Section 10
SEC. 10. To carry out the purposes of this Act, the amount of five million pesos shall be appropriated out of any unappropriated funds in the national treasury or from the Special Activities Funds as provided for in the 1986 and subsequent General Appropriations Acts intended for organizational purposes. The amount so provided shall be utilized for office space, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, personal services and other relevant operating costs, including for transport of ballot boxes and other paraphernalia, storage and security thereof. Should the actual expenses of the Tribunal exceed the appropriations herein provided, the contestant shall be required to file a bond as required by the Tribunal pursuant to its rules and regulations to answer for the expenses that may be incurred by the Tribunal in connection with the contest or counter-contest.