Appropriation of Funds for Public Works

July 31, 1975

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 759

APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, SYNCHRONIZING THE SAME WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree Nos. 3 and 475 provide appropriations for rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure facilities caused by calamities in 1972 and for additional development projects designed to further accelerate socio-economic development;

WHEREAS, there is a need to increase the appropriations of some on-going and previously authorized projects to ensure their completion in view of increased construction costs brought about by circumstances beyond the control of the government and of changes in technical designs and requirements;

WHEREAS, there is also a need to provide appropriations for new projects in support of priority programs of the government including the food production and distribution program;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provided adequate appropriations to cover the local counterpart funds of on-going and proposed foreign-financed projects in view of the country increasing capability to absorb foreign assistance as demonstrated by the various loans and aids extended to Government projects;

WHEREAS, there is a need to appropriate funds for these projects in adequate amounts to cover their total costs up to completion to assure continuity of their implementations;

WHEREAS, in order to make more effective the National Development Program, there is a need to provide sustained financial support to the Infrastructure Program;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and for sustained development of the country through complementary infrastructure facilities, do hereby decree and order as follows:

SECTION 1. Capital Development Projects. — The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of the general funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, from the proceeds of bond issues and/or loans from local or foreign financial institutions, to implement projects pertaining to the program of capital improvements of the Administration, subject to the provision hereinafter set forth, for the purpose mentioned hereunder: cd i

TITLE A — TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation; reconstruction, completion, including project preparations, and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies, of the projects listed/summarized hereunder:

(a) Highways

1	Pan Philippine Highway	P465,000,000
2	Manila North Expressway Extension	125,000,000
3	Manila East Road	75,000,000
4	San Fernando-Gapan Road,
	Pampanga and Nueva Ecija	70,000,000
5	Sto. Tomas-Batangas Road, Batangas	15,000,000
6	Tarlac-Lingayen Road, Tarlac and
	Pangasinan	30,000,000
7	Road Right-of-Way, Luzon Road
	Projects	91,000,000
8	Cotabato-Digos Road, Cotabato	25,000,000
9	Manila South Expressway Extension	20,000,000
10	Tarlac-Santa Rosa Road including
	Feeder Roads, Tarlac and Nueva
	Ecija		10,000,000
11	Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Butuan City
	Road		200,000,000
12	Cotabato City-General Santos City
	Road		30,000,000
13	Cubao Interchange, Quezon City	20,000,000
14	Davao-Calinan-Bukidnon Road	90,000,000
15	Jct. Carmen-Dapecol-Panabo Pier
	Road, Davao del Norte	10,000,000
16	Marikina-Infanta Road, Rizal and
	Quezon	100,000,000
17	Lumban-Caliraya-Cavinti Road,
	Laguna	15,000,000
18	Jct. Layac-Mariveles Road, Bataan	55,000,000
19	Lamut-Banawe Road, Ifugao	30,000,000
20	Agoo Tubao-Baguio Road, La Union
	and Benguet	40,000,000
21	Bacoor-Naic Ternate-Nasugbu Road,
	Cavite and Batangas	60,000,000
22	Tagaytay-Batangas Road, Tagaytay
	City and Batangas	65,000,000
23	Zambales-Pangasinan Road	60,000,000
24	Zamboanga Integrated Development
	Road Projects, Zamboanga del Sur	80,000,000
25	Mindoro Integrated Development
	Road Projects, Occidental and
	Oriental Mindoro	150,000,000
26	Legaspi-Tiwi Road, Albay	P20,000,000
27	Tabaco-Ligao Road, Albay	15,000,000
28	Silay-Bacolod-Bago Road, Negros
	Occidental	85,000,000
29	Bago-Kabankalan Road, Negros
	Occidental	45,000,000
30	Jaro-Janiuay Road, Iloilo	30,000,000
31	Janiuay-Calinog Road, Iloilo	30,000,000
32	Calinog-Passi Road, Iloilo	10,000,000
33	Calinog-Dao Road, Iloilo	30,000,000
34	Jaro-Zarrago Road, Iloilo	10,000,000
35	Zarraga-Passi Road, Iloilo	60,000,000
36	Carvasona-Duenal Road, Iloilo	10,000,000
37	Zarraga-Barotac Nuevo Road, Cebu	35,000,000
38	Cebu City-Carmen Road, Cebu	25,000,000
39	Naga-Lutopan-Toledo Road, Cebu	50,000,000
40	Puerto-Malaybalay Road, Bukidnon	60,000,000
41	Malaybalay-Kibawe Road, Bukidnon	70,000,000
42	Silay-Fabrica Road, Negros Occidental	75,000,000
43	Fabrica-San Carlos Road, Negros Occidental	50,000,000
44	San Carlos-Villahermoso Road,
	Negros Oriental	30,000,000
45	Villahermoso-Sibuco Road, Negros
	Oriental	55,000,000
46	Dao-Roxas City Road, Cebu	25,000,000
47	Roxas-Pontevedra-Bailan Road,
	Capiz		15,000,000
48	Lanot-Bailan Road, Capiz	15,000,000
49	Bailan-Estancia Road, Capiz	35,000,000
50	Limbog-Kalibo Road, Aklan	30,000,000
51	Barotac Neuvo-Barotac Viejo Road,
	Iloilo		20,000,000
52	Dawatan-Banate Road, Iloilo	10,000,000
53	Carmen-San Remigion Road, Antique	45,000,000
54	Anonang-Daanbantayan, Road, Cebu	15,000,000
55	Cebu South Road, Cebu	65,000,000
56	Baguio-Lubuagan Road, Benguet
	and Kalinga, Apayao	180,000,000
57	Iloilo-Antique Road	60,000,000
58	Dumaguete North Road, Negros
	Oriental	120,000,000
59	Dumaguete South Road, Negros
	Oriental	P80,000,000
60	Tagbilaran East Road, Bohol	120,000,000
61	Tagbilaran North Road, Bohol	90,000,000
62	Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road, Leyte	70,000,000
63	Dugo-Gonzaga-San Vicente Road,
	Cagayan	65,000,000
64	Midsayap-Dulawan-Marbel Road,
	North Cotabato and Maguindanao	70,000,000
65	Dipolog-Oroquieta Road,
	Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis
	Occidental	65,000,000
66	Ilocos Sur-Ilocos Norte-Magapit
	Road, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and
	Cagayan	150,000,000
67	Ilagan-Palanan Road, Isabela	70,000,000
68	Solsona-Cabugao-Corner Rizal Road,
	Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Apayao and
	Cagayan	130,000,000
69	Quirino Highway, Quezon
	and Camarines Sur	100,000,000
70	Metro Manila Ring Roads	190,000,000
71	Circumferential Roads, Metro Manila	150,000,000
72	Secondary and Feeder Roads in Bicol
	Region	60,000,000
73	Gen. Santos-Malisbeng Secondary
	Roads, South Cotabato	60,000,000
74	Basey-Balangiga Road, Western and
	Eastern Samar	50,000,000
75	Capas-Botolan Road, Tarlac and
	Zambales	30,000,000
76	Dipolog-Pagadian Road, Zamboanga
	del Norte and del Sur	50,000,000
77	Valencia-Pangantucan-Kalilangan
	Road, Bukidnon	18,500,000
78	Kalilangan-Kalingilan-Kibawe
	Road, Bukidnon	20,800,000
79	Talakag-Lantapan Road, Bukidnon	20,000,000
80	Brookes' Point Roads, Palawan	30,000,000
81	Gasan Buenavista-Torrijos
	Road, Marinduque	11,000,000
82	Ilagan-Kapatagan Road, Lanao del
	Norte	39,000,000
83	Lake Lanao Coastal Road, Lanao del
	Sur		P92,000,000
84	Padada-Columbio Road, Davao Del
	Sur and Sultan Kudarat	42,000,000
85	Soquil-Maitum-Malisarong Road,
	South Cotabato	65,000,000
86	South Cotabato Roads	34,000,000
87	Radial and Circumferential Roads,
	Jolo, Sulu	20,000,000
88	National Roads in Manila	100,000,000
89	Improvement of National Roads and
	Bridges
	a.	Luzon	130,000,000
	b.	Mindanao	95,000,000
	c.	Visayas	70,000,000
90	Feeder and Secondary Roads and
	Bridges	400,000,000
91	Development Roads	240,000,000
92	Provincial, City and Municipal Roads	300,000,000
93	Roads Right-of-Way	150,000,000
94	Various National Roads	311,700,000
	Total for Highways	P7,150,000,000
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(b) Railways

