MALACAÑANG

MANILA

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 40

CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE ON SUGAR TO COORDINATE PLANNING AND POLICY FORMULATION ON THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

WHEREAS, the sugar industry is confronted with serious problems on production, financing, marketing and capacity underutilization, among others;

WHEREAS, there are various government and private agencies involved in the sugar industry with different concerns and interests;

WHEREAS, there is a need to coordinate the various government and private agencies to be able to come up with comprehensive, cohesive and acceptable plans and policies on the sugar industry congruent with national goals;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby order the following:

SECTION 1. Creation of the Inter-Agency Committee on Sugar. – There is hereby created an Inter-Agency Committee on Sugar, hereafter referred to as the Committee.

SECTION 2. Composition. – With the Department of Agriculture through the Sugar Regulatory Administration as the lead agency, the Committee shall be composed of representatives from the following:

Sugar Regulatory Administration
–
Chairman

Department of Agriculture
–
Co-Chairman

Department of Trade and Industry
–
Member

Department of Science and Technology
–
Member

Asset Privatization Trust
–
Member

Philippine Sugar Association
–
Member

Philippine Sugar Corporation
–
Member

Philippine National Bank
–
Member

Confederation of Sugar Producers Association, Inc.
–
Member

National Federation of Sugarcane Planters, Inc.
–
Member

Two Representatives from the Sugar Workers
–
Members

SECTION 3. Duties and Responsibilities of the Committee. – The Committee shall perform the following duties and responsibilities:

1. To undertake a comprehensive study on the sugar industry, identify problem areas and to recommend policy measures on sugarcane production, sugar processing, marketing, research and development, by-product utilization, diversification, financing and socio-economic programs;

3. To monitor and assess implementation of various policies and programs recommended by the Committee.

The Committee shall submit to the President of the Republic of the Philippines, its initial report not later than the 31st day of December 1987.

SECTION 4. Effectivity. – This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

Manila, November 4, 1987.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.

Acting Executive Secretary

Source: Malacañang Records Office