roger Navarro as DA undersecretary for operations, as acting undersecretary for rice industry development, replacing Leocadio Sebastian. Navarro was also named ...
The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of the National Economic Council. [ 7 ] [ 12 ] During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority.
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Agri-economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research; Agricultural research and technology; Animal industry and quarantine; Crop and livestock production, insurance, and guarantee programs
It was a priority project of then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to revolutionize the agricultural sector of the country, and establish a food consolidation centre. [8] By the power a Presidential decree issued in January 1967 ( 1967-01 ) , it took about more than a year to establish what was called the Greater Manila Terminal Food ...
FDA – Food and Drug Administration; FDCP – Film Development Council of the Philippines; FIDA – Fiber Industry Development Authority; FMB – Forest Management Bureau [20] FNRI – Food and Nutrition Research Institute [21] FPA – Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority; FSI – Foreign Service Institute [22]