Executive Order No. 747 (1981)

Sec. 1. There is hereby created a Special Committee on the Philippine Coconut Industry, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, which shall be composed of the following:

Deputy Prime Minister Jose A. Roño

Chairman

Minister Roberto Ongpin

Member

Minister Juan Ponce Enrile

Member

Minister Placido Mapa, Jr.

Member

Minister-of-State Emmanuel Pelaez

Member

Assemblyman Hilario Davide, Jr.

Member

Assemblyman Mariano Logarta

Member

Assemblyman Cesar Villariba

Member

Ambassador Eduardo Cojuangco

Member

Administrator Rolando de la Cuesta

Member

Mrs. Maria Clara Lobregat

Member

Sec. 2. The Committee shall undertake the following functions:

a) To conduct an extensive study and assessment of current developments and trends affecting the Philippine coconut industry; and

b) To determine and recommended such long-range policies and solution of problems as may be necessary to promote the Philippine coconut industry and enhance the well-being of the coconut farmers.

Sec. 3. The Committee shall meet as soon as possible upon call of the chairman and shall determined and adopt rules as may be deemed necessary in the conduct of its proceedings.

Sec. 4. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) shall provide the Committee with the necessary staff and technical support. The Committee, however, through its chairman, may call on other government agencies and institutions to provide such assistance as may be required to attain its objectives.

Sec. 5. The Committee shall submit to the President a report on its findings and recommendations within the earliest time possible.

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately

Sec. 6. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-one.