Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Hon. Terry L. Ridon

Representative
Kabataan Party-list

14 October 2015

HON. ISIDRO UNGAB

Chairman, Committee on Appropriations
Dear Chairman Ungab,
Greetings!
In a vote of 230-20, the House of Representatives passed House Bill No. 6132 or the 2016 General
Appropriations Bill on third and final reading last October 9 subject to such amendments as may
be approved by the small committee headed by the House Committee on Appropriations.
In this light, this representation submits to the said committee the following amendments, in the
hope that it will be considered and deliberated upon with due diligence and with the welfare of the
Filipino people in mind:
Part I. Additional Budget for State Universities and Colleges
During the plenary debate for the budget of SUCs, this representation revealed on the floor new
data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) which reveals that for 2016, the
countrys 114 SUCs actually requested for a total of P82.58 billion. However, DBM only approved
half of their request, or P43.8 billion (less RLIP).
It is also important to emphasize that despite the nominal 4 percent increase in the budget of 114
SUCs in the proposed 2016 national budget, from a total P42.3 billion in 2015 to P43.8 billion, 10
SUCs will incur a net decrease in their respective budgets.

A more in-depth analysis of the budget of SUCs also reveal deeper cuts with 59 SUCs set to incur
hefty cuts in their maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), and 40 SUCs set to suffer
cuts in their capital outlay (CO) budget.
Western Visayas is the region most affected by the MOOE cuts, with eight schools in the region
affected. At close second is Eastern Visayas, with seven schools in the said region also about to
suffer MOOE cuts.
For years, our students and constituents have called for greater state funding for education. Yet, a
nominal increase, such as what we see in the 2016 budget, hardly suffices. What our state schools
need is a substantial increase an additional budget that could match their actual funding
requirement.
Such is the subject of House Resolution No. 2377, which seeks to restore the P477.8 million
budget slashed by the Department of Budget and Management from the maintenance and
other operating expenses of 59 state universities and colleges in the proposed 2016 budget,
and study options to further increase the budget for public tertiary education.
The said resolution, now pending before the House Committee on Appropriations, has been coauthored by no less than 27 of our colleagues here in the House of Representatives, including
Appropriations Committee Vice-Chairs Hon. Emil Ong, Hon. Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado, Hon.
Thelma Almario, Hon. Celso Lobregat, Hon. Scott Davies Lanete, and Hon. Mariano Piamonte,
who also sponsored the SUCs budget in the House plenary deliberation.
a. To put House Resolution No. 2377 in concrete terms and restore the P477.8 million budget
cut, this representation proposes that we augment the budget for General Administration and
SupportMaintenance and Other Operating Expenses in the following SUCs:
STATE
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE

Current
MOOE Budget
in HB 6132
(In 000 PHP)

Line/Page
Number
(HB 6132
Volume
II-A)

Proposed
Additional
MOOE Budget
for General
Administration
and Support
(In 000 PHP)

AMENDED
TOTAL
(In 000 PHP)

60,046

Line 44,
page 505

2,464

62,510

21,505

Line 61,
page 509
Line 57,
page 513
Line 25,
page 517

834

22,339

22,751

180,377

244

25,191

NCR
1
2
3
4

Eulogio "Amang"
Rodriguez Institute of
Science and Technology
Marikina Polytechnic
College
Philippine Normal
University
Philippine State
College of Aeronautics

157,626
24,947

Polytechnic University
5
of the Philippines
Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR)
Abra State Institute of
6
Science and Technology
Benguet State
7
University
Region I - Ilocos