1	Rehabilitation of Batangas Line
	(Calamba-Batangas Port)	P32,000,000
2	Main Line South Project (Manila-
	Legaspi)	302,000,000
3	Other Railways Projects	10,000,000
	Total for Railways	P344,000,000
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(c) Airports and Air Navigation

1	Manila International Airport	(P254,000,000)
2	Butuan Airport	17,900,000
3	Cagayan de Oro Airport	12,520,000
4	Cagayan de Sulu Airport	17,000,000
5	Cauayan Airport	21,000,000
6	Davao City Airport	15,600,000
7	Export Processing Zone
	Authority Airport	40,000,000
8	Fuga Airport	20,300,000
9	Iloilo Airport	P20,000,000
10	Ipil Airport	10,500,000
11	Legaspi Airport	11,500,000
12	Mactan Airport	13,800,000
13	Manila General Aviation Airport	22,000,000
14	Zamboanga City	15,000,000
15	Various Airports	405,953,000
16	Air Navigation Facilities	50,000,000
	Total for Airports/Air Navigation	P947,073,000
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(d) Port works and Maritime Navigation

1	Port of Manila	P270,000,000
2	Port of Tabaco, Albay	24,365,000
3	Port of Mariveles (Syncrolift), Bataan	30,000,000
4	Port of Batangas, Batangas	14,500,000
5	Port of Cagayan De Oro	45,500,000
6	Port of Cebu, Cebu City	55,150,000
7	Port of Cotabato (Polloc) Port of	120,000,000
8	Makar, Gen. Santos City	44,700,000
9	Port of Tacloban City, Leyte	14,600,000
10	Port of Calapan, Mindoro Oriental	126,770,000
11	Philippine (Navotas) Fisheries Port, Rizal	32,000,000
12	Port of Casambalanga, Cagayan	25,000,000
13	Port of Sta. Ana, Davao Oriental	10,600,000
14	Port of Iloilo, Iloilo City	12,800,000
15	Port of Bicobian, Isabela	14,400,000
16	Port of Tandulsog, Jolo, Sulu	38,000,000
17	Port of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	13,900,000
18	Port of Ozamis, Misamis Occidental	11,400,000
19	Port of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental	12,900,000
20	Port of Puerto Princesa, Palawan	13,900,000
21	Port of Mariveles, Bataan	10,000,000
22	Port of Puluan, Dapitan City	10,000,000
23	Port of Basilan, Zamboanga del Sur	11,700,000
24	Various National Ports	255,776,000
	Total for National Ports	P1,217,961,000
25	Various Municipal Ports	36,869,000
26	Lighthouses and Other Maritime
	Navigation Facilities	P25,000,000
	Total for Portworks and Maritime
	Navigation	P1,279,830,000
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(e) Telecommunications

1	Telegraphic Transfer Services
	Improvement	P30,000,000
2	Municipal Telephone System	42,000,000
3	Telecommunications Maintenance
	Centers (Regional And Provincial)	48,500,000
	Total for Telecommunications	P120,500,000
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	TOTAL FOR
	TRANSPORTATION AND
	COMMUNICATIONS	P9,841,403,000
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TITLE B — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, completion, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary construction materials supplies of the projects listed/summarized hereunder:

