Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense
Commonwealth Act No. 670, enacted on December 12, 1941, allows the President of the Philippines to reallocate unspent balances from the General Fund and special funds of the Philippine Treasury for national defense and civilian protection due to the ongoing war. It empowers the President to declare the original purposes of these special funds abandoned and transfer their balances to the General Fund for emergency expenditures. The Act overrides existing laws regarding fund appropriations, emphasizing the urgency of utilizing government resources in response to the wartime crisis. It took effect immediately upon approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 670, enacted on December 12, 1941, allows the President of the Philippines to reallocate unspent balances from the General Fund and special funds of the Philippine Treasury for national defense and civilian protection due to the ongoing war. It empowers the President to declare the original purposes of these special funds abandoned and transfer their balances to the General Fund for emergency expenditures. The Act overrides existing laws regarding fund appropriations, emphasizing the urgency of utilizing government resources in response to the wartime crisis. It took effect immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 670?
- Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense (Commonwealth Act No. 670) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense enacted?
- Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense (Commonwealth Act No. 670) was enacted on Dec 12, 1941.
- What is the citation for Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense?
- Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense, Commonwealth Act No. 670, Dec 12, 1941 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 670
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 12, 1941
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 670
AN ACT APPROPRIATING ALL UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE GENERAL FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER TO THE SAID GENERAL FUND OF THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF ALL SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE PHILIPPINE TREASURY FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF, AND PROTECTION OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN, THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE PRESENT EMERGENCY
WHEREAS a state of emergency exists in the Philippines by reason of the present war between the United States and the Japanese Empire; AECDHS
WHEREAS it is imperative that the President of the Philippines be authorized to employ the entire resources of the Government for the defense of the Philippines in order to carry out its pledge of loyalty to and cooperation with the United States; Now, therefore,
SECTION 1. The President is hereby authorized to declare as abandoned the purposes for which all special funds were created and to transfer the unexpended balances of the said special funds to the General Fund in the Philippine Treasury.
SECTION 2. The provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, all unexpended balances of the general fund in the Philippine Treasury, including the unexpended balances of authorized appropriations therefrom existing on the date of the approval of this Act, as well as such sums as may subsequently accrue thereto and the balances of the special funds transferred pursuant to section one hereof, are hereby appropriated for expenditure, in the discretion of the President of the Philippines, for the national defense of, and the protection of the civilian population in, the Philippines, including expenses of the Philippine Army and of the Philippine Constabulary, as well as those for the organization of volunteer or home guards, or for any other purpose connected with the present emergency which the President of the Philippines may authorize.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, December 12, 1941.
Cite This Law
Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense, Commonwealth Act No. 670, Dec 12, 1941 (Philippines)
Transfer of Unexpended Balances of General Fund and Special Funds for National Defense, Commonwealth Act No. 670 (Phil. 1941)
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