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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1342 -
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SYNCHRONIZING THE
SAME WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC WORKS, APPROPRIATIONS
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Presidential Decree Nos. 759 and 1062 provide appropriations for
improvement, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructure projects
designed to further accelerate socio-economic development; WHEREAS, there is a need to increase the appropriations of some on-going and previously authorized projects to ensure their completion in view of increased construction costs brought about by circumstances beyond the control of the government, and changes in technical designs and requirements; WHEREAS, there is also a need to provide appropriations for new projects in support of priority programs of the government; WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide adequate appropriations to cover the local counterpart fund requirements of on-going and proposed foreign-financed projects in view of the country's increasing capability to absorb foreign assistance as demonstrated by the various loans andds extended to government projects; WHEREAS, there is a need to appropriate adequate funds for these projects that will cover their total costs up to completion to assure continuity of their implementation and to enable the implementing agencies to enter into contract for a complete project or utile part thereof; WHEREAS, in order to make more effective the National Development Program, there is a need to provide sustained financial support to the Infrastructure Program. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and for sustained development of the country through complementary infrastructure facilities, do hereby decree and order as follows: Section 1. Capital Development Projects. — The following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of the general funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, from the proceeds of bond issues and/or loans from local or foreign financial institutions, to implement projects pertaining to the program of capital improvements of the Administration, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, for the purpose mentioned hereunder: TITLE A — TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, completion, including project preparation, and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies of the projects listed/summarized hereunder: (a) Highways 1. Agoo-Tubao-Tuba-Baguio City P25,000,000 Road, Benguet, Region I 2. Lamut-Banaue Road, Ifugao, 40,000,000 Region I 3. Tarlac-Lingayen Road, 10,000,000 Pangasinan, Region I 4. Urdaneta-Dagupan Road, 10,000,000 Pangasinan, Region I 5. Cabanatuan-Cauayan Road, 15,000,000 Isabela, Region II 6. Alicia-San Mateo Road, 17,000,000 Isabela, Region II 7. Roxas-Camu Road, Isabela 25,000,000 Region II 8. Tarlac-Sta. Rosa Road. 35,000,000 Tarlac, Region III 9. Manila South Diversion 20,000,000 Road Interchange, Metro Manila, Region IV 10. Marikina Bridge Diversion 70,000,000 Road, Metro Manila Region IV 11. Metro Manila Traffic 113,000,000 Improvement Infrastructure Project, Region IV 12. Radial Roads and Circumferential 200,000,000 Roads, Metro Manila, Region IV 13. Marikina-Infanta Road, 45,000,000 Rizal and Quezon, Regions IV and IV-A 14. Taytay-Sta. Cruz-Calamba 30,000,000 Road, Rizal and Laguna, Region IV-A 15. Mindoro Integrated Road 60,000,000 Projects, Mindoro Region IV-A 16. Secondary and Feeder Road 104,000,000 Projects, Bicol River Basin Project, Region V 17. Cebu-Carmen Road, Cebu City, 10,000,000 Region VII 18. Naga-Toledo Road, Cebu City, 10,000,000 Region VII 19. Leyte-Samar Development 500,000,000 Project, Leyte and Samar, Region VIII 20. Sayre Highway, Bukidnon, 98,000,000 Region X 21. Roads and Bridges, Tago 20,000,000 Irrigation Project, Surigao del Sur, Region XI 22. Polloc Port Access Road, 20,000,000 Cotabato, Region XII 23. Various Ferry Services and 500,000,000 Landing Facilities including Sorsogon-Samar and Leyte- Surigao, Inter-Regional 24. Davao-Calinan-Bukidnon Road, 65,000,000 Davao and Bukidnon, Regions X and XI 25. General Santos-Cotabato Road, 50,000,000 General Santos and Maguindanao, Regions XI and XII 26. Digos-Cotabato Road, Cotabato 15,000,000 Provinces and Davao del Sur, Regions XI and XII 27. Pan Philippine Highway and 600,000,000 Access Roads, Nationwide 28. Improvement of National Roads 800,000,000 and Bridges, Nationwide a. Luzon 300,000,000 b. Visayas 250,000,000 c. Mindanao 250,000,000 29. Development Roads, Nationwide 300,000,000 30. Feeder, Barangay and Secondary 600,000,000 Roads and Bridges, Nationwide 31. Provincial, City and Municipal 250,000,000 Roads, Nationwide 32. Various Highway Regional 100,000,000 Depots and Area Shops, Nationwide 33. Roads Right-of-Way, 300,000,000 Nationwide 34. Restoration and Rehabilitation 200,000,000 Program, Nationwide 35. Freight and Insurance, 60,000,000 Nationwide TOTAL FOR HIGHWAYS P5,317,000,000 (b) Airports andr Navigation 1. Tuguegaraorport, P40,000,000 Cagayan, Region II 2. Piatrport, Cagayan, 22,000,000 Region II 3. Manila International and 800,000,000 Domesticrport, Metro