Presidential Decree No. 494 (PD 494) — Amending the Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 147 Regarding the Disposal of Unserviceable Equipment and Property of the Bureau of Public Highways.
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 147 authorized the
Commissioner of Public Highways of dispose of all unserviceable
equipment and property of the Bureau of Public Highways;
WHEREAS, the Office of the Commissioner of Public Highways
and the Bureau of Public Highways are now defunct and in their stead the
Office of the Secretary of Public Highways and the Department of Public
Highways have been created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 458;
WHEREAS, by virtue of these changes in organizational
setup, it is necessary to amend Presidential Decree No. 147 to make it
conform with the organization, powers and functions of the newly created
Department of Public Highways and to further promote a more expeditious
procedure in disposing of unserviceable equipment and property of the
said office;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution,
do hereby decree and order:
SECTION 1. The provisions of Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of
Presidential Decree No. 147, 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, are hereby amended in order to make the
following words and phrases read as follows: "Commissioner of Public
Highways" as "Secretary of Public Highways"; "Bureau of Public
Highways" as "Department of Public Highways."
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the same Decree is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"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:
a.
Department of Public Highways
Chairman
b.
Bureau of Equipment (DPH)
Member
c.
Bureau of Supply Coordination
Member
d.
Commission on Audit
Member
SEC. 3. Section 3 of the same Decree is hereby amended by
deleting subparagraph (f) of the said section.
SEC. 4. All existing laws, rules and regulations
inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed and/or modified
accordingly.
SEC. 5. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of June, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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