WHEREAS,
there are unreleased balances of appropriations authorized for
infrastructure projects under the six existing Public Works Acts,
namely, Presidential Decrees Nos. 759, 1062, and 1342, and Batas
Pambansa Blg. 13, 50 and 132;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, since the enactment of the abovecited six Public Works Acts,
major unforeseen changes have taken place in the external and domestic
socio-economic environment which call for a review and shifting of
developmental thrusts and resource allocation in general, and revision
in priorities, scopes, costs, and implementation schedules of
infrastructure projects in particular, in accordance with the Updated
Five-Year Philippine Development Plan and the Medium-Term Public
Investment Program;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, such revisions in priorities, scopes, costs, and
implementation schedules of infrastructure projects necessarily require
a revision and adjustment of allocations of the appropriations already
authorized under the existing Public Works Acts; and
WHEREAS, because of the extensive destruction wrought by the recent
typhoons and other calamities, there is an urgent need to allocate
sufficient funds for the immediate rehabilitation and reconstruction of
the damaged infrastructure and implementation of additional structural
works to mitigate future losses to life and property. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. The amount of P10,825,000,000 representing
a portion of the unreleased balances of appropriations provided under
the aforementioned existing Public Works Acts is hereby reappropriated
for the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction,
and/or completion of the following infrastructure projects, including
engineering, supervision and acquisition of sites, equipment,
materials, supplies, and services to be used directly for the projects:cralaw:red
a. Major, Secondary, and Feeder
Roads P8,635,000,000
b. Ports 500,000,000
c. Flood Control and Drainage
900,000,000
d. Shore Protection 90,000,000
e. Urban Infrastructure 500,000,000
f. Miscellaneous Public Works
200,000,000
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Total P10,825,000,000
Section 2. Sections 2 and 12 of Batas Pambansa Blg.
132 are hereby made applicable to the abovementioned projects. In
addition, the Minister of Public Works and Highways shall, in
coordination with the Minister of the Budget, render year-end reports
to the President of the Philippines on the sums actually
reappropriated, released, and expended during the year under
consideration.
Section 3. If any provision of this Decree is
declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall remain in
force. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-five.
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