Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4468, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF BIO-ORGANIC FARMING IN THE PHILIPPINES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Providing for the Promotion of Bio-Organic Farming in the Philippines | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to implement a comprehensive program that will promote bio-organic cultivation and production methods among farmers and it and encourages research and development in the said field. > The bill provides for the following: (1) The Department of Agriculture (DA) shall take the lead role in the program, supported by all service agencies in their respective areas of concern; (2) Organic input producers shall be provided with financial, technical, marketing and other services and resources of the government; (3) The Bio-Organic Farming Authority/Commi ssion shall be created to be headed by an Executive Director;and (4) The Executive Director is empowered to call upon any government agency for assistance in the performance of his ttasks and to initiate criminal and/or administrative actions under the penal provision of this Act. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESPINA, GERARDO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-02-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Jaraula | 2. Zialcita |
| 3. Cari | 4. Nicolas |
| 5. Marañon | 6. Salceda |
| 7. Teves | 8. Tulagan |
| 9. Castro | 10. Ramirez-sato |
| 11. Gozos | 12. Failon |
| 13. Alfelor | 14. Reyes |
| 15. Banaag | 16. Chatto |
| 17. Ancheta | 18. Roco |
| 19. Silverio | 20. Umali |
| 21. Umali | 22. Apostol |
| 23. Leviste | 24. San Juan |
| 25. Ramiro | 26. Defensor |
| 27. Ylagan | 28. Chiongbian |
| 29. Abayon | 30. Villareal |
| 31. Kintanar | 32. Lapus |
| 33. Dy | 34. Malanyaon |
| 35. Estrella | 36. Alvarez |
| 37. Cabilao | 38. Nantes |
| 39. Cua | 40. Acosta |
| 41. Ecleo | 42. Cruz-ducut |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (082 ) | 2. Taganas Layus (085 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00263 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-02-27 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FISHERIES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: House Bill No. 111, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 223, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 2962, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2002-03-05 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-03-05 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-03-12 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-04-16 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-04-24 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-05-06 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to implement a comprehensive program that will promote bio-organic cultivation and production methods among farmers and it and encourages research and development in the said field. > The bill provides for the following: (1) The Department of Agriculture (DA) shall take the lead role in the program, supported by all service agencies in their respective areas of concern; (2) Organic input producers shall be provided with financial, technical, marketing and other services and resources of the government; (3) The Bio-Organic Farming Authority/Commi ssion shall be created to be headed by an Executive Director;and (4) The Executive Director is empowered to call upon any government agency for assistance in the performance of his ttasks and to initiate criminal and/or administrative actions under the penal provision of this Act.
Disclaimer
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