21-Abe Related Laws Review 2021

Philippine Society of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineers in Collaboration with the
Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

College of Engineering and Agro-industrial Technology - UP Los Baños
Online ABE Review Class 2021
ABE RELATED
LAWS
Arthur L. Fajardo, PhD
Professor 2 / Director
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
The Agricultural Engineering Law
R.A. 3927 – the first Agricultural Engineering Law was enacted by
the 5th congress of the Philippines in 1964.
R.A. 8559 – An Act Regulating the Practice of Agricultural

Engineering in the Philippines (known as the Philippine
Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998) was enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 1998.
R.A. 10915 – AN ACT STRENGTHENING, MODERNIZING AND

ALIGNING THE PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING IN
THE COUNTRY INTO THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (the “Philippine Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineering Act of 2016).
DBM – Budget Circular No. 2003-3.
Sept. 12, 2003
Reallocation of Agriculturist positions and other positions
performing agricultural engineering work to existing engineer
classes of positions
Engineer I, II, III, IV & V;

Provincial Agricultural Engineer,
City Agricultural Engineer,
Municipal Agricultural Engineer

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION,
STANDARDIZATION AND REGULATION OF THE PROCUREMENT
ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BOAE Memo Circular No. 2005-09

Implementation of R.A. No. 9184, The “Government
Procurement Reform Act of 2003”, The Procurement of
Agricultural and Fishery Infrastructure, Facilities, Machineries,
Equipment, and Consulting Services on Agricultural Engineering
in Relation to R.A. No. 8559, the “Philippine Agricultural
Engineering Act of 1998”.
THE 2016 REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184
12.1. The BAC shall have the following functions: (a) advertise and/or
post the invitation to bid/request for expressions of interest; (b)
conduct pre-procurement and pre-bid conferences; (c) determine the
eligibility of prospective bidders; (d) receive and open bids; (e)
conduct the evaluation of bids; (f) undertake post-qualification
proceedings; (g) resolve requests for reconsideration; (h) recommend
award of contracts to the HoPE or his duly authorized representative:
(i) recommend the imposition of sanctions in accordance with Rule
XXIII; (j) recommend to the HoPE the use of Alternative Methods of
Procurement as provided in Rule XVI hereof; k) conduct any of the
Alternative Methods of Procurement; l) conduct periodic assessment
of the procurement processes and procedures to streamline
procurement activities pursuant to Section 3(c) of this IRR;
THE 2016 REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184
12.1 …and m) perform such other related functions as may be
necessary, including the creation of a Technical Working Group (TWG)
from a pool of technical, financial, and/or legal experts to assist in the
following:
1.) Review of the Technical Specifications, Scope of Work, and Terms of
Reference;
2.) Review of Bidding Documents;
3.) Shortlisting of Consultants;
4.) Eligibility Screening;
5.) Evaluation of Bids;
6.) Post-Qualification; and
7.) Resolution of Request for Reconsideration.
Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of
1997
The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act

(AFMA) of 1997 (Republic Act 8435) was passed by the
Senate and the House of Representatives on December
15, 1997 and December 16, 1997, respectively. It was
signed into law by then President Fidel V. Ramos
on December 22, 1997.

1997
Chapter 4 – Irrigation
Section 28. Criteria for Selection of Irrigation Development

Scheme
The Selection of appropriate scheme of irrigation development

shall be location-specific and based on the
following criteria:
a. Technical feasibility; b. Cost-effectiveness; c. Affordability, low
investment cost per unit area; d. Sustainability and simplicity of
operation; e. Recovery of operation and maintenance cost; f.
Efficiency in water use; g. Length of gestation period; and h.
Potential for increasing unit area productivity.

1997
Section 30. National Irrigation Systems (NIS)
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) shall continue to plan,

design, develop, rehabilitate and improve the NISs. It shall
continue to maintain and operate the major irrigation structures
including the headworks and main canals.
In addition, the NIA is mandated to gradually turn over operation

and maintenance of the National Irrigation System's secondary
canals and on-farm facilities to Irrigators' Associations.

