Presidential Decree No. 801 (PD 801) — Placing the Congressional Employees Homesite, Otherwise Known as Heha, in Caloocan City Under the Administration of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President.
WHEREAS, the Congressional Employees Homesite, otherwise
known as House Employees Homesite Administration, was established by
Republic Act No. 3091, approved on June 19, 1961, for employees of the
defunct House of Representatives;
WHEREAS, on January 19, 1973, the Secretary of General
Services was directed to inventory all government property assigned to
offices abolished or reorganized under the Constitution including the
defunct House of Representatives;
WHEREAS, since the abolition of the Congress of the
Philippines, no government entity has been expressly authorized to
administer the Congressional Employees Homesite;
WHEREAS, there is in the Congressional Employees Homesite
the continuing task of improvement, repair and maintenance of roads,
water system, drainage and other structures and facilities;
WHEREAS, there are collectible accounts from employees of
the defunct House of Representatives representing the balance of the
costs of their lots or their housing loan amortizations;
WHEREAS, there is in the Executive Office, Office of the
President, Malacañang, a Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office which
handles accounts pertaining to the defunct House of Representatives and
its personnel;
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. The Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office
under the Office of the President through the Barangay Chairman who is a
resident of the Congressional Employees Homesite shall administer the
operations of the Congressional Employees Homesite;
SEC. 2. The Secretary of General Services and the Director
of Building and Real Property Management shall immediately transfer and
deliver to the Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office, Office of the
President, through the Barangay Chairman, all records, properties and
equipment, cash balances, appropriations and other funds of the
Congressional Employees Homesite, otherwise known as Congressional
Employees Homesite Administration (HEHA);
SEC. 3. Upon recommendation of the Barangay Chairman, the
Assistant Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs under the Office of the
President, shall execute deeds of conveyance in favor of qualified lot
awardees covering lots at the Congressional Employees Homesite upon full
payment;
SEC. 4. The Barangay Chairman who is a resident of the
Congressional Employees Homesite is hereby designated as resident
administrator of the Congressional Employees Homesite and shall be
responsible for the local administration of the subdivision particularly
its security, maintenance and development. The resident administrator
shall recommend to the Chief, Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office
the personnel as may be needed for the security, improvement, repair and
maintenance of the facilities thereat, lighting and other projects as
may be necessary in the premises;
SEC. 5. In case of death or incapacity of the Barangay
Captain, the Chief of the Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office
shall designate the President of the Congressional Homeowners
Association to be the caretaker of the subdivision until a new Barangay
Chairman who is a resident of the subdivision is elected;
SEC. 6. The Congressional Accounts Liquidation Office shall
receive collections of accounts due from employees of the defunct House
of Representatives and lot awardees representing the balance of the
costs of their lots and/or housing loan amortizations;
SEC. 7. Upon representations by the Barangay Chairman, the
Executive Secretary may, subject to the approval of a special Budget for
the purpose by the Office of the President, authorize the use of any
unallotted balance of whatever collections there may be for the House
Employees Homesite Administration to meet expenditures for essential
services for the improvement, repair and maintenance of roads, water
system, lighting system, drainage, and other structures and facilities
of the homesite;
SEC. 8. To carry out the purposes and objectives of this
Decree, the amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000) shall be
made available from the Special Activity Fund, authorized under
Presidential Decree No. 733, for operational expenses of the
Congressional Employees Homesite, otherwise known as HEHA, including a
sufficient amount for the hiring of personnel during the fiscal year
1976. Such sums as may be necessary shall thereafter be appropriated in
subsequent General Appropriations Decrees.
SEC. 9. All laws or part of laws inconsistent with this
Decree are hereby amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 10. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of September, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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