H. No. 3124

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 820, August 14, 1952 ]

AN ACT APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL SUM OF THIRTY-THREE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TEN PESOS FOR "COUNTERPART FUND" TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND FOUR.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. The following sums are appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the following purposes: A. For operational requirements of the Philippine Council for United States Aid for the fiscal year 1953, as follows:

	SALARIES AND WAGES
	I. PROGRAMMING AND REQUISITIONS
	Office of the Secretary
(a)	One executive secretary	P12,000.00
(b)	One technical adviser (Coordinator of Projects)	10,200.00
(c)	One special technical assistant	9,000.00
(d)	Rural sociologist (by detail from ECA).
(e)	Land tenure specialist (by detail from ECA).
(f)	Credit specialist (by detail from ECA).
(g)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(h)	One technical assistant	P5,400.00
(i)	One secretary-stenographer	3,120.00
(j)	One clerk-stenographer	2,040.00
	Legal Section
(k)	One legal officer	6,000.00
(l)	One assistant	3,720.00
(m)	One clerk-stenographer	2,160.00
	Public Relations Section
(n)	One public relations officer	5,100.00
(o)	One assistant	3,720.00
(p)	One clerk-stenographer	2,040.00
	Administrative Division
(q)	One administrative officer	5,100.00
(r)	One assistant	3,720.00
(s)	One assistant (in-charge of records)	3,120.00
(t)	One property, disbursing and collecting officer	3,960.00
(u)	One clerk-stenographer	2,400.00
(v)	One property clerk	2,160.00
(w)	One clerk	2,160.00
(x)	One file clerk	2,040.00
(y)	One clerk-typist	2,160.00
(z)	One-clerk typist	1,800.00
(a-1)	One messenger	1,560.00
(b-1)	One janitor	1,560.00
(c-1)	One driver	1,560.00
(d-1)	One helper	1,440.00
	Statistics and Review Division
(e-1)	One chief statistician	6,000.00
(f-1)	One assistant (statistics)	4,800.00
(g-1)	One assistant (review)	3,960.00
(h-1)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(i-1)	One review clerk	2,400.00
(j-1)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(k-1)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
	Library Section
(l-1)	One librarian	3,120.00
(m-1)	One assistant	P2,400.00
(n-1)	One janitor-messenger	1,560.00
	TECHNICAL STAFF
	Agricultural Development Branch
(o-1)	One Director	6,600.00
(p-1)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(p-1-a)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(q-1)	One technical assistant	4,200.00
(r-1)	One assistant economist	4,200.00
(s-1)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(t-1)	One clerk	2,400.00
(u-1)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
	Industrial Development Branch
(v-1)	One Director	6,600.00
(w-1)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(x-1)	One technical assistant	4,800.00
(y-1)	One researcher	3,720.00
(z-1)	One clerk	1,800.00
(a-2)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
	Public Works and Transportation Branch
(b-2)	One Director	6,600.00
(c-2)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(d-2)	One clerk	2,280.00
(e-2)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
	Finance and Budget Branch
(f-2)	One Director	6,600.00
(g-2)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(h-2)	One special assistant	5,100.00
(i-2)	One assistant	3,720.00
(j-2)	One inspector	4,200.00
(k-2)	One budget researcher	3,720.00
(l-2)	One senior examiner	3,720.00
(m-2)	One examiner	2,760.00
(n-2)	One examiner	2,580.00
(o-2)	One accountant	3,720.00
(p-2)	One bookkeeper	2,400.00
(q-2)	One journal and ledger clerk	2,400.00
(r-2)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(s-2)	One statistical clerk	2,280.00
(t-2)	One clerk	2,160.00
(u-2)	One clerk-stenographer	2,160.00
(v-2)	One clerk	1,800.00
(w-2)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(x-2)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
(y-2)	One typist	1,560.00
	Public Health Branch
(z-2)	One Director	6,600.00
(a-3)	One technical assistant	6,000.00
(b-3)	One researcher	3,720.00
(c-3)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(d-3)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
	Education and Social Welfare Branch
(e-3)	One Director	6,600.00
(f-3)	One technical assistant	5,100.00
(g-3)	One statistical clerk	1,800.00
(h-3)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
	Requisition and General Service Branch
(i-3)	One Director	6,600.00
	Excess of actual salary	600.00
(j-3)	One technical assistant	5,100.00
(k-3)	One technical assistant	4,200.00
(l-3)	One special assistant	3,720.00
(m-3)	One special assistant	3,720.00
(n-3)	One assistant	3,720.00
(o-3)	One assistant	3,120.00
(p-3)	One requisition clerk	3,720.00
(q-3)	One requisition clerk	3,480.00
(r-3)	One index clerk	3,720.00
(s-3)	One index clerk	3,120.00
(t-3)	One ledger clerk	3,120.00
(u-3)	One abstract clerk	1,800.00
(v-3)	One ledger clerk	2,400.00
(w-3)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(x-3)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(y-3)	One clerk	P2.400.00
(z-3)	One clerk	2,400.00
(a-4)	One I. B. M operator	2,400.00
(b-4)	One I. B. M. operator	1,800.00
(c-4)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(d-4)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
(e-4)	One clerk	1,800.00
(f-4)	One clerk	1,560.00
(g-4)	One typist	1,560.00
	II. Procurement
	Office of the Chief Purchasing Officer
(h-4)	One chief purchasing officer	6,600.00
