Title
Amends La Union provincial projects funds
Law
Republic Act No. 1157
Decision Date
Jun 17, 1954
Republic Act No. 1157, approved in 1954, amends the budget allocation for the province of La Union, specifically for the construction and repair of artesian wells, communal irrigation systems, and road improvements, aiming to provide sustainable water sources, support agriculture, and enhance transportation infrastructure.

Authority, legal basis, and predecessor amendment

  • Republic Act No. 1157 is an Act of the Congress of the Philippines enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
  • Republic Act No. 1157 amends Republic Act Numbered Nine Hundred Twenty by changing specific items under Subsection (a), Title E, Section One.
  • Section 1 specifically amends the funding items identified as:
    • Items (d) and (e) of Group I, and
    • Items (f), (g), and (i) of Group II.
  • Section 1 replaces those items’ amounts and project descriptions for La Union.

Scope of coverage: La Union projects

  • Republic Act No. 1157 applies to project items for the Province of La Union.
  • Section 1 modifies project allocations within Subsection (a), Title E, Section One of Republic Act Numbered Nine Hundred Twenty.
  • The amended projects expressly relate to:
    • The construction of an artesian well (including an elevated tank),
    • Communal irrigation systems in specified barrios, and
    • Repair and improvement of a named road.
  • The barrios and locations covered by the amended items include those stated for each project.

Amended project items and amounts

  • Section 1 amends item (d) of Group I to provide:
    • “For the construction of an artesian well, including an elevated tank in the poblacion of San JuanaP10,000.00.”
  • Section 1 amends item (e) of Group I to provide:
    • “For the construction of the communal irrigation system in the barrio of Cabaroan, Bacnotana10,000.00.”
  • Section 1 amends item (f) of Group II to provide:
    • “For the construction of the communal irrigation system in the barrio of Cadacian, San Fernando6,000.00.”
  • Section 1 amends item (f-1) of Group II to provide:
    • “For the repair of the communal irrigation system in the barrio of Tanquigan, San Fernando1,000.00.”
  • Section 1 amends item (g) of Group II to provide:
    • “For the repair and improvement of the Bangar-SeAgat Castro road, in Bangar and Sudipena5,000.00.”
  • Section 1 amends item (i) of Group II to provide:
    • “For the construction of the communal irrigation system in the barrio of Guinabang, Bacnotana26,000.00.”

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