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[ LETTER OF IMPLEMENTATION NO. 128, October 30, 1980 ]
DIRECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONALIZED BUDGET PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS FOR CALENDAR YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE
WHEREAS, the national budget for CY 1981 has been authorized under Batas Pambansa Blg. 80, the General Appropriations Act, and various continuing and automatic appropriations; WHEREAS, integrated efforts of the various agencies of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, will facilitate the effective and efficient implementation of regional development activities; WHEREAS, government effort must focus on basic human needs in reaffirmation of the New Society’s commitment to improve the life of the common man; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby direct the following measures in implementation of the CY 1981 budget: 1. The project schedules of the national government agencies and government owned or controlled corporations for the various regions, provinces, cities, and municipalities of the country, as presented in the attached document are hereby approved, covering the following areas and to accompany the infrastructure program of the national government: Medical Services Purchase and distribution of drugs and medicines Operation and maintenance of sanitaria and skin clinics Operation and maintenance of hospitals, including regional mental hospitals Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of health center buildings Education, Culture and Technology Implementation of programs for general secondary fishery, trade, industrial arts and vocational education courses Implementation of programs for Higher Education Aid to provincial, municipal, barangay and city high schools Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of school buildings, including priority school buildings Mobility Repair and maintenance of national roads and bridges Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of national roads and bridges, including priority national roads and bridges Construction of new provincial, city and municipal roads and bridges Construction of barangay roads and bridges Repair and maintenance of provincial and city roads and bridges Repair and maintenance of municipal roads and bridges Repair and maintenance of barangay roads and bridges Repair and’ maintenance of airport horizontal facilities Repair and maintenance of airports, air navigation facilities, buildings and installations Ecological Balance Fish seed production and dispersal Reforestation and afforestation, including Forest Ecosystem Management (ProFEM) Reforestation and afforestation activities of local government units Erosion control and watershed management Food Promotion of improved farm management practices Supplemental feeding program for malnourished pre-school children Water Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of artesian wells and springs Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of communal irrigation systems Expansion of the Barangay Irrigators’ Service Association (BISA) Program and Farm Systems Development Water supply improvement projects for urban centers outside Metro Manila Water supply, sewerage and sanitation program for Metro Manila Construction and rehabilitation of National and Communal Irrigation Projects/Systems Pump Irrigation Projects Groundwater Development Projects Shelter BLISS projects Construction of new housing units Improvement of sites and services Urban and rural upgrading Urban renewal projects New Town development and related projects Community Development Construction of police stations and jails Construction, rehabilitation and improvement of public buildings and facilities Power Electrical Distribution Systems Mini-hydro power plants through electric cooperatives Power generation and transmission projects Power generation by reservoir projects Power generation by mini-hydros in national irrigation systems; 2. The various implementing agencies shall prepare the necessary work and financial plans to expeditiously and efficiently implement the approved projects in accordance with standard budgetary procedure, after deducting approved budgetary reserves; 3. The Minister of the Budget shall release-the funds in accordance with the approved program and shall inform all local government heads through Members of the Batasang Pambansa, Provincial Governors, and Mayors of cities and municipalities, of the projects .and the corresponding amounts earmarked for their respective localities; 4. The release of funds shall be in accordance with the implementation schedule contained in the attached document, subject to availability of cash at the indicated times and the usual budgetary reserves. The implementing agencies concerned shall comply with the project listing and implementation schedule and shall not withhold any amounts intended for regional distribution except as may be duly authorized under P.D. No. 1177. Done in the City of Manila this 30th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty. (Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS By the President: (Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR. Presidential Assistant