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Seventeenth Congress OATE, £9 AUG 2018
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Introduced by Representative Gil P. AcBibd'S AND INOEX SERVICE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Napsan-Bagong Bayan-Simpucan to Bacungan Road
from a city road to national road category and an alternate highway of Southern Palawan to
Northern Palawan via West Coast of Puerto Princesa and vice versa.

Presently, the road is in unfortunate condition and in dire need of repair and
rehabilitation. There is a need to tap other sources of funding; hence, conversion of the same
to a national road category may help inject additional sources of funds for its upgrading.

The road from poblacion of Puerto Princesa leading to Barangay Napsan is an
alternate route to southwest Palawan where the Municipalities of Aborlan, Quezon and Rizal
is located. The road from Barangay Napsan that leads to Barangay Bacungan via Barangays
Bagong Bayan and Simpucan passes through potential tourism domains where travel and
tourism industry could flourish as the area is facing the West Philippine Sea where dive sites,
luxuriant seascapes and beach areas provides a prospective outlook for industry players.

With its conversion into a National Road, its future funding would surely guarantee a
stream of investment not just to cater the already budding tourism industry but also the
proliferation of tourism-related endeavors like agriculture and fisheries for food production,
entertainment, cottage industries and environment-friendly ventures.

As Palawan enters into its fourth year of being recognized as “the world’s best
island,” let this measure be a contribution to prepare our very own Palawan for investments
that provide livelihood, protects the environment and ensure the future of our children.

The undersigned firmly believes that converting this road to national road category
will receive the funding it truly deserves. Passage of this measure is earnestly sought.

GIL P} ACOSTA


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

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

3318

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Gil P. Acosta

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE NAPSAN-BAGONG BAYAN-SIMPUCAN-BACUNGAN ROAD.
IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. The Napsan-Bagong Bayan-Simpucan to Bacungan Road in the City of Puerto
Princesa is hereby converted into a national road. The ownership, maintenance and
supervision of the same belongs to the national government;

Section 2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall prescribe the
implementing rules and regulations necessary for the evaluation, approval and
implementation of this Act;

Section 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Department’s
program and improvement, repair, maintenance of the said road, the funding of which shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act;

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,