1997
Section 31. Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS)
The Department shall, within five (5) years from the effectivity of
this Act, devolve the planning, design, and
management of CISs, including the transfer of NIA's assets and
resources in relation to the CIS, to the LGUs. The budget for the
development, construction operation and maintenance of the CIS
and other types of irrigation systems shall be prepared by and
coursed through the LGUs. The NIA shall continue to provide
technical assistance to the LGUs even after complete devolution
of the Irrigation Systems to the LGUs, as may be deemed
necessary.
1997
Section 32. Minor Irrigation Schemes
The Department shall formulate and develop a plan for the

promotion of a private sector-led development of minor
irrigation systems, such as Shallow Tube Wells (STWs),
Low-Lift pumps (LLPs) and other inundation systems. The
plan shall be included in the Short-term Agriculture and
Fisheries Modernization Plan.

1997
Section 59. Agricultural Machinery
The Department shall give priority to the development and

promotion of appropriate agricultural machinery and other
agricultural mechanization technologies to enhance
agricultural mechanization In the countryside.

R.A. No. 8981
(The “PRC Modernization Act of 2000”)
Section 11. Persons to Teach Subjects for Licensure Examination.

All subjects for licensure examinations shall be
taught by persons who are holders of valid
certificates of registration and valid professional
license of the profession and who comply with
other requirements of the CHED.

Sec 1(e), Art. IV of
Res.No.1, Series of 2001 (IRR of RA 8981)
Effective January 1, 2009, all transcripts of records for four (4)

year tertiary courses, and effective January 1, 2010 all
transcripts of records for five (5) year tertiary courses, which
are subject to licensure examinations, shall reflect a
certification under oath by the registrar that all the subjects
for licensure examinations were taught by persons who are
qualified under the above paragraph.

Sec 1(f). IRR of RA No. 8981
It shall be the duty of the school administration to ensure

compliance with the requirements under the above
paragraph. The school administrator and/or faculty member
who violate/s the provisions of the section may be subject to
administrative and/or criminal charges under appropriate
provisions of existing laws.

PRC Resolution No. 2009-09, S 2009
Implementation and Enforcement of Republic Act No. 8559
(R.A. 8559) known as the “Philippine Agricultural Engineering
Act of 1998” and its implementing rules and regulations in the
identification, validation, design and construction of farm-to-
market roads

PRC Resolution No. 2009-09, S 2009
- Assigned licensed agricultural engineer/s as part of the
appropriate organizational units of the central, regional,
provincial, district and foreign assisted offices of DA,DAR,DPWH,
DENR, ARMM and OPE, OME, PAO,MAO, LGU in the
identification, validation, design and construction of farm-to-
market roads
- Require the participating contractors in the public bidding of
farm-to market –road projects to have Phil. Constructors
Accreditation Board (PCAB)specialty license on Agricultural
Engineering Works or licensed Agricultural Engineer as
Sustaining Technical Employee responsible for the supervision
and inspection of the construction of farm-to-market road
projects of contractors.
• National Building Code of the Philippines, 1972
• To safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent

with the principles of environmental management and control;
and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all
buildings and structured, a framework of minimum standards and
requirements by guiding, regulating, and controlling their location,
siting, design, quality of materials, construction, use, occupancy,
and maintenance, including their environment, utilities, fixtures,
equipment, and mechanical electrical, and other systems and
installations.

Code on Agricultural Buildings
Res. No. 02, Series of 2003 – Adoption and promulgation of the
Philippine Agricultural Engineering Code on Agricultural
Buildings and Endorsing the same to the Secretary of the
Department of Public Works and Highways for his approval as
referral code of the National Building Code of the Philippines.

• COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988
• Distribution of Lands
• CARPER (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension

with Reforms) RA 9700

CHAPTER XIV – Financing
SECTION 63. Funding Source. ……. Sources of funding or

appropriations shall include the following: a) Proceeds of the
sales of the Assets Privatization Trust; b) All receipts from assets
recovered and from sales of ill-gotten wealth recovered
through the Presidential Commission on Good Government; c)
Proceeds of the disposition of the properties of the Government
in foreign countries; …….

CHAPTER IX – Support Services
SECTION 35. Creation of Support Services Office.
The Office shall provide general support and coordinative

services in the implementation of the program particularly in
carrying out the provisions of the following services to farmer-
beneficiaries and affected landowners:
1) Irrigation facilities, especially second crop or dry season
irrigation facilities;

2) Infrastructure development and public works projects in areas

and settlements that come under agrarian reform, and for this
purpose, the preparation of the physical development plan of
such settlements providing suitable barangay sites, potable
water and power resources, irrigation systems and other
facilities for a sound agricultural development plan;

7) Assigning sufficient numbers of agricultural extension workers

to farmers' organizations;
8) Undertake research, development and dissemination of

information on agrarian reform and low-cost and ecologically
sound farm inputs and technologies to minimize reliance on
expensive and imported agricultural inputs;
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
OF THE PHILIPPINES
• "Local Government Code of 1991
• the territorial and political subdivisions of the State shall

enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them
to attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities
and make them more effective partners in the attainment of
national goals.

