Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.________ 
Introduced by Representative Romeo S. Momo 
AN ACT ADOPTING A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
A safe, strong, efficient, and accessible national infrastructure backbone is vital to foster the 
sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development of the present and future generations of 
Filipinos. This national infrastructure system should help realize the long-term vision for the 
Philippines under Ambisyon Natin 2040, by the middle of this century, as a progressive, mainly 
middle-class society, where nobody is poor, where the citizens enjoy healthy lives, are smart and 
innovative, and live in a high-trust community. 
Given that major infrastructure facilities are generally capital-intensive, that their preparation 
and implementation take several years, and that their impact and useful lives usually cover two decades 
or more, it is imperative to adopt an overall long-term development program for national infrastructure, 
in addition to and in order to better rationalize the traditional medium-term and annual programs. This 
long-term program should cover at least 30 years. This will ensure continuity in the development and 
implementation of the projects in the program, notwithstanding changes in national leadership. The 
Program will provide the guiding framework for the appropriate locations, scales, linkages, and 
schedules of public and private investments in major infrastructure in the country over the next three 
decades in order to maximize their benefits to the economy. This will, thus, serve as a predictable road 
map for the construction industry, investors, and related business sectors in carrying out their long-
term plans and decisions.    
The adverse effects of the COVID pandemic, coupled with the recent spate of destructive 
typhoons and floods that struck the country, further highlight the need for longer-range, resilient, and 
high-impact engineering projects that will more effectively address major disruptive events, while 
complementing immediate emergency responses.  
Given the foregoing premises, this bill, therefore, adopts a 30-Year National Infrastructure 
Program for the Philippines. The Program covers major infrastructure projects of the National 
Government (NG) - in the fields of transport and logistics, energy, water resources, information and 
communications technology, social, and agri-fisheries modernization and food logistics infrastructure 
- including projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) schemes and partnerships with Local
Government Units (LGUs) (Sections 3 and 4).
Section 5 lays down the general policies and strategies to be pursued by the Government in order 
to develop the component national infrastructure projects.  
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Sections 6 to 11 define the roles of Implementing Agencies in the development of the different 
fields of infrastructure, including their program directions and responsibilities. 
In Section 12, the bill provides the initial list and brief description of core national infrastructure 
projects to be given priority in the 30-Year Program. The list focuses on pipeline projects identified 
by the concerned Agencies as high priority and conforming to the policies and strategies in Sections 5 
to 11. 
 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in coordination with the 
Oversight and Implementing Agencies, shall be responsible for formulating the details of the 30-Year 
National Infrastructure Program, divided into Medium-Term Programs, including the component 
projects with their descriptions, scopes, estimated costs, funding requirements, schedules, financing 
and implementation modalities, and Implementing Agencies. The NEDA shall review and update the 
30-Year National Infrastructure Program at the end of each Medium-Term Program (Section 13).
The NEDA and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall see to it that the total 
annual budget allocation by the Government for the 30-Year Program is at least five percent (5%) of 
the Gross Domestic Product, consistent with the long term expenditure framework and the budget 
ceilings set by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC). They shall also ensure that 
the budget allocation for each Implementing Agency is based on the priorities of the projects and its 
absorptive capacity for implementation (Section 14).     
The projects under the 30-Year Program may be implemented under different generic financing 
and implementation modalities under Section 15. 
From the 30-Year Program, the Agencies shall formulate their Medium-Term Infrastructure 
Programs and Annual Infrastructure Budgets (AIBs) to be integrated into the National Expenditure 
Programs (NEPs) for submission to the Congress as basis of the General Appropriations Acts (GAAs). 
Core projects shall be prioritized in the AIBs and NEPs. Based on the 30-Year Program and approved 
GAAs, the DBM shall issue the Multi-Year Contracting Authority (MYCA) to cover the total cost of 
each affected project (Section 16). 
The bill also provides for the use of applicable modern technology in the planning, procurement, 
and implementation of projects in the Program (Section 17). 
Section 19 holds the Agencies concerned accountable under existing laws for the proper 
formulation and implementation of the Program according to the provisions of the Act. 
Early approval of this measure is earnestly sought.    
ROMEO S. MOMO SR 
1st District Representative 
Surigao del Sur 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.________ 
BY REPRESENTATIVE: ROMEO S. MOMO 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A 30-YEAR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROGRAM 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “30-Year 
2 
National Infrastructure Program Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Overall Policy. – It is the policy of the State to 
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provide an efficient infrastructure system to promote sustainable and inclusive 
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economic growth and sound quality of life for all Filipinos. For this purpose, the 
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government shall provide for a long-term national infrastructure program, 
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covering  the  next  thirty  (30)  years,  for  the  systematic  and  continuing 
8 
development of essential infrastructure systems on transport and logistics, 
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energy,  water  resources,  information  and  communications  technology,  social, 
10 
agri-fisheries  modernization  and  food  logistics,  and  other  basic  overhead 
11 
facilities in the country.  This infrastructure program shall be directed to support 
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the achievement of the overall long-term development vision for the Philippines 
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by the middle of this century as a prosperous, predominantly middle-class 
 
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society where no one is poor and Filipinos live long and healthy lives, are smart 
 
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and innovative, and live in a high-trust society. The program shall serve as the 
 
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overall guide for the preferred locations, magnitudes, interrelationships, and 
 
5 
timing of public and private investments in infrastructure in the Philippines 
 
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over the next three (3) decades to maximize their impact to the economy and 
 
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society. The program shall, therefore, provide an overall road map for the 
 
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construction industry, investors, and allied sectors in pursuing their 
 
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long-term strategies. 
 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
 
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(a) Agri-fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics Infrastructure refers 
 
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to facilities which include farm-to-market roads, farm-to-mill roads, 
 
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trading posts, agricultural tramlines and other market infrastructure 
 
14 
fish ports, irrigation and soil and water conservation structures, 
 
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post-harvest 
facilities 
such 
as 
warehouses, 
cold storage; 
meat 
 
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establishment infrastructure such  as  slaughterhouses, biosecure 
 
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livestock facilities, and production infrastructure such as greenhouses, 
 
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hydroponics, aquaponics, and food irradiation facilities. This includes 
 
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the health and safety infrastructure required to meet regulatory 
 
20 
standards; 
 
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(b) Blended financing refers to the strategic use of combined concessional 
 
22 
funds  from  development  institutions  or  partners  and  commercial 
 
23 
funds from lenders and private investors to provide financing for 
 
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public-private partnership (PPP) projects; 


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(c) Co-financing refers to collaborative financing of a project by two or
2 
more banks or financing institutions;
3 
(d) Core Infrastructure projects refer to projects in the 30-Year National
4 
Infrastructure Program with the highest priority in terms of national
5 
significance and impact;
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(e) Energy  Infrastructure  refers  to  infrastructure  for  electric  power
7 
generation, transmission, and distribution, and supply, as well as for
8 
exploration,  development,  production,  storage  and  distribution  of
9 
energy resources including those using hydro-electric resources, fossil
10 
fuel, geothermal, solar, wind, wave, and other emerging energy
11 
technologies;
12 
(f) Green Financing refers to investments that create environmental
13 
benefits  in  support  of  green  growth,  low-carbon  emission,  and
14 
sustainable development;
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(g) Implementing agencies refer to National Government (NG) agencies or
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government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs), including local
17 
government units (LGUs) authorized to act on behalf of these agencies
18 
and 
GOCCs 
responsible 
for the 
actual 
execution 
of specific
19 
infrastructure projects in the 30-year program including the planning,
20 
design, programming, budgeting, procurement, and implementation of
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the projects in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
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(h) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure
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refers  to facilities 
that 
provide  access  to  information 
through
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telecommunications, including the internet, 
wireless networks,


