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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 258
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 258 -
CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND THE
PHILIPPINE CENTER MANAGEMENT BOARD
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WHEREAS,
there is an urgent need to consolidate, integrate and coordinate all
the activities in the San Francisco area of all Philippine Government
offices and agencies which have hitherto been dispersed and separated
from each other, a situation entailing unnecessary expense and
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WHEREAS, consistent with the human and material resources of the
Philippines, it is the objective of the New Society, among other
things, to nurture, promote and propagate Philippine culture, to
encourage foreign tourists to visit the Philippines, to expand the
foreign market for Philippine products, to provide efficient and
comprehensive public service in the country and abroad, and in general
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby decree and order
as follows: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. There shall be incorporated in San
Francisco City a Philippine Center Management Board, hereinafter called
"the Board", which shall, on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines,
acquire by purchase or by any other appropriate means a building in San
Francisco City, California, U.S.A., which shall house within its
premises all the offices and agencies in San Francisco of the
Philippine Government. Such building shall be called "The Philippine
Center in San Francisco", hereinafter called "the Center", and shall
serve the purposes stated in the second paragraph of the
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Section 2. The Board shall have the following
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A. Composition —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
1. Chairman — The Philippine Consul General in San
Francisco.
2. Vice Chairman — The head of the Philippine
National Bank, San Francisco Agency, who shall also be Treasurer of the
Board.
Members:
3. The Philippine Commercial or Trade Promotion
Representative in San Francisco.
4. The head of the Philippiner Lines in San Francisco.
5. The Representative in San Francisco of the
Department of Tourism.
6. The Representative in San Francisco of the Auditor
General.
7. The Philippine Center Business Manager who shall
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B. Functions —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
1. The Board shall be responsible to the President of
the Philippines for the overall operations, maintenance and management
of the Center in accordance with their Decree and with sound business
practices.
2. The Board shall meet at least once a year to
prepare and submit to the President of the Philippines, not later than
the 31st day of December of each year, its annual report on the
operations, financial position and achievements of the Center.
3. The Board shall, in accordance with its
procedures, decide and implement policies dealing with the operations
of the Center. It may incur relevant expenditures not exceeding ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00). All expenditures in excess of $10,000.00
shall have the prior approval of the President of the Philippines.
4. The Board shall recommend to the President of the
Philippines, for his approval, the hiring of the services of a
professional firm in San Francisco specializing in building maintenance
and janitorial services.
5. The Board shall approve lease contracts for the
rentals stipulated in Section 5. All lease contracts shall be signed by
the Chairman of the Board. All lease payments shall be payable to the
"Philippine Center Management Board" and such payments shall be
promptly deposited in the bank for credit to the fund provided in
Section 3.
6. The Board shall adopt the most practical and
effective arrangements for the security of personnel and premises.
7. The Board shall have such other functions
consistent with the objectives of this Decree.
Section 3. The funds for the purchase, renovation,
maintenance and administration of the Center shall be advanced by the
Philippine National Bank from its own resources or from such other
financing arrangements as the Board of Directors may approve. Such
advance(s) shall be called "the Center Fund".
Section 4. All real property in San Francisco owned
by the Philippine Government shall be sold by the Philippine Consul
General in San Francisco with the assistance of the head of the
Philippine National Bank Agency in San Francisco and the representative
of the Auditor General at the most advantageous prices, and shall the
proceeds thereof shall be transferred to and become part of the Center
Fund.
Section 5. All the Philippine Government offices or
agencies and private firms using the Center, except the Philippine
Consulate General and service representatives attached to the Consulate
General, shall pay rent to the Philippine Center Management Board, the
rate of which rent shall be based primarily on the prevailing monthly
or annual rate per square foot in other buildings with comparable
facilities within a two-block radius of the Center.
Section 6. The Board shall appoint a Philippine
Center Business Manager, hereinafter called "the Manager" who shall be
responsible to the Board for the effective and prompt implementation of
its policies and decisions.
A. The following emoluments shall be paid by the
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1. Salary — The Manager shall have an annual salary
of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00), with increments proportionate
to any increase in rental rates.
2. Benefits —chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Health and hospitalization insurance equivalent to
coverage of the employees of the Philippine National Bank, San
Francisco Agency.
b. Social Security under U. S. law.
B. Functions:cralaw:red
1. The Manager shall also be Secretary of the Board
and prepare the agenda for the minutes of Board meetings.
2. He shall be the Board's direct liaison with the
San Francisco firm stipulated in Section 2 B(4).
3. He shall be responsible for the safety,
cleanliness and orderly operation of the building.
Section 7. The Center shall have a storage area for
Philippine products, cultural materials, props and miscellaneous
equipment; a display center for Philippine products and cultural
materials; and auditorium/theater/community room; a library room; a
penthouse for socials of the Consulate and for rental to the Philippine
community; and such other areas as may be necessary or proper.
Section 8. The President of the Philippines may
appoint a Filipino architectural consultant for the center. Such
consultant shall advise the Board and American architects and/or
building contractors on the exterior and interior renovation work that
must be undertaken in order that the Center may project an image which
is representative of the best in Philippine life and
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 31st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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