EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 166, May 20, 2014

DESIGNATING THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AS CHAIRMAN OF CERTAIN GOVERNING BODIES

WHEREAS, Executive Order (EO) No. 165 (s. 2014) transferred the National Food Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Philippine Coconut Authority , and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority from the Department of Agriculture to the Office of the President;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO No. 292 (s. 1987) or the “Administrative Code of 1987,” the President of the Philippines has the continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 79 of Republic Act No, 10633, or the “General Appropriations Act of 2014,” unless otherwise provided by law or directed by the President of the Philippines, no organizational units or changes in key positions in any department, bureau, and office of the National Government, including SUCs shall be authorized in their respective organizational structures and staffing patterns and funded from appropriations provided under this Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S, AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Chairmanship. The Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization shall henceforth be the Chairman, in an ex officio capacity, of the Governing Bodies of the following;

a) National Food Authority;

b) National Irrigation Administration;

c) Philippine Coconut Authority, and

d) Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.

Section 2. Repeal. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 3. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 20th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.

Executive Secretary