Memo Circular No. 2005-11
• Implementation of Section 17 of R.A. No. 7160, known as the
“Local Government Code of 1991” and R.A. No. 8435, known
as “Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997”
Re: Design, Construction, Management and/or Provision of

Irrigation, Small Water Impounding, Farm Machinery, Post
Harvest Facilities, Farm to Market Roads, Agricultural ad
Fishery Infrastructures Projects and Agricultural Engineering R
& D and Extension in relation to R.A. No. 8559, known as the
“Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998”.





Republic Act 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
2000
An act promoting for an ecological solid waste management

program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and
incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited and providing
penalties, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes

Republic Act 9003
2000
Article 5 – Composting
Section 34. Inventory of Markets for Composts. - Within six (6)

months after the effectivity of this Act, the DA shall publish an
inventory of existing markets and demands for composts. Said
inventory shall thereafter be updated and published annually:
Provided, that the composting of agricultural wastes, and other
compostable materials, including but not limited to garden
wastes, shall be encouraged.
Republic Act 9003
2000
Article 5 – Composting
Section 35. Guidelines for Compost Quality. - Compost products

intended to be distributed commercially shall conform with the
standards for organic fertilizers set by the DA. The DA shall assist
the compost producers to ensure that the compost products
conform to such standards.

Republic Act 9003
2000
Section 54. Research on Solid Waste Management. – The Department,
after consultations with the cooperating agencies, shall encourage,
cooperate with and render financial and other assistance to
appropriate government agencies and private agencies, institutions
and individuals in the conduct and promotion of researches,
experiments, and other studies on solid waste management;
particularly those relating to:
(c) the planning, implementation and operation of resource recovery
and resource conservation systems;
(d) the production of usable forms of recovered resources, including
fuel from solid waste;
Republic Act 9367
Biofuels Act of 2006
An act to direct the use of biofuels establishing for this purpose,

the biofuels program appropriating funds therefore and for
other purposes
Section 5. Mandatory Use of Biofuels
- 10% bioethanol and 2% biodiesel

Republic Act 9513
Renewable Energy Act of 2008
An act promoting the development , utilization and
commercialization of renewable Energy resources and for other
purposes
Section 15. Incentives for Renewable Energy Projects and Activities.
(a) Income Tax Holiday (ITH)
(b) Duty-free Importation of RE Machinery, Equipment and Materials
(g) Zero Percent Value-Added Tax Rate.
Section 21. Incentives for RE Commercialization. - All manufacturers,

fabricators and suppliers of locally-produced RE equipment and
components duly recognized and accredited by the DOE, in
consultation with DOST, DOF and DTI, shall, upon registration with the
BOI, be entitled to the privileges set forth under this section.
Republic Act 9513
Section 22. Incentives for Farmers Engaged in the Plantation of
Biomass Resources. - For a period of ten (10) years after the effectivity
of this Act, all individuals and entities engaged in the plantation of
crops and trees used as biomass resources such as but not limited to
jatropha, coconut, and sugarcane, as certified by the Department of
Energy, shall be entitled to duty-free importation and be exempted
from Value-Added Tax (VAT) on all types of agricultural inputs,
equipment and machinery such as, but not limited to, fertilizer,
insecticide, pesticide, tractor, trailers, trucks, farm implements and
machinery, harvesters, threshers, hybrid seeds, genetic materials,
sprayers, packaging machinery and materials, bulk handling facilities,
such as conveyors and mini-loaders, weighing scales, harvesting
equipment, and spare parts of all agricultural equipment.
Republic Act 9513
Section 30. Adoption of Waste-To-Energy Technologies. - The DOE

shall, where practicable, encourage the adoption of waste-to-energy
facilities such as, but not limited to, biogas systems. The DOE shall, in
coordination with the DENR, ensure compliance with this provision.
As used in this Act, waste-to-energy technologies shall refer to systems
which convert to biodegradable materials such as, but not limited to,
animal manure or agricultural waste, into useful energy through
processes such as anaerobic digestion, fermentation and gasification,
among others, subject to the provisions and intent of Republic Act No.
8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999) and Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological
Solid Waste Management Act of 2000).
Republic Act 9729 or the
Climate Change Act of 2009
AN ACT MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO

