Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3423

Introduced by Hon. Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Hon. Neptali M. Gonzales II,
Hon, Ronaldo B. Zamora and Hon. Isidro T. Ungab
Hon, Joaquin Carlos Rahman A.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Successive calamities and disasters, natural and man-made, severely affected
the country this year, including, but not limited to, the devastating typhoons
“Labuyo”, “Odette”, “Pablo”, “Sendong”, “Santi” and “Vinta”, the 7.2 magnitude
earthquake which jolted the Visayas, including Bohol and Cebu, and the armed
conflict and unrest which affected Zamboanga City. The onslaught of the most
recent supertyphoon “Yolanda” extremely damaged the Central Philippines, and
practically flattened the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, Capiz, Aklan and the
northern areas of Cebu, Iloilo and Palawan.

‘The excessive destruction wrought by these calamities and disasters have
brought extreme anguish, pain and suffering to our people, and caused major
damage to property, infrastructure and facilities, such as roads, bridges, schools,
hospitals, buildings and other structures, which now requires targeted efforts of the
national government to implement extensive repair, rehabilitation and
reconstruction works and activities in the areas affected by these calamities and
disasters.

This bill seeks to appropriate the amount of P14.6 billion to supplement the
FY 2013 Budget under the General Appropriations Act of 2013 (Republic Act No.
10352) for the purpose of augmenting the Calamity Fund to ensure that
rehabilitation services to these affected communities/areas shall continue and that
the repair and reconstruction of permanent structures, including other capital
expenditures for disaster operations and rehabilitation activities, shall be sustained.


In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this Supplemental
Budget is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Cit

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3423

Introduced by Hon, Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Hon. Neptali M. Gonzales II,
Hon. Ronaldo B. Zamora and Hon. Isidro 7. psUrigee,

Hon. Joaquin Carlos Rel

AN ACT
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FOURTEEN BILLION SIX HUNDRED.
MILLION PESOS (P14,600,000,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
FOR FY 2013 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Appropriations. - The sum of Fourteen Billion Six Hundred
Million Pesos (P14,600,000,000) is hereby appropriated to supplement the FY
2013 Budget under the General Appropriations Act of 2013 (Republic Act No.
10852) for the purpose of augmenting the Calamity Fund therein, for the
rehabilitation services to communities/areas, affected by man-made and natural
calamities, and repair, reconstruction of permanent structures, including other
capital expenditures for disaster operations and rehabilitation activities.

Sec. 2. Use and Release of Funds. - The amounts appropriated herein
shall be used for the repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction works and
activities in the areas affected by disasters and calamities, including but not
limited to the areas devastated by typhoons “Labuyo”, “Odette”, “Pablo”,
“Sendong”, “Santi” and “Vinta”, the siege and unrest in Zamboanga City, the
magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Bohol and Cebu, and the massive onslaught of
super typhoon “Yolanda” which severely hit the Central Philippines, including
Leyte, Eastern Samar, Capiz, AKlan and the northern areas of Cebu, Iloilo and

Palawan.


Releases from this Fund shall be made by the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) directly to the appropriate implementing agencies in
accordance with the approval of the President of the Philippines, which shall
consider the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.

Sec. 3. Availability of Appropriations. - The appropriations authorized
in this Act shall be available for release and obligation for the purposes specified
until December 31, 2014.

Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DBM shall issue the
necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. - All provisions of existing laws, orders, rules
and regulations, or parts thereof which are in conflict or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 6. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or
provision of this Act shall be declared as unconstitutional or invalid, other parts
or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full
force and effect.

Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines.

Approved.