244,211

Line 40,
page 519

350

244,561

26,904

Line 53,
page 563
Line 57,
page 571

2,213

29,117

2,360

106,058

Ilocos Sur Polytechnic

8
State College
North Luzon
9
Philippines State
College
Region II - Cagayan Valley
Batanes State College
10 (Batanes Polytechnic
College)
Isabela State University
11
Nueva Vizcaya State
12 University (NVSIT and
NVSPC)
Quirino State
13 University
Region III - Central Luzon
Bataan Peninsula State
14 University
Don Honorio Ventura
15 Technological State
University (DHVCAT)
Nueva Ecija University
16 of Science and
Technology
Pampanga State
17 Agricultural University
(PAC)
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Laguna State
18 Polytechnic University
(Laguna State
Polytechnic College)
Region IV-B - MIMAROPA

36,650

Line 38,
page 543
Line 37,
page 561

1,707

38,357

5,183

21,567

6,127

Line 37,
page 585

1,994

8,121

134,962

Line 40,
page 591
Line 41,
page 595

13,852

148,814

5,761

65,475

16,300

Line 41,
page 599

1,475

17,775

89,028

Line 39,
page 607
Line 39,
page 622

2,754

91,782

2,680

51,130

74,181

Line 41,
page 626

3,478

77,659

35,224

Line 41,
page 630

3,734

38,958

94,218

Line 39,
page 658

20,047

114,265

103,698

16,384

59,714

48,450

Romblon State
19 University (Romblon
State College)
Western Philippines
20 University
Region V - Bicol
Bicol State College of
21 Applied Sciences and
Technology
Camarines Sur
22 Polytechnic Colleges
Catanduanes State
23 University
Central Bicol State
24 University of
Agriculture
Region VI - Western
Visayas
Aklan State University
25
Capiz State University
26
Guimaras State College
27
Iloilo State University
28 of Science and
Technology (Iloilo State
College of Fisheries)
Central Philippines
29 State University
(formerly Negros State
College of Agriculture)
Northern Iloilo
30 Polytechnic State
College
Northern Negros State
31 College of Science and
Technology
West Visayas State
32 University
Region VII - Central
Visayas
Bohol Island State
33 University (formerly
Central Visayas State
College of Agriculture,

51,609

Line 41,
page 686

4,483

56,092

68,089

Line 41,
page 690

552

68,641

35,256

Line 40,
page 694

1,557

36,813

53,430

Line 38,
page 706
Line 41,
page 710
Line 41,
page 714

1,700

55,130

10,433

69,661

3,801

111,319

Line 43,
page 730
Line 41,
page 734
Line 39,
page 745
Line 39,
page 753

19,350

70,607

16,560

99,400

5,200

21,213

10,169

34,280

36,365

Line 40,
page 741

7,131

43,496

38,897

Line 35,
page 757

6,072

44,969

32,755

Line 39,
page 760

2,016

34,771

186,884

Line 43,
page 768

11,974

198,858

102,536

Line 43,
page 772

8,767

111,303

59,228
107,518

51,257
82,840
16,013
24,111

Forestry and
Technology

34

Negros Oriental State

University (Central
Visayas Polytechnic
College)
Siquijor State College

35
Region VIII - Eastern
Visayas
Eastern Samar State
36 University
Leyte Normal
37 University
Naval State University
38 (Naval Institute of
Technology)
Northwest Samar State
39 University (TTMIST
and SSCAF)
Samar State University
40 (Samar State
Polytechnic College)
Southern Leyte State
41 University (Southern
Leyte State College of
Science and Technology
and TONC)
University of Eastern
42 Philippines
Region IX - Zamboanga
Peninsula
J.H. Cerilles State
43 College
Jose Rizal Memorial
44 State College
Zamboanga State
45 College of Marine
Sciences and
Technology
Region X - Northern
Mindanao
Bukidnon State
46 University (Bukidnon
State College)

