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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1150 - AN ACT
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-FOUR TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY-FIVE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Section 1.
Appropriation of funds. — The following sums, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, are appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine
Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the operation of the Government
of the Republic of the Philippines during the period from July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-four to June thirtieth nineteen hundred and
fifty-five, except where otherwise specifically provided: [For the sake of brevity, the itemization under this Section of the funds appropriated for the operation of the Government had been deleted. Please refer to the unabridged version of the pertinent General Appropriations Act for the details.] GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2. Authority to pay salaries not in conformity with the prescribed grades or rates of compensation. — Payment to incumbent employees of salaries the rates of which are not in conformity with the schedule of grades or rates of compensation provided in section three of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and two, as amended, is hereby authorized: PROVIDED, That new appointments, whether original or promotional, to positions not carrying the salary rates prescribed in Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and two, as amended, shall be made only at the rates authorized in the said Act.cralaw Sec. 3. Authority to use savings in appropriations for "salaries and wages," for "sundry expenses," and for "furniture and equipment" to cover deficits. — Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any savings in the regular appropriations authorized in this Act for the Executive Departments for salaries and wages, for sundry expenses, and for furniture and equipment of the bureaus and offices under any Department, may, with the approval of the President, be used to cover a deficit in any other item of the regular appropriations, except for salaries and wages, under the same Department. Likewise, any savings in the appropriations for salaries and wages, for sundry expenses, and for furniture and equipment of any item under "special purposes," may, with the approval of the President, be used to cover a deficit in any other item of appropriation, except for salaries and wages, under the same or other special purpose under the same Department. In no case, however, shall any item in the regular appropriations and appropriations for "special purposes" be augmented, pursuant to the authority granted in this section, by more than fifty per centum of the original appropriation provided in this Act for such item.cralaw Sec. 4. Quarterly report to Congress on transfers of appropriations. — The Auditor General and the Commissioner of the Budget shall report separately to the Congress quarterly any transfers of appropriation made to cover a deficit, the report to specify the items and the amounts involved and in as many copies as there are members thereof.cralaw Sec. 5. Authority to use savings for other purposes. — The President of the Philippines is authorized to use any savings in the appropriations authorized in this Act for the Executive Departments (1) for the payment of claims under section 699 of the Revised Administrative Code and the Workmen's Compensation Act, whichever is applicable, to officers, employees and laborers who died or were injured in line of duty; (2) for the commutation of the money value of the additional leave, extended leave and accrued leave earned by American and deceased Filipino officers and employees, or by Filipino officers and employees separated from the service except for cause, for service rendered prior to November twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and thirty-six; (3) for the purchase of furniture and equipment to replace those that may be lost through accident, fire or other calamity, or may have been damaged through the same cause, the disposal of which is deemed reasonable and necessary, if it would be more expensive to have them repaired, and for the purchase with the approval of the President of furniture and equipment to replace unserviceable ones condemned by the Auditor General; (4) for the payment of salaries of suspended employees who have subsequently been exonerated; (5) for the payment of the share of the National Government in the salaries of national officials in newly created cities and provinces where no appropriation has been provided therefor; (6) for the payment to the Government Service Insurance System of the three per cent contribution of the Government for the employees' insurance premiums corresponding to the period from December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-one to February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and forty-five, pursuant to section four of Republic Act Numbered One hundred thirty-two, the provisions of section 7(c) of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred eighty-six, as amended, to the contrary notwithstanding; (7) for the payment of commuted sick and vacation leaves of employees who may be retired under existing laws; (8) for the payment of additional compensation to government nurses assigned to public health nursing at P50 a month in lieu of quarters, subsistence and laundry allowances as provided under section three of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred forty-nine; (9) for the purchase or rental of accounting machines to carry out the plan of mechanizing the accounting system in the Government; (10) for the payment of premiums on insurance of government buildings and properties with the Property Insurance Fund in accordance with Republic Act Numbered Six hundred fifty-six; (11) for the payment of the obligation of the National Government under the provisions of subsection (a) under section 2553 of the Revised Administrative Code; (12) for the payment of the cash commutation of the accumulated vacation and sick leave of employees separated from the