SP passes P282-M SB 1

The City Council of Davao approved on the second reading the proposed Supplemental Budget No.1 (SB1) totaling to more than P282 million yesterday which consists of the General Fund Proper, the Development Fund, and the Economic Enterprises
In yesterday’s regular session, committee on finance, ways and means, appropriation chair councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang presented the committee report on the proposed SB1 for the year of the City Government of Davao which was also approved on the same session.
Based on the committee report, the development fund ranked the topmost with 63 percent or P178 million of the total SB1 budget. It was followed by general fund proper with 35.2 percent or P99.3 million and economic enterprise with only 1.7 percent or P4.6 million share in the budget.
For the general fund proper with a total appropriation of P99.3 million, the lumpsum appropriation got the biggest share of P67.4 million or 67.8 percent of which P62.1 million is allocated for the miscellaneous personnel benefits fund.
“The amount will be used to pay the last tranche of the collective negotiation agreement (CNA) incentives of the 2,484 plantilla personnel under the general fund proper at P25,000 each,” Dayanghirang said in the report.
The repost also said the Office of the City Mayor comes next with a total appropriation of P27.42 million or 27.6 percent of which P25.9 million will be allocated for the Lingap Program.
“This amount will be used to pay the prior year’s obligation due to various hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers and funeral parlors,” the report added.
Meanwhile, the development fund with a total appropriation of P178 million will be sliced for both infra and non-infra projects which will be funded from “reversion of various appropriations for development programs and projects, as requested by the barangay Councils and various offices and departments.”
The report said the infrastructure project will have a total budget share of 98.9 percent in the development fund for the funding of priority projects identified by the barangays.
“This was the commitment of the city mayor to provide each barangay a P1-million budget for their priority projects and funded under the 2016 annual budget,” Dayanghirang said in the report.
He said that out of 182 only 167 barangay projects are identified and included in the SB. Other projects are funded from reversion of 2015 and prior year’s appropriation.
The report also revealed that the economic enterprises has a total appropriation of P4.69 million under the SB1 which will be funded through Interfund Transfers from the general fund proper in the same amount.
It will be used to fund the operations of markets, slaughterhouse, cemeteries, and Magsaysay Park as well as the operation of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal.
Dayanghirang said in the report on the committee hearing held last March 1 which was attended by Local Finance Committee after the first supplemental budget was passed on the first reading on the same day.
The proposed SB1 was taken immediately after the session due to its urgency since the election ban for local posts is approaching. CHENEEN R. CAPON