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telephone systems, and other digital technologies and communication 
 
2 
media; 
 
3 
(i) Infrastructure refers to the basic physical facility for use by the public 
 
4 
that underlie and enable, sustain, and enhance the economic and social 
 
5 
development of the country. Infrastructure includes transport and 
 
6 
logistics, energy, water resources, information and communications 
 
7 
technology,  social,  agri-fisheries  modernization  and  food  logistics 
 
8 
infrastructure systems, and other basic overhead facilities; 
 
9 
(j)  Oversight agencies refer to NG agencies particularly the National 
 
10 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget 
 
11 
and Management (DBM), and Department of Finance (DOF), 
 
12 
responsible for providing policy and operational guidelines to, and 
 
13 
monitoring the compliance thereof, by the implementing agencies 
 
14 
pertaining to the planning, programming, budgeting, procurement, and 
 
15 
implementation  of  infrastructure  projects  in  accordance  with  the 
 
16 
provisions of this Act; 
 
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(k) Projects of national significance refer to infrastructure projects whose 
 
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socio-economic influence or impact significantly affect the entire 
 
19 
country based on specific guidelines and criteria to be set by the NEDA; 
 
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(l)  Public-Private Partnership (PPP) refers to a contractual arrangement 
 
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between an implementing agency and a private proponent for the 
 
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financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance, or any 
 
23 
combination thereof, of an infrastructure or development project which 


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is typically provided by the public sector, where each party shares in 
 
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the associated risks; 
 
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(m) Social Infrastructure refers to school buildings, hospitals and health 
 
4 
facilities, public  housing, solid waste management, penitentiary, 
 
5 
evacuation centers, and other public and community facilities. The 
 
6 
term also includes, as an important sub-sector, waste management and 
 
7 
circular economy infrastructure, which refers to infrastructure for solid 
 
8 
waste collection, distribution, and disposal, waste aggregation and 
 
9 
transfer stations, waste  markets, material  recycling,  sustainable 
 
10 
production, material recovery, and waste-to-energy facilities; 
 
11 
(n) Transport and Logistics Infrastructure refers to (i) roads, bridges, 
 
12 
tunnels, grade separation, and related structures, (ii) rail, bus rapid 
 
13 
transit and other mass transport systems, including subways, fixed 
 
14 
facilities, and  rolling  stock,  (iii)  ports,  including  terminals  and 
 
15 
navigation facilities, (iv) airports, including terminals and navigation 
 
16 
facilities, (v) intermodal transport facilities, including terminals, and 
 
17 
(vi) supply chain infrastructure, including warehouses and distribution 
 
18 
centers. Transport infrastructure includes support systems for the 
 
19 
operation of transport services and facilities, such as intelligent 
 
20 
transport systems, electric vehicles, and active and non-motorized 
 
21 
transport; 
 
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(o)  Transit-oriented development (TOD) refers to a planning strategy that 
 
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aims to concentrate jobs, housing, and services around public transport 
 
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stations; and 


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(p) Water Resources Infrastructure refers to (i) water supply, sewerage, 
 
2 
and sanitation facilities for domestic, commercial and industrial uses, 
 
3 
(ii) irrigation for agriculture, and (iii) flood control and drainage 
 
4 
facilities, including dams, reservoirs, and coastal zone protection. 
 
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SEC. 4. Creation of the 30-Year National Infrastructure Program. – 
 
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There is hereby provided a “30-Year National Infrastructure Program for the 
 
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Philippines for the Years 2023-2052”, hereinafter referred to as the Program. 
 
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The Program consists of major infrastructure projects of the NG through its 
 
9 
concerned agencies and GOCCs to be implemented through: (a) the annual 
 
10 
General Appropriations Act; (b) under PPP arrangements, including hybrid 
 
11 
PPPs; (c) in partnership with LGUs; or (d) a combination thereof. 
 
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SEC. 5. Infrastructure Policies and Strategies. – The Program, through 
 
13 
its component projects, shall pursue the following national development policies 
 
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and strategies: 
 
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(a) 
Prioritization of projects of national significance which are consistent 
 
16 
with the approved National Physical Framework Plan (NPFP) and 
 
17 
Land Use Plan (LUP), as well as with national, regional, local, and 
 
18 
sectoral development plans, roadmaps, and master plans; 
 
19 
(b) 
Observance  of  the  following  principles  in  the  determination  of 
 
20 
priorities:  effectiveness in meeting government objectives; economic 
 
21 
feasibility and impact; poverty alleviation and social inclusion; 
 
22 
environmental sustainability and climate resilience; safety; security; 
 
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affordability; public access; technical readiness for implementation; 
 
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and financial viability and value for money; 


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(c) 
Maximization  of  private  sector participation  in  the 
planning, 
 
2 
development, financing, 
design, 
construction, operation, and 
 
3 
maintenance of infrastructure; 
 
4 
(d) 
Establishment and  pursuit of  a  whole-of-government  strategy  to 
 
5 
coordinate infrastructure investment planning and implementation 
 
6 
that promotes collaboration among key actors, with the NEDA as the 
 
7 
lead coordinator; 
 
8 
(e) 
Promotion  of  public  consultation  and  feedback  mechanisms  on 
 
9 
infrastructure investment priorities and projects at the national and 
 
10 
local levels. These include alliances among government, affected 
 
11 
citizens, industry, investors, academe, experts, donor agencies, and 
 
12 
other 
stakeholders 
to 
come 
up 
with 
smart 
approaches 
to 
 
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infrastructure development on a sector-by-sector basis; 
 
14 
(f) 
Adopt a TOD plan to promote urban growth and ensure compact, 
 
15 
mixed-use,  pedestrian-friendly,  and  suitable  dense  development 
 
16 
organized around transit stations, in order to bring economic, social, 
 
17 
and environmental benefits to towns and cities; 
 
18 
(g) 
Implementation of adequate infrastructure asset preservation and 
 
19 
maintenance 
strategies 
to 
optimize 
government 
funds 
for 
 
20 
infrastructure and maximize its life; 
 
21 
(h) 
Incorporation  of  green  and  sustainable  design,  climate  change 
 
22 
adaptation and disaster resilience measures, as well as updated 
 
23 
strength, safety, health, and environmental standards, in the design 
 
24 
and construction of infrastructure projects, especially against 


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powerful and disastrous typhoons, floods, earthquakes, fires, volcanic 
 
2 
eruptions, landslides, and other hazards; utilization of nature-based 
 
3 
solutions, where appropriate, to promote sustainability and cost- 
 
4 
savings. Investment in systems to ensure compliance and enforcement 
 
5 
of all safety and construction regulations; and establishment of a 
 
6 
robust national geospatial infrastructure that will provide location- 
 
7 
specific 
spatial 
data 
to support 
evidence-based 
planning 
and 
 
8 
implementation of infrastructure projects; 
 
9 
(i) 
Intensification of infrastructure-related research and development; 
 
10 
(j) 
Deliberate 
harmonization 
of 
technical-vocational 
and 
higher 
 
11 
education  courses  offered  in  educational  institutions  with  the 
 
12 
workforce  requirements  of  the  infrastructure  programs  of  the 
 
13 
government and the private sectors; 
 
14 
(k) 
Prioritization of the employment of qualified Filipino professionals 
 
15 
and technical workers in infrastructure project; 
 