GOVERNMENT POLICY FORMULATIONS, ESTABLISHING THE
FRAMEWORK STRATEGY AND PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

“Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization
(AFMech) Law”
AN ACT PROMOTING AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES

MECHANIZATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It shall be the policy of the State
to:
(a) Promote the development and adoption of modern,
appropriate and cost-effective and environmentally-safe
agricultural and fisheries machinery and equipment to enhance
farm productivity and efficiency in order to achieve food security
and safety and increase farmers’ income;
(b) Provide a conducive environment to the local assembling and

manufacturing of engines, machinery and equipment for
agricultural and fisheries production, processing and marketing;
(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.

(c) Ensure the quality and safety of machineries and equipment locally
manufactured or imported by strengthening regulation through the
development and enforcement of machinery and machine
performance standards, regular testing and evaluation, registration,
and the accreditation and classification of suppliers, assemblers and
manufacturers to ensure compliance to prescribed quality standards;
(d) Strengthen support services such as credit faculties, research,

training and extension programs, rural infrastructures, postharvest
facilities and marketing services;
(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.
(e) Unify, rationalize and strengthen the implementation,
coordination of activities and mechanisms on agricultural and
fisheries mechanization programs and projects; and
(f) Deliver integrated support services to farmers, fisherfolk and

other stakeholders, and assist them to be able to viably operate
and manage their agricultural and fisheries mechanization
projects.

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 5. The National Agri-fishery Mechanization Program. –
There shall be formulated a National Agri-fishery Mechanization
Program by the Department of Agriculture (DA) with the
following objectives:
The National Agricultural and Fishery Mechanization Program

(NAFMP) 2017-2022 (updating)

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 7. Unified National Research and Development (R&D) and
Extension Agenda. – A unified National Agricultural and Fisheries
Mechanization Research and Development and Extension (RDE)
Agenda shall be formulated and implemented by the DA:
Provided, That the DA, through the Philippine Center for
Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) as
focal agency, shall integrate and unify all agricultural and
fisheries mechanization RDE programs and projects of all
concerned national government agencies.

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 18. Testing and Evaluation. – Agricultural and fisheries
machinery and equipment to be sold in the market shall pass
through testing and evaluation by the Agricultural Machinery
Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC) in accordance with the
national policies and guidelines to be promulgated by the
Secretary. Specifically, before it can be assembled, manufactured
and commercially sold in the market, the model of the machine
and any modification thereof should be tested by the AMTEC
and should pass the prescribed quality and performance
standards.

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 19. Registration of Ownership of Agricultural and Fishery
Machinery and Equipment. – All owners of agricultural and
fishery machinery and equipment must register these with the
agriculture offices of municipal and city government units. The
agriculture offices of the LGUs shall establish and maintain a
registry of agricultural and fishery machinery at the municipal,
city and provincial levels. The DA Regional Agricultural
Engineering Division shall maintain a registry of agricultural and
fishery machinery at the regional office whereas the BAFE shall
maintain a national database of all registered agricultural and
fishery machinery.
(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 21. Standards Development and Enforcement. – The DA,
through the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product
Standards (BAFPS), in coordination with the DTI, the DOST, the
BoAE and the AMTEC, and in consultation with the accredited
associations of farmers and fisherfolk, agricultural machinery
assemblers, manufacturers and distributors and agricultural
engineers shall develop standards specifications and test
procedures of agricultural and fishery machinery and
equipment. These standards should be in conformity with the
International Standards Organization (ISO) and shall be part of
the existing Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES).
(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 24. Strengthening the DA Agricultural and Fishery

Engineering Groups. – Pursuant to Section 46 of Republic Act No.
8435, otherwise known as the “Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization Act of 1997″, a Bureau of Agricultural and
Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) is hereby created as a regular
bureau of the DA which shall be under the supervision of the DA
Undersecretary and shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 27. Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Centers

(AMTEC). – The AMTEC of the College of Engineering and Agro-
Industrial Technology (CEAT) of the UPLB is hereby
institutionalized. The AMTEC is hereby designated as the premier
and reference testing center in the country, and for purposes of
functional coordination and integration, shall closely coordinate
its activities with the BAFS and BAFE.

