Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3602)
The purpose of Act No. 3602 is to appropriate the sum of ninety-seven thousand pesos to complete the amount in the Insular Treasury for erecting a monument in memory of Andres Bonifacio and for other related purposes.
Ninety-seven thousand pesos was appropriated in addition to funds from previous appropriations and voluntary contributions.
The funds are to be used for erecting the monument, improving the site for the monument, and awarding prizes for the most appropriate drawings and plans not exceeding five thousand pesos in total.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to invite a public competition for the most appropriate drawings and plans for the monument.
The maximum prize money that may be awarded is five thousand pesos in total.
The Secretary of the Interior may avail himself of the services of officers, employees, and branches of the government as necessary for the undertaking of the project.
The Executive Bureau is responsible for disbursing the funds, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
Yes, funds already on deposit in the Insular Treasury from Act Numbered 2760 are also made available for expenditure under this Act.
This Act took effect on its approval, which was November 30, 1929.
No funds can be disbursed by the Executive Bureau without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, thereby ensuring oversight on the use of appropriated sums.