AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 37, SERIES OF 1954 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 290, SERIES OF 1958, REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF UNSERVICEABLE EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 147
• Sections: 10

Preamble

WHEREAS, there are now existing in the Bureau of Public

Highways and in its field offices throughout the country considerable

quantity of unserviceable equipment and property deteriorating under the

elements; and

WHEREAS, a more expeditious disposal procedure of

unserviceable equipment and property is necessary in order that these

unserviceable equipment and property of the Bureau of Public Highways

may be disposed of, while some parts or assembly thereof are still

usable and of value so as to command a better price;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as

Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines and

pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General

Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order and

decree:

Section 1 Authority to Dispose.

SECTION 1. Authority to Dispose. — The provisions of

existing laws, rules or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the

Commissioner of Public Highways shall have the full authority and

responsibility to dispose of all unserviceable equipment and property of

the Bureau of Public Highways,

Section 2 Disposal Committee.

SEC. 2. Disposal Committee. — To effect the speedy

disposal of all unserviceable equipment and property of the Bureau, a

Disposal Committee is hereby created composed of representatives of the

following offices:

Bureau of Public Highways — Chairman

Bureau of Supply Coordination — Member

Department of Public Works, Transportation and

Communications — Member

Section 3 Duties of the Disposal Committee.

SEC. 3. Duties of the Disposal Committee. — The

Committee shall establish a standard set of rules and regulations to

govern the action of the Committee and shall perform the following

functions:

Inspect or authorize the Regional Equipment Engineer

concerned to inspect the unserviceable equipment and property to verify

justification for disposal.

Circularize to all government agencies and educational

institutions a list of the equipment indicated in the I and I Report for

possible transfer to said agencies.

Jointly, with the representative of the General Auditing

Office, set the appraised value of the unserviceable equipment and

property to be sold.

Decide on the final manner of disposal taking into

consideration the pertinent provisions of the Revised Administrative

Code.

Conduct appropriate biddings if the disposal is to be

made through sale and/or take such other dispositive actions as may be

necessary.

Forward the results of the biddings and other dispositive

actions including its recommendation to the Secretary of

Public Works, Transportation and Communications.

Effect disposal proceedings.

Section 4 Submission of Inventory and Inspection Report.

SEC. 4. Submission of Inventory and Inspection Report.

— The Bureau of Public Highways' accountable officials in possession of

unserviceable equipment and property shall submit to the Commissioner

of Public Highways the corresponding Inventory and Inspection Report (I

& I) (General Form No. 17-A) supported by individual survey reports

and current photographs (two views) of unserviceable equipment and

property.

The Commissioner of Public Highways, after processing

these reports, shall then refer them to the Disposal Committee with his

recommendations.

Section 5 Disposal.

SEC. 5. Disposal. — All

unserviceable equipment and property not otherwise transferred to the

government agencies shall be disposed of through public biddings.

A representative of the General Auditing Office shall sit with the

Committee to witness and certify to the bidding, sale and hauling of the

equipment and property.

Section 6 Dropping of Disposed Unserviceable Equipment and Property from the Books of Account.

SEC. 6. Dropping of Disposed Unserviceable Equipment

and Property from the Books of Account. — After the disposal

proceedings have been consummated, the Disposal Committee shall forward

the I & I Report with all supporting papers relative thereto to the

Commissioner of Public Highways, who shall initiate the dropping of the

property accountability from the agency's books of account.

Section 7 Proceeds from the Sale of Unserviceable Equipment and Property.

SEC. 7. Proceeds from the Sale of Unserviceable

Equipment and Property. — The proceeds from the sale of all

unserviceable equipment and property of the Bureau of Public Highways

shall accrue to the Highway Equipment Account, as provided for in

Section 8

SEC. 8. This Decree shall take effect upon approval.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of March, in the

year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary

Section 17

Section 17 of Republic Act No. 917, as amended by Presidential Decree

Nos. 17 and 130.