101,274

Line 42,
page 784

1,108

102,382

29,302

Line 34,
page 788

8,381

37,683

71,851

Line 39,
page 791
Line 41,
page 799
Line 42,
page 803

367

72,218

4,619

64,067

9,196

48,816

33,052

Line 41,
page 807

526

33,578

40,769

Line 42,
page 815

5,022

45,791

45,941

Line 42,
page 819

11,861

57,802

57,783

Line 41,
page 823

3,817

61,600

41,263

Line 38,
page 831
Line 38,
page 835
Line 36,
page 847

8,403

49,666

70

102,346

6,682

35,223

Line 43,
page 850

17,232

83,410

59,448
39,620

102,276
28,541

66,178

Camiguin Polytechnic
47 State College
Central Mindanao
48 University
Misamis Oriental State
49 College of Agriculture
and Technology
Northwestern
50 Mindanao State College
of Science and
Technology
Region XI - Davao Region
Davao del Norte State
51 College
Region XIII - Caraga
Administrative Region
Caraga State University
52 (Northern Mindanao
State Institute of
Science and
Technology)
Surigao del Sur State
53 Univeristy (Surigao del
Sur Polytechnic State
College)
Surigao State College
54 of Technology
Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao
Adiong Memorial
55 Polytechnic State
College
Mindanao State
56 University
MSU - Tawi-Tawi
57 College of Technology
and Oceanography
Sulu State College
58
Tawi-Tawi Regional
59 Agricultural College of
Science and Technology
TOTAL

29,514

Line 34,
page 854
Line 39,
page 857
Line 36,
page 869

2,587

32,101

3,832

124,288

458

25,179

9,508

Line 36,
page 872

1,048

10,556

37,361

Line 38,
page 879

267

37,628

63,429

Line 39,
page 913

2,005

65,434

73,618

Line 39,
page 917

8,518

82,136

74,949

Line 38,
page 921

10,724

85,673

13,152

Line 41,
page 925

880

14,032

274,257

Line 41,
page 933
Line 41,
page 939

144,547

418,804

15,821

32,440

Line 36,
page 943
Line 32,
page 946

2,999

31,189

3,235

19,272

477,851

4,173,923

120,456
24,721

16,619
28,190
16,037
3,696,072

In total, this representation is asking for an additional P477.85 million to augment the budget for

General Administration and SupportMOOE of the above-mentioned SUCs from P3.696 billion to
P4.173 billion

The said P477.85 million proposed additional MOOE funding for SUCs will be sourced from the
following:
From:

1. Compensation and
Separation Benefits of
the Citizen Armed
Forces Geographical
Units (CAFGU), as
stated in AFP-PA Special
Provision No. 3, lines 2430, page 1319 of HB
6132, Volume II-A

Total Current
Appropriation in HB
6132
P3,413,553,000

Amount to be
Rechanneled to
SUCs

Amended
Appropriation
after
rechanneling
P477,851,000 P2,935,702,000

This representation is proposing to rechannel P477,851,000 from the Compensation and

Separation Benefits of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGU), as stated in
AFP-PA Special Provision No. 3 lines 24-30, page 1319 of HB 6132, Volume II-A. The
justification for this is the fact that in President Benigno Aquino IIIs veto message for the 2015
National Budget, his Excellency said:
Indeed, with the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and our
intensified fight against poverty, especially in conflict affected communities, the rationale
for the establishment of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) has
already been served. Thus, in the implementation of AFP-Philippine Army, Special
Provision No. 3, Compensation and Separation Benefits of the Citizen Armed Forces
Geographical Units, Volume II-A, page 1400, the AFP shall ensure that no new CAFGUs
shall be recruited for training and the costs attendant to the training of existing CAFGUs
shall be gradually scaled down in anticipation of its eventual demobilization.
It should be noted that in 2015, the Compensation and Separation Benefits of the CAFGU
was given only P2 billion. With the President expressly providing that no new CAFGUs
shall be recruited for training and the costs attendant to the training of existing CAFGUs
shall be gradually scaled down, there can be no justification for the CAFGU budgets
increase to P3.4 billion in 2016. Instead, the House Committee on Appropriations should
rechannel the aforementioned portion of said funds to the MOOE of SUCs.
b. Additional Capital Outlay for SUCs
As explained in House Resolution No. 2377, 40 SUCs will also incur cuts totaling P4.1 billion in
their CO budget. The largest decrease will be suffered by the University of the Philippines System
(UP), which is set to incur a P2.2 billion budget cut for its CO.
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This representation thus also asks the House Committee on Appropriations to consider augmenting
the budget for capital outlay of SUCs to implement the following additional infrastructure projects:

