December 29, 1995

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8174

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. Appropriation of Funds. — The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated, for the operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January one to December thirty-one, nineteen hundred and ninety-six, except where otherwise specifically provided herein:

 

SUMMARY OF FY 1996 NEW APPROPRIATIONS
(Amount, In thousand pesos)
I.	CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES	2,213,715
	A.	Senate		562,926
		A.1	Senate Electoral Tribunal	33,920
	B.	Commission on Appointments	101,048
	C.	House of Representatives	1,477,000
		C.1	House Electoral Tribunal	38,821
II	OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	1,076,513
	A.	The President's Offices	1,076,513
III.	OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT	48,740
IV.	DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM	949,972
	A.	Office of the Secretary	949,972
V.	DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	2,341,921
	A.	Office of the Secretary	1,970,685
	B.	Agricultural Credit Policy Council	17,895
	C.	Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority	25,810
	D.	Fiber Industry Development Authority	95,840
	E.	Livestock Development Council	8,225
	F.	National Agricultural and Fishery Council	84,682
	G.	National Meat Inspection Commission	21,556
	H.	National Nutrition Council	39,527
	I.	National Stud Farm	6,841
	J.	Philippine Carabao Center	22,160
	K.	Sacobia Development Authority	15,062
	L.	Bureau of Post-Harvest for Research and Extension	33,638
VI.	DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT	408,798
	A.	Office of the Secretary	407,693
	B.	Procurement Service	1,105
VII.	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS	48,238,217
	A.	Office of the Secretary	47,894,016
	B.	Commission on the Filipino Language	27,386
	C.	National Historical Institute	62,290
	D.	National Library	70,886
	E.	National Museum	122,165
	F.	Records Management and Archives Office	35,798
	G.	Philippine High School for the Arts	25,676
VIII.	STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES	8,796,867
	A.	NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION	3,545,210
		A.1	Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology	59,668
		A.2	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy	64,922
		A.3	Philippine Normal University	142,458
		A.4	Philippine State College of Aeronautics	37,353
		A.5	Polytechnic University of the Philippines	384,181
		A.6	Rizal Technological Colleges	102,318
		A.7	Technological University of the Philippines	170,762
		A.8	University of the Philippines System	2,583,548
	B.	Region I – ILOCOS	561,885
		B.1	Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University	189,228
		B.2	Mariano Marcos State University	138,686
		B.3	Cotton Research and Development Institute	23,028
		B.4	Pangasinan State University	109,364
		B.5	University of Northern Philippines	101,579
	C.	CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION	190,913
		C.1	Abra State Institute of Science and Technology	21,323
		C.2	Benguet State University	83,433
		C.3	Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry	30,548
		C.4	Kalinga-Apayao State College	22,077
		C.5	Mountain Province State Polytechnic College	33,532
	D.	Region II – CAGAYAN VALLEY	372,325
		D.1	Cagayan State University	131,029
		D.2	Isabela State University	131,140
		D.3	Nueva Vizcaya State Institute of Technology	59,804
		D.4	Nueva Vizcaya State Polytechnic College	35,092
		D.5	Quirino State College	15,260
	E.	Region III – CENTRAL LUZON	531,069
		E.1	Bulacan State University	96,356
		E.2	Central Luzon Polytechnic College	62,827
		E.3	Central Luzon State University	129,688
		E.4	Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades	43,074
		E.5	Pampanga Agricultural College	50,436
		E.6	Tarlac College of Agriculture	41,885
		E.7	Tarlac State University	56,267
		E.8	Western Luzon Agricultural College	19,599
		E.9	Bataan State College	12,402
		E.10	Ramon Magsaysay Polytechnic College	18,535
	F.	Region IV – SOUTHERN TAGALOG AND PALAWAN	492,771
		F.1	Aurora State College of Technology	25,115
		F.2	Don Severino Agricultural College	72,546
		F.3	Laguna State Polytechnic College	23,485
		F.4	Marinduque State College	26,847
		F.5	Occidental Mindoro National College	30,448
		F.6	Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology	49,329
		F.7	State Polytechnic College of Palawan	56,293
		F.8	Palawan State University	51,213
		F.9	Rizal State College	37,350
		F.10	Romblon State College	21,813
		F.11	Southern Luzon Polytechnic College	54,018
		F.12	Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology	11,300
		F.13	Rizal Polytechnic College	33,014
	G.	Region V – BICOL	428,167
		G.1	Bicol University	172,452
		G.2	Camarines Norte State College	50,040
		G.3	Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges	16,248
		G.4	Camarines Sur State Agricultural College	50,517
		G.5	Catanduanes State Colleges	63,598
		G.6	Partido State College	24,033
		G.7	Sorsogon State College	39,156
		G.8	Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State
			College of Agriculture and Technology	12,123
	H.	Region VI – WESTERN VISAYAS	428,696
		H.1	Aklan State College of Agriculture	36,102
		H.2	Iloilo State College of Fisheries	36,324
		H.3	Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College	52,071
		H.4	Carlos C. Hilado Memorial State College	36,500
		H.5	Panay State Polytechnic College	57,447
		H.6	Polytechnic State College of Antique	25,396
		H.7	West Visayas State University	112,154
		H.8	Western Visayas College of Science and Technology	72,702
	I.	Region VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS	190,803
		I.1	Cebu State College	33,816
		I.2	Cebu State College of Science and Technology	106,529
		I.3	Central Visayas Polytechnic College	40,792
		I.4	Siquijor State College	9,666
	J.	Region VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS	463,224
		J.1	Eastern Samar State College	38,713
		J.2	Leyte Institute of Technology	50,151
		J.3	Leyte Normal University	35,118
		J.4	Naval Institute of Technology	27,222
		J.5	Palompon Institute of Technology	28,750
		J.6	Samar State Polytechnic College	46,222
		J.7	Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology	24,639
		J.8	University of Eastern Philippines	68,575
		J.9	Visayas State College of Agriculture	118,709
		J.10	Tomas Oppus Normal College	13,731
		J.11	Southern Leyte State College of Science and Technology	11,394
	K.	Region IX – WESTERN MINDANAO	317,539
		K.1	Basilan State College	23,660
		K.2	Sulu State College	27,138
		K.3	MSU-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography	114,504
		K.4	Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College	19,111
		K.5	Western Mindanao State University	89,310
		K.6	Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology	43,816
	L.	Region X – NORTHERN MINDANAO	244,355
		L.1	Bukidnon State College	38,025
		L.2	Central Mindanao University	108,252
		L.3	Mindanao Polytechnic State College	49,716
		L.4	Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology	16,666
		L.5	Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology	17,703
		L.6	Camiguin Polytechnic State College	6,218
		L.7	Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology	7,775
	M.	Region XI – SOUTHEASTERN MINDANAO	120,169
		M.1	Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology	20,049
		M.2	Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and
			Aquatic School of Technology	14,801
		M.3	University of Southeastern Philippines	73,384
		M.4	Davao del Norte State College	11,935
	N.	Region XII – CENTRAL MINDANAO	869,741
		N.1	Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology	37,290
		N.2	Cotabato City State Polytechnic College	23,643
		N.3	Mindanao State University	504,470
		N.4	MSU – Iligan Institute of Technology	166,192
		N.5	University of Southern Mindanao	102,962
		N.6	Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College	35,184
	O.	FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT FUND	40,000
IX.	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	231,867
	A.	Office of the Secretary	231,867
X.	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
	RESOURCES		4,456,625
	A.	Office of the Secretary	4,326,644
	B.	National Mapping and Resource Information Authority	129,981
XI.	DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE	4,180,857
	A.	Office of the Secretary	140,141
	B.	Bureau of Customs	856,717
	C.	Bureau of Internal Revenue	2,394,612
	D.	Bureau of Local Government Finance	328,035
	E.	Bureau of the Treasury	208,140
	F.	Central Board of Assessment Appeals	5,239
	G.	Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau	182,156
	H.	Fiscal Incentives Review Board	766
	I.	Insurance Commission	39,060
	J.	National Tax Research Center	25,991
XII.	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS	2,219,639
	A.	Office of the Secretary	2,155,068
	B.	Commission on Filipino Overseas	24,248
	C.	Foreign Service Institute	25,189
	D.	Technical Cooperation Council of the Philippines	2,134
	E.	UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines	12,820
XIII.	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	9,301,912
	A.	Office of the Secretary	9,237,553
	B.	Dangerous Drugs Board	64,359
XIV.	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
	GOVERNMENT		19,697,172
	A.	Office of the Secretary	1,407,629
	B.	Local Government Academy	61,630
	C.	National Police Commission	342,575
	D.	Philippine National Police	14,767,063
	E.	Bureau of Fire Protection	1,844,195
	F.	Bureau of Jail Management and Penology	834,896
	G	Philippine Public Safety College	439,184
XV.	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	2,731,882
	A.	Office of the Secretary	959,982
	B.	Bureau of Corrections	435,218
	C.	Public Defender's Office	272,317
	D.	Bureau of Immigration	120,295
	E.	Commission on the Settlement of Land Problems	17,530
	F.	National Bureau of Investigation	356,960
	G.	Land Registration Authority	256,858
	H.	Office of the Government Corporate Counsel	35,339
	I.	Office of the Solicitor General	77,978
	J.	Parole and Probation Administration	199,405
XVI.	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT	1,928,649
	A.	Office of the Secretary	784,036
	B.	Institute for Labor Studies	12,746
	C.	National Conciliation and Mediation Board	70,418
	D.	National Labor Relations Commission	177,512
	E.	National Maritime Polytechnic	63,373
	F.	National Wages and Productivity Commission	65,972
	G.	Philippine Overseas Employment Administration	156,817
	H.	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority	597,775
XVII.	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE	29,196,136
	A.	Office of the Secretary	108,861
	B.	Armed Forces of the Philippines	24,236,092
		B.1	General Headquarters	3,178,620
		B.2	Philippine Air Force	3,866,495
		B.3	Philippine Army	8,379,215
		B.4	Philippine Navy	4,611,720
		B.5	Presidential Security Group	217,643
		B.6	Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center	311,721
		B.7	Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units	597,509
		B.8	Philippine Military Academy	309,337
		B.9	AFP Pension and Gratuity Fund	2,672,038
		B.10	Retirees and Reservist Affairs Program	91,794
	C.	Government Arsenal	185,390
	D.	National Defense College of the Philippines	13,628
	E.	Office of Civil Defense	43,685
	F.	Philippine Veterans Affairs Office	4,608,480
