Question & AnswerQ&A (Acts No. 1876.)
Republic Act No. 11519 extends the availability of appropriations under Republic Act No. 11494, otherwise known as the "Bayanihan to Recover as One Act," allowing the continued release, obligation, and disbursement of funds for COVID-19 related programs until June 30, 2021.
The appropriations are available for release, obligation, and disbursement until June 30, 2021.
Yes, appropriations sourced from reprogrammed, reallocated, or realigned savings in the 2020 GAA for COVID-19 interventions shall be valid for release, obligation, and disbursement in accordance with the provisions of the 2020 GAA.
Such balances that are obligated but remain unused, unutilized, unexpended, and undisbursed as of June 30, 2021 shall revert to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund.
No, agency outsourcing requests or agreements with the Philippine International Trading Corporation are not allowed under this Act.
The President's authority to exercise powers granted under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, including reprogramming and realignment of funds, expires on December 19, 2020.
Yes, the fund releases to LGUs and GFIs for programs under Section 10 of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act are valid for release, obligation, and disbursement until June 30, 2021, except those sourced from 2020 GAA savings which are governed by the 2020 GAA provisions.
The DBM, in coordination with implementing agencies, shall formulate necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act.
Any provisions of RA No. 11494 and other laws, decrees, executive orders, or regulations inconsistent with RA No. 11519 are repealed or modified accordingly.