Transfer of Administration of Laborers' Dwelling from Labor Secretary to People's Homesite and Housing Corp.
Republic Act No. 2618, enacted on March 22, 1960, transfers the administration of laborers' dwellings from the Secretary of Labor to the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation. This transfer includes all related functions, powers, appropriations, lands, buildings, records, and personnel associated with the Government Tenement Houses in Vitas, Tondo, Manila. The Act mandates that the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation consider tenants' income when setting rental rates for these tenements. The law took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on August 29, 1960.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2618
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 22, 1960
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2618
AN ACT TRANSFERRING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LABORERS' DWELLING ESTABLISHED UNDER ACT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR FROM THE SECRETARY OF LABOR TO THE PEOPLE'S HOMESITE AND HOUSING CORPORATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. All functions powers and authority vested on the Secretary of Labor under Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and eighty-four, as amended, are hereby transferred to the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation together with all the appropriations provided for in said Act.
SECTION 2. All the lands and buildings comprising what is known as the Government Tenement Houses situated at Vitas, Tondo, Manila acquired by the Government and the administration of which is entrusted to the Secretary of Labor by virtue of said Act Numbered Forty-one hundred and eighty-four, as amended, are hereby transferred to the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation for its administration and maintenance together with all the monies and records pertaining to said lands and buildings, and the personnel in charge thereof. casia
SECTION 3. The People's Homesite and Housing Corporation in fixing the rentals that shall be charged in these tenement houses shall take as a primary consideration the income of the tenants therein.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 22, 1960
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 56, No. 35, p. 5424 on August 29, 1960
Cite This Law
Transfer of Administration of Laborers' Dwelling from Labor Secretary to People's Homesite and Housing Corp., Republic Act No. 2618, Mar 22, 1960 (Philippines)
Transfer of Administration of Laborers' Dwelling from Labor Secretary to People's Homesite and Housing Corp., Republic Act No. 2618 (Phil. 1960)
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