SUC

Additional Capital Outlay for SUCs

Project

NCR
Philippine Normal University

Amount
(in '000)

Additional Budget for North LuzonInnovation Hub Laboratory for School

Living Traditions

24,000

Additional Budget for South LuzonInnovation Hub for Technology of

Livelihood Education

24,000

Additional Budget for Green Building

for Environmental and Green
Technology Education, PNU-Visayas

21,102

Additional Budget for Science and

Mathematics Building for Multicultural
Education Hub, PNU-Mindanao

24,000

PNU-Manila Teacher Education

Heritage Campus Smart Classrooms

25,000

Renovation and Restoration of Normal

Hall
PNU-Manila Teacher Education
Heritage Campus Electrical Wiring and
Power Upgrade

25,000

Polytechnic University of the

Philippines

Additional budget for Construction of

Nutrition and Food Technology
Research and Development Center
Building, Mabini Campus

30,394

University of the Philippines System

Faculty and Staff Housing, Phase 1, UP

System
Construction of Sports Complex in UP
Diliman

150,000

10,000

350,000

Completion of Human Kinetics

Gymnasium-Phase 3, UP Baguio

29,000

Balay International, UP Baguio

26,000

Student Act and Multipurpose Space,

UP Baguio

6,000

Construction of Academic Residences,

UP Open University

83,339

Student Dormitory, Phase 2, UP

Visayas
Establishment of Main Library, Miagao Campus, UP Visayas

50,000

Physical Education Facility with

Basketball Court, UP Visayas Tacloban
College
Improvement of an Infirmary Building,
UP Visayas, Miag-ao Campus

13,500

Faculty Housing, UP Visayas

Construction of Sports Facility,
Multipurpose Gym, UP Cebu

50,000
30,000

Phase 2 of Library/Learning Commons,

UP Cebu
Upgrade Dormitory in UP Cebu

30,000

Marine Science Institute, College of

Science, UP Diliman

249,910

Renovation of Health Service Building,

UP Diliman
Construction of Faculty and Staff
Housing, UP Diliman
Construction of School of Urban and
Regional Planning Building, UP
Diliman
Construction of Academic Building,
UPDEPP

20,514

147,900

1,831

2,000

300,000
150,000

101,890

Rehabilitation of the University Food

Service, UP Diliman

20,000

Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman Student

Center
Various Equipment - CCTV for various
bldgs in UP Diliman and Laboratory,
Classroom equipment for College of
Mass Communication and College of
Human Kinetics

100,000
90,282

Student Center, UP Los Banos

60,000
Renovation of Elias B. Lopez Dorm 7,141
Office of Student Affairs, UP Mindanao
Construction of the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences
Building, UP Mindanao

200,000

Faculty and Staff Housing, UP

Mindanao
Repair and Rehabilitation of various
academic buildings/improvement and
repair of laboratories, UP Mindanao

50,000

Athletes' Quarter, UP Mindanao

10,000

42,000

Badminton and Tennis Court, UP

10,000
Mindanao
School of Health Sciences, Baler
40,000
Campus Dormitory, SHS Baler, UP
Manila
UP Manila 8-storey dormitory (Phase 2) 40,000
Sport and Wellness Center (Phase 2),
UP Manila
Various Renovations of old buildings,
laboratories and dormitories, UP PGH

