Transferring The National Nutrition Council from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Health

MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 472 November 20, 2005

TRANSFERRING THE NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 491 promulgated on 24 June 1974 created the National Nutrition Council (NNC) as the highest policy making and coordinating body on nutrition under the Office of the President;

WHEREAS, during the 1980 bureaucracy-wide reorganization including that of the Office of the President, NNC was transferred to the Department of Agriculture (DA);

WHEREAS, Executive Order No 234, "reorganizing the National Nutrition Council" issued on 22 July 1987 transferred and attached NNC from DA to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which reaffirmed the need for an inter-sectoral national policy making and coordinating body on nutrition;

WHEREAS, Section 27 of Executive Order No. 116 in relation to Section 25 of Executive Order No. 123, both series of 1987, authorized changes in the organization of the DA and the DSWD, respectively to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 472

Transfer of National Nutrition Council (NNC) from Department of Agriculture to Department of Health
- Section 1: NNC is transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Health.

Composition of NNC Governing Board
- Section 2: The Secretary of the Department of Health shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of the NNC Governing Board. The Secretaries of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior and Local Government shall be ex-officio Vice-Chairpersons.

Realignment of NNC Operations
- Section 3: The NNC Executive Director shall undertake steps to ensure realignment of NNC operations to focus on client-based operations, prioritize addressing hunger and malnutrition, and formulate operational guidelines of this Executive Order.

Resource Mobilization and Project Proposals
- Section 4: NNC shall endorse project proposals for local funding and official development assistance to donor agencies and the National Economic Development Agency. NNC is authorized, subject to existing laws and government accounting and auditing rules and regulations, to generate and mobilize resources for addressing hunger and malnutrition consistent with the Millennium Development Goals.

Existing Structure and Staffing Pattern
- Section 5: Except as provided in this Executive Order and subject to the provisions of Executive Order No. 234, series of 1987, there shall be no changes in the existing structure and staffing pattern of the NNC.

Effectivity
- Section 6: This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.