service, in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred eleven; (13) for the payment of expenses for printing of briefs in cases appealed by the Government; (14) for gratuity of employees whose positions are abolished or who are retired; (15) for the improvement of food rations in government hospitals and leprosaria; (16) for rural improvement; and (17) for payment to the Bureau of Prisons for its normal operation.cralaw Sec. 6. Suspension of expenditure of appropriations. — Except as otherwise provided in this Act and whenever in his judgment the public interest so requires, the President is authorized to suspend or otherwise stop the expenditure of any amount herein appropriated in any item or items for the Executive Departments for any purpose, except those for salaries of positions with incumbents, and thereupon the funds affected by such action shall become available for any other expenditures authorized in this Act for the Executive Departments as the President may determine, except for salaries and wages. In no case, however, shall any item of appropriation be augmented, pursuant to the authority granted in this section, by more than fifty per centum of the original appropriation provided in this Act for such item. The Auditor General and the Commissioner of the Budget shall report separately to the Congress within a period of thirty days any suspension or transfer of funds made by the President during the previous quarter.cralaw Sec. 7. Provision for "excess of actual salary." — The item of appropriation for "excess of actual salary" provided in this Act under "salaries and wages" shall be paid to the incumbent of the position to which said "excess" pertains who is actually receiving the same "excess" as part of the salary granted to him upon his appointment to the said position before the reduction of the basic pay thereof to the amount provided herein: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if the position be vacated and the successor to its previous incumbent shall have previously received an equal salary plus the "excess of actual salary" in the same or any other branch of the government service, such excess shall be allowable to him.cralaw
Sec. 8. Allotment of funds to cover authorized
appropriations. — Sec. 9. Creation of appropriation reserves. — The chiefs of bureaus and offices shall establish reserves of not less than five per centum of the total appropriation of their respective bureaus and offices to provide for contingencies and emergencies which would otherwise require a deficiency appropriation. All or a portion of an appropriation may be reserved when it is determined that the amounts involved may not be needed. Should conditions change during the fiscal year which would justify the use of the reserve, the necessary adjustment may be made by the Commissioner of the Budget when requested by the bureau or office affected.cralaw Section 10. Purchase of locally manufactured furniture, equipment, parts, accessories, supplies and materials. — All appropriations for the purchase of furniture, equipment, supplies and materials authorized in this Act shall be available only for locally manufactured furniture, equipment, parts, accessories, supplies and materials, except when none is available in the market, or when the prices of the locally manufactured article exceed those determined by the Flag Law by ten per cent.cralaw Section 11. Renting of automobiles, jitneys or trucks for a continuous period exceeding fifteen days prohibited. — No appropriation provided in this Act for the Executive Departments shall be used for renting automobiles, jitneys or trucks on the monthly basis nor on the daily basis for a continuous period exceeding fifteen days.cralaw Section 12. Authority to purchase motor vehicles. — No appropriation authorized in this Act shall be used for the purchase of automobiles, jitneys, jeeps, station wagons, motorcycles and other motor vehicles unless otherwise specifically provided in this Act.cralaw
Section 13. Officials entitled to government motor
transportation. — The following officials are entitled to use
government motor transportation chargeable against the appropriations
authorized in this Act:
Section 14. Officials entitled to transportation
allowance. — The Department Heads, including the Administrator of
Economic Coordination, the Commissioner of the Budget, the Chairman of
the Commission on Elections, and the Social Welfare Administrator are
hereby granted a commutable transportation allowance of two hundred
fifty pesos each per month; the Undersecretaries of Departments and
officials with the same rank, the Public Service Commissioner, the
Legislative Secretary, the Legislative Liaison Officer, and the
Presiding Judge of the Court of Industrial Relations, two hundred pesos
each per month; and the following Directors or chiefs of bureaus and
offices, and the Sergeant At Arms of the House of Representatives, one
hundred pesos each per month, chargeable against the appropriations
authorized in this Act for their respective offices:
Section 15. Bureaus and offices entitled to use,
operate and maintain government motor vehicles and launches. — No
bureau or office shall use, operate or maintain from the appropriations
authorized in this Act government service cars, jeeps, station wagons,
vans, service trucks, pick-up trucks, launches, speedboats,
motorcycles, etc., except the following: Section 16. Proper use of government motor vehicles. — The use of government motor vehicles by bureaus and offices for the purposes enumerated in section fifteen hereof shall be authorized only through the issuance for each trip of a serially numbered ticket, duly signed by the chief or the administrative officer of the bureau or office concerned. These motor vehicles shall be used strictly for official business, bear government plates only and after office hours kept in the garage provided therefor by the bureau or office to which they belong, except when in use for strictly official business outside office hours.cralaw
Section 17. Use of more than one motor vehicle
prohibited. — With the exception of the President, no government
official or employee authorized to use any vehicle operated and
maintained from the funds appropriated in this Act shall be allowed to
