Republic Act No. 948

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

Section 1

The sum of six million eight hundred ninety-eight thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the provisions of Republic Acts Numbered Seven hundred and thirty-one, Seven hundred and seventy-five, and Eight hundred and seven, and for other purposes as here-under specified:

1. To provide for the establishment of the National Indigent Children's Hospital, Republic Act No. 731	250,000,00
2. For the construction of the North General Hospital Building, including the purchase of hospital equipment, Republic Act No. 7751,	500,000.00
3. For (1) the operation and maintenance of the existing national or nationalized schools of arts and trades pursuant to their enabling acts (2) for the nationalization of existing trade schools and (3) the establishment of new national trade schools	2,500,000.00
4. For the nationalization of existing agricultural schools; operation and maintenance of already existing agricultural schools and the establishment of new agricultural schools at P50,000 per school	2,500,000.00
5. For the implementation of Republic Act No. 807—Converting Bukidnon Agricultural School into the Mindanao Agricultural College	148,000.00
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Section 2

The release of the funds appropriated in this Act are subject to section nine of the General Appropriation Law for the fiscal year 1953-1954.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 20, 1953.