Suspension of expenditures of appropriations.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Suspension of expenditures of appropriations.- Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the President of the Philippines is authorized to suspend or otherwise stop the expenditure of any amount herein appropriated for any purpose, or any portion thereof, whenever in his judgment the public interest so requires, and thereupon the funds affected by such action shall become available for any other expenditures authorized in this Act as the President may determine. This provision shall not apply to the appropriations for the Congress of the Philippines and the Judiciary.