60,000

Construction of 8-storey building, UP

PGH

200,000

10

740,600

CAR
Abra State Institute of Science and
Technology

Benguet State University

Region I
Mariano Marcos State University

Region II
Cagayan State University

Region III
Bataan Peninsula State University
Bulacan State University

Central Luzon State University

Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

Additional budget for construction of

Home Technology and Hospitality
Management Laboratory Building

4,710

Construction of Dormitory
Additional budget for buildings and
structures in the Main Campus

2,500
10,043

Additional budget for the establishment

of the State of the Art IT Facility

15,544

Improved internet connectivity

4,456

Construction of 5-storey CHEA-CHIM

building with Hostel

22,126

Upgrading of Academic and Laboratory

Facilities

22,210

Construction of Dormitories for

Students-Abucay Campus
Construction of Research Building

15,000

Construction of Additional Classrooms

70,000

Additional budget for the Construction

of Analytical and Diagnostic
Laboratory
Additional budget for the renovation of
school buildings

20,000

Additional budget for the purchase of

classroom and laboratory equipment

12,500

Region IV-A

11

30,000

12,500

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Southern Luzon State University

Region IV-B
Palawan State University
Region V
Bicol University

Catanduanes State University

Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial

State College of Agriculture and
Technology
Region VI
Aklan State University

Additional budget for the construction

of Multi-purpose Engineering
Laboratory and Testing Faciltiies-Sta.
Cruz and San Pablo Campuses

2,722

Establishment of Research and Statistic

Building-Center for Agriculture and
Fishery Laboratory Project-Siniloan
Campus

20,000

Additional budget for BS Radiology,

8,110
Medical Technology Skills Laboratories
Facilities/Equipment-SLSU Main
Campus

Speech Laboratory (BA

Communication)-SLSU Main Campus

5,000

Construction of Dormitory (PSU Main

Campus)

20,000

Construction of BU Dormitory, Phase

1-BU Main Campus

20,000

Construction of Laboratory Building,

College of Agriculture and Fisheries
(Phase 1)

5,000

Construction of Medical Services

Building-Main Campus

10,000

Rehabilitation of other structures (Main

Building and Ladies Dormitory)

5,500

Construction of Student DormitoryKalibo Campus

Teacher Education Center ClassroomsMakato Campus

10,000

12

10,000

Region VII
Cebu Normal University
Cebu Technological University
Region VIII
Southern Leyte State University
Region IX
Western Mindanao State University

Zamboanga State College of Marine

Sciences and Technology

Region X
Central Mindanao University

Region XIII-CARAGA
Caraga State University
Surigao del Sur State University

Surigao State College of Technology

Student Activity Center-Banga Campus

5,000

Academic Center for the Arts and

Sciences
Ladies and Men's Dormitory-Tuburan
Campus

15,000

Rehabilitation of Academic Building at

Sogod Campus

10,000

Renovation of Extension Training

Laboratories for In-Campus Livelihood
Training

3,000

Renovation of Administration Building

for the University Information
Technology/Server Center

8,000

Construction of 2-Storey Multi-Purpose

Building at the College of Forestry
WMSU-EFA, Upper La Paz,
Zamboanga City

7,000

Acquisition of three (3) units floating

cages for 10 ha. ZSCMST fishpond in
Victoria, Zamboanga City

6,000

Proposed Two Storey College of

Engineering Integrated Laboratory
Building with Equipment

63,401

Repair of Gymnasium
Infrastructure Projects - Science
Buildings (Tandag Campus)

1,850
15,000

Improvement of Processing Laboratory

for Crop and Food Building (Mainit
Campus)

5,000

TOTAL

5,000

4,147,575

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The said additional infrastructure projects were sourced from BP Form 201-D contained in the
individual budget proposals submitted by the said SUCs to DBM.
The said P4,147,575,000 proposed additional CO funding for SUCs will be sourced from the
following:
From:

