Presidential Decree No. 1420 (PD 1420) — Amending P.d. No. 899 Reorganizing the Budget Commission
WHEREAS, the Budget Commission was reorganized by P.D. No.
899;
WHEREAS, the additional responsibilities of the Budget
Commission require that its organization be further strengthened;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of P.D. No. 899 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"SEC. 2. The Commission shall be headed by the Commissioner
of the Budget, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. He shall be
assisted by two Deputy Commissioners who shall be career administrators.
The Commissioner of the Budget shall exercise general supervision over the
Offices and Services of the Budget Commission and may, in addition and with the
approval of the President, render advice and consultancy services to agencies of
government and government owned or controlled corporations, and to receive such
allowances for such services as may be duly authorized, any provision of law to
the contrary notwithstanding."
SEC. 2. Section 3 of P.D. No. 899 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"SEC. 3. The Commission shall carry out its functions
through the following Offices, Services and Staff: (a) National Government
Budget Operations Office, (b) Local Governments and Government Corporations
Budget Office, (c) National Accounting Office, (d) Management Office, (e) Office
of Compensation and Position Classification, (f) Fiscal Planning Service, (g)
Financial and. Administrative Service, (h) Training and Information Service, (i)
Budget Technical Service, (j) Data Processing Service, (k) Legislative Service
and (l) Regional Offices.
SEC. 3. Section 14 of P. D. No. 899 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"SEC. 14. The Legislative Service shall be responsible for
providing assistance in the preparation of the national budget proposals during
the budget authorization process and generally for legal services in the
operations of the Commission.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of June in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
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