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Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2763

HOUSE BILL No.’

Introduced by: REP. MAGNOLIA ROSA ANTONINO-NADRES.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution exclusively vests in Congress the so-called power of the purse,
which covers on matters relating but not limited to appropriations, revenue or tariff bills,
disbursement of public funds, form, content, and manner of preparation of the budget.
However, this “Power of the Purse” has been effectively diminished when then President
Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1177 on July 30, 1977, which granted
him unbridled discretion over certain matters concerning appropriations

This bill therefore seeks to effectively restore the so-called “Power of the Purse”
to Congress by revoking, curtailing or restricting the exercise of such power by the
President by introducing amendments and repealing certain portions of PD 1177
specifically on the power to suspend expenditure of appropriations, authority to approve
fund transfer, administration of lump sum funds and authority to use savings

The paramount objective of this important piece of legislation is to prevent the
Executive Branch from further usurping the power exclusively vested in the Legislature
as this Decree issued during the dictatorial regime has been “the legacy of secrecy and
manipulation of the National Budget” that needs to be amended or repealed

The foregoing reasons warrant the immediate approval of this bill.
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MAGNOLIA ROSA ANTONINO-NADRES

Representative
Fourth District, Nueva Ecija



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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 2763

Introduced by; Introduced by: REP. MAGNOLIA ROSA ANTO!

AN ACT
REVOKING CERTAIN POWERS GRANTED TO THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1177 ENTITLED, "REVISING
THE BUDGET PROCESS IN ORDER TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE
BUDGETARY INNOVATIONS OF THE NEW SOCIETY”

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

SECTION 1. Section 53 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

“Section 53, Administration of Lump-Sum Funds. ~ The [Budget Commission]
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT shall administer the
EXECUTION UNDER THE Lump-Sum Funds appropriated in the General
Appropriations Act [, except as otherwise specified therein, including the issuance of
Treasury Warrants covering payments to implementing agencies or creditors, as may be
authorized by the President], THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO AUTHORITY TO
RELEASE SUCH FUNDS UNLESS THE UTILIZATION OF SAID FUNDS SHALL
HAVE BEEN FULLY ITEMIZED AND SUBMITTED FOR CONCURRENCE BY A
MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
‘THE SENATE VOTING SEPARATELY.

Sec. 2. Section 55 of the same Decree is hereby further amended to read as
follows:

“Section 55. Authority to Use Savings for Certain Purposes. ~ Savings in the
appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act may be used for the settlement
of the following obligations OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT incurred during a
recent fiscal year or previous fiscal years [as may be approved by the Commissioner in
accordance with the rules and procedures as may be approved by the President]


SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE, VOTING
SEPARATELY:”

(a) xxx XXX XXX
XXX XXX XXX
(im) xxx XXX XXX

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause, ~ Sections 43, 44 and 88 of the same Decree are
hereby repealed. Alll other laws and executive orders which are inconsistent with this Act
are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 4, Effectivity Clause, ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,