Section 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended for assistance to the victims of, and for the rehabilitation or replacement of services or installations damaged by, typhoons, floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities, including the purchase of supplies and materials necessity to increase food production in the areas affected:
A. SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
1. For the purchase of building materials, food supplies, clothing and other relief goods, including the expenses for the procurement and distribution of the same
.............. P4,996, 600.00
2. For aid to the Philippine National Red Cross including the acquisition of blood plasma
.............. P375, 000.00
Total for the Social Welfare Administration
P5, 371, 600.00
B. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
1. For aid to provinces, chartered cities and municipalities whose revenue collections have been greatly reduced due to havoc and destruction wrought by typhoons, floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities
.............. P2, 000, 000.00
C. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
1. For the purchase of seeds and other planting materials, as well as the cost their propagation and distribution necessitated by the occurrence of typhoons, floods droughts, earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities; Provided, That no part of this amount shall be used for salaries and wages
P750, 000.00
D. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
(a) BUREAU OF POSTS
1. For the replacement of scales, mail boxes, galvanized iron boxes, stool safes, distributing cases, post-office boxes, rotary locks, bag racks and other damaged post-office equipment
.............. P5, 650.00
(b) BUREAU OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1. For the erection of, and stringing wires on, blown-down or damaged poles
.............. P50, 350.00
Total for the Department of Public Works and Communications
.............. P56, 000.00
E. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(a) BUREAU OF HEALTH
1. For the purchase of medicine and medical supplies, including first aid equipment to replace damaged ones, and to provide adequate facilities for those who suffered injuries or contracted illness
.............. P40, 000.00
(b) BUREAU OF HOSPITALS
1. For aid for the operation and maintenance of hospitals in various provinces, cities and municipalities in areas stricken by typhoons, floods earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities where local funds are insufficient, including emergency hospitals, maternity and children hospitals, puericulture centers, charity clinics and public dispensaries
P2, 000.000.00
2. For the purchase of hospital supplies materials to replace those damaged or destroyed by typhoons, floods, earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities.
.............. P150, 000.00 1aшphi1
Total for the Department of Health
.............. P2, 190, 000.00
F. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. For rentals of buildings and other necessary expenses for the reopening of classes which were suspended as a consequence of typhoons, floods, earthquakes, volcanic action, and other calamities
.............. P1, 000, 000.00
GRAND TOTAL OF THE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ORDER ELEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED PESOS
.............. P11,367,600.00