		F.1	Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (Proper)	4,219,159
		F.2	Military Shrine Services	12,669
		F.3	Veterans Memorial Medical Center	376,652
XVIII.	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS	40,395,722
	A.	Office of the Secretary	40,369,384
	B.	National Water Resources Board	19,308
	C.	Toll Regulatory Board	7,030
XIX.	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	2,890,812
	A.	Office of the Secretary	671,663
	B.	Advanced Science and Technology Institute	50,653
	C.	Food and Nutrition Research Institute	86,527
	D.	Forest Products Research and Development Institute	78,181
	E.	Industrial Technology Development Institute	160,217
	F.	Metals Industry Research and Development Center	92,866
	G.	National Academy of Science and Technology	16,930
	H.	National Research Council of the Philippines	19,224
	I.	Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
		Services Administration	674,343
	J.	Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology
		Research and Development	51,051
	K.	Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural
		Resources Research and Development	124,773
	L.	Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development	17,990
	M.	Philippine Council for Health Research and Development	37,357
	N.	Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development	32,819
	O.	Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology	93,253
	P.	Philippine Nuclear Research Institute	104,117
	Q.	Philippine Science High School	178,823
	R.	Philippine Textile Research Institute	63,622
	S.	Science Education Institute	250,228
	T.	Science and Technology Information Institute	32,726
	U.	Technology Application and Promotion Institute	53,449
XX.	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT	1,183,583
	A.	Office of the Secretary	1,149,109
	B.	Council for the Welfare of Children and Youth	17,151
	C.	National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons	17,323
XXI.	DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM	563,164
	A.	Office of the Secretary	426,767
	B.	Intramuros Administration	45,751
	C.	National Parks Development Committee	90,646
XXII.	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY	1,346,319
	A.	Office of the Secretary	1,072,297
	B.	Board of Investments	136,001
	C.	Bonded Export Marketing Board	5,603
	D.	Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines	28,820
	E.	Construction Manpower Development Foundation	19,144
	F.	International Coffee Organization-Certifying Agency	4,905
	G.	Philippine Trade Training Center	27,666
	H.	Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines	51,883
XXIII.	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
	COMMUNICATIONS	5,488,521
	A.	Office of the Secretary	5,347,913
	B.	Civil Aeronautics Board	12,570
	C.	Maritime Industry Authority	50,406
	D.	National Telecommunications Commission	70,662
	F.	Office of Transportation Cooperatives	6,970
XXIV.	NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY	1,025,465
	A.	Office of the Director-General	326,041
	B.	Commission on Population	74,748
	C.	National Statistical Coordination Board	40,576
	D.	National Statistics Office	539,537
	E.	Statistical Research and Training Center	7,777
	F.	Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency	7,633
	G.	Tariff Commission	29,153
XXV.	OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY	682,018
	A.	Office of the Press Secretary (Proper)	75,446
	B.	Bureau of Broadcast Services	153,716
	C.	Bureau of Communications Services	15,774
	D.	National Printing Office	151,088
	E.	News and Information Bureau	89,303
	F.	Philippine Information Agency	152,142
	G.	Presidential Broadcast Staff (RTVM)	44,549
XXVI.	OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICES	2,902,127
	A.	Commission on Higher Education	605,832
	B.	Committee on Privatization	908
	C.	Cooperatives Development Authority	338,038
	D.	Energy Regulatory Board	65,788
	E.	Games and Amusements Board	31,846
	F.	Government Corporate Monitoring and Coordinating Committee	5,665
	G.	Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board	72,505
	H.	Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council	122,925
	I.	Movie and Television Review and Classification Board	46,566
	J.	National Commission for Culture and the Arts	71,725
	K.	National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women	24,730
	L.	National Computer Center	92,280
	M.	National Intelligence Coordinating Agency	118,132
	N.	National Security Council	75,040
	O.	National Youth Commission	41,919
	P.	Office on Muslim Affairs	150,081
	Q.	Office for Northern Cultural Communities	147,022
	R.	Office for Southern Cultural Communities	130,539
	S.	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff	43,806
	T.	Philippine Racing Commission	12,709
	U.	Philippine Sports Commission	79,497
	V.	Presidential Commission on Good Government	86,942
	W.	Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor	39,427
	X.	Presidential Committee on the Philippine Nuclear Power Plant	2,347
	Y.	Presidential Legislative Liaison Office	15,423
	Z.	Presidential Management Staff	130,619
	AA.	Professional Regulations Commission	174,239
	AB.	Securities and Exchange Commission	159,459
	AC.	Videogram Regulatory Board	16,118
XXVII.	JOINT LEGISLATIVE-EXECUTIVE COUNCILS	5,287
	A.	Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council	5,287
XXVIII.	THE JUDICIARY		3,996,595
	A.	Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts	3,576,056
		A.1	Presidential Electoral Tribunal	36,447
	B.	Sandiganbayan	55,148
	C.	Court of Appeals	303,644
	D.	Court of Tax Appeals	25,300
XXIX	CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION	308,829
	A.	Civil Service Commission	283,813
		A.1	Career Executive Service Board	25,016
XXX.	COMMISSION ON AUDIT	1,864,160
XXXI.	COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS	974,735
XXXII.	OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN	234,154
XXXIII.	COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS	127,747
XXXIV.	AUTONOMOUS REGIONS	2,199,945
	A.	Cordillera Administrative Region (Proper)	19,670
	B.	Autonomous Regional Government in Muslim Mindanao	2,180,275
XXXV.	BUDGETARY SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS	3,470,181
	A.	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	495,750
		A.1	National Electrification Administration	495,750
	B.	DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE	50,000
		B.1	Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation	50,000
	C.	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	545,344
		C.1	Lung Center of the Philippines	100,000
		C.2	National Kidney and Transplant Institute	118,000
		C.3	Philippine Children's Medical Center	140,000
		C.4	Philippine Health Insurance Corporation	67,344
		C.5	Philippine Heart Center	120,000
	D.	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS	656,150
		D.1	Local Water Utilities Administration	408,150
		D.2	Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System	248,000
	E.	DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM	64,034
		E.1	Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation	60,534
		E.2	Nayong Pilipino Foundation	3,500
	F.	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY	100,000
		F.1	Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions	84,000
		F.2	Cottage Industry Technology Center	16,000
	G.	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS	260,150
		G.1	Light Rail Transit Authority	186,137
		G.2	Philippine National Railways	74,013
	H.	NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY	40,000
		H.1	Philippine Institute for Development Studies	40,000
	I.	OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY	83,800
		I.1	People's Television Network, Incorporated	83,800
	J.	OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICES	1,070,500
		J.1	Asset Privatization Trust	31,500
		J.2	Cultural Center of the Philippines	5,000
		J.3	Home Insurance and Guaranty Corporation	325,000
		J.4	National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation	300,000
		J.5	National Housing Authority	347,000
		J.6	Southern Philippines Development Authority	30,000
		J.7	Technology and Livelihood Resource Center	32,000
	K.	BUDGETARY SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS	104,453
XXXVI.	GATT-RELATED ADJUSTMENT MEASURES FUND	16,894,685
	A.	DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	11,538,138
		A.1	Office of the Secretary	11,301,014
		A.2	National Meat Inspection Commission	69,946
		A.3	Philippine Carabao Center	167,178
	B.	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS.	179,686
		B.1	Office of the Secretary	179,686
	C.	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
		RESOURCES	1,543,515
		C.1	Office of the Secretary	1,543,515
	D.	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT	566,200
		D.1	Office of the Secretary	206,000
		D.2	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority	360,200
	E.	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	680,112
		E.1	Office of the Secretary	674,712
		E.2	Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development	400
		E.3	Technology Application and Promotion Institute	5,000
	F.	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY	497,819
		F.1	Office of the Secretary	497,483
		F.2	Board of Investments	336
	G.	BUDGETARY SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS	1,889,215
		G.1	Department of Agriculture	1,889,215
		G.1.a	National Food Authority	1,300,000
		G.1.b	National Tobacco Administration	152,600
		G.1.c	Philippine Coconut Authority	100,000
		G.1.d	Philippine Fisheries Development Authority	10,050
		G.1.e	Philippine Rice Research Institute	132,265
		G.1.f	Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation	70,000
		G.1.g	Sugar Regulatory Administration	77,300
		G.1.h	National Dairy Authority	47,000
XXXVII.	ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS	60,546,344
	A.	Internal Revenue Allotment	56,594,000
	B.	Magna Carta for Public Health Workers Devolved to LGUs	165,500
	C.	Special Shares of LGUs in the Proceeds of National Taxes	1,992,000
	D.	Local Officials Insurance Premium Fund	37,000
	E.	Local Government Empowerment Fund	228,079
	F.	Municipal Development Fund	884,765
	G.	Metropolitan Manila Development Authority	645,000
XXXVIII.	AREA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND	40,136
	A.	Aurora Integrated Area Development Project	12,490
	B.	Bondoc Development Program	9,298
	C.	Central Visayas Water and Sanitation Project	18,348
XXXIX.	CALAMITY FUND		2,800,000
XL.	COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FUND	20,380,000
XLI.	CONTINGENT FUND	1,000,000
XLII.	COUNTRYWIDE DEVELOPMENT FUND	3,014,500
XLIII.	DECS – SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM	4,783,000
XLIV.	DECS – SUCS COMPUTERIZATION PROGRAM	675,000
XLV.	FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS SUPPORT FUND	750,000
XLVI.	GENERAL FUND ADJUSTMENTS	325,000
XLVII.	INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS FUND	1,103,549
XLVIII.	MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL BENEFITS FUND	2,204,512
XLIX.	NATIONAL UNIFICATION FUND	150,000
L.	ORGANIZATIONAL ADJUSTMENT FUND	1,000,000
LI.	PINATUBO ASSISTANCE RESETTLEMENT AND
	DEVELOPMENT FUND	50,000
LII.	POVERTY ALLEVIATION FUND	4,000,000
LIII.	DEBT SERVICE - INTEREST PAYMENT	54,246,000
LIV.	UNPROGRAMMED FUND	13,213,610
TOTAL NEW APPROPRIATIONS	394,855,182
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ANNEX

 

DEBT SERVICE - PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION	58,496.000
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ANNEX

DEBT SERVICE - PRINCIPAL AMORTIZATION

 

For payment of principal amortization of foreign and domestic indebtedness as indicated hereunder P58,496,000
Appropriations by Purpose
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		Current Operating Expenditures
		Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
		Services	and Other	Outlays
			Operating
		________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PURPOSE
1.	For the Payment of Principal
	Amortization
	of Foreign and Domestic
	Indebtedness		P58,496,000,000		P58,496,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS		P58,496,000,000		P58,496,000,000
			=============		=============

 

 

SPECIAL PROVISION

1. Use of the Fund. — The appropriations authorized herein shall be used for payment of principal amortization of foreign and domestic indebtedness.

 

Appropriations by Object of Expenditures
(In Thousand Pesos)
A.	PURPOSE
Current Operating Expenditures
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
12 Loan Repayments and Sinking
Fund Contributions	P58,496,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS	P58,496,000
		==========

 

 

 

GENERAL SUMMARY
DEBT SERVICE — Principal Amortization
		Current Operating Expenditures
		Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
		Services	and Other	Outlays
			Operating
		________	Expenses	________	________________
A.	Debt Service - Principal Amortization		P58,496,000,000		P58,496,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS,
	Debt Service — Principal Amortization		P58,496,000,000		P58,496,000,000
			=============		=============

 

BUDGETS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ATTACHED
CORPORATIONS

SECTION 2. Approval of Annual Budgets of Corporations under R.A. No. 7638. — Pursuant to Section 13, Chapter III of Republic Act No. 7638, the 1996 annual budgets of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) are hereby approved as follows:

I. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996
(In Thousand Pesos)
SUMMARY
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P21,003	P58,095	P6,728	P85,826
	2.	Support to Operations	65,530	48,544	934	115,008
	3.	Operations		43,468	37,862	3,887,683	3,969,013
		3.1	In-house for Lending Operation	43,468	28,041	64	71,573
		3.2	Locally-Funded Projects			886,194	886,194
			3.2.1	Rural Electrification			883,194	883,194
			3.2.2	Mini-Hydro
			3.2.3	Solar Energy Program			3,000	3,000
		3.3	Foreign Borrowings		9,821	2,998,425	3,008,246
			3.3.1	Rural Electrification			2,998,425	2,998,425
			3.3.2	Institutional Strengthening		9,821		9,821
		3.4	Foreign Grants			3,000	3,000
			3.4.1	Solar Energy Program			3,000	3,000
			3.4.2	Institutional Strengthening
	4.	Debt Servicing			1,592,222		1,592,222
		4.1	Loan Repayment		1,320,803		1,320,803
		4.2	Reserve for Sinking Fund		271,419		271,419
					---------------	---------------	---------------	-------------
TOTAL				P130,001	P1,736,723*	P3,895,345	P5,762,069
					=======	========	========	========
*	MOOE, Net of Allowance for Depreciation/Amortization of Deferred Assets of P26.994 M.

 

 

I. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996		Schedule I
(In Thousand Pesos)
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EQUITY AND/OR SUBSIDY
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support
	2.	Support to Operations
	3.	Operations				P495,750	P495,750
		3.1	In-house for Lending Operation
		3.2	Locally-Funded Projects			495,750	495,750
			3.2.1 Rural Electrification			495,750	495,750
			3.2.2 Mini-Hydro
			3.2.3 Solar Energy Program
		3.3	Foreign Borrowings
			3.3.1	Rural Electrification
			3.3.2	Institutional Strengthening
		3.4	Foreign Grants
			3.4.1 Solar Energy Program
			3.4.2	Institutional Strengthening
	4.	Debt Servicing			537,587		537,587
		4.1	Loan Repayment		537,587		537,587
		4.2	Reserve for Sinking Fund
						--------------	--------------	--------------
TOTAL					P537,587	P495,750	P1,033,337
						=======	========	========

 

 

I. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996	Schedule II
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE BORROWINGS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	______
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support
	2.	Support to Operations
	3.	Operations			P9,821	P2,978,955	P2,988,776
		3.1	In-house for Lending Operation
		3.2	Locally-Funded Projects
			3.2.1 Rural Electrification
			3.2.2	Mini-Hydro
			3.2.3	Solar Energy Program
		3.3	Foreign Borrowings		9,821	2,978,955	2,988,776
			3.3.1	Rural Electrification			2,978,955	2,978,955
			3.3.2	Institutional Strengthening		9,821		9,821
		3.4	Foreign Grants
			3.4.1	Solar Energy Program
			3.4.2	Institutional Strengthening
	4.	Debt Servicing			357,632		357,632
		4.1	Loan Repayment		357,632		357,632
		4.2	Reserve for Sinking Fund
						----------	-------------	-----------
TOTAL					P367,453	P2,978,955	P3,346,408
						=======	========	========

 

 

I. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996	Schedule III
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE FUNDS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	_______
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P21,003	P58,095	P6,728	P85,826
	2.	Support to Operations	65,530	48,544	934	115,008
	3.	Operations		43,468	28,041	412,978	484,487
		3.1	In-house for Lending Operation	43,468	28,041	64	71,573
		3.2	Locally-Funded Projects			390,444	390,444
			3.2.1	Rural Electrification			387,444	387,444
			3.2.2	Mini-Hydro
			3.2.3	Solar Energy Program			3,000	3,000
		3.3	Foreign Borrowings			19,470	19,470
			3.3.1	Rural Electrification		19,470	19,470
			3.3.2	Institutional Strengthening
		3.4	Foreign Grants			3,000	3,000
			3.4.1	Solar Energy Program
			3.4.2	Institutional Strengthening			3,000	3,000
	4.	Debt Servicing			697,003	__________	697,003
		4.1	Loan Repayment		425,584		425,584
		4.2	Reserve for Sinking Fund		271,419		271,419
					---------------	-------------	--------------	-----------
TOTAL				P130,001	P831,683*	P420,640	P1,382,324
					========	========	========	========
* MOOE, Net of Allowance for Depreciation/Amortization of Deferred Assets of P26.994 M.

 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. Audit of Government Funds. — The status or use of all government funds received, whether in the form of equity, subsidy, grant, loan, contribution or any kind of assistance shall be subject to audit by the Commission on Audit up to and including any end-user entity.

2. Budget Flexibility and Report. – The National Electrification Administration, through its Board of Administrators, is authorized to realign/reallocate the projects/programs and their corresponding budgetary requirements as contained in its submission pursuant to the 1996 Budget Call, as well as augment the requirements which may arise from factors beyond the Corporation's control. These may include, but shall not be limited to, currency depreciation, inflation, change in interest rate, new loans/financing that may be contracted or sourced, substitute projects and programs, and schedule of project implementation should conditions warrant: Provided, That augmentation funds shall not be used for the acquisition of motor vehicles and payment of travelling, representation and discretionary expenses: Provided, further, That the Personal Services shall not be augmented by savings from Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses as well as Capital Outlays, or by new funding sources, except in cases when there is government-wide general salary increase.

A report on the aforesaid budgetary adjustments shall be submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, copy furnished the Department of Budget and Management, within thirty (30) days after such adjustments are made.

II. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996
(In Thousand Pesos)
SUMMARY
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P805,216	P836,968	P3,626,059	P5,268,243
A.	Head Office Support Group	805,216	836,968	1,032,000	2,674,184
B.	Engineering Admin./Surveys/Dev.
	Studies/Planning				2,594,059	2,594,059
	2.	Support to Operations	46,411	570,000	__________	616,411
A.	NPC Training Center/Test-Run Plants	46,411	570,000		616,411
	3.	Operations		4,466,585	50,912,838	5,772,000	61,151,423
A.	Utility Operation/SO/IBMG/SPUG	4,183,784	4,905,838	3,551,000	12,640,622
B.	Small Island Grids		282,801	220,000	552,000	1,054,801
C.	Spares						1,669,000	1,669,000
D.	Production of Goods
	(Power Generation)			39,815,000		39,815,000
E.	Other Expenses				5,972,000		5,972,000
	4.	Locally-Funded Projects			629,000	629,000
	5.	Foreign-Assisted Projects	____________	___________	27,829,641	27,829,641
A.	Generation					5,737,000	5,737,000
B.	Transmission Lines & Substation			19,108,641	19,108,641
C.	Others						85,000	385,000
D.	Interest during Construction			2,599,000	2,599,000
	6.	Debt Servicing			20,446,00		20,446,000
	7.	Other Expenditures		1,881,642	306,000	2,187,642
					-------------	----------------	----------------	------------------
TOTAL				P5,318,212	P74,647,448	P38,162,700	P118,128,360
					=======	========	========	=========

 

 

II. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996		Schedule I
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE BORROWINGS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	______
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support			P3,610,059	P3,610,059
A.	Head Office Support Group			1,016,000	1,016,000
B.	Engineering Admin./Surveys/Dev.
	Studies/Planning				2,594,059	2,594,059
	2.	Support to Operations
A.	NPC Training Center/Test-Run Plants
	3.	Operations				5,772,000	5,772,000
A.	Utility Operation/SO/IBMG/SPUG			3,551,000	3,551,000
B.	Small Island Grids				552,000	552,000
C.	Spares						1,669,000	1,669,000
D.	Production of Goods
	(Power Generation)
E.	Other Expenses
	4.	Locally-Funded Projects			629,000	629,000
	5.	Foreign-Assisted Projects			26,757,641	26,757,641
A.	Generation					5,737,000	5,737,000
B.	Transmission Lines & Substation			18,036,641	18,036,641
C.	Others						385,000	385,000
D.	Interest during Construction			2,599,000	2,599,000
	6.	Debt Servicing
	7.	Other Expenditures		602,000	306,000	908,000
						------------	--------------	-------------
TOTAL					P602,000	P37,074,700	P37,676,700
						======	========	========

 

 

II. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996	Schedule II
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE FUNDS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P805,216	P836,968	P16,000	P1,658,184
A.	Head Office Support Group	805,216	836,968	16,000	1,658,184
B.	Engineering Admin./Surveys/Dev.
	Studies/Planning
	2.	Support to Operations	46,411	570,000		616,411
A.	NPC Training Center/Test-Run Plants	46,411	570,000		616,411
	3.	Operations		4,466,585	50,912,838		55,379,423
A.	Utility Operation/SO/IBMG/SPUG	4,183,784	4,905,838		9,089,622
B.	Small Island Grids		282,801	220,000		502,801
C.	Spares
D.	Production of Goods
	(Power Generation)			39,815,000		39,815,000
E.	Other Expenses				5,972,000		5,972,000
	4.	Locally-Funded Projects
	5.	Foreign-Assisted Projects			1,072,000	1,072,000
A.	Generation
B.	Transmission Lines & Substation			1,072,000	1,072,000
C.	Others
D.	Interest during Construction
6.	Debt Servicing				20,446,000		20,446,000
	7.	Other Expenditures		1,279,642		1,279,642
					-----------------	----------------	-------------------	----------------
TOTAL				P5,318,212	P74,045,448	P1,088,000	P80,451,660
					========	========	=======	========

 

 

SPECIAL PROVISION

1. Restrictions on the Use of Fund. – In the event that certain NPC power plants have been completely subsidiarized and privatized before the end of 1996, any balance of the amounts earmarked for rehabilitation and other costs intended for said power plants as reflected in the Corporate Operating Budget, shall not be made available for such plants.

III. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL COMPANY

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS, CY 1996
(In Thousand Pesos)
SUMMARY
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	________	________
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P30,254	P165,583	P26,165	P222,002
	2.	Operations		5,399	487,721	4,192,238	4,685,358
	3.	Others
Debt Servicing
Principal					551,688		551,688
Interest Expense				131,786		131,786
					------------	---------------	---------------	-------------
TOTAL				P35,653	P1,336,778*	P4,218,403	P5,590,834
					======	========	========	========
* MOOE, net of allowance for depreciation of P21.911 M.

 

 

III. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL COMPANY

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS		Schedule I
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE BORROWINGS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	______	______
A. PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
1.	General Administration and Support
2.	Operations					P2,863,900	P2,863,900
3.	Others
Debt Servicing
Principal
Interest Expense
							--------------	--------------
TOTAL						P2,863,900	P2,863,900
							========	=======

 

 

III. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL COMPANY

 

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS BY EXPENSE CLASS	Schedule II
(In Thousand Pesos)
CORPORATE FUNDS
					Current Operating Expenditures
					Personal	Maintenance	Capital	Total
					Services	and Other	Outlays
						Operating
					________	Expenses	_______	______
A.	PROGRAM/ACTIVITY/PROJECT
	1.	General Administration and Support	P30,254	P165,583	P26,165	P222,002
	2.	Operations		5,399	487,721	1,328,338	1,821,458
	3.	Others
Debt Servicing
Principal					551,688		551,688
Interest Expense				131,786		131,786
					-----------	--------------	--------------	-------------
TOTAL				P35,653	P1,336,778*	P1,354,503	P2,726,934
					======	=======	=======	=======
* MOOE, net of allowance for depreciation of P21.911 M.

 

 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. Budget Flexibility and Report. – The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), through its Board of Directors, is authorized to realign/reallocate the projects/programs and their corresponding budgetary requirements as contained in its submission pursuant to the 1996 budget call, as well as augment the requirements which may arise from factors beyond the Company's control. These may include, but shall not be limited to, increase in costs associated with the privatization of subsidiaries, increase in lending and equity infusion to subsidiaries, changes in foreign exchange rate, taxes, inflation, interest rates, payment of obligations as a result of final judgment of the court, and changes in programs/projects: Provided, That augmentation funds shall not be used for the acquisition of motor vehicles and payment of travelling, representation and discretionary expenses: Provided, further, That the Personal Services shall not be augmented by savings from Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), as well as, Capital Outlays, or by new funding sources, except in cases when there is a government-wide salary increase.

A report on the aforesaid budgetary adjustments shall be submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, copy furnished the Department of Budget and Management, within thirty (30) days after such adjustments are made.

2. Dividends Accruing to the National Government. – The Philippine National Oil Company and its subsidiaries shall declare and remit at least fifty percent (50%) of their annual earnings as dividends to the national government: Provided, however, That the additional cash dividends of PNOC for 1994 amounting to P3,440,602,117 pursuant to E.O. No. 260 shall form part of the total PNOC contribution to OPSF as herein provided.

3. Support to the OPSF. – The Philippine National Oil Company shall remit to the Bureau of the Treasury, through the Secretary of Energy, the sum of Ten billion pesos (P10,000,000,000) or so much thereof as may be necessary, which amount is deemed automatically appropriated, to support the Oil Price Stabilization Fund (OPSF) established under Presidential Decree No. 1956.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL OF
THE ABOVE-NAMED CORPORATIONS

1. Payment of Compensation. – Payment of salaries, wages, and allowances or other forms of compensation shall be in accordance with Republic Act No. 6758 (Salary Standardization Law), as amended by Joint Resolution No. 1, s. 1994 of Congress and Executive Order No. 164, s. 1994, as well as Corporate Compensation Circular No. 10 and other pertinent implementing rules and regulations, unless the corporation is exempted therefrom by special law.

2. Compliance with the Attrition Law. – Republic Act No. 7430 or the Attrition Law shall be strictly observed.

3. Remittance of Dividends. – Dividends equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of annual net earnings shall accrue to the National Government and shall be remitted to the National Treasury pursuant to Republic Act No. 7656.

4. Acquisition of Equipment. – The acquisition of equipment, whether funded from internally generated funds, budgetary support or authorized borrowings, shall be subject to existing statutory requirements and/or Presidential issuances.

5. Jurisdiction of the Commission on Audit. – The constitutional jurisdiction of the Commission on Audit over government funds and resources shall remain unimpaired.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

RECEIPTS AND INCOME

SECTION 3. Fees, Charges and Assessments. — All fees, charges, assessments, and other receipts or revenues collected by departments, bureaus, offices or agencies in the exercise of their functions, at such rates as are now or may be approved by the Secretary concerned, shall be deposited with the National Treasury and shall accrue to the General Fund pursuant to Section 44 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292 and Section 3 of B.P. Blg. 325: Provided, That certain receipts may be recorded as income of a Special Fund, a Fiduciary or a Trust Fund, or a fund other than the General Fund, when authorized by law and following such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Permanent Committee created under Section 45 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292: Provided, further, That all revenues or income accruing to special accounts in the General Fund may be made available for expenditure, subject to the Special Provision in this Act for the agencies concerned and to Special Budgets required under Section 35 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292: and Provided, furthermore, That whenever practicable and taking into account the cost reduction program of the government, when an agency contracts with another government office for fabrication of furniture or equipment, or for computer, printing or other services, the agency rendering such services may assess the requesting agency for the cost of production and services rendered and may utilize the proceeds thereof, subject to Section 35 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292, except as otherwise provided in this Act: and Provided, finally, That the schedule of fees, charges and assessments collectible by any government agency including government-owned and/or controlled corporations shall be posted in big bold characters in a conspicuous place in said government agency or corporation, including its branches or extension offices and that the updating and continuous display of said schedule shall be the responsibility of the head of the agency or corporation concerned.

SECTION 4. Revolving Fund. — Revolving funds shall be established and maintained only in cases where said funds are expressly created and authorized by law. Revolving funds already in existence shall continue their operations, except those which are now reflected as "Use of Income" in this Act. Receipts derived from business-type activities of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies which are authorized by law to be constituted into a Revolving Fund shall be separately recorded and deposited in an authorized government depository bank, and may be made available for operational expenses of the said activity of the agency concerned, subject to the conditions prescribed under the special provision of the agency concerned and the rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Permanent Committee created under Section 45 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292. The Revolving Fund shall be considered self-perpetuating and self-liquidating and all obligations or expenditures incurred by virtue of said business-type activities shall be charged against the Revolving Fund: Provided, That interest and other income earned shall be deposited with the National Treasury and shall accrue to the General Fund pursuant to Section 65 of P.D. No. 1445 in relation to Section 29(1) of Article VI of the Constitution. The agency concerned shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management, copy furnished the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, a quarterly report of the income from this Fund and a quarterly report of expenditure. In case of failure to submit said requirements, no withdrawal in the subsequent quarter shall be allowed in audit except upon Certification of the Department of Budget and Management that said report was submitted.

SECTION 5. Trust Receipts. — Receipts from non-tax sources authorized by law for specific purposes which are collected/received by a government office or agency acting as a trustee, agent or administrator, or which have been received as guaranty for the fulfillment of an obligation, and all other collections classified by law or regulations as trust receipts shall be treated as trust liability of the agency concerned and deposited with the National Treasury, subject to the conditions prescribed under the Special Provisions of the agency concerned and to the rules and regulations as determined by the Permanent Committee created under Section 45 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292. All existing balances of trust receipts deposited with authorized government depository banks or any forthcoming trust receipts which are intended to be deposited with authorized government depository banks are hereby required to be deposited also with the National Treasury. Payment out of such funds shall be made in accordance with the purpose for which the fund is created and subject to accounting and auditing regulations.

SECTION 6. Performance Bonds and Deposits. — Performance bonds and deposits filed or posted by private persons or entities with agencies of the government shall be deposited with an authorized government depository bank as trust liabilities and under the name of the agency concerned. Upon faithful performance of the undertaking or termination of the obligation for which the bond or deposit was required, any amount due shall be returned to the filing party and the office or agency concerned, withdrawable in accordance with accounting and auditing rules and regulations: Provided, That any interest accruing on deposit accounts and any forfeited amounts shall be recorded as income of the General Fund and shall be remitted to the National Treasury at the end of each quarter. This provision shall apply to bonds posted in cash, such as bidder's bond, guaranty bonds, bail bonds, judicial deposits for the benefit of clients, cash under litigation deposited in court or quasi-judicial bodies and other refundable and judicial bonds, and all bonds and deposits required by law, rules and regulations to be posted to ensure the faithful performance of an activity or undertaking.

SECTION 7. Seminar and Conference Fees. – Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies which conduct training programs in relation to their mandated functions are authorized to collect seminar and conference fees from government and private agency participants, at such standard rates as the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission shall deem appropriate. The proceeds derived from such seminars or conferences may be made available for the conduct of such seminars and conferences, subject to pertinent budget, accounting and auditing rules and regulations: Provided, That any excess therefrom shall be remitted to the National Treasury and shall accrue to the General Fund: Provided, further, That upon the conclusion of the seminar or conference, the office authorized to conduct the same shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management a report of the income realized and of the expenses incurred: Provided, finally, That no appropriation authorized in this Act shall be used to support or augment expenses for seminars or conferences.

SECTION 8. Sale of Products. – Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies are hereby authorized to sell products of agricultural, industrial or other projects. The proceeds derived therefrom shall be deposited with the National Treasury and shall accrue to the General Fund, pursuant to Section 44 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292, unless otherwise provided by law or by Special Provision in this Act.

SECTION 9. Sale of Official Publications. – Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies are hereby authorized to sell their official publications. The proceeds derived therefrom shall be deposited with the National Treasury and shall accrue to the General Fund. Such proceeds may be made available to defray the cost of printing of such official publications subject to Special Budget pursuant to Section 35, Book VI of E.O. No. 292.

SECTION 10. Sale of Non-Serviceable, Obsolete and Other Unnecessary Equipment. – Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies are hereby authorized to sell non-serviceable, obsolete, and other unnecessary equipment, including cars, vans and the like. The proceeds from the sale of equipment of the agency shall be deemed automatically appropriated for the purchase of new ones and for the repair or rehabilitation of existing vital equipment: Provided, That the purchase of new cars and vans shall be subject to pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

SECTION 11. Donations. – Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies may accept donations, contributions, grants, bequests or gifts, in cash or in kind, from various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes relevant to their functions: Provided, That in cases of donations from foreign governments, acceptance thereof shall be subject to the prior clearance and approval of the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Receipts from donations shall be accounted for in the books of the government in accordance with pertinent accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Such donations, whether in cash or in kind, shall be deemed automatically appropriated for purposes specified by the donor.

The receipts from cash donations and sale of donated commodities shall be remitted to the National Treasury and recorded as a Special Account in the General Fund and shall be available through a Special Budget pursuant to Section 35, Book VI of E.O. No. 292. The agency concerned shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management and to the Commission on Audit a quarterly report of the expenditures or disbursements of the amount released.

In case of violation of this Section, the erring officials and employees shall be subject to disciplinary action under the provisions of Sections 43 and 80 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292 and to appropriate criminal action under existing penal laws.

SECTION 12. National Internal Revenue Taxes, and Import Duties of National and Local Government Agencies as well as Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, Including Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissary Exchange Service (AFPCES) and Philippine National Police Storage Store System (PNPSSS). — National internal revenue taxes and import duties payable by national government agencies to the National Government as well as customs duties and taxes for the importation of equipment by local government units, are deemed automatically appropriated. Tax expenditure subsidy to various government-owned and/or controlled corporations, including AFPCES, thru the Department of National Defense, and PNPSSS thru the Department of the Interior and Local Government, shall likewise be deemed automatically appropriated, subject to approval by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) pursuant to Executive Order No. 93, as amended. The amounts pertaining to such taxes and duties shall be considered as revenue and expenditure of the government.

The implementation of this section shall be in accordance with the guidelines jointly issued by the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Finance.

SECTION 13. Loan Agreements. — Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, shall in no case enter into foreign or domestic loan agreements, whether in cash or in kind except upon concurrence of the Secretary of Budget and Management with respect to peso requirements and implications on expenditure ceilings and prior approval of the President of the Philippines, with the prior concurrence of the Monetary Board, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law: Provided, That the Monetary Board shall within thirty (30) days from the end of every quarter of the calendar year, submit to the Congress of the Philippines a report of its decisions on applications for loans to be contracted or guaranteed by the government or government-owned and/or controlled corporations which have the effect of increasing the foreign debt. Loans shall not be contracted by agencies of the national government unless the full amount of the loan is covered by an Obligational Authority issued by the Secretary of Budget and Management. For this purpose, the budgetary implications of foreign-assisted projects shall be explicitly considered by the Secretary of Budget and Management and the office or agency concerned at the time of project design and financing negotiations. The project study shall specify the cash flow requirements of the project among others, for: (a) payment of principal and interest; (b) peso component of capital costs and project preparation; (c) infrastructure and support facilities needed to be directly financed by government;(d) operating and other expenditures which will be ultimately required for general fund support when the project is implemented; and (e) peso requirements needed as counterpart.

EXPENDITURES

SECTION 14. Restrictions on the Use of Government Funds. — No government funds shall be utilized for the following purposes:

a. To purchase motor vehicles, except: (a) medical ambulances, military and police patrol vehicles, motorcycles, other utility vehicles, road construction equipment, motorized bancas and those used for mass transport when necessary in the interest of the public service, upon authority of the department or agency head and the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management; and (b) those authorized by the President, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

b. To defray foreign travel expenses of any government official or employee, except in the case of training seminar or conference abroad when the officials and other personnel of the foreign mission cannot effectively represent the country therein and travels necessitated by international commitments: Provided, That no officials or employees, including uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Department of National Defense will be sent to foreign training, conference or attend to international commitments when they are due to retire within one year after the said foreign travel;

c.To provide fuel, parts, repair and maintenance to any government vehicle which is not permanently marked "For Official Use Only" with the name or logo of the agency, nor otherwise properly identified as government vehicle and does not carry its official government plate number, except official vehicles assigned to the President, Vice-President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Chairmen of the Constitutional Commissions and those used by personnel performing intelligence and national security functions: Provided, That in case of transport crisis, such as that occasioned by street demonstrations, welgang bayan, floods, typhoons and other emergencies, all government vehicles of any type whether luxury cars or utility vehicles, shall be made available to meet the emergency and utilized to transport for free the commuters on a round-the-clock basis;

d. To pay honoraria, allowances or other forms of compensation to any government official or employee, except those specifically authorized by law;

e. To be invested in non-government securities, money market placements and similar investments or deposited in private banking institutions.

The provisions of this Section shall apply to local government units, political subdivisions and government-owned and/or controlled corporations.

The implementation of this Section shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Budget and Management, in coordination with the Commission on Audit.

SECTION 15. Mandatory Expenditures. — The amounts released, particularly for, but not limited to, petroleum, oil and lubricants as well as for water, illumination and power services, telephone and other communication services, rents, retirement gratuity and terminal leave requirements shall be disbursed solely for such items of expenditures in accordance with the Work and Financial Plan as approved by the Secretary of Budget and Management: Provided, That any savings generated from these items may be realigned only in the last quarter upon prior approval of the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management.

The use of funds in violation of this Section shall be null and void, and shall subject the erring officials and employees to disciplinary action under the provisions of Sections 43 and 80 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292 and to appropriate criminal action under existing penal laws.

SECTION 16. Intelligence and Confidential Funds. — No amount appropriated in this Act shall be released or disbursed for confidential and intelligence activities unless specifically identified and authorized as such intelligence or confidential fund in this Act.

Intelligence and confidential funds provided for in the budgets of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the national government, including amounts from savings authorized by Special Provisions to be used for intelligence and counterintelligence activities, shall be released only upon approval of the President of the Philippines: Provided, That at least eighty percent (80%) of intelligence and confidential funds shall be used for field operations.

All departments, bureaus and offices shall submit to the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, a quarterly report on the utilization of intelligence and confidential funds.

SECTION 17. Prohibited Expenses in Revolving Funds and Use of Income. — No amount of the revolving funds or agency income authorized in this Act for use by the agency shall be used for the payment of discretionary and representation expenses.

SECTION 18. Purchase of Supplies, Materials and Equipment Spare Parts for Stock. — The stock on hand of supplies, materials and equipment spare parts to be acquired through ordinary purchase out of appropriations herein provided shall at no time exceed normal three-month requirements, subject to pertinent rules and regulations issued by competent authority: Provided, That heads of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies or other instrumentalities of the government may approve the build-up of stocks on hand of critical supplies and materials as defined or specified by the Department of Budget and Management in anticipation of cost increases, or requirement of a national emergency, or of an impending shortage in the items concerned, specifying maximum quantities of individual items. Unless otherwise approved by the President, upon the joint recommendation of the Secretary concerned and the Chairman of the Commission on Audit, these stocks shall not exceed one year's need.

SECTION 19. Emergency Purchases. — Unless otherwise provided in this Act, departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the National Government are authorized to make emergency purchases of supplies, materials and spare parts of motor transport equipment that are urgently needed for the repair of ambulances, motor vehicles, vessels and aircrafts or to meet an emergency which may involve the loss of, or danger to, life and/or property, or are to be used in connection with a project or activity which cannot be delayed without causing detriment to the public service, in a monthly amount not exceeding four percent (4%) of the annual agency expenditure program for supplies and materials out of the appropriations allotted for maintenance and other operating expenses of the agency concerned, except as may be authorized by the President of the Philippines upon the joint recommendation of the Department of Budget and Management and the Commission on Audit.

SECTION 20. Domestic Purchases and Foreign Importations. — All appropriations for the procurement of equipment, supplies, and materials and other products and services authorized in this Act shall be used only for the purchase of equipment, parts, accessories, medicines and drugs, supplies and materials and other products and services locally available: Provided, That importation may be made when none of the desired quality or standard is available in the market or when the price of the local product or service is more than fifteen percent (15%) of that of a similar product offered by an enterprise other than a domestic entity pursuant to Section 4 of the Flag Law (Commonwealth Act No. 138, as amended): Provided, further, That purchases under foreign military sales agreements, heavy equipment imports for infrastructure projects and other importations of agencies which are financed by foreign borrowings may be made, subject to the requirements of LOI No. 880 and to pertinent budget, accounting and auditing laws, rules and regulations.

SECTION 21. Cultural and Athletic Activities. — Out of the appropriations authorized in this Act for maintenance and other operating expenses for each department, bureau, office or agency, an amount not exceeding One thousand two hundred pesos (P1,200) may be used for the purchase of costume or uniform for each participant and other related expenses in the conduct of cultural and athletic activities.

SECTION 22. Extraordinary and Miscellaneous Expenses. — Appropriations herein authorized may be used for extraordinary expenses not exceeding:

(a) P150,000 for each Secretary or equivalent;

(b) P50,000 for each Undersecretary or equivalent;

(c) P20,000 for each Assistant Secretary, head of bureau or organization of equal rank to a bureau and for each Department Regional Director; and

(d) P10,000 for each Bureau Regional Director.

In addition, miscellaneous expenses not exceeding P30,000 for each of the offices under the above named officials are herein authorized.

For the purposes of this Section, extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, expenses incurred for:

(a) meetings, seminars and conferences;

(b) official entertainment;

(c) public relations;

(d) educational, athletic and cultural activities;

(e) contributions to civic or charitable institutions;

(f) membership in government associations;

(g) membership in national professional organizations duly accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission;

(h) membership in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines;

(i) subscription to professional technical journals and informative magazines, library books and materials;

(j) office equipment and supplies; and

(k) other similar expenses not supported by the regular budget allocation.

No portion of the amounts authorized herein shall be used for salaries, wages, allowances, intelligence and confidential expenses.

In case of deficiency, the requirements for the purpose may be charged against savings of the agency.

These expenditures shall be subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

SECTION 23. Information Outlay. — The appropriations pertaining to information activities of various departments, bureaus, offices or agencies shall be released upon presentation of an appropriate program of activities prepared by their respective Heads, copies of which shall be furnished the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.

SECTION 24. Science and Technology Research. — The appropriations pertaining to research and development in the natural, agricultural, technological and engineering sciences for various departments, bureaus, offices or agencies within the Science and Technology Agenda for National Development (STAND) shall be released upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology. For this purpose, the Department of Science and Technology shall issue the necessary guidelines for the implementation of this provision.

SECTION 25. Training Programs. — Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies shall review and formulate their training programs to make the same responsive to the organizational needs and manpower requirements of agencies and the need to train personnel in skills and attitudes. Such training programs shall be consistent with the rules and regulations issued by the Training Coordination Committee created under LOI No. 754, which shall review and evaluate training activities.

