Committee on Animal Welfare attached to the Department of Agriculture which shall, subject to the approval of the

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the strict implementation of the
provisions of this Act, including the setting of safety and sanitary standards Policy Evaluation
(1) The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG);
(2) Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS); Proposed amendment to RA
(3) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA); 8485 submitted to Congress
(4) Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
(5) National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) of the DA;
(6) Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) of the DA;
(7) Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA); Policy Implementation
(8) Veterinary Practitioners Association of the Philippines (VPAP);
(9) Philippine Animal Hospital Association of the Philippines (PAHA);
(10) Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS);
(11) Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA);
(12) Philippine Society of Swine Practitioners (PSSP);
(13) Philippine College of Canine Practitioners (PCCP); and
(14) Philippine Society of Animal Science (PSAS).

Republic Act No. 8485 - The Animal Welfare

Policy Formulation Act of 1998 , the animal welfare act came as
a response to protect and promote the
welfare of all animals in the Philippines by
Animals have been used by humans for
supervising and regulating the
food, clothing, companionship, and
establishment and operations of all facilities
other purposes for centuries. In recent
NATIONAL POLICY

utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping,

years, as demand for animals and their
treating or training of all animals either as
products has increased, the treatment of
objects of trade or as household pets.
animals at the hands of humans has
deteriorated.

Policy Adoption &

Policy Formalization

Ra 8485:
“The Animal Welfare
Act Of 1998”
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An Ordinance Providing for a Comprehensive Code for the
Youth of Cagayan de Oro City and Providing Funds Thereof
FORMULATION
Formed from Cagayan de
Oro's vision to
institutionalize youth
participation in the local
government recognizing the
diversity of the youth sectors
while encouraging them to
to actively participate and be
involved in the crafting and
monitoring of the policies in
the city.
EVALUATION
IMPLEMENTATION There shall be a yearly
congress of all registered
youth organizations and
ADOPTATION The Oro Youth Development youth serving organizations
FORMALIZATION Council shall formulate a in the city or as many as
comprehensive program for needed within the year to
the youth, within six (6) serve as the venue for the
RA 10742 - Sangguniang months from the effectivity SK presidents and the
Kabataan Reform Act of of the Code, after thorough various representatives from
2015 emphasizing the consultation with the the Oro Youth Development
institutionalization of a local Sangguniang Kabataan, Council to present their
youth development council, youth groups, other courses of action (issues
creation of a youth affairs government sectors, private and recommendations) and
office, establishing sector and non-government accomplishments for the
mandatory training and organizations. year.
providing an anti-political
dynasty provision among
others.