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 34. Contiguous Farming. – The DA, together with the

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), shall carry out contiguous
farming projects in order to effect suitable field shapes and sizes
conducive to efficient operation of agricultural machinery and
equipment and likewise to ensure economies of scale.

(AFMech) Law”
SEC. 35. Use of Renewable Energy. – The use of renewable and

nonconventional energy such as wind, solar, hydro, biomass and
other farm-based energy sources shall be promoted as power
sources for the operation and maintenance of agricultural and
fisheries machinery. The DA, in coordination with the
Department of Energy (DOE), the DOST and SUCs, and the
private sector shall undertake research and extension activities
to enhance the use of renewable and nonconventional energy in
agricultural and fisheries operations.

“FOOD SAFETY ACT OF 2013”
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SAFETY REGULATORY

SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO PROTECT CONSUMER HEALTH AND
FACILITATE MARKET ACCESS OF LOCAL FOODS AND FOOD
PRODUCTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Joint DA-DOH AO 2015-0007

(g) Food refers to any substance or product whether processed,

partially processed or unprocessed that is intended for human
consumption. It includes drinks, chewing gum, water and other
substances which are intentionally incorporated into the food
during its manufacture, preparation and treatment.
(h) Feed refers to any substance or product, including additives,

intended to be used for oral feeding to animals.

“AFMech Law of 2013”
(a) Agricultural and fisheries machinery refers to machinery and

equipment for the production, harvesting, processing, storage,
manufacture, preserving, transporting and distribution of
agricultural and fisheries products. It includes, but is not limited
to, tractors and their attachments, power tillers, seeders,
transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, crop protection
and maintenance equipment, irrigation equipment and
accessories, greenhouses and other thermal conditioning
equipment,

“AFMech Law of 2013”
(a) Agricultural and fisheries machinery……, livestock equipment,

fishery equipment, slaughtering equipment, meat/fishery and
crop processing equipment, postharvest machines such as
milling machines, dryers, threshers, grain and other strippers,
agricultural transport machinery and storage facilities including
cold storage, reefer vans, slaughter houses and fishing boats of
three (3) gross tons or less. New agricultural and fishery
machinery includes newly imported as well as one that has not
been used since its date of manufacture;

(s) Good agricultural practices (GAP) refer to the practices that address
environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm
processes, and which result in safe and quality food and nonfood
agricultural products.
(t) Good manufacturing practices refer to a quality assurance system

aimed at ensuring that products are consistently manufactured,
packed, repacked or held to quality standards appropriate for the
intended use. It is thus concerned with both manufacturing and quality
control procedure.

(v) Hazard Analyses and Critical Control Points (HACCP) refer to a

science-based system which identifies, evaluates and controls
hazards which are significant for food safety at critical points
during a given stage in the food supply chain.

(dd) Post harvest stages refer to the stages in the food supply chain
involving the minimal transformation of plant and animal foods after
primary production such as removal of field heat for fruits, slaughter of
animals, sorting, grading and cutting of fresh plant and animal foods,
icing and freezing, and the milling and storage of grain.
(ee) Primary production refers to the production, rearing or growing of

primary products including harvesting, milking and farmed animal
production up to slaughter; and the rearing and growing of fish and
other seafood in aquaculture ponds. It also includes fishing, and the
hunting and catching of wild products.

Rule 9a.1 The DA and the DOH shall develop, adopt, amend
and/or revise food safety standards according to the principles
and procedures in the Act The DA shall establish standards and
codes of practice for fresh foods or foods from the primary
production and postharvest sectors of the food supply chain and
the DOH-FDA, for processed and prepackaged foods.

Rule 14a.1.2 Large and medium scale food businesses engaged in

the production of food in the primary and postharvest sector of
the food supply chain shall designate a FSCO who is preferably a
graduate of food-related courses including but not limited to
agriculture, animal science, fisheries, veterinary medicine, food
technology, chemistry, chemical/industrial/sanitary engineering.
Graduates of other courses must have work experience on food
safety.

