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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

SECTION 14. Regional Development Office . — The

Regional Development Office shall provide technical staff

support

as

may

be

required

by

the

implementing

agencies

in

the

regions;

monitor

regional

and

inter-regional development policies, plans and programs;

prepare integrated reports on regional planning; conduct

studies on regional development policies; and perform

such other planning tasks as may be assigned by the

Director-General.

It shall be composed of the following:

(1) Regional Development Coordination Staff;

(2) Project Monitoring Staff; and

(3) Regional Offices.

In each of the administrative regions, there shall be a

regional office which shall be headed by a Regional

Director who shall report to the Deputy Director-General

for Regional Development Office. The Regional Director

shall be appointed by the President.

SECTION 15. Central Support Office . — The Central

Support

Office

shall

be

responsible

for

providing

technical

assistance

and

support

services

to

the

Secretariat's

organizational

units

in

the

areas

of

development

administration,

internal

management

improvement,

legal

services,

development

information,administrative services, and perform such

other support service tasks as may be assigned by the

Director-General.

It shall be composed of the following:

(1) Management Staff;

(2) Legal Staff;

(3) Administrative Staff;

(4) Management Information System Staff; and

(5) Development Information Staff.

CHAPTER 4 Attached Agencies

SECTION 16. Retained Agencies . — The following

agencies,

currently

attached

to

the

Authority,

shall

continue to be so attached for purposes of supervision:

(1) Philippine Institute for Development Studies;

(2) Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating

Agency; and

(3) Tariff Commission.

The Authority shall arrange for the transfer of the

functions of the following agencies to the Regional

Development Councils concerned or other agencies as

may be appropriate:

(1) Kalinga Special Development Region;

(2) Laguna Lake Development Authority;

(3) Leyte Sab-A Basin Development Authority.

The National Council for Integrated Area Development

(NACIAD) and the Central Visayas Regional Projects Office

(CVRPO) are hereby transferred to the Authority which

shall, within one (1) year from the date of effectivity of this

Code,

recommend

their

transfer

to

the

appropriate

department

in

conjunction with the Department of

Budget and Management. The Authority shall further

review the functions and activities of all other Integrated

Area Development programs and projects and any other

programs

requiring

multi-sectoral

and/or

multi-disciplinary approaches in order to recommend the

appropriate disposition and supervision of the same.

The Authority shall furthermore review the mandate,

objectives and functions of all development authorities in

order to recommend such dispositions or revisions of

their charters, as may be deemed advisable.

BOOK VI National Government Budgeting

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Constitutional Policies on the Budget . —

(1)

All

appropriations,

revenue

or

tariff

bills,

bills

authorizing increase of the public debt, bills of local

application, and private bills shall originate exclusively in

the

House

of

Representatives

but

the

Senate

may

propose or concur with amendments.

(2) The Congress may not increase the appropriations

recommended by the President for the operation of the

Government

as

specified

in

the

budget.

The

form,

content and manner of preparation of the budget shall

be prescribed by law.

(3) No provision or enactment shall be embraced in

the general appropriations bill unless it relates specifically

to some particular appropriation to which it relates.

(4) The procedures in approving appropriations for the

Congress shall strictly follow the procedure for approving

appropriations for other departments and agencies.

(5)

A

special

appropriations

bill

shall specify the

purpose for which it is intended, and shall be supported

by funds actually available as certified by the National

Treasurer or to be raised by a corresponding revenue

proposal therein.

(6) No law shall be passed authorizing any transfer of

appropriations. However, the President, the President of

the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the heads of

Constitutional Commissions may, by law, be authorized to

augment any item in the general appropriations laws for

their respective offices from savings in other items of

their respective appropriations.

(7)

Discretionary funds appropriated for particular

official shall be disbursed only for public purposes to be

supported by appropriate vouchers and subject to such

guidelines as may be prescribed by law.

(8) If, by the end of any fiscal year, the Congress shall

have failed to pass the general appropriations bill for the

ensuing fiscal year, the general appropriations law for the

preceding fiscal year shall be deemed reenacted and

shall

remain

in

force

and

effect

until

the

general

appropriations bill is passed by the Congress.

(9) Fiscal autonomy shall be enjoyed by the Judiciary,

Constitutional Commissions, Office of the Ombudsman,

Local Government and Commission on Human Rights.

SECTION 2. Definition of Terms . — When used in this

Book:

(1) "Appropriation" refers to an authorization made by

law or other legislative enactment, directing payment out

of government funds under specified conditions or for

specified purposes.

(2) "Allotment" refers to an authorization issued by the

Department of the Budget to an agency, which allows it

to incur obligations for specified amounts contained in a

legislative appropriation.

(3) "Budget" refers to a financial plan required to be

prepared pursuant to Section 16(1) , Article VIII of the

Constitution, reflective of national objectives, strategies

and programs.

(4)

"Current

operating

expenditures"

refers

to

appropriations for the purchase of goods and services for

current

consumption

or

for

benefits

expected

to

terminate within the fiscal year.

(5) "Capital outlay" or "capital expenditures" refers to an

appropriation for the purchase of goods and services, the

benefits of which extend beyond the fiscal year and

which add to the assets of the Government, including

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