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Adjustment of Dividend Rate of Selected Government-Owned And-Controlled Corporations on Their 1993 Earnings Pursuant To Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7656

Executive Order No. 209

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 October 24, 1994

ADJUSTMENT OF DIVIDEND RATE OF SELECTED GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND-CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS ON THEIR 1993 EARNINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7656

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Republic Act No 7656 provides that:

"Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State that in order for the national government to realize additional revenues, government-owned or-controlled corporations, without impairing their viability and the purposes for which they have been established, shall share a substantial amount of their net earnings to the National Government."

WHEREAS, to support the viability and mandate of the government-owned and -controlled corporations, the liquidity, retained earnings position and medium term plans and programs of these government-owned and-controlled corporations were considered in the determination of the reasonable dividend rates of such corporations on their 1993 net earnings;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5 of RA 7656, the Secretary of Finance recommended the adjustment on the percentage of annual net earnings that shall be declared by various...

Summary of Executive Order No. 209

Adjustment of Dividend Rate of Selected Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations on Their 1993 Earnings Pursuant to Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7656

- Policy and Purpose (Sec. 1 of RA 7656):
• The State declares a policy that government-owned or -controlled corporations shall share a substantial amount of their net earnings to the National Government, without impairing their viability and purposes.

- Determination of Dividend Rates (Whereas clauses):
• The liquidity, retained earnings position, and medium-term plans and programs of the government-owned and -controlled corporations were considered in determining the reasonable dividend rates on their 1993 net earnings.
• The Secretary of Finance recommended the adjustment of dividend rates pursuant to Section 5 of RA 7656, in the interest of national economy and general welfare.

- Adjusted Dividend Rates on 1993 Net Earnings (Sec. 1):
• Manila International Airport Authority - ten percent (10%)
• Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System - twenty percent (20%)
• National Development Company - zero percent (0%)
• National Power Corporation - zero percent (0%)
• Natural Resource and Development Corporation - forty percent (40%)
• PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority - ten percent (10%)
• Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority - thirty percent (30%)

- Applicability (Sec. 2):
• The adjusted dividend rates are only applicable on the 1993 net earnings of the concerned government-owned and -controlled corporations.

- Effectivity (Sec. 3):
• This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

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