Republic Act No. 628

AN ACT APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine Treasury not otherwise appropriated, during the period from July first, nineteen hundred and fifty to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, for the purposes specified hereunder:

ORDINARY EXPENDITURES

A.—CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

a. House Electoral Tribunal

SUNDRY EXPENSES

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>1.</td> <td>Traveling expenses of the Tribunal including laborers to be used for hauling and handling ballot boxes and other election matters</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P30,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>Total for sundry expenses</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P30,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>Total for the House Electoral Tribunal</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P30,000'.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

F. - — Department of Justice

II.—SUNDRY EXPENSES

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>1.</td> <td>Additional appropriation for consumption of supplies and materials, for the Bureau of Prisons</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P393.000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>2.</td> <td>Additional appropriation for the Bu­ reau of Immigration, as follows:</td> <td><br /> </td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>a.</td> <td>Freight, express and delivery</td> <td>P850.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>service</td> <td><br /> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>b.</td> <td>Postal, telegraph, telephone</td> <td>2,500.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>and cable service</td> <td><br /> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>c.</td> <td>Illumination and power service</td> <td>500.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>d.</td> <td>Consumption of supplies and</td> <td>6,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;" data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 16%" /> <col style="width: 16%" /> <col style="width: 16%" /> <col style="width: 16%" /> <col style="width: 16%" /> <col style="width: 16%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>materials</td> <td><br /> </td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>e.</td> <td>Traveling expenses of persons not government employees, including subsistence and lodging of detainees</td> <td>23,000.00</td> <td>32,850.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

L.— Department of Health

II.—SUNDRY EXPENSES

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>1.</td> <td>Additional appropriation for consumption of supplies and materials, including ubsistence of patients confined in hospitals and leprosaria under the Bureau of Hospitals</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P300,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>Total for the Department of Health</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P300,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>Total for Ordinary Expenditures</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P755,850.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURES

K.— Department of National Defense

SPECIAL PURPOSES

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>1.</td> <td>Additional appropriations for expenses of the Philippine Veterans Board in carrying out the purposes of Republic Act No. 65, providing for a Bill of Rights for officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Army and of recognized or deserving guerrilla organizations, and veterans of the Philippine Revolutions, etc</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P10,000,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

SPECIAL EXPENSES

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>a.</td> <td>Payment of pensions to veterans, widows, minor</td> <td>P7,000,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>children and indigent parents of deceased veterans</td> <td><br /> </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>b.</td> <td>Payment of educational benefits</td> <td>P2,950,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td>c.</td> <td>Emergency employees</td> <td>P50,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>Total</td> <td>P10,000,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>2.</td> <td>For expenses to cover the cost and transportation charges of rice and soap sent to Korea for consumption and use of the members of the United Nations Armed Forces as contribution of the Philippine Government to the United Nations</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>2,480,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>Total for the Department of National Defense</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P12,480,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>Total for Extraordinary Expenditures</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P12,480,000.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> <col style="width: 20%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td></td> <td>Total for Ordinary and Extraordinary Expenditures</td> <td><br /> </td> <td>P13,235,850.00</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

SPECIAL PROVISION

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 33%" /> <col style="width: 33%" /> <col style="width: 33%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c"> <td>1.</td> <td>The provisions of Republic Act No. 573, notwithstanding, any savings in the appropriations authorized in the said Act may be used to pay the cost and transportation charges of commodities sent to Korea for consumption of the United Nations Armed Forces as contribution of the Philippine Government to the United Nations.</td> <td><br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Section 2. This Act shall take effect as of July first, nineteen hundred and fifty.

Approved, June 5, 1951.