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Republic Act No. 1801

Republic act no. 1789

Republic Act No. 1789

In plain language

Republic Act No. 1789 establishes the national policy for procurement and utilization of reparations and development loans received from Japan, creates a reparations commission, outlines implementation criteria, and establishes a Special Economic Development Fund to support economic and industrial development.

  • Establishment of national policy for utilization of reparations from Japan
  • Creation of a Reparations Commission to implement policy and manage funds
  • Criteria for procurement, disposition, and utilization of reparations goods and services
  • Restrictions on procurement to avoid competition with private industry
  • Establishment of a Special Economic Development Fund for rehabilitation and development projects
  • Allocation limits for private sector and government projects
  • Provision for trust fund for WWII veterans
Reparations
Japan
Economic Development
National Policy
Government Procurement

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1801

An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety, Entitled "An Act Appropriating the Sum of Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pesos, Out of the Proceeds of the Bond Issue Authorized by Republic Act Numbered One Thousand, to Finance the Re-Establishment and Rehabilitation by the Manila Railroad Company of its Cabanatuan Branch Extending from the Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Bulacan, to the City of Cabanatuan"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section one of Republic Act Numbered One thousand two hundred and ninety is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. Out of the proceeds of the bond issue authorized by Republic Act Numbered One thousand, there is appropriated the sum of three million eight hundred thousand pesos to finance the re-establishment and rehabilitation by the Manila Railroad Company of its Cabanatuan Branch extending from the Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Bulacan, to the City of Cabanatuan, within a period of two years from the date of the approval of this Act: Provided, That nothing in this provision shall prevent the President of the Philippines from authorizing the Secretary of Finance to subscribe and purchase nineteen thousand shares of capital stock of the Manila Railroad Company of the Philippine Islands of the par value of three million eight hundred thousand pesos, the purchase and subscription thereof to be paid out of the funds herein appropriated, to finance the re-establishment and rehabilitation by the Manila Railroad Company of its Cabanatuan Branch: Provided, further, That five years from the inauguration of the project, the Manila Railroad Company shall pay the necessary periodic amortization and interest for the redemption upon maturity of the bonds floated to finance the project.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 22, 1957.

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