Under which decree was the Tariff Commission placed under the supervision of NEDA?

• A. Presidential Decree No. 1
• B. Presidential Decree No. 34, s. 1972
• C. Republic Act No. 1937
• D. Tariff Act of 1909

Answer: (A)

The question hinges on how the government reorganized agencies to align policy with national development planning. Presidential Decree No. 1, issued in 1972, created the National Economic and Development Authority and placed several economic bodies under its supervision so tariff and trade policy could be coordinated with the overall development plan. The Tariff Commission was brought under NEDA’s supervision through this decree, integrating its work with the broader planning framework rather than keeping it autonomous. The other options do not reflect this specific reorganization under NEDA, so they’re not the instruments that placed the Tariff Commission under its supervision.