(13) Performs such other related functions which shall promote the development,
management, protection and conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources.
SEC. 12. Composition. – The Bureau shall be composed of the Office of the Director
II assisted by a Director I and supported by divisions/ sections/ units. The provincial/city/
municipal fishery officers shall form part of the field offices of the Department of Agriculture
and Fisheries.
SEC. 13. RBFAR Organizational Structure. – The RBFAR is composed of the Office
of the Regional Director, Office of the Assistant Regional Director, the Divisions, Sections and
Legal Unit, and the Provincial and City/Municipal Fishery Offices.
SEC. 14. Bureau Head. – The Bureau shall be headed by a Regional Director with a
rank of Director II and assisted by an Assistant Regional Director with the rank of a Director I.
Chapter 6
ARMM Coconut Authority (ACA)
SEC. 15. The Autonomous Regional Government shall establish the ARMM Coconut
Authority (ACA) which shall have the following functions:
(1) Formulate and promote a strategic and comprehensive development program for the
coconut and other palm oil industry in all its aspects;
(2) Implement and sustain a region-wide coconut planting and replanting, fertilization
and rehabilitation, and other farm productivity programs;
(3) Conduct research and extension works on farm productivity and process
development for product quality and diversification;
(4) Establish quality standards for coconut and palm products and by- products; and,
develop and expand the domestic and foreign markets; and
(5) Enhance the capacities and ensure the socio-economic welfare of coconut and palm
farmers and farm workers.
SEC. 16. Organizational Structure and Funding. – The ACA shall be composed of
such offices as maybe devolved to the Autonomous Region in accordance with Section 3, Article
XVIII of Republic Act 9054. In addition to funds that maybe devolved, the Regional Assembly
shall provide the necessary funding for the administrative and operational requirements of the
Authority.
Chapter 7
Coordination with Bureaus/Agencies
SEC. 17. Coordination with Bureaus/ Agencies. - The Department shall maintain
coordination with following bureaus and agencies pending their devolution to the autonomous
region:
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