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Act No. 2727 Section 5

Act No. 2727 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, all sums appropriated by this Act for the various Bureaus, Offices, and provinces shall be expended solely for the specific purposes for which appropriated, and for no other, and no amount appropriated for salaries and wages shall be available for the payment of miscellaneous expenses nor shall any amount appropriated for miscellaneous expenses be available for the payment of salaries and wages: Provided, That in any Bureau or Office, subject to approval by the Governor-General or the proper Department Secretary, any unexpended balance under any item of miscellaneous expense, not exceeding a total of ten per centum of the amount appropriated for such miscellaneous expense, may be used to increase the amount under any other heading of miscellaneous expense in said Bureau or Office: And provided, further, That the appropriations herein made for each Bureau. Office, or province shall be available for payment of such expenses as may accrue to said Bureaus, Offices, or provinces by reason of the operation of sections two hundred and fifty-seven, three hundred and five, three hundred and six, and three hundred and eight of the Revised Administrative Code and the part thereof entitled the Public Bonding Law and Civil Service Law.

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CitationAct No. 2727 Section 5 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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