Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 3189
Introduced by REP. EMILIO BERNARDINO L. YULO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks the conversion of a 22.74-kilometer provincial road, beginning at
Crossing Magallon and traversing the Poblacion of Moises Padilla, Barangay Magallon
Cadre, and Barangay Guinpanaan in the Municipality of Moises Padilla, and extending to
Barangays Cabacungan and Biak-na-Bato in the Municipality of La Castellana, into a
Secondary National Road.
The road serves as a vital connector between the municipalities of Moises Padilla
and La Castellana, two of the most densely populated areas in the Fifth District of Negros
Occidental. It also links the area to Canlaon City in Negros Oriental, offering access to
Mt. Canlaon, a notable ecological and tourism site.
The Municipality of La Castellana relies on this route to transport its agricultural
produce across the province. Moises Padilla, on the other hand, is an agricultural hub
engaged in sugarcane, rice, and banana farming. The current road facilitates the economic
activity between these towns and their neighboring areas.
Upgrading the status of this provincial road to a Secondary National Road will
strengthen regional connectivity, boost local trade and commerce, and stimulate
development in the barangays along the route. More importantly, it will enhance the
delivery of essential social services, expand livelihood opportunities, and support long-
term economic growth in the region.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
REP. EMILIO BERNARDINO L. YULO
August 6, 2025
11:41 am


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 3189
Introduced by REP. EMILIO BERNARDINO L. YULO
AN ACT CONVERTING THE PROVINCIAL ROAD SITUATED IN THE
CROSSING MAGALLON, MUNICIPALITY OF MOISES PADILLA AND BIAK-
NA-BATO, LA CASTELLANA, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS
OCCIDENTAL INTO A SECONDARY NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. It shall be the policy of the State to improve
and promote development in the rural areas of the country through the construction and
upgrading of integrated inter-regional and inter-provincial roads that will strengthen the
transport network and ensure the efficient delivery of goods and services to the people.
SEC. 2. Conversion into a National Road. The provincial road from Crossing
Magallon, Municipality of Moises Padilla, connecting to the provincial road in Biak-na-
Bato, Municipality of La Castellana, both located in the Province of Negros Occidental
and covering a distance of approximately twenty-two and seventy-four hundredths (22.74)
linear kilometers, is hereby converted into a secondary national road.
This secondary national road shall hereafter be known as the "Crossing Magallon
(Moises Padilla) – Biak-na-Bato (La Castellana) National Road."
SEC. 3. Implementation and Appropriations.
The Secretary of Public Works
and Highways shall include in the Department’s program the improvement, maintenance,


and repair of the said road, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. In the event that any provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by
such declaration.
SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or
portions thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation or the Official Gazette.
Approved,