16 
(l) 
Preferential use of quality construction materials that have a high 
 
17 
domestic content, especially those that use sustainable materials and 
 
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appropriate technology, such as low-carbon technology; 
 
19 
(m) Provision of appropriate training of and technology transfer to Filipino 
 
20 
counterparts in infrastructure projects involving new or imported 
 
21 
technology; 
 
22 
(n) 
Prioritization 
of 
multi-sectoral, 
multi-modal, 
and 
area-wide 
 
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development projects to take advantage of their synergistic effects; 


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and, where feasible, provision of common underground ducts for 
 
2 
utilities, and synchronized timelines for their installation; 
 
3 
(o) 
Emphasis on food security infrastructure that will ensure the 
 
4 
smooth flow of products across the archipelago. This will cover 
 
5 
essential transport and logistics, energy, ICT and other agri-fisheries 
 
6 
modernization and food logistics infrastructure; 
 
7 
(p) 
Strict observance of the requirements for technical readiness for 
 
8 
implementation, viz., pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, design, 
 
9 
right-of-way, environmental clearance, funding, and transaction 
 
10 
documents  are  adequately  fulfilled  before  the  procurement  and 
 
11 
implementation of the projects; 
 
12 
(q) 
Strict monitoring of project completion of all functional structures; 
 
13 
(r) 
Requirement for continuity in funding and implementation of multi- 
 
14 
year projects up to their completion; 
 
15 
(s) 
Adoption 
of 
appropriate 
infrastructure 
risk 
management 
 
16 
measures, including risk identification, allocation, and mitigation, in 
 
17 
project 
development 
and 
management. 
These 
shall 
include 
 
18 
mechanisms  for  hindsight  review  of  historical  events  including 
 
19 
disaster forensics, as well as foresight strategies to provide the 
 
20 
concerned agencies and stakeholders 
the agility 
to adapt 
to 
 
21 
unpredictable large-impact disruptive events, such as pandemics, 
 
22 
severe natural catastrophes, and major financial crises; 


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(t) 
Strengthening of the absorptive capacities of the concerned agencies 
 
2 
in the implementation of infrastructure projects in order to optimize 
 
3 
the utilization of funds; 
 
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(u) 
Strengthening of transport and other infrastructure to support 
 
5 
agriculture, tourism, trade and industry, and electronic commerce, 
 
6 
though convergence programs among appropriate national and local 
 
7 
government agencies; and 
 
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(v) 
Incorporating 
land 
value 
schemes 
that 
are 
feasible 
to the 
 
9 
infrastructure needs of the country. 
 
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SEC. 6. Role of Implementing Agencies in the Development of the 
 
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Transport and Logistics Infrastructure. – Implementing agencies involved in 
 
12 
the development of the Transport and Logistics Infrastructure Program shall 
 
13 
pursue the following program directions and responsibilities: 
 
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(a) Develop a national transport system with the following characteristics: 
 
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efficient in facilitating mobility and connectivity, safe, secure, 
 
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economical, accessible, affordable, environmentally sustainable, user- 
 
17 
oriented, reliable, convenient, integrated, cost-efficient, intermodal, 
 
18 
and seamless; 
 
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(b) Establish 
a strategic 
national transport network consisting of 
 
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complementary roads, rail, ports, and airports that serve medium and 
 
21 
long-distance high-density traffic between key cities and municipalities, 
 
22 
economic hubs, international gateways, or along major corridors in 
 
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urban centers. The configuration of the network should fit into and 


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influence the desired spatial development pattern under the National 
 
2 
Physical Framework Plan; 
 
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(c) Plan and implement transport projects within the context of the entire 
 
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supply chain and logistics system, facilitative of both traditional and 
 
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electronic 
commerce, 
with 
a 
seamless 
and 
demand-responsive 
 
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intermodal transport network, to link production areas with processing, 
 
7 
warehousing, transport and transshipment hubs, and markets, and 
 
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ensure unimpeded flow of people, goods, services, disaster response 
 
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equipment, relief goods, and basic commodities in times of emergencies; 
 
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(d) Focus the role of the government on policy formulation, planning, safety 
 
11 
and environmental regulations, supervision, and monitoring of projects 
 
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and operations, rather than as a direct provider of transport services 
 
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which shall generally be assigned to the private sector; 
 
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(e) Optimize the use of funds through efficient transport infrastructure 
 
15 
maintenance and asset management, as well as applicable travel 
 
16 
demand management, before considering additional investments; 
 
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(f) Make use of the comparative advantages and interconnectivity of the 
 
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different transport modes and provide for healthy competition within 
 
19 
and between transport modes to increase productivity, lower costs and 
 
20 
user charges, and improve services; and  allocate resources to the 
 
21 
transport modes in accordance with their comparative advantages; 
 
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(g) Apply the user pays principle for cost recovery where it is appropriate; 
 
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(h) Improve  road-based,  people-oriented 
transport to  address  traffic 
 
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congestion through engineering, enforcement, and education; 


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(i) Encourage shift from private to public transport, especially on mass 
 
2 
transport for metropolitan areas, through promotion of active transport 
 
3 
culture, cost-effective public transport such as railways and bus rapid 
 
4 
transit, and lower or zero carbon emissions mobility solutions; 
 
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(j) Develop and expand cargo and rail infrastructure to connect strategic 
 
6 
infrastructure such as ports; 
 
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(k) Improve  the  operational  efficiency  of  existing  airports  to  address 
 
8 
constraints to their optimal capacity utilization, and develop new 
 
9 
airports to strategically meet future traffic demand; and 
 
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(l) Improve the nautical highway network; and build and expand port 
 
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facilities to ensure that inter-island shipping, including a stronger roll- 
 
12 
on roll-off (RORO) network, as a viable option for transporting people 
 
13 
and cargo. 
 
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SEC. 7. Role of Implementing Agencies in the Development of the 
 
15 
Energy Infrastructure Program. – Implementing agencies involved in the 
 
16 
development of the Energy Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following 
 
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program directions and responsibilities: 
 
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(a) Support the  required massive investments and fast  track  the 
 
19 
implementation of infrastructure projects to improve power generation, 
 
20 
transmission, distribution, and supply; 
 
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(b) Encourage fair and transparent competition to provide reasonable 
 
22 
electricity costs; 


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(c) Pursue development of the natural gas industry, nuclear energy, as well 
 
2 
as renewable energy such as hydropower, geothermal, wind, solar, and 
 
3 
other clean energy technologies as power sources, to the extent feasible; 
 
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(d) Ensure efficient and reliable transmission of electricity to various load 
 
5 
centers and interconnect the entire country; 
 
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(e) Prioritize the provision of off-grid utilizing microgrid systems, flexible 
 
7 
and low-cost renewable energy technology to the remaining unelectrified 
 
8 
off-grid, island, remote, and last-mile communities; 
 
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(f) Implement energy infrastructure projects in accordance with the 
 
10 
policies and programs under Republic Act No. 11285, or the Energy 
 
11 
Efficiency and Conservation Act; 
 
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(g) Prioritize and fast track the implementation of energy projects of 
 
13 
national significance that will ensure energy security and reliability, as 
 
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well as environmental sustainability aligned with the energy sector’s 
 
15 
strategic directions, the government’s Nine-Point Energy Agenda, the 
 
16 
Philippine Energy Plan, and other approved national, regional, or local 
 
17 
energy plans, among others; and 
 
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(h) Promote 
the 
deployment 
of clean, 
efficient, 
and 
smart 
energy 
 
19 
technologies and the establishment of necessary infrastructure and 
 
20 
regulatory support; and support new generation technology and projects 
 
21 
that may be applicable in the country and provide for continuous 
 
22 
development 
and 
construction 
of 
energy 
and 
climate-resilient 
 
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transmission and distribution infrastructure. 


