Full Title
AN ACT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress
12th Congress of the Republic
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 2727
House Bill
H. No. 4861
Legislative History
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Date of Approval
April 2, 2004

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
Senate Bill First in Billing
Approval Note
Approved by the President on April 02, 2004 Origin: Senate
Subjects
PROVINCIAL WATER UTILITIES ACT OF 1973
Amendment Note
PD 198, secs. 13 & 23

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 100 no. 33 page 5399 (August 16, 2004)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Tribune (5/19/2004)

Full Text of Issuance

S. No. 2727 H. No. 4861 / 100 OG No. 33, 5399 (Aug. 16, 2004) ; Tribune & Times 5/19/04 ; 19 VLD 2d 165

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9286, April 02, 2004 ]

AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE PROVINCIAL WATER UTILITIES ACT OF 1973", AS AMENDED

 

Be it enacted by the Senate  and House  of Representatives  of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 13 of Presidential Decree No. 198, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 13. Compensation. - Each director shall receive per diem to be determined by the Board, for each meeting, of title Board actually attended by him, but no director shall receive per diems in any given month in excess of the equivalent of the total per diem of four meetings in any given month.

"Any per diem in excess of One hundred fifty pesos (P150.00) shall be subject to the approval of the Administration. In addition thereto, each director shall receive allowances and benefits as the Board may prescribe subject to the approval of the Administration."

SEC. 2. Section 23 of Presidential Decree No. 198, as amended, is  hereby  amended to  read  as  follows:

"SEC. 23. The General Manager. - At the first meeting of the Board, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the Board shall appoint, by a majority vote, a general manager and shall define his duties and fix his compensation. Said officer shall not be removed from office, except for cause  and after  due process."

SEC. 3. Separability Clause. — If any section or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect.

SEC 4. Repealing Clause. — All acts, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, part or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect upon its  approval.

Approved,
 

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2727 and House Bill No. 4861 was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on February 7, 2004, respectively.
 

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 02 2004
 

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

 

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