(a) Irrigation

1	Aurora-Peñaranda Basin Diversion
	Scheme	228,000,000
2	Tarlac Irrigation Systems
	Improvement Project	139,000,000
3	Angat-Magat Integrated
	Agricultural Development Project	95,436,000
4	Davao del Norte Irrigation Project
	(Saug-Compostela)	21,900,000
5	Agusan del Sur Irrigation Project
	(Bunawan-Salvacion)	44,400,000
6	Pulangui River (Valencia) Bukidnon	55,060,000
7	Upper Pampanga River Project,
	Watershed Development Pilot
	Project	10,000,000
8	Casecnan Trans-Basin Development
	Project	P20,000,000
9	Lower Agno Irrigation Project,
	Pangasinan	12,000,000
10	Various National Irrigation Projects	295,765,000
11	Various Communal Irrigation
	Projects	70,000,000
12	Pump Irrigation Projects	50,000,000
13	Irrigation-Electrification Projects	30,000,000
14	Mindoro Integrated Development
	Irrigation Projects	71,500,000
15	Bicol River Basin Development
	Irrigation Projects	78,000,000
16	Zamboanga Integrated Development
	Irrigation Projects	30,000,000
17	Groundwater Development Project	70,710,000
	Total for Irrigation	P1,321,771,000
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(b) Water Supply

1	Various Artesian Wells and Springs	P90,959,000
2	Various Waterworks	78,729,000
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	Total for Water Supply	P169,688,000

 

(c) Flood Control and Drainage

1	Agno River Control, Pangasinan	P108,100,000
2	Asingan-San Manuel Levee with
	Closure of the Chico River, Agno
	River Control, Pangasinan	17,000,000
3	Abelong and Angalacan River
	Control, Pangasinan	14,500,000
4	Magat River Control, Nueva
	Viscaya, Isabela and Cagayan	800,000,000
5	Pampanga River Control, Pampanga,
	Bulacan and Nueva Ecija	118,580,000
6	Gumain-Porac River Control,
	Pampanga	15,642,000
7	Pasig-Potrero River Control Pampanga	41,500,000
8	Labangan Floodway, Bulacan	12,500,000
9	San Fernando-Abacan River
	Control, Pampanga	P38,500,000
10	Parua River Control, Tarlac	39,000,000
11	Rio Chico River Control, Pampanga
	and Nueva Ecija	54,900,000
12	Manila and Suburbs River Control,
	Manila and Suburbs	2,273,500,000
13	Mangahan Floodway, Rizal	180,000,000
14	Magasawang Tubig River Control,
	Oriental Mindoro	12,000,000
15	Bicol River Control, Camarines Sur	45,950,000
16	Ilog-Hilabangan River Control,
	Negros Occidental	64,344,000
17	Panay River Control, Capiz and
	Roxas City	28,100,000
18	Samar-Leyte Schistosomiasis
	Control Project	10,000,000
19	Maranding River Control, Lanao Del
	Norte	10,200,000
20	Agusan River Control, Butuan City
	and Agusan	73,000,000
21	Davao River Control, Davao City	10,520,000
22	Cotabato River Control, Cotabato	194,350,000
23	Pampanga, Bicol and Cotabato
	Dredging Project	54,000,000
24	Various River and Flood Control
	Projects	236,856,000
	Total for River Control And
	Drainage	P4,453,042,000
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	TOTAL FOR WATER RESOURCES
	DEVELOPMENT	P5,944,501,000
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TITLE C — BUILDINGS

1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies, of the projects listed/summarized hereunder:

(a) National and Related Buildings

1	Philippine College of Arts and
	Trades Building, Manila	P16,330,000
2	Bureau of Posts Building, Manila
	and Provincial Branches	11,400,000
3	Department of Education and
	Culture Building	52,000,000
4	Philippine College of Commerce
	Building, Manila	24,400,000
5	Department of Public Works,
	Transportation and Communications
	Building, Quezon City	50,000,000
6	Bureau of Lands Building	45,000,000
7	Weather Bureau Building, Quezon
	City		13,200,000
8	Bureau of Soils Building,
	Quezon City	25,000,000
9	Bureau of Animal Industry Building,
	Quezon City	10,000,000
10	Philippine Fisheries Commission
	Building, Quezon City	10,000,000
11	University of the Philippines
	Diliman, Quezon City and Los
	Baños, Laguna
	a.	Academic Buildings, Diliman and
		Los Baños	62,400,000
	b.	Campus Utilities and Ground,
		Diliman and Los Baños	31,085,000
	c.	Ancillary Facilities, Diliman and Los
		Baños	16,100,000
	d.	Other Projects	23,720,000
12	Department of Labor Buildings,
	Quezon City	45,000,000
13	Department of Social Welfare Building	15,500,000
14	National Economic and
	Development Authority Building	30,000,000
15	Department of Trade Building,
	Quezon City	50,000,000
16	Central Mindanao State University
	Building, Bukidnon	20,915,000
17	Mindanao State University Building
	Marawi City	14,110,000
18	Children's Educational Foundation
	Building, Villa, Cotabato	12,025,000
19	Local Government Regional
	Training Center Buildings	15,000,000
20	Department of Natural Resources
	Building, Quezon City	45,000,000
21	Various National Buildings	269,474,000
	Total for National Buildings	P907,659,000
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(b) Hospitals and Sanitaria

