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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 899
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 899 -
REORGANIZING THE BUDGET COMMISSION
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WHEREAS,
the national budget document should reflect the total development
resources and expenditures of the government including government-owned
and controlled corporations and local governments; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Budget Commission should be organizationally strengthened
to effectively perform the functions and responsibilities assigned to
it and to cope with the substantial growth of the national budget under
the New Society; and
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1, provides the changes and
modifications in the Integrated Reorganization Plan shall be made from
time to time when necessity requires.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby
reorganize the Budget Commission, as follows:cralaw:red
ARTICLE I
Functions and Structure of the Budget Commission
Section 1. The Budget Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission, shall assist the President in the
preparation of a national resources and expenditures budget;
preparation, execution and control of the national budget; preparation
and maintenance of accounting records and reports of the national
government and design of accounting systems essential to the budgetary
process; achievement of more economy and efficiency in the management
of government operations; administration of compensation and position
classification systems; and review and evaluation of legislative
proposals having budgetary or organizational implications.
Section 2. The Commission shall be headed by the
Commissioner of the Budget, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
President. He shall be assisted by a Deputy Commissioner for budget
operations and accounting and a Deputy Commissioner for management
improvement and compensation and position classification administration
who shall be career administrators.
Section 3. The Commission shall carry out its
functions through the following Offices, Services and Staff: (a)
National Government Budget Operations Office, (b) Local Governments and
Government Corporations Budget Office, (c) National Accounting Office,
(d) Management Office, (e) Wage and Position Classification Office, (f)
Fiscal Planning Service (g) Financial and Administrative Service, (h)
Training and Information Service, (i) Budget Technical Service, (j)
Data Processing Service, and (k) Legislative Staff.
Section 4. The National Government Budget Operations
Office shall be responsible for providing services in the preparation,
execution and control of the budgets of such agencies of the national
government as may be determined by the Commissioner of the Budget. The
Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be assisted when
necessary by one Assistant Director.
Section 5. The Local Governments and Government
Corporations Budget Office shall be responsible for providing services
in the collation and analysis of the budgets of local governments and
government-owned and controlled corporations for incorporation in the
national resources and expenditures budget. It may also be assigned by
the Commissioner of the Budget responsibility over such national
government agencies as may be deemed to be appropriate for effective
budget planning and execution. The office shall be headed by a Director
who shall be assisted when necessary by one Assistant Director.
Section 6. The National Accounting Office shall be
responsible for the compilation and analysis of financial data for use
of the Commission and other government entities; the preparation and
submission of reports to the Commissioner for financial guidance and
information of the President; and providing services in the design and
installation of accounting systems essential to the budgetary process.
The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be assisted when
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Section 7. The Management Office shall be responsible
for formulating and administering a management improvement program for
the executive branch of the government, providing technical guidance
and assistance to management improvement activities, and determining
the organizational and staffing requirements of agencies included in
the national budget. The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall
be assisted when necessary by one Assistant Director.
Section 8. The Wage and Position Classification
Office shall be responsible for administering and maintaining such
compensation and position classification systems as may be adopted by
the government. The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be
assisted when necessary by one Assistant Director.
Section 9. The Fiscal Planning Service shall be
responsible for evaluating the economic trends and relationships of
factors and events affecting or affected by government income and
expenditures and the impact and implications of government fiscal
policies on the economic growth and development of the country.
Section 10. The Financial and Administrative Service
shall be responsible for providing staff advice and assistance on
internal budgeting and other financial matters and well-planned,
directed and coordinated services relating to personnel records,
supplies, equipment, disbursements, security, and janitorial services.
Section 11. The Training and Information Service
shall be responsible for establishing and administering a training and
information program for the Commission and developing and conducting
appropriate training programs in budgeting, accounting, and management
analysis for technical personnel of the different agencies of the
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Section 12. The Budget Technical Service shall be
responsible for the review and evaluation of funding commitments and
requirements for foreign-assisted projects of national and local
government units and government corporations and provide services on
regional budgeting.
Section 13. The Data Processing Service shall be
responsible for providing mechanized and electronic data processing
services in the compilation, storage, processing, and retrieval of data
and information essential to the functions of the Commission.
Section 14. The Legislative Staff shall be
responsible for providing staff assistance in the review and evaluation
of legislative proposals having budgetary or organizational
implications, and legal services necessary for the operations of the
Commission.
ARTICLE II
Internal Structure of Offices and Services
The Commissioner of the Budget is hereby authorized to provide the
internal structure and the staffing pattern of the Office and Services
created in this Decree.
ARTICLE III
Funding
The Commissioner of the Budget is hereby authorized to use such sums
appropriated in Presidential Decree No. 733, as may be specifically
approved by the President, to carry out the provisions of this Decree.
ARTICLE IV
Effectivity
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 3rd day of March in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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