Rule 14a.1.3 Large and medium scale food businesses engaged in

the manufacture of processed and prepackaged food shall
designate a FSCO who is preferably a graduate of food-related
courses including but not limited to food technology, food and
nutrition, chemistry, microbiology, chemical/sanitary
engineering, veterinary medicine, fisheries, agriculture.
Graduates of other courses must have work experience on food
safety.

SECTION 15. Principal Responsibilities of Government Agencies.

– The DA, the DOH, the DILG and the LGUs shall have the
following responsibilities:
(a) The DA shall be responsible for food safety in the primary
production and post-harvest stages of food supply chain and
foods locally produced or imported in this category;
Rule 15a.1 In performing this responsibility, the DA shall ensure
that all laws, standards, policies, and programs assuring the
safety of primary and postharvest food, foods locally produced
or imported under this category are implemented.
Rule 15.a.2 Primary food is food obtained from the primary production
stage of the food supply chain. Primary production refers to the
production, rearing or growing of primary products including
harvesting, milking and farmed animal production up to slaughter, and
the rearing and growing of fish and other seafood in aquaculture
ponds. It also includes fishing, and the hunting and catching of wild
products.
Rule 15a.3 Postharvest food is food obtained from postharvest stages
of the food supply chain. Postharvest stages involve minimal
transformation of plant and animal foods after primary production
such as removal of field heat for fruits, slaughter of animals, sorting,
grading and cutting of fresh plant and animal foods, icing and freezing,
and the milling and storage of grain.
Rule 15a.4 Postharvest handling activities are essential to food

safety and trade as these activities control hazards and enhance
the marketability of primary and postharvest foods.
Rule 15a.5 Primary production and postharvest handling

activities include transport and dry and/or cold storage of
primary and postharvest foods are subject to the requirements
of the Act.

Rule 15a.6 The DA shall prescribe the control measures, standards,

Codes of GAP/GAHP/GAqP for Food Safety, other codes of practice,
and other requirements for the safety of primary and postharvest
foods, both locally produced and imported under this category, and
shall verify that these requirements are met.
Rule 15a.7 To ensure food safety during primary production, the health
of plants and animals from where the food is derived, the effects of
feeds, crop and aquaculture protection chemicals, veterinary drugs,
biological products, and other production inputs shall be considered
and made part of food safety regulations.
Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015
AN ACT PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE COMPETITIVENESS

OF THE SUGARCANE INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SEC. 3. Productivity Improvement Programs.
(a) Block Farm Program. – The Block Farm Program for sugarcane
farming being implemented by the Sugar Regulatory
Administration (SRA), the Department of Agriculture (DA), the
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), and other government
agencies is hereby institutionalized and shall be further
enhanced and supported.

(b) Farm Support Program. – For other farms that are not eligible
under the Block Farm Program, the SRA shall make available a
support program which shall include, among others, the
provision of (1) socialized credit; and (2) farm management,
technical assistance; and professional services:

(b) Farm Support Program.

(ii) Farm Management, Technical Assistance and Professional
Services –The SRA, the DA, the DAR, the Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE), the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), state universities and colleges
(SUCs), and other concerned private and nongovernment
organizations (NGOs) shall formulate and implement a deployment
program of agricultural engineers, agriculturists and farm
technicians for the provision of farm management, technical
assistance and professional services to these farms.
(c) Farm Mechanization Program. – Planters/farmers of

sugarcane farms, including block farms and farms of agrarian
reform beneficiaries, shall be encouraged and trained to utilize
appropriate agricultural machineries and equipment necessary
for the efficient planting, cultivation, care and maintenance,
harvesting and handling of sugarcane.


(c) Farm Mechanization Program.
The SRA, the DA and the DAR, in partnership with local
government units (LGUs), consistent with the provisions of
Republic Act No. 10601, otherwise known as the “Agricultural
and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law”, shall:
(1) Introduce or expand the use of machineries for the different
stages of sugarcane farming;
(2) Formulate and implement a Sugarcane Farm Mechanization
Program at the mill district levels and block farms; and

(c) Farm Mechanization Program
(3) Support the establishment, operation and maintenance of Agri-

fisheries Machinery and Equipment Service Centers, as provided in
Section 9 of Republic Act No. 10601, in sugarcane areas and, for this
purpose, provide socialized credit to service centers: Provided, That
these service centers shall emphasize the provision of plowing,
harrowing, weeding, fertilization, harvesting and other farm
mechanization services to sugarcane farms that do not have the
capability to purchase or maintain their own machineries and
equipment.


