[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10652, December 23, 2014 ]

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-TWO BILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND PESOS (P22,467,608,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Appropriations. – The sum of twenty-two billion four hundred sixty-seven million six hundred eight thousand pesos (P22,467,608,000) is hereby appropriated as supplemental appropriations for the FY 2014 Budget.

SEC. 2. Payment for the Implementation of Urgent Projects. – The sum of twenty-two billion four hundred sixty-seven million six hundred eight thousand pesos (P22,467,608,000) is hereby appropriated to fund urgent and important projects which cannot be funded by savings or through the Unprogrammed Fund and are not funded under Republic Act No. 10633 or the FY 2014 General Appropriations Act (GAA). The government agencies or Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), projects or programs, and amounts covered are as follows:

Government
Agency/GOCC/
Special Purpose Fund
Project/Program
Amount
  1. Department of Finance – Bureau of the Treasury
Additional Capital Outlay and MOOE for the implementation of the Treasury Single Account
P803,380,000
  1. Department of Finance – Bureau of the Treasury
Budgetary Shortfall for Transaction Fees and Charges as a Result of the Implementation of the Treasury Single Account
100,407,000
  1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Office of the Secretary
Payment for the Actual Services Rendered by the 294 Hired Bantay Gubat
11,176,000
  1. Department of Finance – Office of the Secretary
Phase 2 of the Renovation of DOF – OSEC Property
32,224,000
  1. Department of the Interior and Local Government – Bureau of Fire Protection
Transition Investment Support Plan – ARMM Procurement of 33 Firetrucks
199,167,000
  1. Department of the Interior and Local Government – Philippine National Police
Operational Transformation Plan for the Philippine National Police
2,833,282,000
  1. Department of Justice – Office of the Secretary
Transfer of Quezon City Prosecutors and Public Attorney’s Offices, Including the Provision for Electrical Connection, Water Connection, PABX Telephone Rack Installation and Structured Cabling
10,500,000
  1. Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communications Technology Office
Acquisition of 15,000 Units of Personal Computers
300,000,000
  1. Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary
Obligations Arising from Implemented Infrastructure Projects
1,902,743,000
10. Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary
Completion of Development Assistance to the Province of Quezon
240,000,000
11. Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary
Construction of the New Bohol Provincial Capitol to Replace Condemned Building
350,000,000
12. Department of Public Works and Highways – Office of the Secretary
Retrofitting of the Presidential Management Staff Office Building
210,000,000
13. Department of Social Welfare and Development – Office of the Secretary
Updating of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR)
1,942,521,000
14. Department of Social Welfare and Development – Office of the Secretary
Emergency Shelter Assistance for Victims of Typhoon Yolanda
2,084,480,000
15. Department of Transportation and Communications – Office of the Secretary
Metro Rail Transit 3 Rehabilitation and Capacity Extension, Including Total Replacement of the Existing Signaling System and Rehabilitation of Escalators and Elevators
1,207,163,000
16. House of Representatives
Completion of the Legislative Library and Archives Building/Congressional E-Library
250,000,000
17. House of Representatives
Expenses of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Bangsamoro Basic Law and Printing of the 2015 General Appropriations Bill
70,169,000
18. Department of Transportation and Communications – Light Rail Transit Authority
Rehabilitation of Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Line 2
727,690,000
19. Department of Transportation and Communications – Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
Construction of Mactan-Cebu International Airport Presidential and Dignitaries (PAD) Lounge Building
118,559,000
20. Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau
Remediation of the San Mateo Sanitary Landfill
178,005,000
21. National Electrification Administration
Installation of 10-Megavolt Amperes Substation in Sto. Domingo, Albay
32,552,000
22. National Housing Authority
Construction of 27,313 Units of Permanent Housing for Victims of Typhoon Yolanda
7,999,978,000
23. National Housing Authority
Implementation of the North Triangle Relocation Project
286,702,000
24. Philippine Coconut Authority
Coconut Scale Insect Emergency Action Plan
340,345,000
25. Philippine Fisheries Development Authority
Construction of Fishport, Lighthouses and Seawalls
196,385,000
26. Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Provision for Rent of Office Space During Pendency of Construction of PIDS’ New Building
40,180,000

Total
P22,467,608,000

SEC. 3. Use and Release of Funds. – The amount appropriated shall be released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the implementing agencies in accordance with budgeting, accounting and auditing laws, rules and regulations: Provided, That the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall develop a uniform formula or parameter for the fair and equitable distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance Fund for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

SEC. 4. Applicability of General and Special Provisions in the FY 2014 General Appropriations Act. – The amounts herein appropriated shall be used for the purposes indicated and subject to the relevant special and general provisions under Republic Act No. 10633 or the FY 2014 GAA.

SEC 5. Availability of Appropriations. – The appropriations authorized in this Act shall be available for release and obligation for the purposes specified for one (1) year from the date of the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 6. Transparency Provisions. – The concerned implementing agencies shall ensure that the details of projects, such as the name of contractors or suppliers and corresponding amount paid, are included as part of the information posted on their transparency seals required under Section 91 of the General Provisions under Republic Act No. 10633 or the FY 2014 GAA.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this Act shall be declared as unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect immediately upon its publication.

Approved,

(SGD.)FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate

(SGD.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 17, 2014.

(SGD.)OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.)MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: DEC 23 2014

(SGD.)BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines