Article 37p. 37

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(3) The Assistant Secretary assigned to the Research,

Training and Extension Group shall be responsible for

conducting research and training as well as providing

assistance

in

the

establishment

of

agricultural

cooperatives. This group shall be composed of the Bureau

of

Agricultural

Research

(BAR),

Agricultural

Training

Institute (ATI), and Bureau of Agricultural Cooperatives

Development (BACOD);

(4) The Assistant Secretary assigned to the Planning

and Monitoring Group shall take charge of developing,

integrating, monitoring and evaluating all plans and

programs of the Department and shall collect, monitor,

and publish agricultural statistics for the Department and

its

clientele.

This

group

shall

be

composed

of

the

Planning and Monitoring Services, Computer Services,

and Bureau of Agricultural Statistics;

(5) The Assistant Secretary assigned to the Support

Group

shall

take

charge

of

providing

staff

support

services in finance, administration, and management.

This shall be composed of the Financial and Management

Services,

the

Legal

Services,

and

the Administrative

Services;

(6)

The

Assistant

Secretary

assigned

to

the

Foreign-Assisted Projects shall be responsible for the

negotiation

and

implementation

of

foreign-assisted

projects of the Department;

(7)

The

Assistant

Secretary

assigned

to

Regional

Operations shall assist the Undersecretary for Regional

Operations in the supervision of regional offices including

the coordination and implementation of Department

plans, policies and programs.

The seven (7) Assistant Secretaries shall, in addition to

the

abovementioned

duties,

perform

such

other

functions as may be assigned by the Secretary. They may

also be assigned or placed under the supervision of the

Undersecretaries at the discretion of the Secretary.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 10. Planning and Monitoring Service . — The

Planning and Monitoring Service shall be responsible for

the formulation and integration of plans and programs,

emanating from all units of the Department, including

the Bureaus, Regional Offices and Attached Agencies. It

shall also be responsible for data analysis and monitoring

of

the

implementation

of said plans and programs

through its management information system.

SECTION

11. Computer Service . — The Computer

Service shall be responsible for the development and

maintenance

of

the

electronic

data

processing

requirements of the Department.

SECTION 12. Financial and Management Service . —

The Financial and Management Service shall provide

services

relating

to

budgeting,

accounting,

and

management.

SECTION

13.

Administrative

Service .

—

The

Administrative Service shall be responsible for providing

personnel,

records,

information,

training

and

other

general services.

SECTION 14. Legal Service . — The Legal Service shall

handle the legal requirements including those pertaining

to the quasi-judicial and regulatory functions of the

Department Proper and its Bureaus.

SECTION 15. Agri-business Investment Information

Service . — The Agri-business Investment Information

Service shall conduct research, gather and collate data

related to agri-business such as laws and regulations,

taxation,

production

technologies,

market

strategies,

competition, foreign assistance, grants, credit, and new

venture considerations relating to agri-business and shall

package

information

on

agri-business

investment

opportunities and provide sample feasibility studies for

different agricultural products and markets.

SECTION 16. Marketing Assistance Service . — The

Marketing Assistance Service shall be responsible for

identifying markets for Philippine agricultural products

and

shall

assist

in the planning of market centers,

marketing channels, and distribution networks.

SECTION 17. Department Services Head . — Each of

the Services of the Department shall be headed by a Staff

Director.

CHAPTER 4 Bureaus and Offices

SECTION

18.

Bureau of Animal Industry . — The

Bureau of Animal Industry shall:

(1) Formulate programs for the development and

expansion of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries to

meet the requirements of the growing populace;

(2) Recommend the specific policies and procedures

governing the flow of livestock products through the

various

stages

of

marketing,

as well as the proper

preservation and inspection of such products;

(3) Coordinate and monitor the activities and projects

relating to livestock and allied industries;

(4) Prescribe standards for quality in the manufacture,

importation, labelling, advertising, distribution, and sale

of livestock, poultry, and allied industries; and

(5) For its own sector, recommend plans, programs,

policies,

rules

and

regulations to the Secretary and

provide technical assistance in the implementation of the

same.

SECTION 19. Bureau of Plant Industry . — The Bureau

of Plant Industry shall:

(1) Be responsible for the production of improved

planting materials, protection of agricultural crops from

pests and diseases, and development and improvement

of farm equipment and other structures related to the

plant industry;

(2) Prepare a program for the selection, production

and certification of improved planting materials as well as

guidelines for its implementation;

(3)

Recommend

plant

quarantine

policies,

and

prescribe

rules

and

regulations

for

the

prevention,

control, and eradication of pests, diseases, and injuries to

plants and plant products; and

(4) For its own sector, recommend plans, programs,

policies,

rules

and

regulations to the Secretary and

provide technical assistance in the implementation of the

same.

SECTION

20.

Bureau

of

Fisheries

and

Aquatic

Resources .

—

The

Bureau

of Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources shall:

(1)

Formulate

plans

for

the proper management,

accelerated development, and proper utilization of the

country's fishery and aquatic resources;

(2) Undertake studies on the economics of the various

phases of the fishing industry, which studies shall form

the bases for the formulation of policies and programs on

fisheries and aquatic resources;

(3) Render technical assistance and advisory services

in the proper procurement, construction and operation of

the

fishing

vessels

as

well

as

determination

and

designation of fish landing points for all commercial

fishing boats; and

(4) For its own sector, recommend plans, programs,

policies,

rules

and

regulations to the Secretary and

provide technical assistance in the implementation of the

same.

SECTION

21.

Bureau

of

Soils

and

Water

Management .

—

The

Bureau

of

Soils

and

Water

Management shall:

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