N'lNETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session
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SENATE
s. No. 1625
Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR EXPLANATORY NOTE Transportation takes a huge chunk of a government employee's pay check. They have to allocate a bigger portion of their budget for fare and/or gasoline due to the enormous increase in the price of petroleum. In order to ease the financial burden of the government employees, this measure proposes to grant all of them transportation allowance. This bill seeks to aid government employees of the financial burden brought upon them by the surge in oil prices, which dramatically affects their day-to-day expenses. In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
MARK A. VILLAR
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No. 1625
Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE GRANT OF TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and blouse of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
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Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. -The State recognizes the vital role that government
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employees play in the furtherance of the country's development and growth, and the
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challenges they face amidst the surge in petroleum prices.
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Thus, it is the State's aim to alleviate their burden and help them defray their essential expenses by granting them transportation allowance. Sec. 2. Coverage. -This Act shall cover all government employees with permanent status, regardless of years in service.
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Sec. 3. Mandatory Payment of Transportation Allowance. - All government
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employees with permanent status, regardless number of years in service, shall be entitled
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to transportation allowance amounting to Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000.00).
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Sec. 4. Implementing Rules. - Within sixty days from the enactment of this law,
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the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall promulgate the guidelines for
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this Act.
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Sec. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
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unconstitutional, the other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue
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to be in full force and effect.
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Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, letters of
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instructions, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this
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Act shall be deemed notified, amended, or repealed accordingly.
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Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. Approved,