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Senate Bill No, 1191
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN
AN ACT
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SIX BILLION PESOS (PMOO,000,000.00) AS 
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 2019 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Five (5) months after the passage of Republic Act No. 11203 otherwise known as the 
"An Act Liberalizing the Importation, Exportation, and Trading of Rice, Lifling for the Purpose 
the Quantitative Restriction on Rice, and for Other Purposes," farm-gate prices of palap have 
plummeted to as low as P7 to PIO per kilo in some provinces.
Said significant drop has resulted in huge income losses of rice farmers and the rice 
industry, which is estimated to be around P40 billion to P60 billion.
This Bill seeks to appropriate the said amount to fund the Unconditional Cash 
Transfer (UCT) for rice farmers, which shall serve as an initial, supplementary, and 
transitional measure and compensation for the reduction or loss of farm income arising 
from the influx of imported rice, and to encourage rice farmers to continue farming.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this Supplemental Budget is earnestly 
sought.
FRANGIS^N. PANGILINAN


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E
Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN
AN ACT
APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SIX BILLION PESOS (P6,000,000,000.00) AS 
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 2019 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatwes of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Appropriations. - The sum of Six Billion Pesos (P6,000,000,000.00) is
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hereby appropriated to supplement the FY 2019 Budget under the General
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Appropriations Act of 2019 (Republic Act No. 11260) for the purpose of providing initial,
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unconditional cash transfers to rice farmers.
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SEC. 2. Use and Release of Funds. - The amounts appropriated herein shall be used
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to provide direct cash transfers to vulnerable rice farmers who are planting one (1)
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hectare or less, as compensation for the reduction or loss of farm income arising from the
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influx of imported rice. Releases from this Fund shall be made by the Department of
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Budget and Management (DBM) directly to the Department of Agriculture.
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SEC. 3. Availability of Appropriatiotis. - The appropriations authorized in this Act
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shall be available for release and obligation for the purpose specified until December 31,
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2020.
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SEC. 4. Submission of Reports. - The DBM and the implementing agency shall
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submit, either in printed form or by way of electronic document, to the Senate President,
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Commission on Audit, the quarterly
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accountability reports on the utilization of funds. The DBM and the DBM's wed


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administrator or his/her equivalent shall be responsible for ensuring that the said
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quarterly reports are likewise posted on the official website of the DBM and the
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implementing agency.
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Releases from the said Fund shall be subject to the submission of a special budget
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pursuant to Section 35, Chapter 5, Book VI of Executive Order No. 292, series of 1987.
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If for any reason, any section or provision of this Act
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is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions of this Act
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which are not affected shall continue in full force and effect.
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All provisions of existing laws, orders, rules and
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regulations or parts thereof which are in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of
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this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its publication in
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the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the
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Philippines.
Approved,