Authority of President to Use Savings from Appropriations for Executive Department for Certain Purposes
Republic Act No. 336, enacted on July 20, 1948, empowers the President of the Philippines to allocate savings from the Executive Department's appropriations for the fiscal year 1949. The funds are designated for the operation of existing normal schools, the establishment of new ones, and the rehabilitation and expansion of specific agricultural schools in Cotabato, Bukidnon, Abra, and Isabela. This includes covering expenses such as teacher salaries, equipment purchases, and construction of facilities. The act is effective immediately upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 336
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 20, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 336
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO USE ANY SAVINGS FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE FOR THE OPERATION OF ALL EXISTING NORMAL SCHOOLS, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ADDITIONAL NORMAL SCHOOLS, AND FOR THE REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION OF THE UPI AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN COTABATO, THE BUKIDNON AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN BUKIDNON, THE LAGANGILANG FARM SCHOOL IN ABRA AND THE CABAGAN FARM SCHOOL IN ISABELA
SECTION 1. Any provisions in the General Appropriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-nine to the contrary notwithstanding, the President of the Philippines is authorized to use any savings from the appropriations for the Executive Department in the said Act for the following purposes: (1) operating all existing normal schools, including the payment of salaries of teachers and other personnel, the purchase of equipment, and for other necessary expenses; (2) establishing and operating additional normal schools, including the purchase and/or expropriation of sites, the construction of buildings, the payment of salaries of teachers and other personnel, the purchase of equipment, and for other necessary expenses; and (3) rehabilitating and expanding the activities of the Upi Agricultural School in Cotabato, the Bukidnon Agricultural School in Bukidnon, the Lagangilang Farm School in Abra and the Cabagan Farm School in Isabela, including the purchase of tractors, motor fuel, and draft and breeding animals. cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: July 20, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 45, No. 3, p. 1191 in March 1949
Cite This Law
Authority of President to Use Savings from Appropriations for Executive Department for Certain Purposes, Republic Act No. 336, Jul 20, 1948 (Philippines)
Authority of President to Use Savings from Appropriations for Executive Department for Certain Purposes, Republic Act No. 336 (Phil. 1948)
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