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Kabataan Partylist's Proposed Amendments to HB 6132 (2016 General Appropriations Bill)
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1 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 country’s 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.
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On the last day for filing of amendments to House Bill No. 6132 or the 2016 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), Kabataan Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon filed a set of amendments that seek to “excise provisions that transform several agency budgets into pork” and rechannel funds allotted to questionable items to augment the budget of state colleges and universities (SUCs).In a vote of 230-20, the House of Representatives approved HB 6132 on third and final reading “subject to such amendments as may be approved by the small committee” headed by the House Committee on Appropriations. The House leadership gave legislators until today, October 14, to file amendments.Flanked by anti-pork advocates and student leaders from SUCs, Ridon trooped to the Office of the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday to personally file his proposed amendments. (See attachment for copy of proposed amendments)Rechannel funds to educationIn his 17-page letter to Appropriations Chair Isidro Ungab, Ridon asked for the restoration of the P477.8 million slashed from the 2016 budget for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) of 59 SUCs.Noting that no less than 27 legislators have expressed support in this move, Ridon proposed that the said funds be sourced from the P3.4-billion budget for the Compensation and Separation Benefits of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGU). The legislator noted that even President Benigno Aquino III, in his veto message for the 2015 national budget, called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to gradually reduce funding for CAFGUs.“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 budget’s 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,” Ridon explained.The legislator also asked for additional P4.1 billion capital outlay budget for 27 SUCs, including UP, for the construction of student dormitories, faculty housing, and school buildings, especially in state schools located in remote areas.Ridon proposed that the P4.1 billion additional funding requirement be sourced from the item “Budgetary Support to Government Corporations – Others,” which he said was “vague and only repeats the function of the line item named ‘Budgetary Support to Government Corporations.’”Excise pork provisionsMeanwhile, Ridon also proposed several amendments to certain special provisions, including an amendment to the provisions governing the Bottom-up Budgeting Program to “strengthen congressional oversight,” and an amendment to provisions on “project modification” that will ensure that agencies will not be able to simply adjust details of GAA-approved projects without the knowledge of the Legislature.Ridon also sought for the deletion of the special provision in the budget of SUCs that authorize school administrators to tap students for construction work.“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,” Ridon said.“Admittedly, there is a slim chance for all of our proposed amendments to hurdle past the House Committee on Appropriations. But we need to exhaust all means to ensure that public funds go to where they are most needed, and that loopholes in the provisions that allow pork to proliferate are sealed tight,” Ridon explained.The youth lawmaker added that Kabataan Partylist will also seek the help of senators to integrate the proposed amendments in the national budget, as the Senate has yet to pass its own version of the GAB.
Transcript of Kabataan Partylist's Proposed Amendments to HB 6132 (2016 General Appropriations Bill)
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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
country’s 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.