SECTION 26. Health Financial Assistance Program. — Subject to the enactment of a law for the purpose, the amount necessary to cover increases authorized in medicare benefits for GSIS Medicare beneficiaries shall be taken from budgetary savings of national government agencies. For this purpose, the Department of Budget and Management is hereby authorized to set aside the amount necessary to cover this year's financial assistance program from the appropriations provided in this Act for the current operating expenses of the national government agencies concerned. In subsequent years, the requirement for the Health Financial Assistance Program shall be included in the respective budgets of the agencies concerned. The Department of Budget and Management, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and the Government Service Insurance System shall jointly promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Section.

SECTION 27. Gender-Responsive Projects. — All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies shall set aside a minimum amount of five percent (5%) out of their 1996 appropriations to be used for projects designed to address gender issues in accordance with R.A. No. 7192.

The concerned departments, bureaus, offices and agencies shall submit reports to the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women through the Department of Budget and Management, indicating the amounts utilized to implement such Gender-responsive projects and activities.

The implementation of this Section shall be in accordance with the guidelines to be jointly issued by the National Economic and Development Authority and the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 28. Human Resource Development. — All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies shall set aside an amount out of their 1996 appropriations to be used for Human Resource Development.

SECTION 29. Human and Ecological Security Concerns. — All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies shall set aside an amount out of their 1996 appropriations to be used for projects designed to address human and ecological security concerns.

This Section shall be implemented in accordance with the guidelines to be issued jointly by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of the Interior and Local Government in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 30. Contracting Multi-Year Projects. — In the implementation of multi-year projects, no agency shall enter into a multi-year contract without a multi-year Obligational Authority issued by the Department of Budget and Management for the purpose.

Notwithstanding the issuance of the multi-year Obligational Authority, the obligation to be incurred in any given calendar year, shall in no case exceed the amount programmed for implementation during said calendar year.

PERSONNEL AMELIORATION

SECTION 31. Funding of Personnel Benefits. — The personnel benefits costs of government officials and employees shall be charged against the respective funds from which their compensations are paid.

All authorized supplemental or additional compensation, fringe benefits and other personal services costs of officials and employees whose salaries are drawn from special accounts or special funds, such as salary increases and adjustments, merit increases, incentive and service fees, vacation and sick leaves, retirement and life insurance premiums, compensation insurance premiums, health insurance (Medicare) premiums, HDMF contributions, hospitalization and medical benefits, scholarship and educational benefits, training and seminar expenses, all kinds of allowances, whether commutable or reimbursable, in cash or in kind, and other personnel benefits and privileges authorized by law, including the payment of retirement gratuities, separation pay and terminal leave benefits, shall similarly be charged against the corresponding fund from which their basic salaries are drawn and in no case shall such personnel benefits costs be charged against the General Fund of the national government.

Officials and employees on detail with other offices, including the representatives and support personnel of auditing units assigned to serve other offices or agencies, shall be paid their salaries, emoluments, allowances and the foregoing supplemental compensation, fringe benefits and other personal services costs from the appropriations of their parent agencies, and in no case shall such be charged against the appropriations of the agencies where they are assigned or detailed, except when authorized by law.

SECTION 32. Personnel Benefits Fund. — The Employees Compensation Insurance Premium Fund, the National Government Contributions to the Health Insurance (Medicare) Fund and the Employers' Share in the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) shall be released directly by the Department of Budget and Management to the Government Service Insurance System and the Home Development Mutual Fund.

Payment of amelioration benefits to cover the year-end bonus and cash gift provided under Republic Act No. 6686 shall be released to the department, bureau, office or agency concerned: Provided, That one-half (1/2) of the amount of the said year-end bonus and cash gift may be paid not later than June of each year, subject to the issuance of the implementing rules and regulations by the Department of Budget and Management.

Savings generated in one department, bureau, office or agency shall be used to augment deficient funds in other departments, bureaus, offices or agencies.

SECTION 33. Authorized Deductions, Incentive and Service Fees. – Deductions from salaries, emoluments or other benefits accruing to any government employee may be allowed for the payment of obligations due or owing to government lending institutions such as government banks, the Government Service Insurance System, duly licensed insurance companies, savings and loans associations, and those organized for, and managed by, government employees. Deductions under Section 21 of R.A. No. 4670, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers may be allowed, including such deductions representing amortizations arising from educational loan for tuition fees, reasonable amount for textbooks and other school obligations granted by insurance companies duly licensed by the Insurance Commission: Provided, That such deductions shall not reduce the employee's take home pay to an amount lower than One thousand pesos (P1,000), after deducting all other statutory deductions: Provided, further, That the agencies and offices with existing deductions arrangements with private lenders shall continue such deductions until the credits/loans outstanding or the premiums of the policies in force at the date of passage of this Act shall have been fully paid.

Service fees collected shall be deposited with the National Treasury or any public financial institution and shall accrue to the General Fund, pursuant to Section 44 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292. Such fees may be made available for payment of incentive or service fees to employees who are actually and directly involved in the collection: Provided, however, That such payment to any employee may not, in the aggregate exceed fifty percent (50%) of his annual salary.

Any surplus of service fees deposited with the National Treasury pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph hereof, shall form part of a provident fund to be established by the agency in favor of all its employees, which shall be available to employees for emergency needs, school and educational loans, hospitalization loans, minor but immediate need of repair of houses and other similar circumstances. This fund shall be administered pursuant to a set of uniform rules and regulations which the Office of the President shall promulgate.

SECTION 34. Travelling Expenses. — Officials and employees of the government may be allowed full payment of claims for reimbursement of travelling and related expenses incurred in the course of official travel, certified by the head of the agency concerned as absolutely necessary in the performance of an assignment and supported by receipts, chargeable to the allotment for travelling expenses.

The implementation of this Section shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 35. Representation and Transportation Allowances. – The following officials and those of equivalent rank as may be determined by the Department of Budget and Management while in the actual performance of their respective functions are hereby granted monthly commutable representation and transportation allowances payable from the programmed appropriations provided for their respective offices not exceeding the rates indicated below, which shall apply to each type of allowance:

(a) At P4,375 for Secretaries or equivalent;

(b) At P3,000 for Department Undersecretaries or equivalent;

(c) At P2,500 for Assistant Secretaries, Bureau Directors and Department Regional Directors or equivalent;

(d) At P2,125 for Assistant Bureau Directors, Department Assistant Regional Directors, Bureau Regional Directors, Department Service Chiefs or equivalent;

(e) At P1,750 for Assistant Bureau Regional Directors or equivalent; and

(f) At P1,625 for Chief of Divisions, identified as such in the Personal Services Itemization.

The transportation allowance herein authorized shall not be granted to officials who are assigned a government vehicle or use government motor transportation. Unless otherwise provided by law, no amount appropriated in this Act shall be used to pay for representation and/or transportation allowances, whether commutable or reimbursable, which exceed the rates authorized under this Section. Previous administrative authorizations not consistent with the rates and conditions herein specified shall no longer be valid and payment shall not be allowed.

Allowances of those officials who are receiving salaries from special accounts or special funds shall be charged against the corresponding fund from which their salaries are charged. Officials on detail with other offices, including officials of the Commission on Audit assigned to serve other offices or agencies, shall be paid the allowance herein authorized from the appropriations of their parent agencies.

SECTION 36. Official Vehicles and Transport. — Government motor transportation may be used by the following officials with costs chargeable to the appropriations authorized for their respective offices:

(a) The President of the Philippines;

(b) The Vice-President;

(c) The President of the Senate;

(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(e) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

(f) The Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries and officials of equivalent rank;

(g) The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals;

(h) Ambassadors, Ministers Plenipotentiary and Consuls in charge of Consulates, in their respective stations abroad;

(i) The Chief of Staff, the Vice-Chief of Staff and the Commanding Generals of the major services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;

(j) The Heads of Constitutional Commissions; and

(k) Those who may be specifically authorized by the President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate with respect to the Senate, the Speaker, with respect to the House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice, in the case of the Judiciary.

SECTION 37. Honoraria. — Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies, are authorized to use their respective appropriations for payment of honoraria for services rendered by researchers, experts and specialists who are acknowledged authorities in their field of specialization, agency personnel performing activities or discharging duties in addition to or over and above their regular function as well as military personnel who are rendering security service to the Congress of the Philippines, including its Committees, at such rates as the Department of Budget and Management may authorize, unless otherwise specifically provided by law. Provided, That such persons who are hired as consultants and who are paid professional consultancy fees for services rendered shall not be entitled to such honoraria.

SECTION 38. Employment of Contractual Personnel. — Heads of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies, when authorized in their respective appropriations provided in this Act, may hire contractual personnel as part of the organization to perform regular Agency functions and specific vital activities or services which cannot be provided by the regular or permanent staff of the hiring agency.

The contractual personnel employed pursuant to this Section shall be considered as an employee of the hiring agency, limited to such period when their services are reasonably required.

Such contractual personnel may be paid compensation, inclusive of fees, honoraria, per diems and allowances not exceeding 120% of the minimum salary of an equivalent position in the National Compensation and Position Classification Plan, but not to exceed the salary of his immediate superior, chargeable against the Personal Services funds of the Agency in accordance with the National Government Chart of Accounts.

SECTION 39. Uniform and Clothing Allowance. — The appropriations herein provided for each department, bureau, office or agency may be used for uniform and clothing allowance of employees at not more than One thousand eight hundred pesos (P1,800) each per annum which may be given in kind, subject to the discretion of the department head concerned. In case of deficiency, or in the absence of appropriation for the purpose, the requirements may be charged against savings in the appropriations of each department, bureau, office or agency.

SECTION 40. Hazard Duty Pay. — Upon recommendation of the Department Head and approval of the Department of Budget and Management, hazard pay may be allowed to officials and employees who are actually assigned in hardship or difficult areas, strife-torn or embattled areas, distressed or isolated stations, prison camps, mental hospitals, radiation-exposed clinics or laboratories, or disease infested areas or in areas declared under state of calamity or emergency for the duration thereof which expose them to great danger, contagion, radiation, volcanic activity/eruption, occupational risks or perils to life, chargeable to savings in the appropriations of the department/agency concerned, which shall not be less than P400 nor more than P600 each per month, except in cases where the rates are specifically provided for under special laws, charters or enabling acts, in which case such rates shall govern, or where more incentives are needed to attract applicants, in which case the sum may be augmented at the rates to be determined by the Department Heads as may be necessary: Provided, That hazard pay by reason of strife-torn or embattled areas shall be subject to the certification issued by the Secretary of National Defense and the rates thereof shall be determined by the Secretary of Budget and Management on the basis of the area classification certified by the Secretary of National Defense. The Secretary of Budget and Management and the Secretary of National Defense shall review from time to time authorizations for the payment of hazard pay in strife-torn and embattled areas earlier issued and shall terminate such authorizations in areas where conditions no longer justify the continuation of hazard duty pay.

