Commonwealth Act No. 266




[ Commonwealth Act No. 266, May 20, 1938 ] AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE RELIEF OF COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENT PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERERS FROM TYPHOONS, FLOODS, OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES, AND OF THE UNEMPLOYED AND OTHER PERSONS DESERVING OF MATERIAL AID. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: Section 1.(awÞhi( The sum of one million three hundred thousand pesos is appropriated out of any funds in the Philippine Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the relief and rehabilitation of such communities and/or indigent persons as may have suffered or may suffer from typhoons, floods, or other public calamities and for the succor of persons who are in distress due to unemployment and other persons found deserving of material aid. This amount shall be expended in the discretion of the President of the Philippines in such manner as he may deem proper and through such official, office, entity, or agency as he may designate. Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, May 20, 1938. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation