PD 1396 Section 20

Appropriations.

Section 20

SEC. 20. Appropriations.—To carry out the purpose of this Decree, there is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of FIFTY MILLION PESOS (P50,000,000) for the operation of the Department and its regional offices. This shall be in addition to whatever applicable appropriations may be transferred to it from among the government agencies reorganized under this Decree. Thereafter, the appropriations for the Department and its regional offices shall be included in the National General Appropriations Act. The regional offices may likewise utilize the Local and the Regional Development Funds as may be necessary in the implementation of projects at the regional level.

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CitationPD 1396 Section 20 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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