June 17, 1954

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1144

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR LIGHTHOUSE STATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of the "Port Works Funds" that have accrued under Act Numbered Three thousand five hundred and ninety-two, as amended, not otherwise appropriated, to be spent by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications subject to the provisions of this Act for the purposes mentioned hereunder:

(a) For the construction, reconstruction, repair and improvement of installations in the following lighthouse stations, including the purchase of necessary materials and equipment:

1.	Malinao (front), Albay-Repair and	P2,000.00
	painting of keeper's dwelling and tower
2.	Sula Port, Albay — Repair and painting
	of dwelling and construction of new kitchen
	wings	4,000.00
3.	Ungay Point, Rapu-Rapu, Albay —
	Repair and painting of existing keepers'
	dwelling, kitchen, store room and tower	6,000.00
4.	Nogas Island, Antique — Construction of
	new keepers' dwelling, repair of batteries'
	house and painting of tower	12,000.00
5.	Mariveles, Bataan — Construction of
	new 32-ft. R.C. tower	5,000.00
6.	Cape Santiago, Batangas — Repair and
	painting of existing structures	3,000.00
7.	Malabrigo Point, Batangas — Repair of
	existing keepers' dwelling	4,000.00
8.	Tagbilaran, Bohol — Repair of tower
	foundation	5,000.00
9.	Cape Engaño, Cagayan — Completion
	and painting of existing structures	5,000.00
10.	Linao Point, Cagayan — Completion or
	rehabilitation of structure	1,000.00
11.	Pata Point, Cagayan — Repair of
	existing structures	10,000.00
12.	Canimo Island, Camarines Norte —
	Repair of all structures on the station	5,000.00
13.	Siaiat, Catanduanes — Completion or
	rehabilitation and construction of protection
	works	10,000.00
14.	Capiz Jetty and Culasi Point, Capiz —
	Construction of tower and repair and painting
	of existing structures	12,000.00
15.	Capitancillo, Cebu — Conversion of
	present storage room to generator room, and
	repair and painting of tower	4,000.00
16.	Taguingui, Cebu — Repair of all
	structures in the station	15,000.00
17.	Cotabato, Cotabato — Erection of steel
	tower	2,000.00
18.	Cape San Agustin, Davao — Construction
	of new keepers' dwelling and water tank	12,000.00
19.	Cape Bojeador, Ilocos Norte — Conversion
	of present oil room to engineer room	10,000.00
20.	Currimao Point, Ilocos Norte — Construction
	of new 32 ft. R.C. tower	5,500.00
21.	Baliguian, Iloilo — Repair and painting
	of existing keepers' dwelling, kitchen, toilet,
	bodega, tower, and flagpole	10,000.00
22.	Calabazas Island, Iloilo — Construction
	of new 5,000 gal. R.C. water tank	2,000.00
23.	Manigonigo Island, Iloilo — Painting of
	the steel tower	1,000.00
24.	Siete Pecados Island, Iloilo — Repair
	and painting of keepers' dwelling, generator
	room, and kitchen	5,500.00
25.	San Fernando Point, La Union —
	Conversion of present storage room into a
	batteries room	1,000.00
26.	Baltazar Island, Marinduque — Repair
	of existing keepers' dwelling	1,000.00
27.	Bugui Point, Masbate — Conversion of
	existing storage building into engine house
	and repair and painting of structures	3,000.00
28.	Colorado Point, Masbate — Construction
	of new keepers' dwelling and repair and
	painting of existing tower	12,000.00
29.	Jintotolo Island, Masbate — Conversion
	of present storage building into engine house	1,000.00
30.	Matabao, masbate — Construction of
	new keepers dwelling and painting of
	existing structures	12,000.00
31.	San Miguel, Masbate — Repair of dwelling
	and construction of new bodega	7,000.00
32.	Ambulong, Mindoro Occidental —
	Conversion of present storage building into engine
	house and general repair work	4,000.00
33.	Apo Reef, Mindoro Occidental —
	Conversion of one of the present kitchen rooms
	into engine room and painting of structures	2,000.00
34.	Cape Calabite, Mindoro Occidental —
	Repair and painting of present structures	2,000.00
35.	Golo Island, Mindoro Oriental —
	Construction of new keepers' quarters	12,000.00
36.	Dumali Point, Mindoro Oriental —
	Repair and painting of existing installations	2,000.00
37.	Escarseo Point, Mindoro Oriental -
	Construction of the keepers' quarters
	(dwelling building) and kitchen-dining
	room building	12,000.00
38.	Apo Island, Negros Oriental — Construction
	of the keepers' quarters (dwelling-building)
	and kitchen-dinning room building	12,000.00
39.	Langoy Island, Palawan — Construction
	of new keepers dwelling and power house	12,000.00
40.	Balabac Island, Palawan — Repair and
	painting of existing installations	5,000.00
41.	Espina Point, Palawan — Painting of
	structures	1,000.00
42.	Manucan Island, Palawan — Construction
	of new keepers' quarters	12,000.00
43.	Tubbataha Reef, Palawan — Construction
	of new keepers' quarters, repair of sea
	wall, and painting of tower	16,000.00
44.	Cape Bolinao, Pangasinan — Repair of
	keepers' quarters, tower and toilet sheds	8,000.00
45.	Apunan Point, Romblon — Conversion
	of present storage building into power house	1,000.00
46.	Corcuera Point, Romblon — Repair and
	painting of dwelling and kitchen	3,000.00
47.	Gorda Point, Romblon — Construction
	of new keepers' dwelling	10,000.00
48.	Batag Island, Samar — Construction
	of keepers' quarters	5,000.00
49.	Cabilison Island, Samar — Construction
	of new quarters (dwelling) repair of kitchen
	shed and painting of tower	12,000.00
50.	Capul Island, Samar — Reconstruction
	of present concrete building, kitchen, shed, and
	storage building	8,500.00
51.	Divinubo Island, Samar — Repair of
	present quarters and storage room	1,500.00
52.	San Bernardino, Samar — Repair of
	present keepers' quarters	6,000.00
53.	Suluan, Samar — Construction of new
	keepers' quarters	12,000.00
54.	Bagato, Sorsogon — Repair and painting
	of kitchen and storeroom	3,000.00
55.	Cagayan, Sulu — Repair of tower and
	dwelling	4,000.00
56.	Pearl Bank, Sulu — Repair and painting
	of keepers' quarters	1,000.00
57.	Saluag Island, Sulu — Construction of
	new keeper's dwelling	9,000.00
58.	Capones Island, Zambales — Reconstruction
	of existing structures	15,000.00
59.	La Monha, Zambales — Construction of
	new 32 ft. R.C. tower and batteries room	5,000.00
60.	Subic Bay, Zambales — Conversion of part
	of kitchen and storage room into engine room	1,000.00
61.	Sibago, Basilan City — Construction of
	new quarters' and watchmans' shed	13,000.00
62.	Malamawi, Basilan City — Repair of
	dwelling and construction of new R.C. tower	8,000.00
63.	Pasig River, Manila — Construction
	of keepers' quarter	3,000.00
64.	Corregidor, Manila — Repair of kitchen
	and dining room	12,000.00
		—————
		P421,000.00
(b)	For the emergency repair and
	reconstruction and the survey and
	investigation of lighthouse stations and other
	aids to navigation including the purchase
	of necessary materials and equipment and
	the payment of salaries, wages and sundry
	expenses of the lighthouse floating personnel
	in the central office at Manila, to be allotted
	by the Secretary of Public Works and
	Communications in accordance with the
	recommendations of the Lighthouse Board	166,000.00
(c)	For the construction of new light-
	houses	50,000.00
		—————
Grand Total	637,000.00

SECTION 2. All sums appropriated under section one of this Act shall be released only after certification by the Secretary of Finance and the Auditor General to the President of the Philippines that there are sufficient Port Works Funds to warrant such release and that no amount appropriated under this Act shall be set up in the books of the General Auditing Office or otherwise made available for expenditure unless previously authorized by the President of the Philippines. cd i

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications is hereby authorized to spend for the completion of any of the projects above specified any saving that may be effected in the appropriation intended for any other of said projects: Provided, That no part of such saving shall be spent for salaries, wages or traveling expenses of office personnel.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 17, 1954

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 8, p. 3490 in August 1954