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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 co-
authored 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
Support—Maintenance 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)
NCR
1
Eulogio "Amang"
Rodriguez Institute of
Science and Technology
60,046 Line 44,
page 505
2,464 62,510
2
Marikina Polytechnic
College
21,505 Line 61,
page 509
834 22,339
3
Philippine Normal
University
157,626 Line 57,
page 513
22,751 180,377
4
Philippine State
College of Aeronautics
24,947 Line 25,
page 517
244 25,191
3
5
Polytechnic University
of the Philippines
244,211 Line 40,
page 519
350 244,561
Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR)
6
Abra State Institute of
Science and Technology
26,904 Line 53,
page 563
2,213 29,117
7
Benguet State
University
103,698 Line 57,
page 571
2,360 106,058
Region I - Ilocos
8
Ilocos Sur Polytechnic
State College
36,650 Line 38,
page 543
1,707 38,357
9
North Luzon
Philippines State
College
16,384 Line 37,
page 561
5,183 21,567
Region II - Cagayan Valley
10
Batanes State College
(Batanes Polytechnic
College)
6,127 Line 37,
page 585
1,994 8,121
11
Isabela State University 134,962 Line 40,
page 591
13,852 148,814
12
Nueva Vizcaya State
University (NVSIT and
NVSPC)
59,714 Line 41,
page 595
5,761 65,475
13
Quirino State
University
16,300 Line 41,
page 599
1,475 17,775
Region III - Central Luzon
14
Bataan Peninsula State
University
89,028 Line 39,
page 607
2,754 91,782
15
Don Honorio Ventura
Technological State
University (DHVCAT)
48,450 Line 39,
page 622
2,680 51,130
16
Nueva Ecija University
of Science and
Technology
74,181 Line 41,
page 626
3,478 77,659
17
Pampanga State
Agricultural University
(PAC)
35,224 Line 41,
page 630
3,734 38,958
Region IV-A -
CALABARZON
18
Laguna State
Polytechnic University
(Laguna State
Polytechnic College)
94,218 Line 39,
page 658
20,047 114,265
Region IV-B - MIMAROPA
4
19
Romblon State
University (Romblon
State College)
51,609 Line 41,
page 686
4,483 56,092
20
Western Philippines
University
68,089 Line 41,
page 690
552 68,641
Region V - Bicol
21
Bicol State College of
Applied Sciences and
Technology
35,256 Line 40,
page 694
1,557 36,813
22
Camarines Sur
Polytechnic Colleges
53,430 Line 38,
page 706
1,700 55,130
23
Catanduanes State
University
59,228 Line 41,
page 710
10,433 69,661
24
Central Bicol State
University of
Agriculture
107,518 Line 41,
page 714
3,801 111,319
Region VI - Western
Visayas
25
Aklan State University 51,257 Line 43,
page 730
19,350 70,607
26
Capiz State University 82,840 Line 41,
page 734
16,560 99,400
27
Guimaras State College 16,013 Line 39,
page 745
5,200 21,213
28
Iloilo State University
of Science and
Technology (Iloilo State
College of Fisheries)
24,111 Line 39,
page 753
10,169 34,280
29
Central Philippines
State University
(formerly Negros State
College of Agriculture)
36,365 Line 40,
page 741
7,131 43,496
30
Northern Iloilo
Polytechnic State
College
38,897 Line 35,
page 757
6,072 44,969
31
Northern Negros State
College of Science and
Technology
32,755 Line 39,
page 760
2,016 34,771
32
West Visayas State
University
186,884 Line 43,
page 768
11,974 198,858
Region VII - Central
Visayas
33
Bohol Island State
University (formerly
Central Visayas State
College of Agriculture,
102,536 Line 43,
page 772
8,767 111,303
5
Forestry and
Technology
34
Negros Oriental State
University (Central
Visayas Polytechnic
College)
101,274 Line 42,
page 784
1,108 102,382
35
Siquijor State College 29,302 Line 34,
page 788
8,381 37,683
Region VIII - Eastern
Visayas
36
Eastern Samar State
University
71,851 Line 39,
page 791
367 72,218
37
Leyte Normal
University
59,448 Line 41,
page 799
4,619 64,067
38
Naval State University
(Naval Institute of
Technology)
39,620 Line 42,
page 803
9,196 48,816
39
Northwest Samar State
University (TTMIST
and SSCAF)
33,052 Line 41,
page 807
526 33,578
40
Samar State University
(Samar State
Polytechnic College)
40,769 Line 42,
page 815
5,022 45,791
41
Southern Leyte State
University (Southern
Leyte State College of
Science and Technology
and TONC)
45,941 Line 42,
page 819
11,861 57,802
42
University of Eastern
Philippines
57,783 Line 41,
page 823
3,817 61,600
Region IX - Zamboanga
Peninsula
43
J.H. Cerilles State
College
41,263 Line 38,
page 831
8,403 49,666
44
Jose Rizal Memorial
State College
102,276 Line 38,
page 835
70 102,346
45
Zamboanga State