SECTION 41. Special Counsel Allowance. — Lawyer-personnel, including those designated to assume the duties of a legal officer and those deputized by the Office of the Solicitor General in the legal staffs of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the National Government to appear in Court as special counsel in collaboration with the Solicitor General or Fiscals concerned are hereby authorized an allowance of P450 for each appearance, chargeable to savings in the appropriations of their respective offices, but not exceeding to P1,800 per month.

SECTION 42. Quarters Allowance. — Except as may be authorized by law, government officials and employees who, by virtue of their positions, are provided free quarters, furnished quarters, or are charged only nominal rate for the use of government-owned buildings such as dormitories or living quarters in state colleges and universities, schools, offices and elsewhere, shall forfeit their entitlement to any quarters allowance. Directors or their equivalent who are assigned or transferred from one Regional Office to another and do not own rooms or houses therein shall be provided free quarters within their office premises. Where there is not enough space to be used as quarters, the agency concerned may rent buildings or rooms which shall serve as quarters for officials and employees concerned. For those who desire more extensive quarters other than those provided by their agencies or by rental in the authorized amount appropriated for the purpose, such preferred quarters as may be secured provided that the difference between the rental cost shall be paid by the former. Officials and employees who enjoy free quarters in government-owned buildings but are not entitled to quarters privileges, shall be charged the corresponding cost of rentals therefor. Unless fixed by law, the rate of quarters allowance or rental, as the case may be, shall be determined by the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 43. Entitlement to Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). — The Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) in the amount of Five hundred pesos (P500) per month shall be granted to all appointive national and local government employees occupying itemized plantilla positions with Salary Grade 23 or below, or Salary Grade 24 without representation and/or transportation allowance, to casual and contractual employees of equivalent grade who have rendered at least twelve (12) months continuous or uninterrupted service and to company grade officers and non-commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are receiving regular pay and to their counterpart uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government: Provided, That employees of government owned and/or controlled corporations shall be paid from their respective corporate fund: Provided, further, That appointive local government employees, except members of local legislative bodies, shall be paid from their respective internal revenue allotment and local funds in accordance with the following schedule:

 

	For	For
	Provinces/Municipalities	Cities
Special Cities and 1st Class	100%	90%
2nd class and 3rd class	90%	80%
4th Class, 5th Class and 6t Class	80%	70%

 

 

Provided, furthermore, That no employee whether national, local or corporate, receiving computable representation and/or transportation allowance or equivalent fringe benefits or allowances under existing corporate policy or practice shall be granted the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) herein authorized.

SECTION 44. Additional Compensation of P500 Per Month. — The additional compensation in the amount of Five hundred pesos (P500) per month granted under Administrative Order No. 53 dated May 17, 1993 shall continue to be granted to (1) public school teachers occupying positions allocated to Salary Grade 25 and below; (2) uniformed personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government up to the rank of Superintendent and of the Armed Forces of the Philippines up to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; and (3) the rest of government personnel occupying positions allocated to Salary Grade 25 and below, whether regular personnel or full-time casual, those on temporary status or contractual personnel whose employments are in the nature of a regular employee pursuant to said Order, shall continue to be given, chargeable against the appropriations provided for the purpose under this Act.

SECTION 45. Pay Adjustment of DND and DILG Uniformed Personnel. — The President of the Philippines is authorized to adjust the basic pay of the uniformed personnel of the Departments of National Defense and the Interior and Local Government upon the recommendation of the Secretaries of National Defense, the Interior and Local Government and Budget and Management: Provided, That the fund requirements for the implementation of such adjustment for Fiscal Year 1996 shall be drawn from the Compensation Adjustment Fund, Organizational Adjustment Fund and other appropriate funding sources authorized in this Act and from savings in the appropriations of the agencies concerned.

SECTION 46. Use of Appropriations for Retirement Gratuity and Terminal Leave. — Release of appropriations authorized in this Act to cover retirement gratuity benefit claims shall be made on the basis of the Work and Financial Plan of offices and agencies. In no case shall payment be made except on the basis of creditable services as computed by the Government Service Insurance System in accordance with the provisions of existing retirement laws. Unless otherwise authorized by law, no amount appropriated in this Act shall be used for payment of retirement gratuity under the provisions of Section 12(c) of C.A. No. 186, as amended by R.A. No. 1616 and terminal leave benefits of retiring officials and employees which include in the computation thereof additional compensation as defined under retirement laws such as bonuses, per diems, allowances and overtime pay, or salary, pay or compensation given in addition to the base pay of the position or rank as fixed by law or regulation.

Savings generated in one department, bureau, office or agency shall be used to augment deficient funds in other departments, bureaus, offices or agencies.

The implementation of this Section shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations issued jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 47. Unauthorized Pre-Retirement Promotions and Salary Increases. — No portion of the appropriations provided in this Act shall be used for automatic promotions or for salary increases and adjustments granted to retiring officials and employees, which are not authorized by law and duly formalized in a National Compensation Circular.

The implementation of this Section shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations issued jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 48. Personal Liability of Officials for Payment of Unauthorized Personal Services Cost. — No official or employee of the National Government, including those of government-owned and/or controlled corporations, shall be paid any unauthorized personal services benefits charged against the appropriations in this Act, other appropriations laws or income of the government.

The payment of any unauthorized personal services benefit in violation of this Section is null and void. The erring officials and employees shall be subject to disciplinary action under the provisions of Section 43, Chapter 5 and Section 80, Chapter 7 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292 and to appropriate criminal action under existing penal laws.

CHANGES IN EXPENDITURE ITEMS

SECTION 49. Modification of Expenditure Components. — Except as may be authorized by law, no change or modification shall be made in the expenditure items authorized in this Act and other appropriations laws unless in cases of augmentations from savings in appropriations as authorized under Section 25(5) of Article VI of the Constitution.

SECTION 50.  Use of Savings. — The President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Heads of Constitutional Commissions under Article IX of the Constitution, the Ombudsman, and the Commission on Human Rights are hereby authorized to augment any item in this Act for their respective offices from savings in other items of their respective appropriations.

SECTION 51. Meaning of Savings and Augmentation. — Savings refer to portions or balances of any programmed appropriation in this Act free of any obligation or encumbrance still available after the satisfactory completion or unavoidable discontinuance or abandonment of the work, activity or purpose for which the appropriation is authorized, or arising from unpaid compensation and related costs pertaining to vacant positions and leaves of absence without pay.

Augmentation implies the existence in this Act of an item, project, activity or purpose with an appropriation which upon implementation or subsequent evaluation of needed resources is determined to be deficient. In no case, therefore, shall a nonexistent item, project, activity, purpose or object of expenditure be funded by augmentation from savings or by the use of appropriations authorized otherwise in this Act.

SECTION 52. Priority in the Use of Savings. — In the use of savings, priority shall be given to the augmentation of the amounts set aside for compensation, bonus, retirement gratuity, terminal leave, old-age pension of veterans and other personnel benefits authorized by law and those expenditure items authorized in agency Special Provisions and in other sections of the General Provisions of this Act.

SECTION 53. Use of Savings for the Implementation of the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers. — In case of deficiency in the funds needed to implement the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers pursuant to Republic Act No. 7305, the requirements shall be charged against savings in the appropriations authorized for each department, bureau, office or agency concerned, subject to the guidelines jointly prescribed by the Department of Health and the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 54. Prohibition in the Use of Savings. — No savings from the appropriations authorized in this Act shall be realigned and utilized for any referendum, plebiscite or electoral activity, for the purpose of amending the Constitution.

SECTION 55. Augmentation of MOOE Items. — Agencies may augment an item of expenditure within Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) from savings in other items of MOOE in an amount not exceeding one-third (1/3) of the appropriated amount to be augmented without prior approval of the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 56. Realignment/Relocation of Capital Outlays and Public Works Projects. — The amount appropriated in this Act for construction, replacement, rehabilitation and completion of school buildings, hospitals, sanitaria, health centers, clinics, herbal processing plants, warehouses, and health stations, as well as waterworks/supply and other public works projects under the current year infrastructure program in this Act may be realigned/relocated in cases of imbalanced allocation of projects within the district, duplication of projects, overlapping of funding source and similar cases: Provided, That such request for realignment/relocation shall be made within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of the original General Allotment Release Order (GARO)/Special Allotment Release Order(SARO) by the agency concerned as the case may be, except in cases of duplication of projects and overlapping of funding source: Provided, further, That such realignment/relocation is within the congressional district for which the funds were originally allocated: Provided, furthermore, That the realignment shall be for projects within the same category and shall not exceed the total amount originally allocated for the congressional district: and Provided, finally, That, with the exception of the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) and initiatives of Senators, the realignment/relocation shall be made upon the initiative and consent of the representative of the district concerned and with the concurrence of any one of the following: The District Engineer, the Regional Director or Secretary of the Department concerned, regardless of the cost of the project being realigned or relocated. Thereafter, such realignment/relocation shall be implemented by the appropriate agencies.

SECTION 57. Realignment of Foreign-Assisted Projects. — The amount appropriated in this Act for the implementation of foreign assisted projects, including loan proceeds and local counterpart, shall not be realigned except to other foreign-assisted projects.

SECTION 58. Use of Fund and Releases to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. — The lump-sum appropriations provided in the various departments of the national government intended for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao shall be used for regular programs and specific activities identified upon the initiative of the respective Representatives of the Congressional Districts therein. No portion of the lump-sum appropriation provided herein shall be released without the concurrence of the said Representatives of the Congressional Districts.

SECTION 59. Availability of Appropriations. — Appropriations for capital outlays authorized in this Act shall be available for release and obligation for the purpose specified for a period extending to one fiscal year after the end of the year in which appropriated. Likewise, the unutilized balances of the maintenance and other operating expenses of the different departments, offices, bureaus, and agencies at the end of the year, starting with fiscal year 1995, shall be made available during the succeeding fiscal year subject to auditing rules and regulations to be prescribed for the purpose.

SECTION 60. Use of MOOE Unutilized Balances. — At least fifty percent (50%) of the total unutilized balances of maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) made available pursuant to the preceding Section 59 shall be used to fund the operating requirements of (1) DECS-supervised post-secondary degree offering schools and other higher education schools transferred to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as well as technical vocational schools converted by law to higher education schools and any other educational institution, including high schools, affected by the implementation of R.A. No. 7722 and R.A. No. 7796, (2) upgraded and newly created hospitals and (3) newly established economic zones and administrative regions: Provided, That priority shall be given to augmenting the fund requirements of such new programs, projects or activities that are actually implemented during the year. The Department of Budget and Management shall issue the guidelines to implement this program.

Such balances shall be considered as over and above the current year budget of the departments, bureaus, offices or agencies.

