QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 2858)
Republic Act No. 2858 is an act amending a certain item of Republic Act No. 1900, which appropriated funds for public works; its purpose is to amend specific appropriations under the “Short term Projects” for the Province of Negros Oriental.
Republic Act No. 2858 was enacted on June 19, 1960, and under Section 2, it was to take effect upon approval; however, the text states it was enacted without Executive approval, meaning it took effect upon enactment as provided by law for acts approved without the President’s signature.
RA 2858 amends a specific item in RA 1900; RA 1900 is the original law appropriating funds for public works, and RA 2858 changes one of its appropriated items.
It amends page 352, item (f), under Group II for the Province of Negros Oriental of Section two, titled “Short term Projects.”
It indicates that RA 1900’s appropriations are organized by groups and by province within Section two, and that the amendment targets the specific grouping for the Province of Negros Oriental under Group II.
Item (f) under Group II for Negros Oriental, “Short term Projects,” specifically relates to the Ponong-Balolang feeder road (Larenaa), and RA 2858 amends its wording and/or amount.
The amendment states: “Repair and/or construction — 20,000.00” for the Ponong-Balolang feeder road, Larenaa.
It adds a new/second entry labeled “(f-1)” for “Cang malalag-Cabulihan feeder Larenaa,” with “Repair and/or construction — 10,000.00.”
Because appropriations must be for authorized purposes; specifying “Repair and/or construction” limits how the funds may be used, generally to repairs and/or construction related to the named feeder roads.
A feeder road typically connects rural areas to main roads; in appropriations, this matters because the funds are tied to a specific type and function of road infrastructure.
It provides legislative and publication references: the bill number (H. No. 3782) and its appearance in the Official Gazette (57 OG No. 10, 1741). These are used for locating the source text and official publication.
It covers at least two feeder road-related projects: (1) Ponong-Balolang feeder road, Larenaa, and (2) Cang malalag-Cabulihan feeder road, Larenaa.
They represent the specific appropriated amounts for the listed projects under the amended items, which are legally binding ceilings for the authorized public works purpose.
Section 2 states: “This Act shall take effect upon its approval.” The importance is that it determines when the appropriation amendments become legally effective and enforceable.
It implies that the act did not require the President’s approval and became operative by the constitutional statutory mechanism for bills passed by Congress without Executive approval; thus its effective date is tied to enactment by Congress.
The text specifically names the feeder roads (Ponong-Balolang and Cang malalag-Cabulihan) and the purpose (“Repair and/or construction”), so using funds for a different road would likely be unauthorized absent another appropriation or legal basis.