Republic of the Philippine:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Mai

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
Fifteenth Congress

3492

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HONORABLE AMADO S. BAGATSING

ANATORY NOTE,

The 1987 Constitution is abundant with provisions which are designed tw
promote, to the fullest extent, the growth and development of local government units

Section 25, Article 11 provides:
The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments.”

Likewise, Section 2, Article X, provides that the territorial and political
subdivisions, namely, provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays. shall enjoy
local autonomy. Section 6, Article X provides that: “Local government units shall
have a just share, as determined by law. in the national taxes which shall be
automatically released to them.”

Aside from giving focal government units a just share in national taxes, the
Constitution also provides that local governments shall be entitled to an equitable
share in the proceeds of the utilization and development of national wealth within
their respective areas including sharing the same with the inhabitants by way of direct
benelits

‘The attached bill initially pursues these goals as mandated by the Constitution
by giving provinces, cities, and municipalities, a just share in the national tes to
enable them to accelerate their growth and development and thus make them sell
reliant communities. The bill, herein introduced, proposes to give local government
units a certain percentage of the gross income of casinos established by the Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation in provinces, cities, or municipalities where
these casinos are located to fulfill the long-felt need to give local governments the
required financial support to foot the implementation of projects that will hasten their
{ull flowering as self-sustaining communities.

Kor reasons explained, the

ipproval of this bilLis earnestly requested

AMADO S. BAGATSIN!



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

HOUSE BILL NO. 3 4 92

Introduced by: HONORABLE AMADO S. BAG

AN ACT
GRANTING PROVINCES, CITIES, MUNICIPALT
CONGRESS RICTS A SHARE IN THE GROS
CASINOS DULY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT
AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR)

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

TION 1. Provinces, cities or municipalities where casinos are presently
located and established under the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
(PAGCOR), shall be

runted a minimum of ten percent (10%) share in the gross

revenue of ¢

inos within their respeetive jurisdictions which shall be computed based
on the gross revenue afier deducting the five percent (5%) franchise tay and fifty
percent (50%) of the ninety five percent (95%) balance due the National Treasury. but

in no case shall it be Jess than the present amount given by PAGCOR as host city’s

share of its cas

no.

Se

. 2, - All congressional districts, including party list organizations, shall

be granted by PAGCOR the amount of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P1,200,000.00) each distriev/party list per annum.

See 3.- The share in PAGCOR revenue

ranted under Section | hereof’ shall

be allocated to fund the infrastructure, economic,

and socio-c

© projects of the

province, city or municipality concerned, in accordance with the following schedule
20% Education
20% Health and sanitation
15% Peace and Order
15% Housing, rural and urban development projects
10% Barangay community projects

3% Special projects of the province. city or municipality


Social amelioration projects

Livelihood projects
5% Sports development
See. 4. - ‘The share in PAGCOR revenue, as specified in Section |

hereof, granted to provines

cities or municipalities shall be automatically released

and remitted to the local government unit concerned on a quarterly basis without the

need of any further authorization: Provided, That, where a duly established casino is

located in a municipality or component city of a province, the share in PAGCOR

or the

revenue shall equally be divided between the province and the cil

municipality r, That, the same shall be allocated

as the case may be: Provided. furth

and used to fund the projects specified in Section 3 hereof.

See. 5.- ‘The amount granted by PAGCOR to each congressional district and

all other areas of special concerns of party list representatives specitied in Section 2

hereof shall be automatically remitted on the first month of each year by the former to
the Department of Public Works and Highways to augment their infrastructure fund

or allocation (o the dilferent priority development project in each district.

See. 6. - The Department of Finance, in coordination with PAGCOR, shull
promulgate rules and regulations neces

Act.

ry for the effective implementation of this

Sec. 7.- All laws, executive order, proclamations, rules and regulations which
are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed and or modified accordingly

.8.- This
a

Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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