1	Jose Reyes Hospital, Manila	P11,400,000
2	Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital,
	Manila		11,600,000
3	Philippine General Hospital, Manila	10,650,000
4	National Cancer Center Building,
	Manila	14,000,000
5	Various Hospitals and Related
	Buildings	269,414,000
	Total for Hospitals and Sanitaria	P317,064,000
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	(c)	Elementary School Buildings	P600,000,000
	(d)	Secondary School Buildings	100,000,000
	(e)	Other Public Buildings and
		Miscellaneous Public Works	100,000,000
	TOTAL FOR BUILDINGS	P2,024,723,000
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TITLE D — SHORE PROTECTION

1. For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, completion, including project preparation and the purchase of necessary construction materials and supplies of the projects summarized hereunder:

(a)	Various Sea Walls	P23,665,000
	Total for Section 1	P17,834,292,000
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SECTION 2. Miscellaneous Projects. — The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary are hereby appropriated, out of the general funds in the national treasury not otherwise appropriated, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, for the purpose mentioned hereunder: acd

a)	For the maintenance and/or repair of public
	buildings, shrines, and monuments,
	including ground and outside installations:
	Provided, That, so much as may be
	necessary but not to exceed P1,000,000
	of this sum shall be made available for the
	Malacañang buildings and Mansion and
	Guest Houses in Baguio: Provided,
	further, That P100,000 of this sum
	shall be made available for the
	maintenance of the Mabini Shrine in
	Tanauan, Batangas, including the salaries
	of the two caretakers of the Shrine who
	shall be the two nearest surviving
	kins of Apolinario Mabini	P30,000,000
b)	For the maintenance and emergency
	repair of existing flood control and
	drainage structures	10,000,000
c)	For the prosecution of pre-investment
	studies, regional planning, project
	pre-feasibility and feasibility studies,
	preliminary engineering and other
	activities necessary prior to actual
	project implementation, including
	administrative services and training
	directly identified with the studies
	and purchase of equipment, materials
	and supplies as may be authorized by
	the National Economic and Development
	Authority upon recommendation of
	department heads concerned	P100,000,000
d)	For the prosecution of necessary detailed
	engineering of projects authorized in this
	and other public works measures,
	including detailed surveys, soils
	investigation, detailed designs, preparation
	of specifications and contract documents
	and other related activities that are
	necessary prior to actual construction, as
	may be authorized by the National
	Economic and Development Authority
	upon recommendation of department
	heads concerned	50,000,000
e)	For the purchase of necessary rights-of-way
	for the implementation of projects authorized
	in this and other public works measures as
	may be authorized by the National Economic
	and Development Authority upon
	recommendation of department heads
	concerned	100,000,000
f)	For water resources investigations, survey
	and studies, establishment of recording
	stream gaging stations of various rivers
	including publication, and preparation of
	water Atlas for the Philippines to be
	undertaken by the National Water
	Resources Council	13,000,000
g)	For the construction of warehousing
	facilities necessary for the implementation
	of programs of the National Grains
	Authority and other governmental
	agencies	100,000,000
h)	For the implementation of the Philippine
	Australian Development Assistance
	Program	P100,000,000
	Total for Section 2	P503,000,000
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SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 3. Program of Work Required Before Prosecuting Public Works. — Before prosecuting any public works project, the district, city or project engineer concerned shall prepare a program of work for approval by the Department Head concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P500,000; by the Bureau Head concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P200,000 but not more than P500,000; by the Regional Director concerned for any project with an estimated cost of more than P50,000 but not more than P200,000; and by the District or City Engineer concern for any project with an estimated cost of P50,000 or less. In no case shall construction funds be remitted to field offices or construction work on a project be started before the program of work is approved.

