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NR # 4120B
The Halal Board shall be composed of the following: Secretary of Trade and
Industry as chairman; Secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos as Vice
Chairman; and the members include: the Secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture
and Food; Health; Science and Technology; Foreign Affairs; Tourism; the Governor of
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority; and
two (2) Muslim Filipino professionals from the Academe, Law, Industry, or food science
who have experience in Halal industry development to be appointed by the President from
at least four (4) nominees recommended by Muslim Filipino peoples organizations and
nongovernment organizations.
The development of Philippine National Standards for Halal (PNSH) shall be the
mandate of the following standard-setting agencies:
1) Department of Agriculture and Food Bureau or Agriculture and Fisheries
Standards for primary and post-harvest foods;
2) Department of Health Food and Drug Administration for processed and prepackaged foods, drugs and cosmetics; and
3) Department of Trade and Industry Bureau of Philippine Standards for nonfood products aside from drugs and cosmetics.
Under the Halal Act assistance will be extended to exporters in finding new markets
and expand existing markets for Philippine Halal products, processes and services.
Among other salient provisions, it will also provide/upgrade the necessary common
service facilities such as slaughterhouses, warehouses, refrigeration facilities and
laboratory facilities and equipment in strategic production, processing and manufacturing
areas. (30) dpt