	Excess of actual salary	1,800.00
(i-4)	One stenographer	2,400.00
(j-4)	One buyer	6,000.00
(k-4)	One buyer	4,800.00
(l-4)	One assistant	3,120.00
(m-4)	One clerk	2,280.00
(n-4)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(o-4)	One typist	1,680.00
	Administrative Division
(p-4)	One administrative assistant	6,600.00
	Excess of actual salary	600.00
(q-4)	One stenographer	2,400.00
(r-4)	One personnel clerk	1,680.00
(s-4)	One typist	1,560.00
(t-4)	One messenger	1,560.00
(u-4)	One messenger	1,560.00
(v-4)	One janitor	1,560.00
	Posting, Recording and Control Section
(w-4)	One chief of section	.3,960.00
	Excess of actual salary	1,140.00
(x-4)	One assistant	3,720.00
(y-4)	One statistical	2,400.00
(z-4)	One clerk	2,040.00
(a-5)	One clerk-typist	1,680.00
(b-5)	One typist	1,560.00
	Bid Opening and Tabulating Section
(c-5)	One chief of section	3,960.00
(d-5)	One assistant	3,720.00
(e-5)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(f-5)	One clerk	1,800.00
(g-5)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(h-5)	One typist	1,800.00
	Verification Division
(i-5)	One chief of division	6,000.00
(j-5)	One assistant	3,120.00
(k-5)	One statistical clerk	2,400.00
(l-5)	One clerk	2,400.00
(m-5)	One clerk-typist	1,800.00
(n-5)	One typist	1,560.00
	Accounting Division
(o-5)	One accounting officer	6,000.00
(p-5)	One accountant	5,100.00
(q-5)	One bookkeeper	3,960.00
(r-5)	One journal and ledger clerk	2,400.00
(s-5)	One clerk-stenographer	1,920.00
(t-5)	Two clerks at P1,800	3,600.00
(u-5)	Two clerks at P1,680	3,360.00
(v-5)	Two clerks at P1,440	2,880.00
(w-5)	One helper	1,440.00
	OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR
(x-5)	One auditor	6,000.00
(y-5)	One field auditor	4,500.00
(z-5)	One field auditor	3,960.00
(a-6)	One senior audit clerk	3,120.00
(b-6)	One audit clerk	2,400.00
(c-6)	One clerk	1,800.00
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	Total for salaries and wages	P532,620.00
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	SUNDRY EXPENSES
(d-6)	Traveling expenses (of personnel)	P80,000.00
(e-6)	Postal, telephone, telegraph, cable and radio service	10,000.00
(d-6)	Consumption of supplies and materials	P27,000.00
(g-6)	Printing and binding of reports, documents and publications	10,000.00
(h-6)	Maintenance and repair of equipment	5,000.00
(i-6)	Rental of IBM machines	20,000.00
(j-6)	Rental, illumination, power and water service	40,000.00
(k-6)	Other services	93,200.00
(l-6)	Government contribution for employees' insurance and retirement premiums to G.S.I.S	25,750.00
		______________
	Total for sundry expenses	P310,950.00
	FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
(m-6)	For purchase of Office furniture and equipment	P19.000.00
(n-6)	For purchase of books	5,000.00
(o-6)	For purchase of automobile for the Executive Secretary	6,000.00
		______________
	Total for furniture and equipment	P30,000.00
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	SPECIAL PURPOSE
(p-6)	For salaries and wages of additional personnel and for other essential services that the Philippine Council for United States Aid may require, to cover the cost of the expanded program of activities of the Mutual Security Agency of the United States in the Philippines, to be expended in accordance with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 246	P100,000.00
	Total for special purpose	P100,000.00
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	SUMMARY
	Total for salaries and wages	P532,620.00
	Total for sundry expenses	310,950.00
	Total for furniture and equipment	30,000.00
	Total for special purpose	100,000.00
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	Total	973,570.00
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B.	For operational requirements for administrative and overhead expenses for the fiscal year 1953 of counterpart projects jointly approved by the Government of the United States through the Mutual Security Agency Special Technical and Economic Mission and the Government of the Philippines through the Philippine Council for United States Aid in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 604, to be expended in accordance with special budgets mutually approved by the Philippine Council for United States Aid and the MSA Special Technical and Economic Mission to the Philippines	P7,798,540.00
		______________
	Total	P7,798,540.00
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C.	Additional appropriation for the "Counterpart Fund" constituted under Republic Act Numbered Six hundred and four, to be spent in accordance with the provisions of the said Act: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for expenditure until exhausted even after June 30, 1953	P25,000,000.00
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	Total	P33,772,110.00
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SEC. 2. A committee composed of three Senators and three Representatives to be appointed by the presiding officers of each House, respectively, is hereby constituted to look into the allotments and expenditures of the "Counterpart Fund" and the aid which the Philippines has already received and will receive from the United States Mutual Security Agency. The said Committee is authorized to function during the recess of the Congress and shall submit its reports of findings and recommendations to the Congress. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, August 14, 1952.

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