(c) Farm Mechanization Program
To develop and deploy appropriate machineries and equipment,

the SRA, through its research centers, in collaboration with the
Philippine Sugar Research Institute, the Philippine Center for
Post-Harvest Development and Mechanization, the Bureau of
Agricultural Research, SUCs, other concerned government
agencies, and industry stakeholders, shall formulate and conduct
a research, development and extension program for sugarcane
farm mechanization and engineering.

SEC. 4. Research and Development. – The SRA, in coordination with the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), as well as relevant state
universities and government research and development institutions and
the private sector, shall intensify researches on sugarcane high yielding
or flood resistant varieties; pest control and prevention; latest farming,
milling, refining and biomass co-generation technologies; soil analysis
and fertility mapping of sugarcane areas; weather monitoring and
climate change adaptation measures; sugar and sweetener
consumption; and other viable products that can be derived from
sugarcane. The DA and the DOST shall likewise provide assistance to the
SRA to improve the latter’s crop forecasting and crop monitoring
activities or programs.

SEC. 7. Infrastructure Support. – To facilitate the transport of

sugarcane to mills and distilleries, enhance the marketing and
export of sugar and other products derived from sugarcane, and
complement productivity improvement measures in this Act,
transport infrastructure, farm-to-mill roads, and irrigation
facilities shall be provided.

SEC. 7. Infrastructure Support.
(c) Irrigation. – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Bureau
of Soils and Water Management, and concerned LGUs, in coordination
with the SRA, shall construct appropriate, efficient and cost effective
irrigation facilities, pump and other pressurized irrigation systems, rain
capture and water impounding facilities in block farms and other
sugarcane farms. The SRA shall submit to these agencies the list of
priority sugarcane areas within six (6) months from the start of the
effectivity of this Act. The DA and the NIA shall include in its annual
budget the item or provision on construction and rehabilitation of
irrigation facilities, rain capture and water impounding facilities in
sugarcane areas.

SEC. 7. Infrastructure Support.
(c) Irrigation.
To promote the conservation of water resources and encourage and
involve the participation of sugar mills, refineries and distilleries in
providing irrigation to sugarcane areas, the utilization for irrigation of
wastewater discharge of mills, refineries, or distilleries, that meet the
specifications of the DA on the safe reuse of wastewater for irrigation,
fertilization and other agricultural uses, is considered “reuse” and,
therefore, exempt from wastewater charges under the system provided
under Section 13 of Republic Act No. 9275, also known as the “Philippine
Clean Water Act of 2004”.

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Philippine Society of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineers in Collaboration with the

Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Online ABE Review Class 2021

R.A. 8559 – An Act Regulating the Practice of Agricultural

R.A. 10915 – AN ACT STRENGTHENING, MODERNIZING AND

Engineer I, II, III, IV & V;

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BOAE Memo Circular No. 2005-09

The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act

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Section 28. Criteria for Selection of Irrigation Development

The Selection of appropriate scheme of irrigation development

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Section 30. National Irrigation Systems (NIS)

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) shall continue to plan,

In addition, the NIA is mandated to gradually turn over operation

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Section 31. Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS)

Section 32. Minor Irrigation Schemes

The Department shall formulate and develop a plan for the

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Section 59. Agricultural Machinery

The Department shall give priority to the development and

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Section 11. Persons to Teach Subjects for Licensure Examination.

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Effective January 1, 2009, all transcripts of records for four (4)

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It shall be the duty of the school administration to ensure

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• National Building Code of the Philippines, 1972

• To safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent

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• COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988

• CARPER (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension

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CHAPTER XIV – Financing

SECTION 63. Funding Source. ……. Sources of funding or

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CHAPTER IX – Support Services

SECTION 35. Creation of Support Services Office.

The Office shall provide general support and coordinative

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CHAPTER IX – Support Services

SECTION 35. Creation of Support Services Office.

2) Infrastructure development and public works projects in areas

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CHAPTER IX – Support Services

SECTION 35. Creation of Support Services Office.

7) Assigning sufficient numbers of agricultural extension workers

8) Undertake research, development and dissemination of

• the territorial and political subdivisions of the State shall

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Re: Design, Construction, Management and/or Provision of

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An act promoting for an ecological solid waste management

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Section 34. Inventory of Markets for Composts. - Within six (6)