Section 2August 4, 1988, Sec./Art. 2

Section 24 of the same decree is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 24. Appropriations for Personal Services. Appropriations for personal services shall be considered as included in the amount specified for each budgetary program and project of each department, bureau, office or agency, and shall be itemized.

The itemization of personal services shall be prepared by the Secretary for consideration and approval of the President as provided in Section 30 hereof: Provided, that the itemization of personal services shall be prepared for all agencies of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches and the Constitutional bodies down to the division chief level and in the case of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Integrated National Police down to the rank of second lieutenant, except as may be otherwise approved by the President for positions concerned with national security matters: Provided, further, That appropriations for casual and/ or temporary employees shall be in lump-sum based on the number of man-hours to be rendered."