College of Marine
Sciences and
Technology
28,541 Line 36,
page 847
6,682 35,223
Region X - Northern
Mindanao
46
Bukidnon State
University (Bukidnon
State College)
66,178 Line 43,
page 850
17,232 83,410
6
47
Camiguin Polytechnic
State College
29,514 Line 34,
page 854
2,587 32,101
48
Central Mindanao
University
120,456 Line 39,
page 857
3,832 124,288
49
Misamis Oriental State
College of Agriculture
and Technology
24,721 Line 36,
page 869
458 25,179
50
Northwestern
Mindanao State College
of Science and
Technology
9,508 Line 36,
page 872
1,048 10,556
Region XI - Davao Region
51
Davao del Norte State
College
37,361 Line 38,
page 879
267 37,628
Region XIII - Caraga
Administrative Region
52
Caraga State University
(Northern Mindanao
State Institute of
Science and
Technology)
63,429 Line 39,
page 913
2,005 65,434
53
Surigao del Sur State
Univeristy (Surigao del
Sur Polytechnic State
College)
73,618 Line 39,
page 917
8,518 82,136
54
Surigao State College
of Technology
74,949 Line 38,
page 921
10,724 85,673
Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao
55
Adiong Memorial
Polytechnic State
College
13,152 Line 41,
page 925
880 14,032
56
Mindanao State
University
274,257 Line 41,
page 933
144,547 418,804
57
MSU - Tawi-Tawi
College of Technology
and Oceanography
16,619 Line 41,
page 939
15,821 32,440
58
Sulu State College 28,190 Line 36,
page 943
2,999 31,189
59
Tawi-Tawi Regional
Agricultural College of
Science and Technology
16,037 Line 32,
page 946
3,235 19,272
TOTAL 3,696,072
477,851 4,173,923
In total, this representation is asking for an additional P477.85 million to augment the budget for
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General Administration and Support—MOOE 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: Total Current
Appropriation in HB
6132
Amount to be
Rechanneled to
SUCs
Amended
Appropriation
after
rechanneling
1. 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
P3,413,553,000 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 III’s 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 budget’s
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:
Additional Capital Outlay for SUCs
SUC Project Amount
(in '000)
NCR
Philippine Normal University Additional Budget for North Luzon-
Innovation Hub Laboratory for School
Living Traditions
24,000
Additional Budget for South Luzon-
Innovation 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
25,000
PNU-Manila Teacher Education
Heritage Campus Electrical Wiring and
Power Upgrade
10,000
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
150,000
Construction of Sports Complex in UP
Diliman
350,000
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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
50,000
Establishment of Main Library, Miag-
ao Campus, UP Visayas
147,900
Physical Education Facility with
Basketball Court, UP Visayas Tacloban
College
13,500
Improvement of an Infirmary Building,
UP Visayas, Miag-ao Campus
1,831
Faculty Housing, UP Visayas 50,000
Construction of Sports Facility,
Multipurpose Gym, UP Cebu
30,000
Phase 2 of Library/Learning Commons,
UP Cebu
30,000
Upgrade Dormitory in UP Cebu 2,000
Marine Science Institute, College of
Science, UP Diliman
249,910
Renovation of Health Service Building,
UP Diliman
20,514
Construction of Faculty and Staff
Housing, UP Diliman
300,000
Construction of School of Urban and
Regional Planning Building, UP
Diliman
150,000
Construction of Academic Building,
UPDEPP
101,890
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Rehabilitation of the University Food
Service, UP Diliman
20,000
Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman Student
Center
100,000
Various Equipment - CCTV for various
bldgs in UP Diliman and Laboratory,
Classroom equipment for College of
Mass Communication and College of
Human Kinetics
90,282
Student Center, UP Los Banos 60,000
Renovation of Elias B. Lopez Dorm -
Office of Student Affairs, UP Mindanao
7,141
Construction of the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences
Building, UP Mindanao
200,000
Faculty and Staff Housing, UP
Mindanao
50,000
Repair and Rehabilitation of various
academic buildings/improvement and
repair of laboratories, UP Mindanao
42,000
Athletes' Quarter, UP Mindanao 10,000
Badminton and Tennis Court, UP
Mindanao
10,000
School of Health Sciences, Baler
Campus Dormitory, SHS Baler, UP
Manila
40,000
