Transitory Provisions.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Transitory Provisions.—(a) To prevent the disruption of the essential public services and pending the constitution of the Metropolitan Manila Commission, the Governor of the Metropolitan Manila shall discharge the powers and functions of the Metropolitan Manila Commission as enumerated in Section four of Presidential Decree No. 824. Pending the appointment of a Commissioner for Finance, the Metropolitan Manila Governor may designate an official who shall perform, in the interim the duties and functions of the Commissioner for Finance as Provided for by Presidential Decree No. 824, including the custody of the monies and property of the Metropolitan Manila Commission and the receipt, disbursement and accounting of its funds in accordance with applicable accounting and auditing regulations. For purposes of safeguarding public funds, the Chairman of the Commission on Audit shall appoint or designate an Auditor for Metropolitan Manila and for each of the districts enumerated in Section one hereof, and issue the pertinent rules and regulations for the proper accounting and disbursement thereof. Pending the issuance of said rules and regulations, the prescribed system of accounting for local governments shall continue to be observed.