Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development
Letter of Implementation No. 124, issued on January 1, 1980, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, outlines the directives for the 1980 budget focused on area development in the Philippines. It emphasizes the importance of resource conservation, regional coordination, and meeting basic human needs for national unity and socio-economic growth. Key areas of funding include medical services, education, infrastructure (roads and bridges), ecological balance, food security, public buildings, water, and shelter. The Minister of the Budget is tasked with releasing funds according to the approved programs and schedules, ensuring that local government heads are informed about the projects and funding allocations for their areas.
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- What is Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development about?
- Letter of Implementation No. 124, issued on January 1, 1980, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, outlines the directives for the 1980 budget focused on area development in the Philippines. It emphasizes the importance of resource conservation, regional coordination, and meeting basic human needs for national unity and socio-economic growth. Key areas of funding include medical services, education, infrastructure (roads and bridges), ecological balance, food security, public buildings, water, and shelter. The Minister of the Budget is tasked with releasing funds according to the approved programs and schedules, ensuring that local government heads are informed about the projects and funding allocations for their areas.
- What type of law is Letter of Implementation No. 124?
- Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development (Letter of Implementation No. 124) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development enacted?
- Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development (Letter of Implementation No. 124) was enacted on Jan 1, 1980.
- What is the citation for Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development?
- Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development, Letter of Implementation No. 124, Jan 1, 1980 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Implementation No. 124
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Implementation
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 1, 1980
LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 124
DIRECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BUDGET PROGRAMS FOR AREA DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, present economic uncertainties and pressures call for considerable prudence and careful conservation of our limited resources for national priority projects which are consistent with our immediate and long-term goals;
WHEREAS, closer coordination among the different regions in the country and the various sectors of the government will maximize efforts in the effective and efficient implementation of development activities;
WHEREAS, providing for the basic needs of man serves as the essential ingredient for national unity and balanced socio-economic growth;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President (Prime Minister) of the Philippines, do hereby direct the following measures in the implementation of the CY 1980 budget:
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MEDICAL SERVICES |
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Construction of barangay health stations |
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Purchase and distribution of drugs and medicines |
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Operation and maintenance of sanitaria and skin clinics |
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Operation and maintenance of hospitals |
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Construction and improvement/renovation of hospitals and sanitaria |
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Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of health center buildings |
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EDUCATION, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY |
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National aid for the operation and maintenance of provincial, municipal, city and barangay high school |
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Implementation of programs for higher education including supervision of private schools |
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Implementation of programs for general secondary, fishery, trade, industrial arts and other vocational education courses |
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Construction and renovation of national secondary schools and colleges |
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Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of school buildings |
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MOBILITY |
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Repair and maintenance of roads and bridges |
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Repair and maintenance of barangay roads and bridges |
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Construction of national roads and bridges |
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Rehabilitation and improvement of national roads and bridges |
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Construction of new provincial roads and bridges |
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Construction of new city roads and bridges |
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Construction of new municipal roads and bridges |
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Repair maintenance of airport horizontal projects, including aircraft movement areas |
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Operation, management, maintenance and repair of airports, air navigation facilities, buildings and installations, including the purchase of necessary materials, supplies and equipments |
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ECOLOGICAL BALANCE |
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Reforestation |
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FOOD |
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Agricultural development program |
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Promotion of home management and rural youth development |
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Immunization, control and prevention of animal diseases |
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Beef/carabeef development program |
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Livestock and poultry dispersal and breed production |
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Feeding program for first and second degree malnourished pre-school children |
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS |
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Construction of police headquarters stations, jails and training centers |
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WATER |
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Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of artesian wells |
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Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of communal irrigation systems |
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SHELTER |
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Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services |
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ECONOMIC BASE |
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Regional manpower training centers |
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Regional manpower planning and research |
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Land tenure improvement services |
2. n The Minister of the Budget shall release the funds in accordance with the approved program and shall inform oil local government heads, through Members of the Batasang Pambansa, Provincial Governors, and Mayors of Cities and Municipalities of the projects and the corresponding amounts earmarked for their respective localities.
3. She funds shall be released in accordance with the implementation schedule contained in the attached document, subject to availability of cash at the indicated times and the usual budgetary reserves. The implementing agencies conceded shall comply with the project listing and implementation schedule and shall not withhold any amounts intended for regional distribution except as may be duly authorized under P.D. No. 1177.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty.
n Note from the Publisher: Copied verbatim from the official document. Irregular numerical sequence.
Cite This Law
Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development, Letter of Implementation No. 124, Jan 1, 1980 (Philippines)
Directing the Implementation of Budget Programs for Area Development, Letter of Implementation No. 124 (Phil. 1980)
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