The Tariff Commission, as created under RA 911, is an independent government agency not attached or subsumed to any other government agency. Which statement is correct?

• A. Republic Act No. 911 created an independent government agency
• B. It is attached to the National Economic and Development Authority
• C. It is part of the Department of Finance
• D. It is a private corporation

Answer: (A)

Independence is the key idea: Republic Act No. 911 created the Tariff Commission as an independent government agency, not attached to any single department. That separation ensures tariff investigations and policy recommendations are based on impartial analysis of the domestic industry, trade effects, and public interest rather than direction from another agency. It is not part of the National Economic and Development Authority nor part of the Department of Finance, and it is not a private corporation. The law assigns it a standalone mandate to study tariffs and to advise the President and Congress, reflecting its non-subordinate status.