Letter of Instructions No. 630 Development of the Domestic Construction Industry

November 22, 1977

LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 630

All Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Agencies, and Offices Including Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations and Local Governments

In order to encourage and promote the development of the domestic construction industry, the following instructions shall be strictly observed: cdt

1. Unless specifically authorized by the President of the Philippines in exceptional cases, bidding award or negotiations of primarily civil works contracts shall be limited to Filipino individuals and to corporations, partnerships, or associations seventy-five per cent (75%) of the capital of which is owned by citizens of the Philippines; and

2. The contracting government entity shall at all times ensure that no individual, corporation, partnership or association shall enter into any contract, agreement, tie-up, or joint venture arrangement with any non-Filipino entity that would circumvent the provisions of the Anti-Dummy laws.

Nothing in this Letter of Instructions shall negate existing and future commitments with respect to the bidding and award of contracts financed partly or wholly with funds from international lending institutions like the Asian Development Bank and World Bank, as well as from bilateral and other similar sources.

This Instructions shall take effect immediately. aisa dc

DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 22nd day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.