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Seventeenth Congress BILLS aND IDE x SERVICE

First Regular Session

House Bill No,_ 3378

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola, Honorable Strike B. Revilla and
Honorable Jennifer Austria-Barzaga

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) Sub-District Engineering Office of the Province of Cavite, which comprises
the Second, Fourth and Fifth Legislative Districts, to a regular District Engineering
Office to be known as DPWH Cavite Ill DEO.

Pursuant to Department Order No. 173 Series of 2015, there are only two (2)
district engineering offices known as DPWH Cavite | DEO and DPWH Cavite Il DEO;
and a sub-district engineering office in the Second, Fourth and Fifth Legislative
Districts known as the Cavite Sub-District Engineering Office (CSDEO) in the Province
of Cavite,

The proposed DPWH Cavite II] DEO shall be located in the Municipality of
Carmona.

The proposed DPWH Cavite Ill DEO comprises of the Municipalities of
Carmona, Silang and General Mariano Alvarez; and the Cities of Dasmarinas and
Bacoor.

It has a total road length of 199.932 kilometers, 1.99 million inhabitants and
428. 10 square kilometre land area. It falls under the Second Class category district
engineering office as per Department Order No. 110, Series of 2016, which provides
for the Guidelines on the Creation and Classification / Reclassification of District
Engineering Offices (DEOs).

An engineering office with this magnitude requires a complete and effective
staff; and a fast and efficient transaction process in order to comply with the


department's objectives, thus justifies the necessity of its conversion to a regular
engineering office.

The conversion of the CSDEO to a regular district engineering office will result
to a more closely supervised, effective and efficient implementation of the programs
of DPWH and other agencies concerned, which depend on DPWH in the
implementation of the infrastructure projects.

It will enable the said engineering office to have full authority to administer the
DEO's over-all operation such as functional and administrative supervision including
procurement process, negotiation and execution of contracts; and the management of
the DEO's financial allocations. It will also hasten the pace of improvement of various
infrastructure projects and expedite the improvement of the capital resources of the
Second, Fourth and Fifth legislative districts of the Province of Cavite and their
economic development.

As per verbal advice of Department of Budget and Management, an Agency
Code and Notice of Organization, Staffing and Compensation Action (NOSCA) shall
only be issued to a regular district engineering office. The Agency Code shall be used
as main tool for the office's financial transactions, while the NOSCA shall be used to
establish the DEO's workforce structure.

Moreover, the proposed DEO can also generate more employment to the
people of the three districts involved.

Finally, Section 25 of Executive Order No. 124 Series of 1987 allows the
conversion of CSDEO to a regular district engineering office, to wit:

“There shalll be a District Office in each of the provinces and cities
throughout the country to be headed by a District Engineer appointed by
the Minister. A province or city may, however, be divided into two (2) or
more engineering districts, upon determination and issuance of an
administrative order by the Minister.” (Emphasis ours)

It is for these reasons and the advancement of the common good that early
passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

M. LOYOLA STRIKE B, REVILLA JENI AUSTRIA-
BARZAGA


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress

House Bill No, 3978

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola, Honorable Strike B. Revilla and
Honorable Jennifer Austria-Barzaga

AN ACT CONVERTING DPWH SUB-DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE
PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO A REGULAR DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the
Department of Public Works and Highways, a third district engineering office in the
Second, Fourth and Fifth Legislative Districts in the Province of Cavite located in the
Municipality of Carmona to be known as the DPWH Cavite III District Engineering
Office or DPWH Cavite Ill DEO.

SECTION 2. DPWH Cavite III DEO shall be comprised of the Municipalities of
Carmona, Silang and General Mariano Alvarez and the Cities of Bacoor and
Dasmarinas.

SECTION 3. Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the
Department's program the operation of the DPWH Cavite III DEO, the initial funding of
which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the CSDEO
Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation of the said district
engineering office shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.


SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,