Presidential Decree No. 558 (PD 558) — Amending Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 436 by Allocating a Share in Highway Special Fund to the Barangays.
Presidential Decree No. 558 (PD 558) — Amending Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 436 by Allocating a Share in Highway Special Fund to the Barangays.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 436, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. The shares of provinces, cities and
municipalities shall be allotted on the basis of the collection in
specific taxes during the second fiscal year immediately preceding the
current fiscal year in the following proportions:
20% of total shares to provinces
30% of total shares to municipalities
50% of total shares to chartered cities
Provided, That before the above apportionment is made,
one-fourth of the total accruals under this Section shall be set aside
and apportioned annually by the President among Barangays for the
construction, improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges within
their respective territorial jurisdictions in accordance with the
national infrastructure program."
SEC. 3. This Decree shall take effect upon approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 21st day of September, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ROBERTO V. REYES
Assistant Executive Secretary
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