Philippine Tariff Commission - Manila, Philippines

By virtue of Republic Act 911, the Tariff Commission was created in June 1953 under the Office of the President. This Act provided for a collegial body consisting of a Chairman and two Commissioners. The following were the main objectives of the Commission. Since its inception, the Commission has undergone several reorganizations. In 1956, it was transformed into a division of the then Department of Finance. In 1957, the Congress of the Philippines enacted RA 1937, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, restoring the Tariff Commission as an independent body under the supervision of the Office of the President and headed by a Commissioner and an Assistant Commissioner.In October 1973, by virtue of the Integrated Reorganization Plan (Presidential Decree No.1),  

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the Commission was reconverted into a collegial body headed by a Chairman and Member Commissioners and placed under the administrative supervision of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).