Amendment to the Charter of Tagbilaran City
Republic Act No. 6387, enacted on August 16, 1971, amends the charter of the City of Tagbilaran by designating the Bureau of Public Highways and the Bureau of Public Works as the authorities responsible for the administration, programming, and disbursement of the Highway Special Fund and other national funds intended for public improvements in the city. The amendment clarifies that these funds, alongside the city's engineering fund and other sums from Public Works Acts, are considered city funds. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 24, 1972.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6387
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 16, 1971
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6387
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN BY PROVIDING THAT THE HIGHWAY SPECIAL FUND AND OTHER NATIONAL FUNDS ACCRUING TO THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED, PROGRAMMED AND DISBURSED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS, AS THE CASE MAY BE
SECTION 1. Section ninety-nine of Republic Act Numbered Forty-six hundred and sixty, known as the Charter of the City of Tagbilaran, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 99. Engineering Funds. — The engineering fund of the city shall be considered as city funds as well as all sums of money accruing to the city by virtue of any Public Works Act approved by Congress: Provided, however, That the Highway Special Fund and other national funds accruing to the city which are intended for public improvements approved by the City Board shall be administered, programmed and disbursed by the Bureau of Public Highways or the Bureau of Public Works as the case may be." cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, August 16, 1971.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 68, No. 4, p. 548 on January 24, 1972
Cite This Law
Amendment to the Charter of Tagbilaran City, Republic Act No. 6387, Aug 16, 1971 (Philippines)
Amendment to the Charter of Tagbilaran City, Republic Act No. 6387 (Phil. 1971)
Browse More Statutes
Explore other laws in the Statutes category.
View All StatutesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law