Manila, Region IV 4. Ternaterport, Cavite, 20,000,000 Region IV 5. Masbaterport, Masbate, 11,000,000 Region V 6. Legaspirport, Albay 30,000,000 Region V 7. Roxasrport, Capiz 18,000,000 Region VI 8. Mactan Internationalrport, 19,000,000 Cebu, Region VII 9. Lahugrport, Cebu 25,000,000 Region VII 10. D.Z. Romualdezrport 20,000,000 Tacloban City, Region VIII 11. Biliranrport, Leyte, 80,000,000 Region VIII 12. Calbayogrport, Western 33,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 13. Catbaloganrport, Northern 38,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 14. Boronganrport, Eastern 25,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 15. Basilanrport, Basilan City, 17,000,000 Region IX-A 16. Zamboanga International 21,000,000 Airport, Zamboanga City, Region IX-B 17. Ozamisrport, Misamis 14,000,000 Oriental, Region X 18. Siargaorport, Surigao 22,000,000 del Sur, Region X 19. Tandagrport, Surigao del 13,000,000 Sur, Region X 20. Cotabatorport, Cotabato 20,000,000 Region X 21. Malabangrport, Lanao del 12,000,000 Sur, Region X 22. Iliganrport, Lanao del 18,000,000 Norte, Region X 23. F. Bangoy Internationalrport, 51,000,000 Davao del Sur, Region XI 24. Variousr Navigation 150,000,000 Facilities, Nationwide 25. Variousrports, Nationwide 400,000,000 TOTAL FORRPORTS AND P1,919,000,000 AIR NAVIGATION (c) Portworks and Maritime 1. Port of San Fernando, P43,000,000 La Union, Region I 2. Port of Batangas, 100,000,000 Batangas City, Region IV-A 3. Port of Puerto Princesa 25,000,000 Puerto Princesa City, Region IV-A 4. Port of Iloilo, Iloilo City, 56,000,000 Region VI 5. Port of Cebu, Cebu City, 17,000,000 Region VII 6. Port of Catbalogan, Northern 10,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 7. Port of San Jose, Northern 10,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 8. Port of Guiuan, Eastern 18,000,000 Samar, Region VIII 9. Port of Zamboanga, 27,000,000 Zamboanga City, Region IX-B 10. Port of Butuan, Agusan del 20,000,000 Sur, Region X 11. Various National Ports, 75,000,000 Nationwide 12. Various Municipal Ports, 90,000,000 Nationwide 13. Modernization of Fendering 60,000,000 Systems, Nationwide 14. Nationwide Dredging 100,000,000 TOTAL FOR PORTWORKS P661,000,000 AND MARITIME (d) Telecommunications 1. Improvement and Development P200,000,000 of National and Regional Telecommunication Networks, Nationwide 2. Improvement and Development 45,000,000 of Telephone Services, Nationwide 3. Improvement and Development 20,000,000 of Telegraph and Telex Services, Nationwide 4. Various Communications 50,000,000 Facilities, Nationwide TOTAL FOR P315,000,000 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FOR TRANSPORT P8,212,000,000 AND COMMUNICATIONS TITLE B — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, completion, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary materials and supplies of the projects listed/summarized hereunder: (a) Irrigation 1. San Antonio Reservoir, Tarlac, P20,000,000 Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija, Region III 2. Groundwater Development, 40,000,000 Pampanga River Basin, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, Region III 3. Irrigation and Reclamation 27,000,000 of Candaba Swamp, Pampanga and Bulacan, Region III 4. Rinconada Integrated Area 100,000,000 Development Program (IADP), Camarines Sur, Region V 5. Bula-Minalabac IADP, 15,000,000 Camarines Sur, Region V 6. Baliwag-San Vicente IADP, 60,000,000 Camarines Sur, Region V 7. Naga-Calabanga IADP, 68,000,000 Camarines Sur, Region V 8. Agusan II Project, Agusan 50,000,000 del Norte and Agusan del Sur, Region X 9. Sta. Josefa Project, 38,000,000 Agusan del Sur, Region X 10. Bukidnon Irrigation Project, 130,000,000 Bukidnon Region X 11. Pulangui No. 3, Bukidnon, 20,000,000 Region X 12. Tago RIP, Surigao del Sur, 33,000,000 Region X 13. Lake Sebu, Surallah, 20,000,000 South Cotabato, Region XI 14. Various National Irrigation 800,000,000 Projects, Nationwide 15. Various Communal Irrigation 400,000,000 Projects, Nationwide 16. Various Pump Irrigation 270,000,000 Projects, Nationwide TOTAL FOR IRRIGATION P2,091,000,000 (b) Water Supply and Sewerage 1. Various Metro Manila Water P500,000,000 Supply and Sewerage Projects, Region IV 2. Various Provincial Water- 500,000,000 work and Sewerage Systems, Nationwide 3. Various Artesian Wells, 300,000,000 Springs, and Rural Water Supply Projects, Nationwide TOTAL FOR WATER SUPPLY AND P1,300,000,000 SEWERAGE (c) Flood Control and Drainage 1. Ilocos Region Integrated P50,000,000 Flood Control Project Region I 2. Pasig-Potrero Erosion 50,000,000 and Flood Control, Region III 3. Pasig River Development 18,000,000 Project, Metro Manila, Region IV 4. Metro Manila Flood Control 200,000,000 and Drainage, Region IV 5. Bicol River Basin Flood 100,000,000 Control Projects, Region V 6. Cotabato-Agusan River Basin 100,000,000 Flood Control Projects, Region X 7. Pampanga-Agno-Tarlac Flood 100,000,000 Control Systems, Pampanga and Tarlac, Region III 8. Various Flood Control and 300,000,000 Drainage Projects, Nationwide TOTAL FOR FLOOD CONTROL P918,000,000 AND DRAINAGE (d) Multi-Purpose Projects 1. Various Multi-Purpose and P500,000,000 Water Resources Projects, Nationwide 2. Laguna Lake Water Resources 