RELEASE AND USE OF FUNDS

SECTION 61. Simplified Fund Release System. — The amount herein appropriated shall be released to concerned departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations in accordance with the simplified fund release system prescribed by the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 62. Appropriations of Agencies Vested with Fiscal Autonomy. — Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appropriations authorized in this Act for the Judiciary, Congress of the Philippines, the Commission on Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Audit and the Commission on Elections shall be automatically and regularly released in accordance with the Work and Financial Plan.

SECTION 63. Prohibition on the Release of Funds for Unfilled Positions. — No amount herein appropriated for salaries of authorized itemized positions which are unfilled, except those in the Judiciary, schools and educational institutions, and hospitals shall be released by the Department of Budget and Management. Amounts generated from unfilled positions shall be used to augment the Compensation Adjustment Fund for increase of salaries and wages of all national government personnel, including uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Philippine Public Safety College, and the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund.

SECTION 64. Direct Release of Funds to Regional Offices. — Funds allotted for regional offices but included in the budgets of their central offices or which are specifically allocated for the different regions shall be released directly to said regional offices. Imposition of any retention or deduction as reserves shall not be allowed except as may be authorized by the Department of Budget and Management. For this purpose, the Department of Budget and Management shall identify by region the expenditure programs of agencies in the national government budget and shall release funds intended for them in accordance with the approved regional distribution of expenditures specifying the region of destination.

Copies of fund releases to the said Regional Offices shall be furnished the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.

SECTION 65. Utmost Priority to 19 Provinces. — All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies shall give utmost priority in the utilization of their funds for basic services to the nineteen (19) most depressed provinces as identified by the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development.

SECTION 66. Prohibition Against Deduction/Retention of Allotment. — Fund releases from appropriations provided in this Act for any function/project shall be transmitted intact or in full to the office or agency concerned and no retention or deduction as reserves or overhead shall be made, except as authorized by law or upon direction of the President of the Philippines. The Commission on Audit shall ensure compliance with this provision to the extent that sub-allotments by departments and/or central agencies to their subordinate offices are in conformity with allocations in the General Allotment Release Order (GARO)/Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) as the case may be, as issued by the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 67. Notice of Release of Funds. — Release of funds for construction, repair and maintenance, rehabilitation, replacement, completion, betterment or improvement of roads and bridges, port works, flood control, waterworks/supply and government buildings and structures as well as for Internal Revenue Allotment and other financial support to local government units shall be made with at least ten (10) days prior written notice to the Representative of the district concerned.

Failure to comply with this Section shall be considered negligence in the performance of duty subject to appropriate administrative sanction.

SECTION 68. Certification of Availability of Funds. — Before entering into contracts involving the expenditure of public funds, all departments, bureaus, offices or agencies shall secure a certification of availability of funds for the purpose from the agency Chief Accountant, subject to applicable rules and regulations as may be issued by the Department of Budget and Management and to Sections 40 and 58 of Book VI, E.O. No. 292: Provided, That the certification of availability of funds sufficient to cover the cost of the contracted activities shall be contained in and made part of the contract duly signed by the Chief Accountant of the contracting agency, as provided for by LOI No. 968. Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies, before entering into contracts for delivery of goods or services against future payment, shall likewise first secure a certification of the availability of the full contracted amount for such goods or services out of the agency's appropriations. No contracts shall be entered into nor work undertaken without such certification of fund availability.

SECTION 69. Disbursement of Funds. — All appropriated funds shall be disbursed only through the National Treasury and/or originally-chartered government-owned or controlled banks.

SECTION 70. Treatment of Releases to Local Government Units from Special Purpose Funds. — Except those funds earmarked by Special Laws to LGUs, all releases made direct to local government units from the Calamity Fund, Countrywide Development Fund, the Mt. Pinatubo Assistance Resettlement and Development Fund, and other special purpose funds shall be used exclusively for the projects/purposes for which they are intended and the same shall be treated as a Special Account under the General Fund of the Local Government Units concerned: Provided, That any unutilized balances thereof except those released as subsidy shall be reverted to the General Fund of the National Government upon completion and/or abandonment of the projects or purposes.

The rules and regulations to implement this Section shall be issued by the Department of Budget and Management.

SECTION 71. Government Compulsory Contribution. — The government shares of the compulsory contribution due under Presidential Decree No. 1146, Republic Act No. 6111 and Presidential Decree No. 626, as amended, shall be automatically released by the DBM to the GSIS at the beginning of every quarter. A quarterly report of such releases shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

SECTION 72. Organization Changes. — Unless otherwise created by law or directed by the President of the Philippines, no organizational unit or changes in key position in any department or agency shall be authorized in their respective organization structures and be funded from appropriations provided by this Act.

SECTION 73. Implementation of Reorganization. — Pursuant to Section 42, Chapter 5, Book VI of the Administrative Code of 1987, the appropriations including the functions, projects, purposes and activities authorized in this Act may be realigned as may be necessary to implement the reorganization of departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the government as mandated by law. Any unexpended balances or savings in appropriations may be made available for the payment of retirement gratuities and separation benefits as authorized under existing laws to personnel affected by the reorganization.

SECTION 74. Scaling Down and Phase-Out of Activities of Agencies within the Executive Branch. — The heads of departments, bureaus, offices and agencies are hereby directed to identify their respective activities which are no longer essential in the delivery of public services and which may be scaled down, phased-out or abolished, subject to Civil Service rules and regulations. Said activities shall be reported to the Office of the President through the Department of Budget and Management and to the Chairman, Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Chairman, Committee on Finance of the Senate. Actual scaling down, phase-out or abolition of the activities shall be effected pursuant to Circulars or Orders issued for the purpose by the Office of the President.

Savings generated by departments, bureaus, offices and agencies on the abolition, phase-out or scaling down of unnecessary activities may be used by the departments, bureaus, offices and agencies concerned for the augmentation of their respective programs, projects and activities.

SECTION 75. Recruitment of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). — In the recruitment of uniformed personnel for PNP, BJMP and BFP, one third (1/3) of its recruits shall be from the qualified applicants of the twenty most depressed provinces and 5th and 6th class municipalities.

SECTION 76. Service Contracts. — Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the National Government are hereby authorized to enter into contracts including professional consultancy services contracts with other government agencies, private firms or individuals and non-governmental organizations for services related or incidental to their respective functions and operations, whether on part-time or full-time basis, through public bidding or negotiated contracts, whenever it is impractical or more expensive for the government to directly undertake such functions and operations, subject to pertinent accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

For purposes of this Section, consultants shall be understood to mean those who are hired to provide professional consultancy services requiring highly specialized or technical expertise in a field of special knowledge or training. Such consultant shall not be considered an employee of the government and shall not be entitled to benefits granted to government employees: Provided, That such consultant shall be paid a professional fee at a rate to be determined by the Department of Budget and Management taking into consideration the level of expertise in the field of specialization: Provided, further, That said professional service fee shall be charged against the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) or capital outlays of the department, office or agency concerned as the case may be: Provided, finally, That the regular staff of the agency cannot adequately provide the necessary technical skill and expertise needed.

SECTION 77. Implementation of Infrastructure Projects. — In the hiring of workers needed for the implementation of infrastructure projects as authorized in this Act, priority, shall be given to unemployed, unskilled and indigent inhabitants of the local government unit where the project is located.

SECTION 78. Funding of National Government Agencies in the Autonomous Regions. — National government offices and agencies in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao which are not excluded under paragraph (9), Section 2, Article V of R.A. No. 6734, together with their personnel, equipment, properties and budgets shall be placed under the control and supervision of the Regional Government, pursuant to a schedule prescribed by the Oversight Committee in accordance with its mandate under the provisions of R.A. No. 6734.

Prior to said transfer, the said agencies of the national government shall continue their operations and discharge of their respective functions.

SECTION 79. Construction Standards and Guidelines. — Construction projects funded from capital outlays authorized in this Act under the various departments, bureaus, offices or agencies of the national government, including the construction of buildings for state universities, colleges, schools, hospitals, sanitaria, health centers and health stations, roads and bridges, shall be implemented only in accordance with the appropriate standards and specifications for the planning, survey, design and construction of the project as prescribed by the Department of Public Works and Highways or the Department of Transportation and Communications as the case may be. In addition, land use and zoning guidelines as prescribed by existing laws, rules and regulations shall be strictly observed. In the implementation of the construction projects, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12 of Executive Order No. 182, entitled "Rationalizing Public Works Measures, Appropriating Funds for Public Works, and for Other Purposes," and other legislations on public works shall be strictly complied with, except as otherwise provided in this Act and except further for projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways, for which Sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Republic Act No. 8051, otherwise known as the "Public Works and Highways Infrastructure Program Act of 1995" shall be adopted.

SECTION 80. Implementing Agency for Nationally Funded Projects. — Pursuant to Sec. 17(c) of R.A. No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, projects, facilities, programs and services funded under the General Appropriations Act shall be implemented by the appropriate national government department or agency irrespective of the nature and location of such projects, facilities, programs and services: Provided, That a memorandum of agreement may be entered into with the implementing national government agency designating a particular local government unit to undertake the project or activity.

SECTION 81. Report on Compliance with COA Recommendations. – All departments, agencies, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the government, including government owned or controlled corporations and local government units shall submit to the Commission on Audit (COA) within sixty (60) days from their receipt of the COA annual audit report, a status report on the actions they have taken on the audit findings and recommendations made by the COA pertaining to each of said departments, agencies, instrumentalities, corporations and local government units.

SECTION 82. Submission of Quarterly Reports. — Within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter, each department, bureau, office or agency shall submit a quarterly report to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, copy furnished the department of Budget and Management, the Commission on Audit, and the appropriate Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives on their cumulative allotments, obligations incurred/liquidated, total disbursements, unliquidated obligations, unobligated and unexpended balances, and the results or expended appropriations.

The quarterly report shall include detailed statements on the disbursements and utilization of appropriations for the purchase of motor vehicles and equipment, capital investment outlays, as well as appropriations earmarked and released for rentals, travels, petroleum, oil and lubricants, water, illumination and power services, and telephone and other communication services.

Likewise, the Department of Budget and Management shall submit to the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance and the appropriate Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives a quarterly report on releases made from the lump-sum Special Purpose Funds, Supplemental Appropriations, Continuing Appropriations and Automatic Appropriations, and, as applicable, the unreleased balances of such appropriations.

SECTION 83. Separability Clause. — If for any reason any section or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 84. Effectivity. — The provisions of this Act shall take effect on January one, nineteen hundred and ninety-six unless otherwise provided herein.

Approved, December 29, 1995.

(General Appropriations Act, Republic Act No. 8174, [December 29, 1995])

 

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