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SEC. 
8. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the 
 
2 
Development 
of the Water Resources 
Infrastructure 
Program. 
– 
 
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Implementing agencies involved in the development of the Water Resources 
 
4 
Infrastructure Program shall pursue the following program directions and 
 
5 
responsibilities: 
 
6 
(a) Create an apex body that will address the fragmented structure of 
 
7 
water resources management, and coordinate and integrate the 
 
8 
development and management of water resources using Integrated 
 
9 
Water Resource Management (IWRM) principles; 
 
10 
(b) Formulate and implement long-range water resources master plans and 
 
11 
multi-purpose projects that will optimize the development and use of 
 
12 
water resource potentials for irrigation, power, water supply, and flood 
 
13 
control, considering climate change projections. These plans include the 
 
14 
Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan, the National 
 
15 
Irrigation Master Plan, the National Water Security Road Map, and 
 
16 
various flood master plans for Metro Manila and major river basins; 
 
17 
(c) Prioritize (i) sustainable water supply and sanitation services with cost- 
 
18 
efficient structures, (ii) water reservoirs for water supply and drought 
 
19 
mitigation, and multi-purpose dams with flood control functions, (iii) 
 
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irrigation systems with closed conveyance, (iv) proper drainage systems 
 
21 
in irrigation service areas, and (v) flood control and coastal protection 
 
22 
with hybrid systems, that is, a combination of nature-based solutions 
 
23 
and engineered or gray structures; 


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(d) Intensify flood control in major river basins, principal rivers, urban 
 
2 
centers,  and  coastal  areas,  combining  structural  or  engineering 
 
3 
intervention works with non-structural measures, such as land use 
 
4 
management,  watershed  conservation  and  flood  information  and 
 
5 
warning system, on an area or river system-wide basis, with priority on 
 
6 
areas with high risks of flooding; and 
 
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(e) Provide accessible financing for water supply and sanitation projects. 
 
8 
This includes Public–Private Partnerships, Viability Gap Funding from 
 
9 
the  government  for  economically  feasible  but  financially  unviable 
 
10 
projects,  Performance-Based  Grants  to  enable  equitable  access  to 
 
11 
services, and funds or subsidies to leverage access to market-based 
 
12 
lending or private equity. 
 
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SEC. 
9. Role of the Implementing Agencies involved in the 
 
14 
Development of ICT Infrastructure Program. – Implementing agencies 
 
15 
involved in the development of the ICT Infrastructure Program shall pursue the 
 
16 
following program directions and responsibilities: 
 
17 
(a) Strengthen the policy and regulatory environment to encourage just 
 
18 
interconnection among ICT industry players and establish effective 
 
19 
open-access network; promote facilities-based competition so that 
 
20 
industry players invest to advance their digital infrastructure, thereby 
 
21 
benefitting the general public; and streamline administrative 
 
22 
procedures to ease market entry; 


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(b) Provide digital infrastructure to complement the national broadband 
 
2 
plan, geared towards increasing internet access in unserved and 
 
3 
underserved areas; 
 
4 
(c) Expand the deployment of ICT infrastructure and address the gaps in 
 
5 
digital connectivity and promote digital trade; 
 
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(d) Enhance the country’s e-government system as a vital tool for good 
 
7 
governance, including the improvement and integration of various 
 
8 
database and  software  management  systems  within and  across 
 
9 
different sectors and government bodies; and ensure and improve 
 
10 
cybersecurity by investing in robust systems and key management 
 
11 
resources; 
 
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(e) Use ICT, including geospatial technology, to provide climate-smart and 
 
13 
resilient infrastructure, such as flexible smart power grids that can 
 
14 
accommodate renewable energy sources, early warning systems for 
 
15 
natural hazards, sustainable transport systems that enable public 
 
16 
transit, walking, and biking, safety-promoting roadway designs that 
 
17 
integrate wastewater management, rainwater harvesting, nature- 
 
18 
based solutions to floods, droughts, 
and typhoons, and green 
 
19 
infrastructure in public spaces; 
 
20 
(f) Ensure a fair and level playing field for ICT operators by applying the 
 
21 
same service obligations and performance standards; 
 
22 
(g) Fast-track and lower the cost of deploying broadband infrastructure 
 
23 
through infrastructure  sharing  policies that  address  the  use  of 


17 
 
1 
government assets, use of infrastructure across sectors, and coordinate 
 
2 
build up for a shared utility corridor; 
 
3 
(h) Avoid direct government investment in network infrastructure and 
 
4 
operations that would crowd out private investments in commercially 
 
5 
viable areas; and provide necessary infrastructure support to ICT 
 
6 
projects, especially in far-flung areas; 
 
7 
(i) Streamline the process for permits for cellular towers, cable laying, and 
 
8 
network deployment; and 
 
9 
(j) Liberalize access to satellites for internet connectivity to help address 
 
10 
digital infrastructure gap in the countryside. 
 
11 
SEC.  10.  Role  of  the  Implementing  Agencies  involved  in  the 
 
12 
Development of Social Infrastructure Program. – Implementing agencies 
 
13 
involved in the development of the Social Infrastructure Program shall pursue 
 
14 
the following program directions and responsibilities: 
 
15 
(a) Construct or improve schools with adequate learning facilities which 
 
16 
are conducive to teaching and learning; with sufficient flexible space to 
 
17 
achieve the ideal classroom-to-pupil ratio; resilient and adaptive to 
 
18 
climate change, disasters, urban migration and land shortage; and 
 
19 
equipped with basic facilities, including water, sanitation, health, 
 
20 
electricity, internet, libraries, and science; and give priority to schools 
 
21 
for geographically isolated and conflict-affected areas; 
 
22 
(b)  Adopt the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) as 
 
23 
the infrastructure roadmap for hospitals and health facilities towards 
 
24 
Universal Health Care; establish a health care provider network in 


18 
 
1 
every province and highly urbanized city to ensure comprehensive 
 
2 
provision of health care services; provide for the national government 
 
3 
to work with LGUs and private providers to ensure that the primary 
 
4 
care network, hospitals, standalone or specialized facilities, and other 
 
5 
ancillary facilities are functionally integrated within the health care 
 
6 
provider network; develop modern health facilities that will provide 
 
7 
national preparedness for surges in demand for pandemics, as well as 
 
8 
climate-smart 
technologies 
and 
wellness 
facilities 
promoting 
 
9 
preventive care  against 
diseases;  pursue the  development and 
 
10 
expansion of the country’s telehealth system to ensure equitable access 
 
11 
to healthcare services especially in underserved areas with limited 
 
12 
physical  access  to  healthcare  professionals;  and  give  priority  to 
 
13 
geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, 
marginalized 
 
14 
populations, and indigenous peoples’ communities; 
 
15 
(c)  Mobilize resources of the private sector and the national government 
 
16 
and LGUs, including government financing institutions and private 
 
17 
banks, to meet the housing needs and provide at least one million 
 
18 
housing units per  year; improve housing affordability 
through 
 
19 
appropriate subsidies; construct and improve social housing projects 
 
20 
and resettlement areas that adhere to climate change adaptation and 
 
21 
disaster risk reduction standards to ensure human, environmental, and 
 
22 
ecological safety, as well as access to livelihood opportunities and basic 
 
23 
social services, which include communal solar-powered electricity, 
 
24 
potable water and drainage, and waste management systems; and 


19 
 
1 
identify danger or no-build zones to reduce casualties and damages in 
 
2 
the event of natural disasters, such as typhoons, flooding, landslides, 
 
3 
and earthquakes; 
 
4 
(d)  Provide assistance to LGUs in complying with the requirements under 
 
5 
Republic Act No. 9003, or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 
 
6 
of 2000”, such as materials recovery facilities, transfer stations, 
 
7 
compost production, and waste-to-energy projects; 
 
8 
(e) Promote proper waste management 
through 
public awareness 
 
9 
programs 
and 
disseminate 
information 
on the 
environmental 
 
10 
importance of waste minimization, separation, recycling, reuse, and 
 
11 
repurposing; 
 
12 
(f) Encourage public-private cooperation and strategic investments in 
 
13 
cutting-edge technologies and facilities to generate economic value and 
 
14 
create 
livelihoods 
from 
waste 
products, 
including 
sustainable 
 
15 
production using recycled, reused, and repurposed materials; 
 
16 
(g) Advocate the establishment of a national policy for sustainable waste 
 
17 
management and roadmap for circular economy development and 
 
18 
infrastructure pipeline development; 
 
19 
(h) Create  an apex  body  with responsibility  for implementing  waste 
 
20 
management and circular economy policies, plans, programs, and 
 
21 
projects, including responsibility to perform the functions outlined in 
 
22 
paragraphs (d) to (g) of this Section; 
 
23 
(i) Construct, improve, and renovate prison infrastructure to decongest 
 
24 
existing jails and provide humane accommodations, such as potable 


20 
 
1 
water and proper sanitation facilities, complying with health standards 
 
2 
for persons deprived of liberty; and 
 
3 
(j) Construct evacuation centers that serve as temporary shelters for 
 
4 
evacuees in times of destructive unanticipated natural and human- 
 
5 
made calamities. 
 
6 
SEC. 11.  Role  of  the  Implementing  Agencies  involved  in  Agri- 
 
7 
Fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics. – Implementing agencies 
 
8 
involved in Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics shall pursue the 
 
9 
following program directions and responsibilities: 
 
10 
(a)  Implement an integrated and long-term agri-fisheries modernization 
 
11 
and food logistics infrastructure  plan  that will  accelerate  the 
 
12 
development and competitiveness of the sector, implement policies that 
 
13 
promote traceability, efficiency, and conservation sufficient to manage 
 
14 
resources and attract sustainable investment in the sector, and 
 
15 
strengthen and coordinate all components of the entire food supply 
 
16 
chain and value chain, from the suppliers to the consumers; 
 
17 
(b)  Provide  state-of-the-art  agri-fisheries  facilities  and  food  logistics 
 
18 
infrastructure, including data infrastructure, towards food security, 
 
19 
agricultural resilience, agro-industrialization, and improved logistics 
 
20 
to achieve cost-efficiency and facilitate exports; 
 
21 
(c) Establish a network of roads, rail, ports and RORO, airports, irrigation, 
 
22 
and warehouses based on the food supply and logistics chain; 
 
23 
(d)  Accelerate the construction of farm-to-market roads and farm-to-mill 
 
24 
roads based on an overall network plan; 


21 
 
1 
(e)  Provide production and post-harvest facilities such as dryers and 
 
2 
warehouses, regional fish ports with modern cold storage, halal 
 
3 
slaughterhouses and other meat establishment facilities, hatcheries, 
 
4 
green houses, agricultural 
tramlines, 
bio-safety facilities, 
and 
 
5 
integrated laboratories; 
 
6 
(f) Provide  irrigation 
to  increase farm productivity in rice, corn, 
 
7 
sugarcane, and other high value crops; 
 
8 
(g) Construct marketing facilities in strategic agri-fisheries areas such as 
 
9 
trading posts, food terminals, auction markets, and fish landing sites, 
 
10 
and provide adequate food, health, and safety infrastructure including 
 
11 
laboratories and testing services in these marketing facilities; 
 
12 
(h)  Establish agri-fishery machinery service centers and promote farm 
 
13 
land  laser  levelling and  land  consolidation  to  accelerate  farm 
 
14 
mechanization and ensure economies of scale for farm clustering; 
 
15 
(i) Integrate  renewable  energy  goals  and  standards  in  agri-fisheries 
 
16 
modernization and food logistics infrastructure; 
 
17 
(j) Update the irrigation master plan to set the direction for irrigation 
 
18 
development  and  a  framework  for  capital  and  operations  and 
 
19 
maintenance financing of irrigation; and 
 
20 
(k)  Streamline the process of issuance of permits on the use of water 
 
21 
resources for purposes that require the extraction of a large volume of 
 
22 
water. 
 
23 
SEC. 12. Core National Infrastructure Projects. – The Program shall 
 
24 
give priority to the following initial list of core infrastructure projects identified 


22 
 
1 
by the agencies concerned in their program pipelines and which conform to the 
 
2 
strategies and policies in Section 5 and  to the  agency  responsibilities in 
 
3 
Sections 6 to 11 of this Act: 
 
4 
(a) Transport and Logistics Infrastructure 
 
5 
(1) Road Transport 
 
6 
(i) Inter-regional and regional roads and expressways in major road 
 
7 
transport corridors of the country: 
 
8 
(a) North Luzon Expressway to Ilocos Region; 
9 
(b) North Luzon East Expressway to Cagayan Valley; 
10 
(c) Central Luzon East-West Links: Aurora-Nueva Ecija-Tarlac, 
11 
Tarlac-Zambales; 
12 
(d) South Luzon Expressway to Bicol Region along the 
13 
Pan-Philippine Highway Corridor; 
14 
(e) Luzon  Eastern  Seaboard  Highway:  Sta.  Ana,  Cagayan- 
15 
Atimonan, Quezon; 
16 
(f) 
Dalton Pass East Alignment Alternative Road; 
17 
(g) Laguna Lake Circumferential Expressway; 
18 
(h) Cavite-Tagaytay-Batangas Expressway; 
19 
(i) 
Luzon Iconic Bridge Projects for Socioeconomic Development; 
20 
(j) 
Panay  Expressway:  Iloilo-Roxas-Malay; 
21 
(k) Negros Occidental Expressway: Silay-Kabankalan; 
22 
(l) 
San Isidro-Lope de Vega-Silvino Lobos Road, Northern 
23 
Samar; 
24 
(m) San Isidro Bypass Road, San Isidro, Northern Samar; 


23 
 
1 
(n) Samar-Leyte Expressway along the Pan-Philippine Highway 
2 
Corridor; 
3 
(o) Laoang, Northern Samar-Lapinig-Borongan-Quinapondan- 
4 
Basey, Western Samar-San Juanico Bridge. 
 
5 
(p) Mindanao 
North-South 
Expressway 
along 
the 
Pan- 
 
6 
Philippine 
Highway 
Corridor: 
Surigao-Davao-General 
 
7 
Santos-Cotabato-Pagadian-Zamboanga City; 
 
8 
(q) Northern 
Mindanao 
East-West 
Expressway: 
Butuan- 
 
9 
Cagayan de Oro-Iligan-Pagadian; 
10 
(r) Central Mindanao Expressway: Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon- 
11 
Davao City; 
12 
(s) Davao City Coastal Road and Davao City-Panabo Bypass 
13 
Road; 
14 
(t) Road  Network  Development  Projects  in  Conflict-Affected 
15 
Areas; 
16 
(u) Major 
interisland 
bridges 
or 
links: 
Bataan-Cavite; 
 
17 
Batangas-Mindoro; 
Sorsogon-Northern 
Samar 
Bridge; 
 
18 
Southern 
Leyte-Surigao 
Del 
Norte; 
Panay-Guimaras- 
 
19 
Negros; 4th Cebu-Mactan; Cebu-Negros; Samal-Davao City; 
20 
and 
21 
(v) Major  RORO  systems:  Eastern,  Central,  and  Western 
22 
Networks; 
 
23 
(ii) Metropolitan and urban road and expressway systems: 


24 
 
1 
(a) Metropolitan 
Manila 
Circumferential 
5 
South 
link 
2 
Expressway; 
3 
(b) Metropolitan Manila Circumferential 6 Expressway; 
4 
(c) Metropolitan Cebu Expressway; 
5 
(d) Bohol Bypass Road; 
6 
(e) Metropolitan Davao Expressway; and 
7 
(f) Metropolitan Manila Logistics Network, particularly bridges 
 
8 
across Pasig, Marikina, and other rivers. 
 
9 
(2) Rail and Other Mass Transport 
 
10 
(i) Long-haul rail systems: 
 
11 
(a) North Long-Haul Railway, NCR-Regions I-II-III; 
12 
(b) Manila to the Bicol Region; 
13 
(c) Subic-Clark Railway; 
14 
(d) Mindanao 
Rail 
Network: 
Tagum-Davao-Digos 
with 
15 
extensions to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, 
16 
Iligan, Surigao and Zamboanga; 
17 
(e) Panay Railway System; and 
18 
(f) Cebu Railway System. 
19 
(ii) 
Urban commuter rail systems: 
20 
(a) Metro Manila Subway: San Jose del Monte-Quezon City- 
21 
Makati-Taguig-Pasay-Paranaque-Las Pinas-Dasmarinas; 
22 
(b) North-South Commuter Rail: Malolos-Calamba; 
23 
(c)  Light Rail Transit (LRT) 6: Bacoor-Dasmarinas; 
24 
(d) Mass Rail Transit (MRT) 4: N. Domingo-Ortigas-Taytay; 


25 
 
1 
(e) C5 
MRT 
10: 
Ninoy 
Aquino 
International 
Airport- 
2 
Commonwealth Ave, Quezon City; 
3 
(f) MRT-11: EDSA-Quirino-San Jose del Monte; 
4 
(g) Common Station Interconnecting LRT-1, MRT-3, and 
5 
MRT-7; 
6 
(h) San Mateo Railway: Marikina-San Mateo-Rodriguez; 
7 
(i) Monorail from Guadalupe to Bonifacio Global City (BGC); 
8 
(j) Makati-BGC Skytrain; 
9 
(k) Cebu Monorail Transit: Central and Airport Lines; 
10 
(l) Baguio-La Trinidad Transport System; and 
 
11 
(m) Davao City Monorail. 
12 
(iii) Urban bus transit systems and other projects: 
13 
(a) Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 1: Quezon 
14 
Avenue-Espana; 
15 
(b) Metro Manila: EDSA BRT; 
16 
(c)  EDSA and Makati BGC Greenways; 
17 
(d) Intelligent Transport Systems for Mega Manila, Metro Cebu, 
18 
Metro Davao, Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, 
19 
General Santos, Iloilo; 
20 
(e) Cebu BRT; 
21 
(f)  Davao Public Transport Modernization Project, including 
22 
High-Priority Bus System and Intermodal Terminal; and 
23 
(g) Intermodal Transportation Terminals and hubs in Metro 
24 
Manila - including Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange 


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1 
and North Philippine Dry Port Container Rail Transport 
2 
Service: Ilocos Norte, Bocaue, Sta. Rosa, Baguio, Cebu City, 
3 
Iloilo City, Bacolod, General Santos, Clark, Lucena, and 
4 
El Nido. 
5 
(3) Ports 
6 
(i) Batangas and Subic Ports to complement Manila Ports; 
7 
(ii)  Iloilo Port; 
8 
(iii) Cebu Container Port; 
9 
(iv) Davao Sasa Port; 
10 
(v) General Santos Port; and 
11 
(vi) Other national ports. 
12 
(4) Airports 
13 
(i) Mega Manila Airport System: 
14 
(a) Improved Ninoy Aquino International Airport; 
15 
(b) Bulacan Airport; and 
16 
(c)  Sangley Airport. 
17 
(ii) Regional Airports: 
18 
(a) Puerto Princesa; 
19 
(b) Iloilo; 
20 
(c) Kalibo; 
21 
(d) Bacolod-Silay; 
22 
(e) New Bohol (Panglao); 
23 
(f)  New Zamboanga; 
24 
(g) Laguindingan; 


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1 
(h) Davao; 
 
2 
(i)  New Dumaguete (Bacong); 
 
3 
(j)  Baguio City; 
 
4 
(k) General Santos; 
 
5 
(l) Bicol (New Legaspi) International; and 
 
6 
(m) M’lang (Central Mindanao). 
 
7 
(b) Energy Infrastructure 
 
8 
(1) Generation 
 
9 
Required generating capacity as stated in the approved Philippine 
 
10 
Energy Plan and other Energy Development Plans 
 
11 
(2) Transmission 
 
12 
Completion of the interconnection of main grids and connection of 
 
13 
off-grid, where feasible 
 
14 
(3) Distribution 
 
15 
One hundred percent (100%) national electrification coverage 
 
16 
(c) Water Resources Infrastructure 
 
17 
(1) Water Supply and Sanitation 
 
18 
(i) Metro Manila: 
 
19 
(a) Kaliwa Dam, six hundred million (600,000,000) liters per 
 
20 
day (MLD); 
 
21 
(b) Kanan/Agos 
River, 
three 
thousand 
eight 
hundred 
 
22 
(3,800) MLD; 
 
23 
(c)  Laguna Lake, five thousand (5,000) MLD; and 
 
24 
(d) New Wawa Dam, four hundred (400) MLD. 


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1 
(ii) Other Urban Areas: One hundred percent (100%) Level III 
 
2 
service 
coverage and 
centralized 
wastewater 
treatment 
 
3 
facilities. 
 
4 
(iii) Rural Areas: at least ninety percent (90%) Level I service 
 
5 
coverage and communal wastewater treatment facilities. 
 
6 
(2) Irrigation 
 
7 
Total additional one million four hundred thousand (1,400,000) 
 
8 
hectares by 2050, including the following: 
 
9 
(i) 
Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur-Abra Irrigation Project; 
10 
(ii) 
Ilocos Sur Transbasin Project; 
11 
(iii) Chico River Irrigation Project, Cagayan and Kalinga; 
12 
(iv) Tumauini River Multipurpose Project, Isabela; 
13 
(v) 
Balog-Balog Multi-Purpose Project, Tarlac; 
14 
(vi) Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project, Iloilo; 
15 
(vii) Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project; 
16 
(viii) Bohol Northeast Basin Multipurpose Project; 
17 
(ix) Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project, North Cotabato and 
18 
Maguindanao; and 
19 
(x) 
Kabulnan-2 Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project. 
20 
(3) Flood Control and Drainage 
21 
(i) 
Metro Manila and surrounding areas flood control, including 
22 
the following: 
23 
(a)  Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement; 
24 
(b) Marikina Multipurpose Dam; 


29 
 
1 
(c) Paranaque Spillway; 
2 
(d) Laguna Lakeshore Flood Protection; 
3 
(e) River improvements of other rivers; and 
4 
(f) Urban drainage systems. 
5 
(ii) 
Flood Control in Other Major River Basins: 
6 
(a) Agno; 
7 
(b) Abra; 
8 
(c) Abulog-Apayao; 
9 
(d) Cagayan; 
10 
(e) Pampanga; 
11 
(f) Bicol; 
12 
(g) Panay; 
13 
(h) Jalaur; 
14 
(i) Ilog-Hilabangan; 
15 
(j) Tagaloan; 
16 
(k) Cagayan de Oro; 
17 
(l) Mindanao (Rio Grande); 
18 
(m) Buayan-Malungon; 
19 
(n) Davao; 
20 
(o) Tagum-Libuganon; and 
21 
(p) Agus. 
22 
(iii) 
Other major urban areas, including Cavite Industrial Area 
23 
and Metro Cebu. 