1. BSGC Others, as
stated in Line 43, page
2060 of HB 6132
Volume II-B

Total Current
Appropriation in HB
6132
P28,606,000,000

Amount to be
Rechanneled to
SUCs CO

Amended
Appropriation
after
rechanneling
P4,147,575,000 P24,458,425,000

This representation is proposing to rechannel P4,147,575,000 from the Budgetary Support to

Government Corporations Others since this item is vague and only repeats the function of the
line item named Budgetary Support to Government Corporations.
Part II. Proposed Amendments to Special Provisions of Several Agencies
1. Bottom-up Budgeting Projects This representation is proposing the insertion of the following
provision:
PROVIDED, That in no case shall a project under the GPB already identified in this Act be
replaced by another project, nor will any project listed in Volume III of this Act be revised by the
national agency or the LGU concerned once the General Appropriations Act has been passed into
law.
PROVIDED, FURTHER, That in case the LGU concerned cannot implement a particular project
under GPB for whatever reason, the amount allocated for the said project shall not be released.
Failure to submit to this provision shall constitute grounds for civil, administrative, and criminal
prosecution of the official concerned.
at the end of the following specific Special Provisions:
1. Department of Agriculture Special Provision No. 14, lines 60-62 of page 94 to lines 1-6
of page 95 of HB 6132 Volume II-A
2. Department of Energy Special Provision No. 2, lines 50-59 of page 956 of HB 6132
Volume II-A
3. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Special Provision No. 6, lines 29-37
of page 963 of HB 6132 Volume II-A
4. Department of Health Special Provision No. 13, lines 47-56 of page 1119 of HB 6132
Volume II-A
5. Department of Interior and Local Government Special Provision No. 4, lines 5-13 of page
1162 of HB 6132 Volume II-A
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6. Department of Labor and Employment Special Provision No. 6, lines 37-48 of page 1248
of HB 6132 Volume II-A
7. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Special Provision No. 5, lines 19 of page 1292 of HB 6132 Volume II-A
8. Department of Social Welfare and Development Special Provision No. 5, 54-61 of page
1552 to lines 1-4 of page 1553 of HB 6132 Volume II-B
9. Department of Tourism Special Provision No. 5, lines 8-15 of page 1585 of HB 6132
Volume II-B
10. Department of Trade and Industry Special Provision No. 5, lines 19-27 of page 1602 of
HB 6132 Volume II-B
11. National Electrification Administration Special Provision No. 2, lines 60-62 of page 1995
and lines1-6 of page 1996 of HB 6132 Volume II-B
Adding this proviso will assuage doubt on post-enactment intervention with regard to the Bottomup Budgeting Program.
2. State Universities and Colleges This representation recommends the deletion of Special
Provision No. 12 on the budget of state universities and colleges (SUCs), as stated in lines 49-53,
page 950 of HB 6132 Volume II-A.
The said provision states, SUCs are authorized to avail the voluntary services of their students in
the construction or repair of buildings and the fabrication or repair of buildings and the fabrication
and repair of equipment subject to the payment of twenty-five pesos (P25) per hour but not to
exceed four (4) hours a day. They may likewise utilize student labor for academic, research,
extension and administrative matters as part of practicum training subject to payment of twentyfive (P25) per hour.
During the plenary deliberation of the 2016 budget of SUCs, this representation pointed out that
such provision may be abused by school administrators to force students into construction work.
Also, construction and fabrication work cannot and should not qualify as practicum for students.
There is no need for us to include such provision in the national budget. Congress should let
schools practice academic freedom and let them prepare appropriate practicum programs for
students.
3. National Printing Office The 2016 General Appropriations Bill only appropriated P19
million for the National Printing Office (NPO).
Upon consultation with the National Printing Office Workers Association (NAPOWA), the only
and officially recognized employees association in the said agency, and pursuant to Executive
Order 285, s. 1987 as amended by Executive Order 378 s. 2004, as further amended by MC 180 s.
2009 dated August 13, 2009, it is recommended that the House Appropriations Committee revise
the Special Provisions for the NPO found in lines 30-46 of page 1719 of HB 6132 Volume II-B,
to read as follows:

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1. Release of funds. The amounts appropriated herein shall be automatically released to NPO
and in no case exceed the actual obligation of income for the current year. Provided, that
the amount of one hundred sixty-two million eight hundred twenty-nine thousand pesos
(P162,829,000) shall be released monthly until it reaches the maximum amount to cover
the Personnel Services and Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses at the end of each
month. The NPO shall submit to the DBM a certification that a corresponding amount
sourced from its income has been deposited with the national treasury.
2. Revolving fund for the NPO. In addition to the amount allocated herein, the income
realized by the NPO, pursuant to Section 3 of EO 378 s. 2004 as amended by MC 180 shall
be constituted as revolving fund. Said income shall be deposited in an authorized
depository bank and shall be used to cover its operating requirements for capital outlay,
subject to pertinent budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
4. Project Modification During the plenary deliberation of HB 6132, there were concerns raised
on the impact of the provisions on project modification included in several agencies. Such
provisions essentially turn whole budgets of several agencies into the personal pork barrel of the
agency head, as he/she will be given absolute discretion in changing the details of projects. The
said provision also bypasses the congressional power of the purse, as details of programs,
activities, and projects may be changed without due notice to the Legislature.
As such, this representation proposes to include reportorial requirements to both chambers of
Congress, by amending the special provisions in the following agencies:
1. Department of Agriculture Special Provision No. 9, lines 29-31 (page 94 of HB 6132
Volume II-A) to read as follows: The DA shall inform the DBM, the House Committee
on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance, in writing of every
modification within five (5) calendar days from its approval. The Secretary of Agriculture
and the Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent shall be responsible for ensuring
that such modification is likewise posted on the DA website within the same period.
2. Department of Education Special Provision No. 8, lines 6-8 (page 207 of HB 6132
Volume II-A) to read as follows: The DepEd shall inform the DBM, the House
Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance, in writing of
every modification within five (5) calendar days from its approval. The Secretary of
Agriculture and the Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent shall be responsible
for ensuring that such modification is likewise posted on the DepEd website within the
same period.
3. Department of Health Special Provision No. 8, lines 7-9 (page 1119 of HB 6132 Volume
II-A) to read as follows: The DOH shall inform the DBM, the House Committee on
Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance, in writing of every modification
within five (5) calendar days from its approval. The Secretary of Agriculture and the
Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent shall be responsible for ensuring that
such modification is likewise posted on the DOH website within the same period.

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4. Department of Public Works and Highways Special Provision No. 19, lines 35-37 (page
1342 of HB 6132 Volume II-B) to read as follows: The DPWH shall inform the DBM,
the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance, in
writing of every modification within five (5) calendar days from its approval. The Secretary
of Agriculture and the Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent shall be
responsible for ensuring that such modification is likewise posted on the DPWH website
within the same period.
5. Department of Transportation and Communications Special Provision No. 10, lines 1315 (page 1630 of HB 6132 Volume II-B) to read as follows: The DOTC shall inform the
DBM, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on
Finance, in writing of every modification within five (5) calendar days from its approval.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent
shall be responsible for ensuring that such modification is likewise posted on the DOTC
website within the same period.
6. National Irrigation Administration Special Provision No. 8, lines 56-58 (page 2038 of
HB 6132 Volume II-B) to read as follows: The NIA shall inform the DBM, the House
Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance, in writing of
every modification within five (5) calendar days from its approval. The Secretary of
Agriculture and the Agencys web administrator or his/her equivalent shall be responsible
for ensuring that such modification is likewise posted on the NIA website within the same
period.
At this juncture, this representation hopes that the House Committee on Appropriations, through
the leadership of Hon. Isidro Ungab, will carefully consider our proposed amendments and
integrate the same in the final General Appropriations Bill.
Thanks in advance and more power!
In service of the Filipino youth,

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