Republic Act
Approved 1951-06-05

Republic Act No. 634

An act appropriating additional funds for the operation and maintenance of the government of the philippines during the period from july first, nineteen hundred and fifty to june thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one and for other purposes.

AN ACT APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

In plain language

Provides additional appropriations for government operations from July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951, covering ordinary and extraordinary expenditures across various departments, including sundry expenses, support for veterans, and aid to the United Nations forces in Korea.

  • Appropriates P755,850.00 for ordinary expenditures in 1950-1951.
  • Allocates P12,480,000.00 for extraordinary expenditures, including P10,000,000.00 for the Philippine Veterans Board.
  • Provides P2,480,000.00 for rice and soap sent to Korea for UN forces.
  • Includes sundry expenses for various agencies, such as the House Electoral Tribunal, Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Health, and Department of National Defense.
Republic Act
appropriation
budget
Philippines
1951

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 634, June 08, 1951 ]

AN ACT ADOPTING THE HONORABLE MILLARD E. TYDINGS, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM MARYLAND AND THE HONORABLE JOHN MCDUFFIE, FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, AS SONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND CONFERRING UPON THEM ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND PREROGATIVES OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP.

WHEREAS, the Honorable Millard E. Tydings, United States Senator from Maryland and the Honorable John McDuffie, former Member of the House of Representatives of the United States from the First District of Alabama, were the authors of the Act of the Congress of the United States of March 24, 1934, otherwise known as the Philippine Independence Act; and

WHEREAS, for their unselfish service to human liberty and to the Filipino people, it is but proper that the Second Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, representing the Filipino people, should express the gratitude of said people to the Fathers of their independence by adopting them as sons of the Philippines and by conferring upon them all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives of Philippine citizenship; Now therefore,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The Honorable Millard E

Tydings, United States Senator from Maryland and the Honorable John McDuffie, former Member of the House of Representatives of the United States from the First District of Alabama, are hereby adopted as sons of the Philippines and conferred all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives of Philippine citizenship.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 8, 1951.

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