WHEREAS,
from statistics gathered, there is a current backlog in the school
building construction of approximately forty six thousand (46,000)
school rooms; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, due to the continuing increase of student population, the
yearly occurrence of natural calamities such as typhoons, floods and
earthquakes, and the depreciation brought about by ordinary wear and
tear, school rooms and buildings have to be provided, repaired or
replaced yearly;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, actual experience has shown that construction of school
buildings with the use of standardized prefabricated building
components is more economical and expeditious; and
WHEREAS, the Japanese reparations as the major source of school
building components has already been terminated;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. There shall be established, under the
direct supervision and control of the Director of Public Works,
prefabrication plants for school building components to be located in
strategic places of the country to fabricate school building components.
Section 2. For the organization and initial operating
capital of said plants, the amount of FIFTY MILLION PESOS
(P50,000,000.00) or so much therefor as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise
appropriated to be spent in accordance with the provisions of Section
7-1(4) of Commonwealth Act No. 246, as amended.
Section 3. The appropriation authorized herein shall
include the amounts needed for the construction of buildings,
acquisition of equipment including motor vehicles, salaries and wages
of personnel and other operating expenses.
Section 4. The prefabricated school building
components produced by these plants shall be paid from the allotments
for the construction of school buildings allotted to the various
district and city engineering offices of the Bureau of Public Works.
Section 5. The income which may be derived from the
operation of the plants is hereby constituted as a trust fund to be
known as the School Building Components Fabrication Trust Fund under
the administration of the Bureau of Public Works and shall be spent
solely for the operation and maintenance of the plants including the
construction of buildings and acquisition of equipment including motor
vehicles which may be needed from time to time.
Section 6. The necessary appropriations for the
continuous operation of these plants shall be included in the general
annual appropriation measure.
Section 7. The provision of any law, rule or
regulations to the contrary, notwithstanding, the acquisition of
equipment, supplies and materials for this purpose shall be exempt from
any tax. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 8. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-five.
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