Presidential Decree No. 904 (PD 904) — Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Covering the Period July First to December Thirty-First, Nineteen Hundred Seventy-Six and for Other Purposes.
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 777, dated August 24,
1975, has changed the official fiscal year as heretofore followed which
covered the period from July 1st of a given year to June 30th of the
following year, to the twelve-month calendar period beginning from
January 1st to December 31st of each year;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 777 has extended the
current fiscal year nineteen hundred seventy-six to include the last
half of nineteen hundred seventy-six from July 1st to December 31st, and
has required that appropriate budgetary provision be made for the
additional six month period;
WHEREAS, the current General Appropriations Decree provides
appropriation only for the operation of the Government from July 1, 1975
to June 30, 1976;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,
do hereby decree:
Appropriation of funds.
SECTION 1. Appropriation of funds.—The sum equivalent
to one-half (1/2) of all Current Operating Expenditures and Capital
Outlays appropriations in Presidential Decree No. 733 for each agency is
hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the operation of the government of the
Republic of the Philippines during the period from July 1st to December
31st, 1976: PROVIDED, That the amounts thus appropriated for capital
outlays shall constitute a lump-sum for "Miscellaneous Capital Outlays"
which is hereby created and shall be used to support capital
requirements of such programs and projects of agencies as may be
approved by the President.
Personal Services and Special Budgets.
SEC. 2. Personal Services and Special Budgets.—The
itemization of appropriations for each agency appearing in Presidential
Decree No. 733 and its accompanying Itemization of Personal Services are
hereby made applicable for the period July 1st to December 31st, 1976.
All lump-sum appropriations and special provisions for each agency, as
well as all funds appearing in Presidential Decree No. 733 are hereby
reauthorized, but only to the extent as provided in Section 1 hereof:
PROVIDED, That all Special Budgets chargeable against said lump-sum
appropriations in Presidential Decree No. 733 and which are herein
reauthorized, are hereby made applicable also for the period from July
1st to December 31st, 1976.
Continuing Capital Outlays.
SEC. 3. Continuing Capital Outlays.—Any provision of
existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the appropriations for
capital outlays provided in this Decree which are actually released to
the agencies concerned, shall be available for expenditure until the
projects are completed.
General Provisions.
SEC. 4. General Provisions.—The General Provisions in
Presidential Decree No. 733 are hereby authorized to apply from July
1st to December 31st, 1976: PROVIDED, That the Commissioner of the
Budget is hereby authorized to review the general provisions in
Presidential Decree No. 733 and to propose to the President such
provisions which are to be reauthorized, including new provisions:
PROVIDED, FURTHER, That such General Provisions as may be approved by
the President shall be considered part of this Decree.
Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 5. Rules and Regulations.—The Commissioner of
the Budget is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for
the implementation of this Decree, subject to the approval of the
President of the Philippines.
Effective Date.
SEC. 6. Effective Date.—This Decree shall take effect
on July 1st, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of March in the year of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant
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