XLI. CALAMITY FUND
For aid, relief and rehabilitation services to communities/areas affected by man-made and natural calamities, and repair and reconstruction of
permanent structures, including other capital expenditures for disaster operation, and rehabilitation activities, as indicated hereunder.P 800,000,000
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New Appropriations, by Purpose
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Current Operating Expenditures
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Maintenance
and Other
Personal Operating Capital
Services Expenses Outlays Total
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A. PURPOSE(S)
1. Aid, Relief and Rehabilitation Services to
Communities/Areas Affected by Calamities, including
Training of Personnel, and Other Pre-disaster Activities P 400,000,000 P P 400,000,000
2. Repair and Reconstruction of Permanent Structures,
including Capital Expenditures for Pre-disaster
Operations, Rehabilitation and Other Related Activities 25,000,000 375,000,000 400,000,000
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TOTAL NEW APPROPRIATIONS P 425,000,000 P 375,000,000 P 800,000,000
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Special Provision(s)
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1. Use and Release of the Fund. The amount herein appropriated may be made available for relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and other works
or services in connection with calamities which may occur during the budget year or those that occurred in prior years including pre-disaster
activities such as acquisition of supplies, rescue equipment and training for disaster personnel: PROVIDED, That the beneficiaries of relief,
rehabilitation, reconstruction and other works or services in connection with specific calamities already covered by special laws shall no longer be
entitled to support or assistance from the Calamity Fund until the appropriation in the said special laws shall have been fully expended. Releases
from this Fund shall be made directly to the appropriate implementing agencies and/or Local Government Units in accordance with the recommendation of
the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and upon approval of the President of the Philippines.
2. Quick Response Fund. Of the amount appropriated for aid, relief and rehabilitation services to communities/areas affected by calamities,
including training of personnel, and other pre-disaster services, twenty five percent (25%) shall be immediately released to the Department of
Social Welfare and Development and fifteen percent (15%) to the Office of Civil Defense as Quick Response Funds (QRFs). Likewise, of the amount
appropriated for repair and reconstruction of permanent structures, twenty percent (20%) shall be immediately released to the Department of Public
Works and Highways and fifteen percent (15%) to the Department of National Defense as QRFs: PROVIDED, That the other national government agencies
concerned may be allocated their own QRF on need basis upon the recommendation of the NDCC: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the QRF shall be released
immediately by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) upon approval by the President and shall be used exclusively as a stand-by fund to be
utilized in connection with calamities occurring during the year and primarily for relief and rehabilitation of calamity-affected communities/areas
to normalize as quickly as possible the situation and living conditions of the people in such communities/areas: AND PROVIDED, FINALLY, That the
agencies concerned availing of their QRFs shall not pre-allocate the same to their subordinate agencies and shall report to the NDCC the status of
the utilization of such Fund on a quarterly basis, copy furnished the DBM.
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2 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, FY 2002
New Appropriations, by Object of Expenditures
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(In Thousand Pesos)
A. Purpose(s)
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses 425,000
Capital Outlays 375,000
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TOTAL NEW APPROPRIATIONS 800,000
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GENERAL SUMMARY
CALAMITY FUND
Current Operating Expenditures
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Maintenance
and Other
Personal Operating Capital
Services Expenses Outlays Total
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A. Calamity Fund P 425,000,000 P 375,000,000 P 800,000,000
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Total New Appropriations, Calamity Fund P 425,000,000 P 375,000,000 P 800,000,000
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