Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9358)
The total amount appropriated is Forty-six billion four hundred twenty-six million five hundred twenty-four thousand pesos (P 46,426,524,000.00).
The Department of Education (DepEd) received the largest supplemental appropriation amounting to P9,581,506,000.00.
The appropriation to DAR, amounting to P4,593,000,000.00, is for the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), including livelihood and other support services for CARP beneficiaries affected by the Guimaras oil spill.
A total of One billion pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) was appropriated, with Five hundred million pesos (P500,000,000.00) for construction and completion and another Five hundred million pesos (P500,000,000.00) for rehabilitation, repair, and retrofitting of school buildings.
The funds shall be used for areas experiencing acute classroom shortage, defined as areas with a student-classroom ratio of 60:1 or worse, makeshift classrooms, or no classrooms at all. At least P250,000,000.00 must be allocated to NGOs for constructing public school buildings under specified conditions.
The Committee oversees the utilization of at least Two billion pesos (P2,000,000,000.00) appropriated for the Guimaras oil spill, with members from Senate and House committees and bi-monthly reporting by the NDCC.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall release the funds in accordance with budgeting laws, rules, and regulations.
Salary upgrades for uniformed personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and increased basic pay for Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) cadets, effective July 1, 2006, are included.
For the Guimaras oil spill, P867,401,000.00 is allocated for livelihood projects, cleanup operations, rehabilitation, disease surveillance, and cash-for-work programs. For the Mayon volcano eruption, P250,000,000.00 is allocated for relief and rehabilitation.
The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) to local government units amounting to P14,844,000,000.00 is considered automatically appropriated for the local government shares in national internal revenue taxes.