No program of work for any project which requires special site investigation, survey, and construction plans shall be approved unless such plans are used as basis of the program: Provided, That for projects with an estimated cost of P1,000,000 or more, the PERT/CPM technique shall be used and a time-scaled diagram of the activities shall as well a monthly cash flow shall be made part of the program of work. The PERT/CPM diagram shall be used by the agency concerned as a basis for, inter alia, monitoring the progress of work, making progress payments, and assessing claims for extra cost and time extension.

The program of work for any project shall not be amended except in case of unforeseen contingencies or any change in field conditions or other similar circumstances in which case an amendment may be allowed provided that such amendment will not result in a deficiency of the expected accomplishment in excess of fifteen per centum thereof and an extension of project duration beyond a reasonable period. cdt

SECTION 4. Rental of Equipment. — Rental of equipment shall not be deducted at the time of the release of funds for public works or even in anticipation of use of the equipment but shall be paid based on actual use when the appropriation so released is P25,000 or less. When the appropriation so released is above P25,000 and use of rented equipment is anticipated, deduction for rental shall be made at the time of the release of funds but such deduction shall not exceed ten per centum of the released appropriation: Provided, That, should the amount so deducted be in excess of actual rental, the balance of such deduction should be remitted immediately to the district or city engineering office concerned.

SECTION 5. Preference to Local Labor. — In the execution and construction of any public works project, the labor requirements shall be filled by laborers from the sitio, barrio, poblacion or municipality where the project is being undertaken. However, in case of skilled labor, it may be procured elsewhere within the province where the project is located; and in the case of specialized skilled labor, it may be procured outside the province where the project is located.

SECTION 6. Labor-Intensive Methods— Whenever technically practicable and economically feasible, labor-intensive methods may be used in the prosecution of public works or portion thereof authorized in this Decree and other Public Works measures: Provided, That the structural integrity of the project is not impaired and its financial cost does not increase by more than ten (10%) per centum over that involved in alternative normal equipment-intensive construction technique as defined by the agency concerned: Provided, further, That the employment of workers for the labor-intensive operations will not unduly impair the labor requirements for agricultural production. Before any such project is prosecuted, the agency concerned shall prepare at least two alternative methods of construction based on the same plans and structural standards, one being labor-intensive, together with a comparative evaluation of projected financial and economic costs, employment generation, and technical quality; such comparison shall be the basis for selecting the most advantageous construction techniques to be employed in terms of the criteria in the preceding sentence. casia

The selected construction technique shall be made part and the basis of the program of work which shall be subject to approval by the officials concerned in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Decree.

The purchase of hand tools and other work implements for undertaking public works projects by labor-intensive technique is authorized to be charged against the project funds not be exceed five (5%) per centum of the estimated project cost; Provided, That the agencies concerned shall undertake a continuing inventory of such hand tools and other work implements and make full economic use thereof in different projects.

The agencies concerned shall refer to the relevant studies of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications and the International Labor Organization for the identification of project work items or activities suitable for labor-intensive methods of construction. cd

SECTION 7. Pre-Construction Activities. — In the implementation of the work a general plan of operations shall be prepared to indicate the methods and procedures to be followed. This plan will cover and organize all relevant fields of study, delineation of responsibilities for undertaking each phase, specifying all analytical procedures and resources to be required for conducting the studies: Provided, That the appropriation shall include administrative services directly identified with the studies and purchase of equipment, materials, and supplies.

SECTION 8. Use of Private Consulting Services. — For any public works project with an estimated cost of P200,000 or more, the Department Head concerned may hire the services of Filipino or associated Filipino and foreign consultants or consulting firms whenever available, for a fee not exceeding two and one half per centum (2 ½%) of the estimated cost for the review of the project or plans and specifications devised by the bureau or office concerned, and/or for a fee not exceeding nine per centum (9%) of the estimated total project cost to undertake the detailed design, including plans and specifications, and/or construction, supervision of the project: Provided, That the participation of Filipino consultants and/or government implementing agency concerned in any point venture of foreign and local agencies shall be maximized.

SECTION 9. Purchase of Sites. — Any appropriation herein authorized for construction of a project shall be understood to include the acquisition or purchase of sites whenever such acquisition or purchase is necessary for the prosecution of the project.

SECTION 10. Prosecution of Public Works Projects by Administration. — The provisions of any law, rules or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding and irrespective of the source of funds, all public works project with a cost of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000) or less may be done by administration by the bureau or agency concerned without benefit of public bidding subject to the provisions of Section 5 and Section 6 thereof. Public works projects with a cost of more than Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000) shall, after public bidding, be awarded by contract. If there are no acceptable bids for the project, or the bids are higher by more than ten per centum (10%) over the government estimate, the project may be prosecuted by administration by the bureau or agency concerned after securing the approval of the Department Head. In case of urgent necessity or emergency, projects costing more than P200,000 may be prosecuted by administration without benefit of public bidding upon representation by the bureau or agency concerned, subject to favorable recommendation of the Department Head and approval by the President of the Philippines.

SECTION 11. Purchase of Materials and Supplies. — The Department Head concerned is authorized, in the interest of public service, subject to bidding and auditing requirements, to procure the necessary materials and supplies, needed for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair and/or maintenance of any public work project, regardless of the source of funds; Provided, That, when such materials and supplies are obtainable locally in the district, city or neighboring districts, the same may be procured by the District or City Engineer without prior authority from the Department Head; Provided, further, that, no surcharge shall be imposed for the service of procuring such materials and supplies; Provided, furthermore, that the cost of such materials and supplies shall not exceed the estimated cost of such materials and supplies stated in the approved program of work as provided under Section 3 hereof.

SECTION 12.  Engineering Surcharge and Other Overhead Expenses. — No national surcharge shall be collected from the appropriation or expenditures authorized for any category of public work and all surcharges to be collected by the district or city engineering office for administrative overhead and engineering expenses, including the compensation and travel expenses and all other deductions shall not exceed ten per centum of expenditures or appropriation for any public works project, so that ninety per centum of said appropriation shall be expanded directly for the project: Provided, That nine per centum said expenditures shall accrue to the district or city engineering office and one per cent shall accrue to the regional engineering offices concerned: Provided, further, That such surcharges shall be under the custody of the disbursing officers of the said engineering offices: Provided, finally, That such surcharges may be used for the purchase of the motor vehicles and equipment. acd

SECTION 13.  National Disbursing Funds. — Any provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, all funds appropriated under the provisions of this Decree shall, when released, be carried in the account books of the treasurers or special disbursing officers as national disbursing funds and all projects herein specified are classified as national projects: Provided, That, provincial fund allocated as counterpart shall not be considered as national fund.

SECTION 14.  Interchangeability of Financing Methods. — Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Finance and the National Economic and Development Authority, the President of the Philippines is authorized to modify the financing methods indicated in this and previous Public Works Measures, so as to enable the department head concerned to undertake the projects financed from general revenue with the proceeds from the sale of bonds and/or from loans. aisa dc

SECTION 15.  Other Financing Methods. — The provisions of existing laws, executive orders, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the proceeds from the payment for reparations goods may be used for financing projects authorized in this Decree and other Public Works Measures, including the purchase of necessary equipment, construction materials and supplies.

SECTION 16.  Unreleased Appropriations. — All unreleased appropriations in Republic Acts Numbered Forty Eight Hundred Fifty Four, Fifty One Hundred Eighty Seven, and Fifty Nine Hundred Seventy Nine are hereby repealed.

SECTION 17.  Reports. — The Department Head concerned shall submit an annual accomplishment report to the President, copy of which shall be furnished the National Economic and Development Authority, Such report shall include the appropriations released as of the end of the fiscal year, the extent of work accomplished, further work to be done to complete the program of broad categories of public works and recommendations if any, for transfer of appropriations or for program changes to be incorporated in the next Public Works Appropriations Measure. cd

SECTION 18.  Effectivity. — This Decree shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 31st day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.