Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bit No. 4012

Introduced by HON. MARIA JOCELYN V. BERNOS, HON. ELEANOR C, BULUT-
BEGTANG, HON. NICASIO M. ALIPING, HON. TEDDY BRAWNER BAGUILAT, JR.,
HON. MAXIMO DALOG, HON, MANUEL 8. AGYAO, and HON. RONALD M. COSALAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to rename the Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan-Abatan Road to Cong.
Andres Acop Cosalan Road in recognition of the long, years of public service rendered
by the late Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan as the former representative of the Province of
Benguet during the Sixth (then Mountain Province District) and Seventh Congress and
in the Interim Batasan Pambansa (Region I in 1965-1984). During his term in office, he
was the articulate and aggressive spokesman in the halls of Congress for the people of
Baguio and Benguet Province and an exemplar of honesty, sincerity and dedication to
public service for his constituents.

In Congress, he authored several landmark legislations including among others
the division of the old Mountain Province into four distinct and independent provinces
(RA 4695), the redistricting of the former 24 congressional district of Mt. Province to
Baguio City and Benguet Province, the creation of two school divisions for Baguio and
Benguet (RA 5968), the conversion of the former Mountain State Agricultural College
into a chartered state university (RA 5923) (now known as Benguet State University by
virtue of PD 2010), the establishment of the Benguet General Hospital (RA 5955), the
upgrading of the Balacbac Agricultural School in Kapangan to an agro-industrial school
(Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School) (RA 5886), the upgrading of the Loo-
Buguias Agricultural School to an agro-industrial school (RA 4192), the increase of the
minimum wages of mining workers (RA 4707), the increase of the retirement disability
and death benefits in the Social Security Act (RA 4857), the release from government
reservation lots under bonafide occupation in Brgy. Holy Ghost, Cabinet Hill,
Magsaysay and Quirino Hill, the offsetting of the electric power obligation of Baguio
City to the National Power Corporation with realty taxes obligation to the City and
other laws benefitting the people of Baguio City and Benguet Province.


The Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan-Abatan Road is a national secondary road, called by
the places traversed by this road; hence, its lengthy and confusing name. Names, per
the guidelines of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, should be short
and simple for practical and aesthetic reasons. Complicated and confusing names
should be discouraged. The recommended name satisfies all that and would give a
sense of history and significance to this national road.

Approval of the bill is earnestly and urgently recommended.

HON. MANUEL S. AGYAO.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4012

Introduced by HON, MARIA JOCELYN V. BERNOS, HON. ELEANOR C. BULUT-
BEGTANG, HON. NICASIO M. ALIPING, HON. TEDDY BRAWNER BAGUILAT, JR.,
HON. MAXIMO DALOG, HON. MANUEL 8. AGYAO, and HON. RONALD M.
COSALAN.

AN ACT RENAMING THE GUREL-BOKOD-KABAYAN-ABATAN
ROAD IN THE PROVINCE OF BENGUET TO
CONG. ANDRES ACOP COSALAN ROAD

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. In recognition of his public service rendered to the people of the
Province of Benguet from the Sixth to the Seventh Congress and the Interim Batasan
Pambansa, the Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan-Abatan Road is renamed as the Cong. Andres
Acop Cosalan Road.

SECTION 2. The Department of Public Works and Highways shall place
appropriate markers along the Cong. Andres Acop Cosalan Road and issue the
necessary orders and circulars to implement the provision of this Act.

SECTION 3, This Act shall take effect immediately upon approval.

Approved.