Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9387)
The purpose of Republic Act No. 976 is to appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand pesos to cover deficiencies in the appropriations for the Office of the President of the Philippines.
Two hundred and fifty thousand pesos was appropriated under Republic Act No. 976.
The funds appropriated will be taken out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The expenditures are divided into Sundry Expenses and Special Purpose expenditures.
The sundry expenses include traveling expenses of personnel, postal, telegraph, telephone, cable, illumination and power service, consumption of supplies and materials, printing and binding reports, and other services totaling seventy-five thousand pesos.
Five thousand pesos was allocated for traveling expenses of personnel.
Thirty thousand pesos was appropriated for a fund to be expended for official purposes at the discretion of the President.
One hundred forty-five thousand pesos was allocated for salaries and other expenses of expert, technical personnel whom the President may employ.
Republic Act No. 976 took effect upon its approval on April 21, 1954.
No, Republic Act No. 976 does not specify any penalties or procedures for misuse of the appropriated funds.