Appropriation for additional policemen

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Language

English

Year

1949

Subject

Police – Philippines – Wages.

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APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL POLICEMEN "SIR :-.The following are the answers to the "special questions" brought up in the conference held in the City of Iloilo by the Secretary of the lnte· rior with the local officials of that province on December 6, 1948, with the request that said local officials be advised accordingly hereof: "Question No. 1. To employ more policemen, can a municipality set aside more than 65 % of its gross income fo!" ii.dministratjve expenses? "Section 2W9 of the Administrative Code limits the amount which may be expended from the municipal general fund of a municipality during any fisc!ll year for salaries and wages of municipal officials and employees, of ·every description, excluding those employed in public works, in the follow· ing percentages: 50 % for first class municipalities; 60 % for second class municipalities; 65 % for third class municipalities; and 75 % for fourth class municipalities. "From the foregoing and, as a direct answer to the question, any municipality from 3rd class down may spend 65% of its income from the geu· eraJ. fund for salaries and wages of its officials and employees, including po1icemen. Such municipalities may also set aside more than 65 % of their general funds in order to employ more po· !icemen, but the matter which is considered expenditure in excess of the Conservation . .. (Continued from page 206) shall be transferred or assigned ex· eept to individuals, corporations, or associations qualified to acquire or hold lands of the public domain in the Philippines. SEC. 6. The State may, in the interest of national welfare and defense, establish and operate industries and means of transportation and communication, and, upon payment of just compensation, transfer to public ownership utilities and other private enterprises to be operated by the Government. Page 220 rate allowable for salaries and wage,;; should have the previous authorization of the Provincial Board and the specific approval of the Secretary of. the Interior pursuant to the provisions of Section 2299 of the Administrative Code. First and second class munici· palities may also spend 65% or more of their general funds in order to employ more policemen if the need therefor is absolute, subject also t@ it.he approval of the higher authorities as indicated herein. In such cases, the local officials concerned should submit to the authorities concerned sufficient j ustificatioii for the excess expenditure hnd shouLd also give evidence that, based on the trend of revenue collec· tion, the municipality concerned Will not likely incur overdraft at the close of accounts of the fiscal year involved even if the excess is authorized. "Question No. 2. If a town can not afford to pay salaries for emergency policemen, and there is need for same, what should itS officials do? "Under the provisions of our Unnumbered Provincial Circular, dalted March 31, 1947, regarding the abolition of civilian guards, etc., and ithe organization, in lieu thereof, of a tern· Santo Tomas, La Union THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW porary police f-0rce, which may be exhmded to municipalitie,s in provinces other than those therein mentioned ('Province of lloilo not mentioned) if conditions so require for a more ef~ fective restoration of peace and main· t~nance of peace and order in the mu-' nicipalities concerned, positions of temporary policeman may be created with a nominal compensation of Pl per an· num, if local funds are not available for the payment of ade(}uate compensation. The municipal mayor may also authorize the head of the 1emporary uolice force so established, or a duly authorized representative of the police force to solicit from civic-spirited ci· tizens voluntary aid in the form of cash, rice, or other foodstuffs as compensation for their gratuitous services, but authority to do so should first be secured from this Department and the Office of the President of the Philippines. In certain meritorious cases, National aid may be granted :to municipalities which do not have enough funds for the salary of. additional positions of policeman, but because of the un" APRIL, 1949 certainty of such aids, it is always ad;. visable for such municipalities needing additional positions of policeman to look for sources other .than National _ aid. The province may also give aid to the municipalities for peace and order cam-.· paign including salaries of policemen. "Paragraph No. 5 of· Executive Or: der No. 175, series of 1938, provides that: 'In case of emergency, the governor may, in consultati(!n with the provincial inspector, mobilize policemen from different municipalities to cope with the situation, and immediate~ !y advise the President of the Philippines thereof, giving full details as to the reasons for the mobilization, and municipalities affected, the number of policemen mobilized, and other pertinent information; but no chief of po·· !ice or policeman shall be mobilized from his municipality to another for a period longer than fifteen. days Without. the express authority of the 1 President. All expenses in connection with such mobilization shall be paid . from provincial funds."-Letter of Sec. of the Int., dated Dec. 29, 1948, to the Prov. Gov. of lloil-0. Page 221

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