Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO. 6333

Introduced by Representatives ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN-GO,
RODOLFO T. ALBANO Ill, ARNEL U. TY

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE PROVINCIAL ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY SAN
PEDRO, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS-BARANGAY SAN JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF
QUIRINO-BARANGAY LULLUTAN, ILAGAN CITY, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF
ISABELA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The San Pedro-San Juan-Lullutan Provincial Road is a 30-kilometer road network
which connects the Santiago-Tuguegarao National Road and the llagan-Delfin Albano
National Road. The whole stretch spans the economically emerging municipality of
Roxas, Isabela through Barangay San Juan, Quirino and ending up to the provincial
center of llagan City. It is a continuous seamless stretch which links western Isabela to
the economic and civic centers of the province. Through this thoroughfare, the agricultural
and commercial products, along with the labor and skills markets of the municipalities of
Roxas and Quirino, and llagan City are exchanged and traded for their common benefit.

As it is now, the 30-kilometer San Pedro-San Juan-Lullutan Provincial Road, is in
a state of constant disrepair as it is dependent on the meager resources of the Province
for its continuous rehabilitation and maintenance. While it may be the closest and fastest
link of the Municipalities of Roxas and Quirino to Ilagan City, the limited resources of the
provincial government hindered it from properly and sufficiently allocating every year what
this road network actually needs.

The urgent need for the reclassification of the road’s category is merited by the
growing needs of the communities connected by this stretch. The linked municipalities
are emerging communities and dynamic economic hubs which much be interlinked with
the provincial center in the most efficient of ways. The conversion to national road of the
San Pedro-San Pedro-Lullutan Provincial Road will most certainly improve the exchange

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of agricultural and commercial goods and the trade of services in the province. If the San
Pedro-Lullutan Provincial Road is finally converted to a national road, it will be well-
maintained and regularly paved affording the motorists and the traders fast and efficient
thoroughfare to move goods and services from the Municipality of Roxas to llagan City
and beyond.

The conversion of San Pedro-Lullutan Provincial Road to a national road will
definitely enhance access to government, civic and commercial establishments as a well-
maintained road network will bring hospitals, churches, academic institutions and
commercial establishments even closer to the people in need.

As the provincial government of Isabela has budget constraints to provide the San
Pedro-Lullutan Provincial Road the same level of periodic repairs and maintenance of a
national road, it has become imperative that this critical road network be now classified a
national road, If it will be so, its conversion to a national road will also result to substantial
savings in the current budget of the provincial government which it can now devote to
more pressing poverty alleviation projects and other local government programs.

Hence, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN-GO RODOLFO T. ALBANO Ill

2" District, Isabela 1" District, Isabela



Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6333

Introduced by Representatives ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN-GO,
RODOLFO T. ALBANO Ill, ARNEL U. TY

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE PROVINCIAL ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY SAN
PEDRO, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS-BARANGAY SAN JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF
QUIRINO-BARANGAY LULLUTAN, ILAGAN CITY, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF
ISABELA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The road stretching from Barangay San Pedro, Roxas to Barangay
‘San Juan, Quirino to Brgy. Lullutan, llagan City, all in the Province of Isabela connecting
the Municipalities of Roxas and Quirino to llagan City, Isabela is hereby converted into a
national road.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the
Department's program the improvement, repair and maintenance of the said road, the
funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.