Section 5September 4, 1990, Sec./Art. 5

In order to assure the payment of the special financial assistance referred to in this Act, without any need of any appropriation act or ordinance, the payment shall come from the expected salary, allowances and bonus of the deceased or permanently incapacitated police or military personnel or fireman for the next six (6) months after his death or incapacity: provided, that the position left vacant by the deceased or permanently incapacitated police or military personnel or fireman on account of his death or incapacity shall not be filled during that period of six (6) months: provided, further, that if the public welfare and interest so demand, as determined by the municipal or city mayor or provincial governor, in case of a police personnel or fireman, or by the Secretary of National Defense, in case of a military personnel, the position left vacant by the deceased personnel, or permanently incapacitated personnel may be filled without waiting for the expiration of the six (6) months period earlier mentioned, in which case, the funds out of which the special financial assistance already received by the family of the deceased or permanently incapacitated personnel shall be replenished out of the emergency savings of the municipality, city or province, or the department, upon the direction in writing by the municipal or city mayor or governor of the province, or department secretary, to their respective treasurers or cashiers: provided, finally, that, in the event of such emergency, no emergency savings as provided herein exist, the regional commander or the provincial commander, as the case may be, may draw augmentation personnel from any municipality in the province or region to fill up the vacancy until such time that the municipality where the vacancy occurred can fill up such vacancy with regular personnel.