100,000,000 Projects, Laguna, Regions IV and IV-A TOTAL FOR MULTI-PURPOSE P600,000,000 PROJECTS TOTAL FOR WATER RESOURCES P4,909,000,000 DEVELOPMENT TITLE C — BUILDINGS 1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies of the projects listed/summarized hereunder: (a) National Buildings 1. Nueva Vizcaya State Institute P10,000,000 of Technology, Nueva Vizcaya, Region II 2. Tarlac National Agricultural 25,000,000 College, Tarlac, Region III 3. Pampanga National Agricultural 25,000,000 College, Pampanga, Region III 4. Central Luzon Polytechnic 30,000,000 College, Nueva Ecija, Region III 5. National Cancer Control Center, 14,000,000 Metro Manila, Region IV 6. Philippine Science and Technology 40,000,000 Museum, Metro Manila 7. Philippine Atomic Energy 10,000,000 Commission, Metro Manila Region IV 8. Alabang Complex Building, 27,000,000 Metro Manila, Region IV 9. NEDA Building, Metro Manila, 18,000,000 Region IV 10. Budget Commission Building, 40,000,000 Metro Manila, Region IV 11. Department of Foreign Affairs 40,000,000 Building, Metro Manila, Region IV 12. Department of Youth and Sports 50,000,000 Development, Metro Manila, Region IV 13. E. Rodriguez Institute of 10,000,000 Technology, Metro Manila, Region IV 14. Food and Drug Administration 10,000,000 Building, Metro Manila, Region IV 15. Construction of Maritime 10,000,000 Industry Authority (MARINA) Building, Metro Manila, Region IV 16. Various University of the 400,000,000 Philippine System Buildings, Nationwide 17. Various Land Transportation 50,000,000 Commission Buildings, Nationwide 18. Various Postal Offices, 100,000,000 Nationwide 19. Various National Buildings, 500,000,000 Nationwide 20. Various Office Buildings in 300,000,000 the National & Regional Government Centers, Nationwide TOTAL FOR NATIONAL P1,709,000,000 BUILDINGS (b) Hospitals and Sanitaria 1. Various National Hospitals, P300,000,000 Sanitaria and Related Facilities, Nationwide 2. Various Rural Health Units 100,000,000 and Related Buildings, Nationwide 3. Various Regional and Satellite 500,000,000 Hospitals and Related Facilities, Nationwide TOTAL FOR HOSPITALS P900,000,000 AND RELATED BUILDINGS (c) Elementary School Buildings 1. Various School and Related P500,000,000 Facilities, Nationwide TOTAL FOR ELEMENTARY P500,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDINGS (d) Secondary and Other School Buildings 1. Various Barangay High School P100,000,000 Buildings, Nationwide TOTAL FOR SECONDARY AND P100,000,000 OTHER SCHOOL BUILDINGS TOTAL FOR BUILDINGS P3,209,000,000 TITLE D — SPECIAL PROJECTS 1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies of the projects listed/summarized hereunder: (a) Dagat-Dagatan Lagoon P230,000,000 TOTAL FOR SPECIAL P230,000,000 PROJECTS TOTAL FOR Section I P17,010,000,000 Section 2. Miscellaneous Projects. — The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary are hereby appropriated, out of the general funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth for the purpose mentioned hereunder. (a) For the prosecution of pre-investment studies, regional planning, project pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, and other activities necessary prior to actual project implementation, including administrative services and training directly identified with the studies and purchase of equipment, materials, and supplies as may be authorized by the National Economic and Development Authority upon recommendation of department heads concerned P100,000,000 (b) For the prosecution of necessary detailed engineering of projects authorized in this and other public works measures, including detailed surveys, soil investigation, detailed designs, preparation of specifications and contract documents, and other related activities that are necessary prior to actual project construction, as may be authorized by the National Economic and Development Authority upon recommendation of department heads concerned P50,000,000 (c) For the acquisition of necessary right-of-way for the implementation of projects authorized in this and other public works measures as may be authorized by the National Economic and Development Authority upon recommendation of department heads concerned P200,000,000 (d) For the construction of warehouses, Grains Center and related facilities necessary for the implementation of programs of the National Grains Authority and other government agencies P100,000,000 TOTAL FOR Section 2 P450,000,000 SPECIAL PROVISIONS Section 3. Program of Work Required Before Prosecution Public Works. — Before prosecuting any public works project, the district, city of project engineer concerned shall prepare a program of work for approval by the Department Head concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P750,000; by the Bureau Head concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P300,000, but not more than P750,000; by the Regional Director concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P100,000 but not more than P300,000; and by the District or City Engineer concerned for any project with an estimated cost of P100,000 or less. No program of work for any project which requires special site investigation, survey, and construction plans shall be approved unless such plans are used as basis