Administrative Order No. 274 (1971)

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:

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