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1 
(d) ICT Infrastructure 
 
2 
(1)  National Broadband Network (NBN) Plan, with universal access 
 
3 
and internet connectivity, together with the common tower 
 
4 
program, connecting Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged 
 
5 
Areas (GIDA) via the Broad Band ng Masa Project; 
 
6 
(2) ICT and Geospatial Capability Development and Management 
 
7 
Program; 
 
8 
(3) Activation of nodes using the National Grid’s spare fiber to 
 
9 
cascade  capacity  to  growth  areas  in  Luzon,  Visayas,  and 
 
10 
Mindanao; and 
 
11 
(4) Cable landing stations with submarine cable to bring in more 
 
12 
links to the international gateway. 
 
13 
(e) Social Infrastructure 
 
14 
(1) School Buildings 
 
15 
(i) Additional K-12 public classrooms and other education- 
 
16 
related infrastructure facilities including, but not limited 
 
17 
to, libraries, training centers and school, health and sports 
 
18 
facilities to cover one hundred percent (100%) of children of 
 
19 
school age; and 
 
20 
(ii) Provision of digital infrastructure to all schools to support 
 
21 
online or distance learning. 
 
22 
(2) Hospitals and Health Facilities 
 
23 
(i) Expansion of capacities and upgrades of service capabilities 
 
24 
of government hospitals and other facilities, in accordance 


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1 
with the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan of the 
 
2 
Department of Health, to ensure functional Health Care 
 
3 
Provider Networks as provided in the Universal Health 
 
4 
Care Act; 
 
5 
(ii) Regional Specialty Hospitals; 
 
6 
(iii) Virology 
Science 
and 
Technology 
Institute 
of 
the 
 
7 
Philippines; and 
 
8 
(iv) University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. 
 
9 
(3) Waste Management and Circular Economy Infrastructure 
 
10 
(i) Waste collection, transportation, and disposal facilities 
 
11 
and infrastructure; 
 
12 
(ii) Waste sorting, aggregation, and transfer stations, including 
 
13 
markets and waste banks; 
 
14 
(iii) Recycling and sustainable production facilities; and 
 
15 
(iv) Waste-to-energy and waste incineration installations. 
 
16 
(4) Penitentiary Infrastructure: Prisons in major urban centers. 
 
17 
(5) Evacuation Centers. 
 
18 
(f)  Agri-Fisheries Modernization and Food Logistics Infrastructure 
 
19 
(1) Irrigation and soil and water conservation facilities 
 
20 
(i) National irrigation projects – as listed in Section 12(c)(2) of 
 
21 
this Act; 
 
22 
(ii) Communal and small-scale irrigation projects; and 
 
23 
(iii) Soil and water conservation facilities, including small water 
 
24 
impounding and bio-engineering projects. 


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1 
(2) Farm-to-Market/Farm-to-Mill Roads. 
 
2 
(3) Production 
facilities 
including 
greenhouses, 
screenhouses, 
 
3 
hatcheries, and bio-safety facilities. 
 
4 
(4) Post-harvest 
facilities, 
including 
dryers 
and 
warehouses, 
 
5 
regional fish ports with cold storage, slaughterhouses and other 
 
6 
meat establishment facilities, and post-harvest facilities. 
 
7 
(5) Agri-fishery marketing and distribution facilities. 
 
8 
(6) Renewable energy projects for agri-fisheries, including solar- 
 
9 
powered irrigation systems, ram pumps, wind pumps, biomass 
 
10 
gasifiers, and flat-bed dryers, among others, as coordinated with 
 
11 
the 
Department 
of 
Energy 
and 
other concerned and 
 
12 
stakeholders. 
 
13 
As provided for in Section 13 of this Act, the initial list of core national 
 
14 
infrastructure projects in this Section shall be regularly updated by the NEDA, 
 
15 
to reflect changes in development policies, in economic, physical, and social 
 
16 
conditions, and in the status of the projects in the Program, among other factors. 
 
17 
SEC. 13. Responsibility for Formulation, Updating, and Monitoring 
 
18 
of the Detailed 30-Year Program. – Pursuant to the policies, strategies, and 
 
19 
other provisions in this Act, the NEDA shall, in coordination with the concerned 
 
20 
oversight and implementing agencies and in consultation with concerned 
 
21 
stakeholders, be responsible for the formulation of the detailed Program, divided 
 
22 
into medium-term programs. This shall include the setting of measurable 
 
23 
targets 
to be achieved 
during 
the 
30-year 
period, 
and 
the 
selection, 
 
24 
prioritization, and phasing of the specific projects with their respective 


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1 
descriptions, scopes, cost estimates, priorities, funding requirements, schedules, 
 
2 
financing and implementation modalities, and implementing agencies. The 
 
3 
extent to which the projects in the Program meet the policies and strategies 
 
4 
provided in Section 5 and the agency responsibilities in Sections 6 to 11 of this 
 
5 
Act  shall  generally  determine  their  priority,  phasing,  and  schedule  of 
 
6 
implementation. 
 
7 
In coordination with the concerned agencies, the NEDA shall review and 
 
8 
update the Program at the end of each medium-term program, or as often as 
 
9 
may be necessary, taking into account changes in development policies, sectoral 
 
10 
and master plans in economic, physical, and social conditions, and the status of 
 
11 
the projects, among others. This review and update may include addition or 
 
12 
deletion of projects or changes in their scopes and schedules, on the basis of 
 
13 
actual 
physical, 
social, 
and 
economic circumstances, 
with 
sufficient 
 
14 
justifications, according to detailed guidelines to be defined by the NEDA. 
 
15 
In  all  updates  of  the  Program,  priority  shall  be  given  to  the  core 
 
16 
infrastructure projects identified in this Act and in such updates. 
 
17 
The  NEDA,  in  coordination  with  the  concerned  agencies,  shall  be 
 
18 
responsible for the regular monitoring and evaluation of the Program, including 
 
19 
its physical and financial performance as well as socio-economic impact. 
 
20 
SEC. 14. Minimum Budget Allocation for Infrastructure. – The NEDA 
 
21 
and the DBM shall ensure that the total annual budget allocation for the 
 
22 
Program shall be at least five percent (5%) of the Gross Domestic Product: 
 
23 
Provided, That the provision in the Constitution mandating that the State shall 


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1 
assign the highest budgetary priority to education, covering both infrastructure 
 
2 
and non-infrastructure aspects, is observed. 
 