UP Manila 8-storey dormitory (Phase 2) 40,000
Sport and Wellness Center (Phase 2),
UP Manila
60,000
Various Renovations of old buildings,
laboratories and dormitories, UP PGH
740,600
Construction of 8-storey building, UP
PGH
200,000
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CAR
Abra State Institute of Science and
Technology
Additional budget for construction of
Home Technology and Hospitality
Management Laboratory Building
4,710
Construction of Dormitory 2,500
Benguet State University Additional budget for buildings and
structures in the Main Campus
10,043
Region I
Mariano Marcos State University Additional budget for the establishment
of the State of the Art IT Facility
15,544
Improved internet connectivity 4,456
Region II
Cagayan State University Construction of 5-storey CHEA-CHIM
building with Hostel
22,126
Upgrading of Academic and Laboratory
Facilities
22,210
Region III
Bataan Peninsula State University Construction of Dormitories for
Students-Abucay Campus
15,000
Bulacan State University Construction of Research Building 30,000
Construction of Additional Classrooms 70,000
Central Luzon State University Additional budget for the Construction
of Analytical and Diagnostic
Laboratory
20,000
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Additional budget for the renovation of
school buildings
12,500
Additional budget for the purchase of
classroom and laboratory equipment
12,500
Region IV-A
12
Laguna State Polytechnic 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
Southern Luzon State University Additional budget for BS Radiology,
Medical Technology Skills Laboratories
Facilities/Equipment-SLSU Main
Campus
8,110
Speech Laboratory (BA
Communication)-SLSU Main Campus
5,000
Region IV-B
Palawan State University Construction of Dormitory (PSU Main
Campus)
20,000
Region V
Bicol University Construction of BU Dormitory, Phase
1-BU Main Campus
20,000
Catanduanes State University Construction of Laboratory Building,
College of Agriculture and Fisheries
(Phase 1)
5,000
Construction of Medical Services
Building-Main Campus
10,000
Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial
State College of Agriculture and
Technology
Rehabilitation of other structures (Main
Building and Ladies Dormitory)
5,500
Region VI
Aklan State University Construction of Student Dormitory-
Kalibo Campus
10,000
Teacher Education Center Classrooms-
Makato Campus
10,000
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Student Activity Center-Banga Campus 5,000
Region VII
Cebu Normal University Academic Center for the Arts and
Sciences
15,000
Cebu Technological University Ladies and Men's Dormitory-Tuburan
Campus
5,000
Region VIII
Southern Leyte State University Rehabilitation of Academic Building at
Sogod Campus
10,000
Region IX
Western Mindanao State University 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
Zamboanga State College of Marine
Sciences and Technology
Acquisition of three (3) units floating
cages for 10 ha. ZSCMST fishpond in
Victoria, Zamboanga City
6,000
Region X
Central Mindanao University Proposed Two Storey College of
Engineering Integrated Laboratory
Building with Equipment
63,401
Region XIII-CARAGA
Caraga State University Repair of Gymnasium 1,850
Surigao del Sur State University Infrastructure Projects - Science
Buildings (Tandag Campus)
15,000
Surigao State College of Technology Improvement of Processing Laboratory
for Crop and Food Building (Mainit
Campus)
5,000
TOTAL 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: Total Current
Appropriation in HB
6132
Amount to be
Rechanneled to
SUCs CO
Amended
Appropriation
after
rechanneling
1. BSGC – Others, as
stated in Line 43, page
2060 of HB 6132
Volume II-B
P28,606,000,000 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 1-
9 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 Bottom-
up 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 twenty-
five (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 Agency’s 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 Agency’s 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
Agency’s 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 Agency’s 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 13-
15 (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 Agency’s 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 Agency’s 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,