of the program. For projects with an estimated cost of P200,000 or more, than PERT/CPM technique shall be used and a time-sealed diagram of the activities as well as a monthly cash flow shall be made part of the program of work. The PERT/CPM diagram shall be used by the agency concerned as a basis for, inter alia, monitoring the progress of work, making progress payments, and assessing claims for extra cost and time extension. The program of work for any project shall not be amended, except in case of unforeseen contingencies, or any change in field condition or other similar circumstances, in which case an amendment will not result in a deficiency of the expected accomplishment in excess of fifteen per centum thereof and an extension of project duration beyond a reasonable period. Section 4. Rental of Equipment. — Rental of equipment shall not be deducted at the time of the release of funds for public works or even in anticipation of use of the equipment but shall be paid based on actual use when the appropriation so released is P25,000 or less. When the appropriation so released is more than P25,000 and use of rented equipment is anticipation, deduction of funds but such deduction shall not exceed ten per centum of the released appropriation: Provided should the amount so deducted be in excess of actual rental, the balance of such deduction should be remitted immediately to the district or city engineering office concerned. Section 5. Preference of Local Labor. — In the execution and construction of any public works project, the labor requirements shall be filled by laborers from the sitio, barangay, poblacion or municipality where the project is being undertaken. However, in case of skilled labor, it may be procured elsewhere within the province where the project is located; and in the case of specialized skilled labor, it may be procured outside the province where the project is located. Section 6. Labor-Intensive Methods. — Whenever technically practicable and economically feasible, labor intensive methods shall be used in the prosecution of public works projects or portion thereof authorized in this Decree and other Public Works measures: Provided, That the structural integrity of the project is not impaired and its financial cost does not increase by more than ten per centum over that involved in alternative normal equipment-intensive construction technique as defined by the agency concerned: Provided, further, That the employment of workers for the labor-intensive operations will not unduly impair the labor requirements for agricultural production. Before, any such project is prosecuted, the agency concerned shall prepare at least two alternative methods of construction based on the same plans and structural standards, one being labor-intensive together with a comparative evaluation of projected financial and economic costs, employment generation and technical quality; such comparison shall be the basis for selecting the most advantageous construction technique to be employed in terms of the criteria in the preceding sentence. The selected construction technique shall be made part of and the basis of the program of work which shall be subject to approval by the officials concerned in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Decree. The purchase of hand tools and other work implements of undertaking public works projects by labor-intensive technique is authorized to be charged against the project funds not to exceed five per centum of the estimated project cost: Provided, That the agencies concerned shall undertake a continuing inventory of such hand tools and other work implements and make full economic use thereof in different projects. The agencies concerned shall refer to the relevant studies of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications and the International Labor Organization for the identification of project work items or activities suitable for labor-intensive methods of construction. Section 7. Pre-construction Activities. — In the implementation of the work, a general plan of operations shall be prepared to indicate the methods and procedures to be followed. This plan will cover and organize all relevant fields of study, delineation of responsibilities for undertaking each phase, modifying all analytical procedures and resources to be required for conducting the studies: Provided, That the appropriation shall include administrative service directly identified with the studies and purchase of equipment, materials and supplies. Section 8. Use of Private Consulting Services. — The Department Head concerned may hire the services of Filipino or associated Filipino and foreign consultants or consulting firms, whenever available, for a fee not exceeding three per centum of the Government Estimate, excluding site acquisition, for the preparation or review of the project or plans and specifications devised by the bureau or office concerned; or for a fee not exceeding nine per centum of the Government Estimate, excluding site acquisition, to undertake the detailed design, including plans and specification; or for a fee not exceeding nine per centum of the Government Estimate, excluding site acquisition, based on the approved Program of Work for