Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD
Letter of Instructions No. 819, issued on February 27, 1979, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, mandates the exemption of wharfage dues for all foreign donations consigned to the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD). This directive emphasizes the importance of foreign donations in enhancing the MSSD’s resources, particularly for welfare programs aimed at assisting the poor and underprivileged, especially during public disasters. The Minister of Finance is tasked with implementing the necessary rules and regulations to ensure the smooth execution of this exemption. The instructions are effective immediately.
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- What is Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 819, issued on February 27, 1979, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, mandates the exemption of wharfage dues for all foreign donations consigned to the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD). This directive emphasizes the importance of foreign donations in enhancing the MSSD’s resources, particularly for welfare programs aimed at assisting the poor and underprivileged, especially during public disasters. The Minister of Finance is tasked with implementing the necessary rules and regulations to ensure the smooth execution of this exemption. The instructions are effective immediately.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 819?
- Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD (Letter of Instructions No. 819) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD enacted?
- Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD (Letter of Instructions No. 819) was enacted on Feb 27, 1979.
- What is the citation for Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD?
- Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD, Letter of Instructions No. 819, Feb 27, 1979 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 819
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 27, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 819
TO : The Minister of Finance
WHEREAS, the Ministry of Social Services and Development is the principal arm of the Government in providing welfare services and benefits to our people, particularly the poor and underprivileged in our society; aisa dc
WHEREAS, in line with its functions and responsibilities, the aforesaid Ministry receives, from time to time, donations in the form of food supplies, equipment, and other materials, from foreign sources, such as from foreign governments or states, philanthropic organizations and institutions, voluntary relief agencies and other benevolent donors, which are based in foreign countries;
WHEREAS, such foreign donations which are received by the aforesaid Ministry serve to improve its overall resources and capability and have in fact become a steady support for its program involving relief and rehabilitation work and activities during public disasters and calamities, as well as for its regular program through which it ministers to the needs of the destitute and impoverished people in our society.
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the public interest that such foreign donations which are consigned to the Ministry of Social Services and Development shall be exempted from the payment of wharfage dues: casia
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby direct the following:
1. The Minister of Finance shall grant exemption from the payment of wharfage dues on all foreign donations consigned to the Ministry of Social Services and Development.
2. The Minister of Finance shall issue such rules and regulations and perform such acts as may be necessary or appropriate for the proper implementation of these instructions.
These instructions shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine. casia
Cite This Law
Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD, Letter of Instructions No. 819, Feb 27, 1979 (Philippines)
Exemption from Payment of Wharfage Dues on All Foreign Donations Consigned to the MSSD, Letter of Instructions No. 819 (Phil. 1979)
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