use more than one such motor vehicle: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the
Vice-President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives may be allowed to use two motor vehicles each:
AND PROVIDED, FINALLY, That no official who has been furnished motor
transportation by any government corporation shall be allowed to use
motor vehicle transportation operated and maintained from funds
appropriated in this Act.cralaw Section 18. Disposition of motor vehicles not used by a bureau or office. — All motor vehicles owned by or assigned to the different departments, bureaus, offices and branches of the National Government not needed by the officials and for the purposes enumerated in sections thirteen and fifteen of this Act shall be disposed of to the highest bidder at public auction sales announced in newspapers of general circulation at least ten days before the sale: PROVIDED, That the former user thereof shall be given preference if he offers and pays a price equal to that of the highest bid by others.cralaw Section 19. Prohibition against the use of appropriations for the payment of salaries and wages of officers or employees engaged in a strike against the Government. — Subject to existing civil service rules and regulations and the proper administrative proceedings, no part of the funds of, or available for expenditure by, any agency included in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any officer or employee who engages in a strike against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines or who is a member of an organization of government employees that in the opinion of the Secretary of Justice asserts the right to strike against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, or who in the opinion of said Secretary of Justice advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines by force or violence: PROVIDED, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered sufficient evidence that the person making the affidavit has not, contrary to the provisions of this section, engaged in a strike against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, is not a member of any organization of government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines by force or violence.cralaw Sec. 20. Per diems outside of the Philippines. — No per diems in excess of fifty pesos shall be paid to any official or employee traveling outside of the Philippines.cralaw Sec. 21. No transfer of salary savings to the Government Service Insurance System. — The provisions of Republic Act No. 660 to the contrary notwithstanding, no savings from salaries and wages under the general fund and the special, revolving, trust, depository and other funds shall be transferred to the Government Service Insurance System.cralaw Sec. 22. Reinsurance of government buildings to be equitably distributed among private insurance companies in the Philippines. — In all cases where appropriations are provided in this Act for payment of premiums covering the insurance of government buildings with the Property Insurance Fund, reinsurance shall be equitably distributed among private insurance companies doing business in the Philippines on uniform terms, conditions and rates of premiums.cralaw Sec. 23. Prohibition against the transfer of appropriations of the Department of National Defense. — The provisions of section 6 of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, no amount appropriated for the Department of National Defense shall be transferred to any other Executive Department.cralaw Sec. 24. Use of savings from abolished positions for standardizing salaries. — Any vacant position in any bureau or office in any Executive Department may be abolished and the savings resulting therefrom shall be available for standardizing under the provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred two, as amended, the salaries of other positions in any bureau or office within the same Executive Department: PROVIDED, That the maximum salary may be fixed at seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum, the provisions of the said Commonwealth Act, as amended, to the contrary notwithstanding.cralaw Sec. 25. Authority to harmonize the appropriation structure with the new terminology of classification of accounts prescribed in Auditor General Circular No. 29. — The Commissioner of the Budget is hereby authorized to harmonize the appropriation structure with the new terminology of classification of accounts prescribed in Auditor General Circular No. 29: PROVIDED, That such reclassification shall not increase or decrease the aggregate sum appropriated in this Act for the various objects affected under each Department, bureau or office.cralaw Sec. 26. The Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives to look into all matters relating to public expenditures. — The Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives are hereby authorized to look at any time into all matters relating to funds for the expenditures of the National Government and for the payment of public indebtedness; auditing of accounts and expenditures of the National Government; claims against the Government; and in general all matters relating to public expenditures.cralaw Sec. 27. Expenditure and disbursement of special funds. — No expenditure shall be incurred, nor any disbursement made, out of the appropriations authorized in this Act from special, revolving and trust funds and from receipts automatically appropriated which will exceed at any one time either the fund itself or the cash in the National Treasury pertaining to such fund.cralaw Sec. 28. Appropriations chargeable against the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Fund. — The appropriations provided in this Act for carrying out the activities heretofore financed from the receipts of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Fund shall continue to be charged against the said Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes shall allot the amounts thereof in the distribution of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Fund.cralaw
Sec. 29. Effective date. — This Act shall take
effect on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, except where
otherwise stated.cralaw |