FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.B.NO. 809 
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Countrywide Development Fund was supposed to enable elected officials to 
represent their respective constituents in the allocation of national resources among vital 
community projects. However, it the public perception that pork barrel was greatly used 
to finance re-election bids of senators and congressmen, that it is subject to abuses by 
these elected officials instead of using it for a more productive application that national 
funds could have been put into. 
Hence, this bill proposes to amend R. A. No. 8150, “An Act Providing for a Four- 
Year Public Works and Highways Infrastructure Program” to eliminate all congressional 
pork without any “ifs” or “buts”. It will put an end to the participation of members of 
Congress in choosing, identifying, realigning andlor approving individual infrastructure 
projects. Then project implementation will become a purely executive function, as it was 
meant to be, with funds allocated to executive departments and local governments instead 
of among legislators. 
However, the inherent function of congressional oversight remains to ensure that 
all laws including appropriations are being implemented in accordance with the spirit and 
the letter of the law. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly urged. 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
7 JUL -3 
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First Regular Session 
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S.B. sENA8Tl 
No. 
9 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8150 ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING 
INFRASTRUCTURE” 
PROGRAM FOR A FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 5 of R.A. 8150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 5. Participation of Local Government Units - The Department 
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) [shall upon the request of the 
member(s) of Congress concerned] MAY authorize provinces, cities, 
municipalities or barangays to implement projects under the categories of 
local roads and other public works in this Act: Provided, that these local 
government units have the capability to implement such projects . ” 
SECTION 2. Section 6 of R.A. 8150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 6. Programming of Projects - Annualfy within the approved 
expenditure ceiling, the projects herein provided shall be programmed by 
the Department of Public Works and Highways in consultation [and 
coordination] with the respective oversight committees of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives always taking into consideration the policies 
and priorities in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act: Provided, That during the 
annual programming of projects under the categories of local roads and 
other public works, [a member of Congress may submit a substitute 
priority project listing for his district if a member of the House of 
Representatives or, in any congressional district if a member of the 
Senate,] THE DPWH MAY PROGRAM A SUBSTITUTE PRIORITY 
PROJECT LISTING whenever any particular project originally submitted 
[by hidher] is already being implemented through other sources or a 
more urgent project is identified: [Provided, further, That in the case of a 
project originally submitted by an incumbent senator, no substitution or 
realignment thereof may he done without the written conformity of said 
incumbent senator, notwithstanding the provision of Section 63 of 
Republic Act No. 7663, otherwise known as the General Appropriations 
Act of 1994:] Provided, finally, That the substitute project listing falls 


under the same category as the original project and has the same probably 
socioeconomic impact on the community as originally intended . ” 
SECTION 3. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts 
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 4. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15 ) days following 
its complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved