QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 8185)
RA No. 8185 amends Section 324(d) of Republic Act No. 7160 (the Local Government Code of 1991).
Five percent (5%) of the estimated revenue from regular sources must be set aside as annual lump sum appropriations.
It may be used for relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and other works or services in connection with calamities occurring during the budget year.
The fund shall be used only in the area, or a portion thereof, of the local government unit or other areas affected by a disaster or calamity, as determined and declared by the local sanggunian concerned.
The local sanggunian concerned.
Calamity is defined as a state of extreme distress or misfortune caused by adverse circumstances or events or any great misfortune or loss or misery caused by natural forces.
The calamity fund shall be utilized only for relief operations.
The local development council.
The Oversight Committee on the Local Government Code, in coordination with concerned agencies, must prepare and issue the IRR within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of the Act.
Provisions of existing laws, decrees, issuances, rules and regulations, or portions thereof, that are inconsistent with RA 8185 are repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It conditions the lawful use of the calamity fund on an official determination and declaration by the local sanggunian, supporting proper scope and accountability of disbursements.
The 5% is appropriated as an annual lump sum, which is then available for specified calamity-related purposes during the budget year, subject to the area declaration and other limits in the law.
To monitor how the local calamity fund is used and disbursed.