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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 549
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 549 -
AMENDING Section EIGHTEEN OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-ONE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY-FIVE TO PLACE CITY WORKS SUPERVISORS DIRECTLY UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF CITY ENGINEERS
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WHEREAS,
the respective charters of all cities include a Department of
Engineering headed by the city engineer as one of the departments of
the city government; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, these charters also provide that city engineers shall be
responsible for undertaking all public works projects financed by city
or local funds;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 5185, otherwise known as the Decentralization
Law, authorizes city governments to create the position of city public
works supervisors, notwithstanding the fact that there is already a
City Engineer;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, by virtue of this authority, several city governments have
created the position of city public works supervisors and assigning to
this position all work provided by the city charters to be undertaken
by the city engineer;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, such a situation resulted in overlapping of functions, and in
some instances the city engineer has been completely divested of his
duties and responsibilities to undertake local projects as provided in
the city charter;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, this situation is not conducive to the best interests of the
public, particularly the city residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, by virtue of the powers in me
vested by the Constitution, do hereby promulgate this decree as part of
the law of the land: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The provision of Section 18 of Republic
Act No. 5185 to the contrary notwithstanding, the City Public Works
Supervisor shall be under the direct supervision of the City Engineer.
Section 2. This decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 5th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-four.
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