The Livestock Development Council (LDC) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree (PD) 914 signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos on March 1976. LDC's mandate under the law is to serve as the policy making body for the livestock and poultry sector of the Department of Agriculture.
Minister Arturo R. Tanco, Jr. served as the first Council Chairman being the head of the Ministry of Agriculture. Original structure of the Council include 18 members from the government and 10 from the private sector. Membership of the Council expanded and to date included the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Resources, Research and Development for the government sector and representatives from the Small Farmers' Association for Swine, Poultry, Cattle and the Small Ruminants under the private sector.
An Executive Staff headed by an Executive Director was also created to manage the operation of the Council. Dr. Dalmacio S. Salting, a veterinarian, was the first Executive Director of LDC (1976-1980). As a newly created Council, Director Salting focussed his activities in fostering and establishing a working relationship between and among the DA's livestock agencies, the regional field units, and the private sector through the accredited livestock and poultry associations.
With the resignation of Dr. Salting after four fruitful years of service, Dr. Ramon A. Ancheta, also a veterinarian took over the directorship from 1980 to 1986. It was during his term when the National Animal Resources Development Program (NARDP) of the Department of Agriculture was established
As the 1986 EDSA Revolution gave way to a new leadership, installed President Corazon C. Aquino reaffirmed further the Councils' role in the development of the livestock and poultry industries by signing Executive Order (E.O.) 116 on January 30, 1987 - mandating the LDC to formulate and establish comprehensive policy guidelines; prepare plans and programs; and to monitor and evaluate livestock development projects.
The E.O. 116 also known as the "Reorganization Act" in effect restructured the Ministry of Agriculture into Ministry of Agriculture and Food headed by then Minister Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. During that time, Dr. Romeo N. Alcasid assumed the directorship of LDC from 1986 to 1987. Through his guidance, LDC was able to intensify pasture development in the regions with the aim of enhancing livestock production.
A year after, Director Lino E. Nazareno took over and managed LDC from 1987 to 1989 a year after. Dr. Manuel D. Rocha, at that time the Executive Director of the National Meat Inspection Commission, succeeded Director Nazareno on concurrent capacity from 1989 to 1991. This was during the leadership of Secretary Senen C. Bacani.
The appointment of Secretary Roberto S. Sebastian to the Department of Agriculture from 1991 to 1994 witnessed three distinguished personalities of the LDC. Dr. Romeo N. Alcasid, Executive Director from 1986 to 1987, was designated anew as Officer-In-Charge from 1991 to 1992. Significant during his term was the leveling of the agriculture sector towards trade globalization and the commencement of GATT-WTO ratification.
Assistant Secretary Lino E. Nazareno also came back and headed LDC on concurrent capacity from 1992 to 1993. He was instrumental to the genetic improvement and upgrading of stocks initiated by the Department by requiring cattle feeder importers to institute 10% breeder bull from the total volume of importation. When Director Nazareno took full time as Assistant Secretary for Livestock in 1993, Director Pedro O. Ocampo took over.
Director Ocampo supervised the agency from 1993 to 1994. It was under Director Ocampo when the "Medium Term Livestock Development Program" (MTLDP) was conceptualized. LDC was tasked as the coordinating body of all the DA livestock bureaus and agencies including regional field units in the implementation of the said program
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