Bureau of Plant Industry (Philippines) explained

Agency Name:Bureau of Plant Industry
Nativename:Kawanihan ng Industriya sa Paghahalaman
Formed:January 30, 1987
Headquarters:692 San Andres Street, Malate, Manila, Philippines[1]
Coordinates:14.5693°N 120.99°W
Budget:₱1.02 billion Php (2018)[2]
Chief1 Name:George Y. Culaste
Chief1 Position:Director
Parent Agency:Department of Agriculture

The Philippines' Bureau of Plant Industry, (Filipino; Pilipino: Kawanihan ng Industriya sa Paghahalaman,[3] abbreviated as BPI) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant industry sector.

History

On January 1, 1930, by virtue of Act 3639 of the Philippine Legislature, the Bureau of Agriculture was split to the Bureau of Animal Industry and Bureau of Plant Industry. The said Act defined the powers and functions of the two agencies. The Bureau of Animal Industry taking over all activities concerning animals, animal diseases, and industrialization of animal products and the Bureau of Plant Industry taking over the tasks on plant research and crop production.[4]

As created through series of laws, Executive and Administrative Orders, BPI has the primary tasks of:

Through Executive Order 116 of President Corazon Aquino on January 30, 1987, BPI was reorganized to become a staff bureau under the production group of the renamed Department of Agriculture.[5]

On December 15, 2000, the Bureau of Plant Industry under the leadership of Atty. BLO Umpar Adiong, was certified as ISO 9002 and considered as having a world class management system.

In 2014, Assistant Secretary Paz J. Benavidez II of the Department of Agriculture was named OIC Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry. She replaced Director Clarito Barron.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bureau of Plant Industry - CONTACT US . Bureau of Plant Industry . April 9, 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Genera appropriations act . 2018 . www.dbm.gov.ph . PDF . June 25, 2019.
  3. Book: Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino . . 978-971-0197-22-4 . 8 . 2013 . April 9, 2020 . March 29, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170329025354/http://kwf.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mga-ng-Pangalan-Tanggapan-sa-Filipino2.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Republic Act No. 3639 . Legal Office: FAOLEX . April 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Executive Order No. 116, s. 1987 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . February 7, 2020 . January 30, 1987.