Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations
Letter of Instructions No. 1399, issued on April 11, 1984, directs the Laguna Lake Development Authority to reclaim and redistribute excess fishpen areas to small fishermen's associations in an effort to democratize resource access and support local livelihoods. This initiative aims to enhance the income of small fishermen by allowing them to own and manage fishpens, with each cooperative receiving up to 30 hectares. Additionally, the Farm Systems Development Corporation is tasked with organizing and providing technical and financial assistance to these cooperatives, while the Bureau of Cooperatives Development is to recognize them under existing cooperative laws. This policy reflects the government’s commitment to empower marginalized users of Laguna de Bay.
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- What is Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 1399, issued on April 11, 1984, directs the Laguna Lake Development Authority to reclaim and redistribute excess fishpen areas to small fishermen's associations in an effort to democratize resource access and support local livelihoods. This initiative aims to enhance the income of small fishermen by allowing them to own and manage fishpens, with each cooperative receiving up to 30 hectares. Additionally, the Farm Systems Development Corporation is tasked with organizing and providing technical and financial assistance to these cooperatives, while the Bureau of Cooperatives Development is to recognize them under existing cooperative laws. This policy reflects the government’s commitment to empower marginalized users of Laguna de Bay.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 1399?
- Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations (Letter of Instructions No. 1399) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations enacted?
- Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations (Letter of Instructions No. 1399) was enacted on Apr 11, 1984.
- What is the citation for Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations?
- Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations, Letter of Instructions No. 1399, Apr 11, 1984 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1399
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 11, 1984
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1399
DIRECTING THE TURN-OVER OF EXCESS FISHPENS TO SMALL FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS AND GRANT OF ASSISTANCE TO THE SAME
| TO | : | Laguna Lake Development Authority, Farm Systems Development Corporation, Bureau of Cooperatives Development |
WHEREAS, Letter of Instructions No. 769, provides for the guidelines to be observed in the removal and/or restructuring of fishpens in Laguna de Bay;
WHEREAS, under said LOI, oversized fishpens with permit shall be restructured and the excess removed; SaDICE
WHEREAS, it is the policy of government to democratize the benefits derived from the lake by providing the marginal users of the same, opportunities to own, manage and operate fishpens;
WHEREAS, small fishermen in the lake area have been organized into associations/cooperatives under the Laguna Lake Cooperative Development Program for the purpose of providing them opportunity to increase their income;
WHEREAS, there is need to give these small associations/cooperatives every tenable assistance from the government; cICHTD
NOW THEREFORE, I FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines do hereby direct the following:
1. The Laguna Lake Development Authority, to take over the areas which are in excess of legal limits of fishpens operated by individuals or corporations and to turn them over to qualified small fishermen's associations/cooperatives. Each small fishermen's cooperative shall be granted a maximum of thirty (30) hectares of fishpen which will be owned, managed and operated by its members. aDSTIC
2. The Farm Systems Development Corporation, to organize and register small fishermen's cooperatives under the Laguna Lake Cooperative Development Program and provide them with the needed technical, managerial and financial assistance.
3. The Bureau of Cooperatives Development to recognize all associations registered with the Farm Systems Development Corporation as cooperatives falling under Presidential Decree No. 175 and for this purpose shall enjoy the privileges of cooperatives enumerated in said Decree.
DONE in the City of Manila, on this 11th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four.
Cite This Law
Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations, Letter of Instructions No. 1399, Apr 11, 1984 (Philippines)
Turn-Over of Excess Fishpens to Small Fishermen's Associations, Letter of Instructions No. 1399 (Phil. 1984)
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