Section 8November 6, 1987, Sec./Art. 8

Section 6 of Executive Order No. 270 is hereby amended to read as follows:1awphil.net

"Sec. 6. Appropriations - The amount of two hundred twenty million (P220,000,000) pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the holding of the local elections, is hereby set aside out of the annual budget and savings of the Commission on Elections, which shall be released automatically by the Department of Budget and Management upon request of the Chairman of the Commission on Elections, based on the approved special budget. In case of deficiencies, the funds herein provided shall be augmented from the contingent fund or any other applicable appropriations authorized in the current General Appropriations Act, which shall likewise be released automatically upon similar request of the Chairman of the Commission on Elections."