Which provision allows the Tariff Commission to adopt operational strategies to promote growth of Philippine industries after a thorough study of the trade and tariff system?

• A. Executive Order No. 230, s. 1987
• B. Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987
• C. Executive Order No. 143, s. 2000
• D. Presidential Decree No. 34, s. 1972

Answer: (B)

The ability to study the trade and tariff system and then adopt concrete measures to promote the growth of Philippine industries comes from the Administrative Code of 1987, which is provided by Executive Order 292. This code reorganized government functions and clarifies the powers of the Tariff Commission, authorizing it not just to analyze trade and tariff policy but also to translate that analysis into operational strategies and implementing programs aimed at industrial growth. In other words, after conducting a thorough study, the Commission can move beyond assessment and take actionable steps to foster domestic industry, coordinating with other agencies as needed.

Other provisions from the other options don’t authorize this specific progression from study to implemented strategies for industrial growth under the Tariff Commission, so they don’t fit as well.