Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._ 5883
Introduced by Hon. Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Marawi City has suffered intense and extensive damage to its
infrastructure, basic services, economy, and education facilities because of the
rebellion of various armed groups which invade the city.

From the ashes and rubble of the armed conflict in Marawi City, a new city
of peace and development can rise for the harmonious co-existence of Muslim,
Christians, and Indigenous Peoples.

Education, being proven lasing and effective solution to economic and
social maladies that have beset Marawi City and its environs for many
generations, can lay down the strong foundations for peace and development in
the city, the Lanao Provinces, and Western and Central Mindanao.

ATTY. wale Loo JR.

Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5833

Introduced by: Hon. Salvador B. Belaro Jr.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE REBUILDING AND TRANSFORMATION OF
MARAWI CITY INTO A CITY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND
PROGRESS AND ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. Appropriations. — The sum of Twenty Billion Pesos
(P20,000,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated to supplement the FY 2017 Budget
under the General Appropriations Act of 2017 (Republic Act 10924) for the
purpose of augmenting the Calamity Fund by Eleven Billion Pesos
(P11,000,000,000.00), the Quick Response Fund of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development by Three Billion Pesos (P3,000,000,000.00), the
appropriations for the Mindanao State University by Two Billion Pesos
(P2,000,000,000.00), the Commission on Higher Education by Two Billion Pesos
(P2,000,000,000.00), and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority by Two Billion Pesos (P2,000,000,000.00).

SECTION 2. Use and Release of Funds. ~ The amounts appropriated
herein shall be used for belief and rehabilitation services, education, training, and


scholarship programs, and repair and reconstruction of permanent structures,
including other capital expenditures for disaster operations and rehabilitation
activities, in Marawi City which was devastated by the invasion of rebel groups
and the resulting armed conflict between those rebels and government military
and police forces.

Releases from this Fund shall be made by the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) directly to the appropriate implementing
departments/agencies in accordance with the approval of the President of the
Philippines.

SECTION 3. Availability of Appropriations. — The appropriations
authorized in this Act shall be available for release for the purposes specified until
December 31, 2017

SECTION 4. Submission of Report. ~ The DBM and the implementing
departments/agencies shall submit in both printed form and by way of electronic
document, to the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on
Finance, the Commission on Audit, the quarterly accountability reports on the
utilization of funds. The DBM and the DBM’s web administrator or his/her
equivalent shall likewise be responsible for ensuring that the said quarterly
reports are likewise posted on the official website of the DBM and the
implementing agencies.

Releases from the said Fund shall be subject to the submission of a special
budget pursuant to Section 35, Chapter 5, Book VI of Executive Order 292, series
of 1987.

SECTION 5. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason or reasons, any part
or provision of this Act shall be declared as unconstitutional or invalid, the other
parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in
full force and effect.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. — All provisions of existing laws, orders,
rules and regulations or parts thereof which are in conflict with the provisions of
this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.


SECTION 7. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect immediately upon its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines.

Approved.