Presidential Decree No. 559 (PD 559) — Amending Sections Two, Three and Five of Presidential Decree Numbered One Hundred and Forty-Four.
WHEREAS, the barangays have time and again served as
dependable government units at the grassroots level thru which the
people express their collective decision on issues affecting the
community;
WHEREAS, the barangays in concerted action have ably
demonstrated their capacity to act as effective agents of reforms and
vital forces in the political, economic, social and cultural development
of the nation;
WHEREAS, to strengthen the barangays and accelerate the
transformation of local governments into self-reliant and progressive
communities, it is necessary to provide them with added financial
resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,
do hereby decree and order the following:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 144 issued
on March 3, 1973 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2. This allotment shall be distributed as follows: Thirty per
centum (30%) to provinces Forty-five per centum (45%) to municipalities
Twenty-five per centum (25%) to cities And, sixty-five million pesos
(P65M) to the barangays "Starting the Fiscal Year 1976-77, however, the
following allocations shall be followed: Twenty-five per centum (25%)
to provinces Forty per centum (40%) to municipalities Twenty-five per
centum (25%) to cities Ten per centum (10%) to barangays"
SEC. 2. Section 3 of Presidential Decree No. 144 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"3. The share of each province, city, and municipality shall be
determined on the basis of the following formula:
Seventy per centum (70%) — Population
Twenty per centum (20%) — Land Area
Ten per centum (10%) — Equal Sharing
SEC. 3. Section 5 of Presidential Decree No. 144 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"5. There is hereby created a Barangay Development Fund to be
constituted of the annual contributions of not exceeding P500 per
barangay from each province, city and municipality, which fund shall be
spent solely for community development projects which meet the
requirements set fourth by the Secretary of Local Government and
Community Development.
"The Provincial Treasurer shall be the custodian of this fund
arid he shall maintain in his books a special account therefor. Releases
of this fund shall be made through the Municipal Treasurer concerned
who shall be responsible for the proper disbursement and accounting of
the same."
SEC. 4. There is hereby inserted after Section 5 of
Presidential Decree No. 144, a new Section to be designated as Section
5-A which shall read as follows:
"SEC. 5-A. The amount set aside for the Barangays under
this Decree shall be allotted and distributed annually by the President
among the Barangays in accordance with the development plan of the
province, city, municipality and barangay as approved by him to be spent
exclusively for self-help projects and/or other development projects
funded partially from the Barangay Development Fund established in
Section 5 hereof.
"Under the general supervision of the Municipal Treasurer of the
municipality where the barangay is located, the barangay treasurer
shall be responsible for the proper disbursement and accounting of the
annual allotments of the barangay and, for this purpose, he shall take
up said annual allotments in a special account in the barangay general
fund."
SEC. 6. All acts, laws, decrees, orders, or part or parts
thereof contrary to or inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked or
modified accordingly.
SEC. 7. 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
SEC. 5. As provided for in Section 9 of Presidential Decree
No. 144, the Secretary of Finance shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the prompt and effective implementation of this Decree.
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
