EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 840 October 16, 1982
COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH COMPLEX AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AT LOS BAÑOS
WHEREAS, food and agriculture continue to be the focus of national efforts to improve the well being of our people and to further strengthen the foundations of our national economy;
WHEREAS, recognizing the role and demonstrated competence of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, the following specialized research institutes and laboratories have been established thereat to form the initial core of a nationally-directed effort to bring science and technology to bear on the issues of food and agriculture for the country's near-and-long-term needs, namely:
Institute of Plant Breeding (1975)
National Crop Protection Center (1976)
National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (1978)
National Institutes of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology (1979)
WHEREAS, there is now a need to establish the complementary research organization to complete the array of interdisciplinary efforts in food and agricultural research;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of...
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Completion of the National Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Complex at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños
Executive Order No. 840
Completion of the National Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Complex at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños
- Establishes the following new institutes at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños to form part of the national agriculture and life sciences research complex:
• Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute (Sec. 1)
• Institute of Food Science and Technology (Sec. 1)
• Institute of Animal Science (Sec. 1)
- Provides an initial support of at least ₱3,000,000 for Calendar Year 1982 and a similar amount for Calendar Year 1983 from the Special Activities Fund and/or any other appropriate sources for the current operating expenses of the institutes. (Sec. 2)
- Directs the Ministers of Budget and Management and Public Works and Highways to provide for the capital outlay requirements of these institutes within a three-year period starting Calendar Year 1984. (Sec. 3)
- Authorizes the seven research institutes comprising the national agriculture and life sciences research complex and other institutes, centers, and laboratories to:
• Call upon qualified scientists and experts from other government entities and the private sector. (Sec. 4)
• Pay these scientists and experts, including their own, appropriate allowances, honoraria, and other incentives subject to guidelines issued by the Director-General of the National Science and Technology Authority. (Sec. 4)
- Exempts the institutes in the complex from government limitations in:
• The purchase of scientific and research-related equipment. (Sec. 5)
• Attendance abroad to scientific and technology meetings and conferences upon certification by the Director-General of the National Science and Technology Authority. (Sec. 5)
- Establishes the following new institutes at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños to form part of the national agriculture and life sciences research complex:
• Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute (Sec. 1)
• Institute of Food Science and Technology (Sec. 1)
• Institute of Animal Science (Sec. 1)
- Provides an initial support of at least ₱3,000,000 for Calendar Year 1982 and a similar amount for Calendar Year 1983 from the Special Activities Fund and/or any other appropriate sources for the current operating expenses of the institutes. (Sec. 2)
- Directs the Ministers of Budget and Management and Public Works and Highways to provide for the capital outlay requirements of these institutes within a three-year period starting Calendar Year 1984. (Sec. 3)
- Authorizes the seven research institutes comprising the national agriculture and life sciences research complex and other institutes, centers, and laboratories to:
• Call upon qualified scientists and experts from other government entities and the private sector. (Sec. 4)
• Pay these scientists and experts, including their own, appropriate allowances, honoraria, and other incentives subject to guidelines issued by the Director-General of the National Science and Technology Authority. (Sec. 4)
- Exempts the institutes in the complex from government limitations in:
• The purchase of scientific and research-related equipment. (Sec. 5)
• Attendance abroad to scientific and technology meetings and conferences upon certification by the Director-General of the National Science and Technology Authority. (Sec. 5)