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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 265
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 265 -
DIRECTING THE CONTINUED ADOPTION OF ECONOMY MEASURES IN GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1992
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the public
sector deficit be limited to 2.7 percent of the GNP in order to achieve
the goals of the economic stabilization program for Calendar Year
1992;
WHEREAS, revenue collections in CY 1992 are expected to be P12 billion
less than that originally projected in the light of recent economic
developments;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the Government to maintain prudence in
government spending and to continue to streamline its operations in
view of the limited resources; and
WHEREAS, pending the identification of alternative revenue resources,
some P12 billion of disbursements of all agencies of government have to
be deferred/withheld;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. All national agencies, including
government-owned and controlled corporations, are hereby directed to
set aside a 5% reserve from their programmed non-personal services
appropriations under R.A. No. 7180 or the 1992 General Appropriations
Act (GAA), pursuant to Sec. 67 of the said Act. Appropriations for
school and hospital buildings as well as road maintenance funds under
the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Internal Revenue
Allotment shall be exempted from this reserve.
In addition, all agencies shall set aside another 5% reserve from their
non-personal appropriations in the GAA. For purposes of this additional
reserve, the following appropriations shall be exempt: Congress of the
Philippines, the Judiciary, Constitutional Offices, Internal Revenue
Allotment, the International Commitments Fund and the Reconstruction
and Rehabilitation Fund.
These reserves shall be augmented by a 10% reserve from programmed
expenditures under all other appropriations sources, including the
Public Works Act, except debt service, net lending, payment of internal
revenue taxes and customs duties (Sec. 15, R.A. No. 7180) and
expenditures funded from grants (Sec. 8, R.A.. No 7180) and sale of
unserviceable equipment (Sec. 6, R.A. 7180).
In determining the sources of the reserves, however, estimated savings
in personal services may be offered. Department secretaries have the
flexibility to determine the distribution of the reserve imposition
among its attached agencies, including corporations, so long as the
aggregate amount of reserves targetted from the department is met. No
reserves shall be released except upon specific approval of the
President.
Sec. 2. Government-owned and controlled
corporations and local government units shall likewise impose a 10%
reserve on their non-personal services expenditures for 1992, including
those funded from internally generated resources. For purposes of this
Section , the Internal Revenue Allotment shall be considered local
funds. However, local governments shall fully observe the restrictions
under Sec. 3 hereof pursuant to the 1992 GAA.
In determining the sources of the reserves, government corporations and
local government units may offer estimated savings in personal
services. Said reserves shall continue to form part of their respective
funds.
Sec. 3. In conjunction with Section s 1 and 2, all
agencies shall comply strictly with Sec. 14 of the General
Provisions of the 1992 GAA which mandates that no government funds
shall be used for the following:
a.
To purchase motor vehicles, except medical ambulances, military and
police patrol vehicles, other utility vehicles, those used for mass
transport when necessary in the interest of the public service, and
those specifically authorized in the 1992 GAA;
b. To defray
the foreign travel expenses of any government official or employee,
except in case of training, seminar or conference abroad when the
officials and other personnel of the foreign mission cannot effectively
represent the country therein and in case of travel necessitated by
international commitments;
c. To provide
fuel, parts, repair and maintenance to any government vehicle which is
not permanently marked "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY" with the name or logo of
the agency, nor otherwise properly identified as a government vehicle
and does not carry its official government plate number, except
official vehicles assigned to the President, Vice-President, Senate
President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court and Chairmen of the Constitutional Commissions and
those used by personnel performing intelligence and national security
functions: PROVIDED, That in case of any transport crisis, such as that
occasioned by street demonstrations, mass protest actions, floods,
typhoons and other emergencies, all government vehicles of any type
whatsoever, whether luxury cars or utility vehicles, shall be made
available to meet the emergency and utilized to transport for free the
commuters on a round-the-clock basis;
d. To pay the
honoraria, allowances or other forms of compensation to any government
official or employee, except those specifically authorized by law; and
e. To be
invested in non-government securities, money market placements and
similar investments or deposited in private banking institutions.
The implementing rules and regulations of Sec. 14 of the General
Provisions of R.A. No. 7078 as prescribed under the COA-DBM Joint
Circular No. 1 dated September 3, 1991 are hereby reiterated and
adopted as the rules and regulations governing the implementation of
the above section.
Sec. 4. Likewise, all agencies of the government
are directed to implement other cost-saving and austerity measures,
including the following:
a.
Deferment of the implementation of all new non-infrastructure projects
appropriated in 1952, except hospital buildings; Hall of Justice
buildings; school buildings, including academic buildings of state
universities and colleges; those related to rehabilitation,
reconstruction and other works for disaster-stricken areas; those
funded under the Countrywide Development Fund; those already contracted
as of the effectivity of this Administrative Order; and those covered
by grant agreements;
b. Limiting
the filling of positions to only 25% of vacant positions as of 31
December 1991 on condition that the Staff Reduction Program mandated by
Administrative Order No. 205 dated 3 January 1991 and reiterated by
Administrative Order No. 227 dated 26 June 1991 has been duly complied
with;
c. Suspension
of gift givings, donations and contributions as well as the conduct of
seminars, conventions; annual and anniversary celebrations, athletic,
cultural and sports activities, official entertainments and public
relations activities. However, athletic meets and activities conducted
by public schools and state universities and colleges, activities
covered by international commitments, and those conducted by agencies
whose basic functions involve the above functions shall be allowed.
Furthermore, donations and contributions to areas and victims affected
by calamities shall be allowed;
d.
Disallowance of paid media advertisements, except those concerned with
the issuance of agency guidelines, rules and regulations, and public
biddings as well as those concerned with public announcements;
e. Suspension
of the hiring of additional consultants, contractuals and casuals,
except for foreign-assisted projects; and,
f.
Disallowance of overtime payments except as may be authorized by the
Department Secretary or the head of agency concerned pursuant to the
provisions of Memorandum Order No. 228, series of 1989.
Sec. 5. All requests for the use of savings and
the realignment of funds shall be limited to the funding of
deficiencies in salary standardization and bonus requirements,
separation and retirement benefits, and to those specifically
authorized under the Special Provisions governing agency appropriations
in the 1992 GAA.
Sec. 6. The internal guidelines to implement the
foregoing economy measures shall be issued and enforced by the agency
head. A report on the estimated savings to be generated from such
measures shall be submitted to the Office of the President through the
Department of Budget and Management on or before 15 February 1992.
Sec. 7. The Department of Budget and Management
shall release advices of allotment based on the respective approved
work and financial plans submitted by the agencies in compliance with
the foregoing economy measures.
Sec. 8. All other issuances on economy measures
and the corresponding rules and regulations inconsistent with the
provisions of this Administrative Order are hereby repealed and/or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 9. This Administrative Order shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 31st day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety two.
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