MOP, Bk 13, v.5, 230
WHEREAS, the granting of amelioration assistance does not form part of the agencies budget for the year;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct:
Section 1. That payment of amelioration assistance and similar or equivalent benefits, except those expressly provided for in the 1999 National Budget, shall not be allowed in FY 1999;
Section 2. That anyone found violating this directive shall be dealt with in accordance with the applicable provisions of existing administrative and penal laws;
Section 3. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day of September, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine.
(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary