Executive Order transferring the National Food Authority from the Department of Agriculture to the Office of the President (No. 02 of 1998)

7720 OFFICIAL GAZE,TTE JI6L. 94, No. 45 MALACAfiANG MANILA EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 02 TRANSFERRING THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY FROM THE DEPARiT'MENT OF AGRICULTURE TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WHEREAS~ the new government is commit ted to pursue a policy of agricultural de velopment so as to provide adequate and continuous food supply to the nation; WHEREAS, basic food sufficiency will be assured only if the grains industry, inclusive of the procurement, storage and marketing of rice, corn and other grains, receives the support mechanism and attention it deserves; WHEREAS~ the National Food Authority (NFA), the agency particularly tasked to assure the adequacy of food supply, mus be strengthened to enhance its efficiency in the performance of its primary task; WHEEREAS" there is therefore an imme diate need to transfer the NFA from the Department of Agriculture to the Office of the President to enable the NFA to pursue its mandate more effectively and expedi tiously; WHEREAS, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive No. 292, other wise known as the Administrative Code of 1997, provides continuing authority to the President to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President; Now, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order: .. SECTION 1. Dispositive Action. The NFA is hereby transferred from the department of Agriculture to the Office of the President. ,sEC. 2. Scope of Transfer, The transfer shall be limited to policy and program coor dination/integration and administratve su pervision. NOVEMBER 9, 1998 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 7721 SEC. 3. M,ode of Transfer. The Adminis tra.tor of the NFA shall immediately pre pare and, with the approval of the President, shall implement short-and long-term plans and programs on grains procurement, storage and marketing consistent with the over-all policy of agricultural development. SEC. 4. R,ep'e,uUng Clause. All executive orders, rules and regulations, and other is suances or parts thereof that shall be in consistent with the provisions of this Exec utive order are hereby either revoked or modified accordingly. SEC. 5. Effectivity. This Executive Or der shall take effect immediately. DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight. (Sgd.) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA [SEAL] President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Exeeutive Secretary all its personnel shall be returned to their mother units/offices or to their last unit assignments prior to their detail with the Commission. Likewise all equip ment used by Task Force Amihan which are not organic with the Commission shall be returned to the persons/offices owning such. 3. Cases being handled by Task Force Ami han and all records including evidences that are in its possession shalf be turned over to the Executive Officer of the Com mission for proper disposition. 4. This Memorandum Order takes effect July 1, 1998. 5. For strict compliance. (Sgd.) JOSEPH E. ESTRADA President of the Philippines Copy furnished: PCPA PACC Commissioner PACC Executive Officer Chairman, NPOC Chainnan, NALECC Chief, PNP Implementin~ Agencies