construction supervision of the project: Provided, That the participation of Filipino consultants and/or government implementing agency concerned in any joint venture of foreign and local agencies shall be maximized. Section 9. Purchase of Sites. — Any appropriation herein authorized for construction of any project shall be understood to include the acquisition or purchase of sites whenever such acquisition or purchase of sites whenever such acquisition or purchase is necessary for the prosecution of the project. Section 10. Prosecution of Public Works Projects by Administration. — The provisions of any law, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding and irrespective of the source of funds, all public works projects with a cost of P300,000 or less may be done by administration or force account by the bureau or agency concerned without benefit of public bidding subject to the provisions of Sections 3, 5 and 6 hereof. Public Works projects with a cost of more than P300,000 shall after public bidding be awarded by contract. If there are no acceptable bids for the project, or the bids are higher by more than fifteen per centum over the government estimate, the project may be prosecuted by administration by the bureau or agency concerned after securing the approval of the Department Head. In case of urgent necessity or emergency, projects costing more than P300,000 may be prosecuted by administration by the bureau or agency concerned, subject to favorable recommendation of the Department Head and approval by the President of the Philippines. Section 11. Purchase of Materials and Supplies. — The Department Head concerned is authorized, in the interest of public service, subject to bidding and auditing requirements, to procure the necessary materials and supplies needed for the construction, reconstruction, improvement repair and/or maintenance of any public works project, regardless of the source of funds: Provided, That when such materials and supplies are obtainable locally in the district, city or neighboring districts, the same may be procured by the District or City Engineer, without prior authority from the Department Head: Provided, further, That no surcharge shall be imposed for the service or procuring such materials and supplies: Provided, furthermore, That the cost of such materials and supplies shall not exceed the estimated cost of such materials and supplies stated in the approved program of work as provided under Section 3 thereof. Section 12. Engineering Administrative and other Overhead Expenses. — The provisions of previous Public Works Decrees to the contrary notwithstanding, all appropriations or expenditures authorized herein and in previous Public Works Decrees shall be solely for project implementation which shall include engineering, administrative and other overhead expenses incidental thereto: Provided, That such expenditures shall be reflected in the individual project program of work as provided for in Section 3 of this Decree and shall not exceed five per centum of the amount actually released for the project; and Provided, further, That such expenditures shall exclude personnel and other services that are already provided with appropriations under the General Appropriations Acts. Section 13. National Disbursing Funds. — Any provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, all funds appropriated under the provisions of this Decree shall, when released, be carried, in the account book of the treasurers or special disbursing officers as national disbursing funds and all projects herein specified are classified as national projects; Provided, That provincial funds allocated as counterpart shall not be considered as national fund. Section 14. Interchangeability of Financing Methods. — Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Finance and the National Economic and Development Authority, the President of the Philippines is authorized to modify the financing methods indicated in this and previous Public Works Measures, so as to enable the department head concerned to undertake the projects financed from general revenue with the proceeds from the sale of bonds and/or from loans. Section 15. Other Financing Methods. — The provisions of existing laws, executive orders, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the proceeds from the payment for reparations goods may be used for financing projects authorized in this Decree and other public works measures, including the purchase of necessary equipment, construction, materials and supplies. Section 16. Unreleased Appropriations. — All unreleased appropriations in Presidential Decree Nos. 3 and 475 are hereby repealed. Section 17. Reports. — The Department Head concerned shall submit an annual accomplishment report to the President, copy of which shall be furnished the National Economic and Development Authority. Such report shall include the appropriations released as of the end of the fiscal year, the extent of work accomplishment, further work to be done to complete the program, and changes to be incorporated in the next Public Works Appropriations Measures. Section 18. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight. |
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