3 
The budget allocation shall be consistent with the long-term expenditure 
 
4 
framework of the NG within the budget ceilings set by the Development Budget 
 
5 
Coordinating Committee (DBCC), as well as with realistic levels of private sector 
 
6 
investments under PPP schemes. The NEDA and the DBM shall also establish 
 
7 
the infrastructure budget allocation for each implementing agency, taking into 
 
8 
account the priorities of the projects as well as the absorptive capacity and 
 
9 
performance  record  of  the  agency  in  project  implementation  and  budget 
 
10 
utilization. 
 
11 
SEC. 15. Project Financing and Implementation Modalities. – The 
 
12 
projects under the Program may be implemented by the concerned agencies 
 
13 
under the following generic modalities in accordance with the criteria and 
 
14 
agency responsibilities indicated: 
 
15 
(a) Conventional Scheme. This is generally applicable to non-financially 
 
16 
viable, but economically feasible, projects: 
 
17 
(1) Financing of design, construction, operation and maintenance, and 
 
18 
right-of-way of the project is provided by the NG; 
 
19 
(2) Design is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
20 
designer; 
 
21 
(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
22 
construction contractor; and 
 
23 
(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the NG, by itself or 
 
24 
through a private operation and maintenance contractor. 


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(b) Design-Build Scheme. This is generally applicable to non-financially 
 
2 
viable but economically feasible projects where alternative design-build 
 
3 
technologies are feasible: 
 
4 
(1) Financing of design, construction, operation and maintenance, and 
 
5 
right-of-way of the project is undertaken by the NG; 
 
6 
(2) Design is undertaken by the private design-build contractor; 
 
7 
(3) Construction is undertaken by the private design-build contractor; 
 
8 
and 
 
9 
(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the NG, by itself 
 
10 
or through a private operation and maintenance contractor. 
 
11 
(c) PPP Scheme. This is generally applicable to financially viable and 
 
12 
economically  feasible  projects  or  to  projects  where  private  sector 
 
13 
expertise and efficiencies yield value for money to the government and 
 
14 
the public. Cost recovery may come from user charges or availability 
 
15 
payments: 
 
16 
(1) Financing of right-of-way and allowable subsidy for the project is 
 
17 
undertaken by the NG. Financing of design, construction, and 
 
18 
operation and  maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP 
 
19 
concessionaire; 
 
20 
(2) Design is undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire; 
 
21 
(3) Construction is undertaken by the private PPP concessionaire; and 
 
22 
(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP 
 
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concessionaire. 


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(d) Hybrid PPP Scheme. This is generally applicable to financially viable 
 
2 
and 
economically feasible 
projects where overseas development 
 
3 
assistance (ODA) is an affordable and quick source of financing for 
 
4 
project design and construction, while the PPP concessionaire can 
 
5 
efficiently undertake the operation and maintenance: 
 
6 
(1) Financing of right-of-way and allowable subsidy is undertaken by the 
 
7 
NG. Financing of design and construction is undertaken by the NG 
 
8 
with ODA. Financing of operation and maintenance is undertaken 
 
9 
by the private PPP concessionaire; 
 
10 
(2) Design is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
11 
designer; 
 
12 
(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
13 
construction contractor; or 
 
14 
(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the private PPP 
 
15 
concessionaire. 
 
16 
(e) NG-LGU Partnership. This is generally applicable to non-financially 
 
17 
viable but economically feasible projects where LGUs can contribute to 
 
18 
right-of-way, operation, and maintenance: 
 
19 
(1) Financing of design and construction is undertaken by the NG. 
 
20 
Financing of right-of-way, 
operation, 
and 
maintenance 
are 
 
21 
undertaken by the LGU; 
 
22 
(2) Design is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
23 
designer; 


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(3) Construction is undertaken by the NG, by itself or through a private 
 
2 
construction contractor, or by the concerned LGU; and 
 
3 
(4) Operation and maintenance are undertaken by the LGU. 
 
4 
Sources of national government and LGU financing may include revenues 
 
5 
and loans and grants, including those provided from ODA sources. 
 
6 
In  addition  to  these  generic  project  financing  and  implementation 
 
7 
modalities, the NEDA, in coordination with the DOF and other oversight and 
 
8 
implementing agencies, may authorize other appropriate modalities, and 
 
9 
variants, as deemed feasible for the specific circumstances and requirements of 
 
10 
the projects at hand. These may include, among others, green financing, blended 
 
11 
financing, and co-financing, for projects that meet minimum environmental, 
 
12 
social, and governance (ESG) standards with strong economic impact potentials. 
 
13 
Instruments may include national infrastructure bond and green infrastructure 
 
14 
bond that can attract commercial and sustainable investments. 
 
15 
SEC. 16. Basis for Medium-Term and Annual Programming and 
 
16 
Budgeting. – Based on the Program, the implementing agencies shall formulate 
 
17 
their respective Medium-Term Infrastructure Programs, which are to be 
 
18 
integrated into the overall National Medium-Term Infrastructure Programs and 
 
19 
the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan to be crafted by the NEDA. 
 
20 
Based on the Program, the implementing agencies shall prepare their 
 
21 
Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) and subsequently their 
 
22 
Annual Infrastructure Budgets (AIBs), which are to be integrated into the 
 
23 
proposed annual National Expenditure Programs (NEPs) to be prepared by the 
 
24 
DBM,  for  submission  to  Congress  as  the  basis  of  the  annual  General 


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Appropriations Acts (GAAs). The implementing agencies and the DBM shall see 
 
2 
to it that the core projects in the Program are given priority in the MTEFs, AIBs 
 
3 
and NEPs. 
 
4 
The MTEFs shall be guided by the yearly budget ceilings to be provided by 
 
5 
the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC). The AIBs shall 
 
6 
follow the cash-based budgeting system of the NG. 
 
7 
The projects in the initial list under Section 12 of this Act, as well as those 
 
8 
in the updates of the Program pursuant to Section 13 of this Act, shall be vetted 
 
9 
and approved according to the detailed evaluation criteria set by the NEDA, to 
 
10 
confirm their technical, economic, financial, social, and environmental feasibility 
 
11 
and priority, before the projects are included in the Medium-Term and Annual 
 
12 
Infrastructure Programs and Budgets as provided in Section 10 of this Act. 
 
13 
Based on the Program and the approved GAAs, the DBM shall issue the 
 
14 
necessary Multi-Year Contracting Authority (MYCA) to cover the total cost of 
 
15 
each project whose implementation shall span several years. The DBM shall 
 
16 
classify projects with issued MYCAs as priority items in the agency AIBs, and 
 
17 
shall provide for the automatic inclusion of the required funds in succeeding 
 
18 
NEPs to enable the continuous implementation of such multi-year projects up to 
 
19 
their completion. 
 
20 
SEC. 
17. Use of Applicable 
Modern Technology for Project 
 
21 
Implementation. – To achieve efficiency and transparency, the projects in the 
 
22 
Program shall, where applicable, be procured through electronic online systems, 
 
23 
covering the submission and evaluation of bids. For effective management of the 
 
24 
projects, implementing agencies shall use the Building Information Modeling 


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1 
(BIM) or similar applicable automated management tools that can visualize, 
 
2 
simulate, track, and help optimize the performance of a particular infrastructure 
 
3 
in five dimensions, namely: length, width, height, time, and cost, throughout the 
 
4 
lifecycle of the project, from planning and design, through procurement and 
 
5 
construction, to operation and maintenance. 
 
6 
SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days 
 
7 
from the approval of this Act, a committee, composed of the following officials, 
 
8 
shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the proper implementation of the 
 
9 
provisions of the Act: 
 
10 
(a) The Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Director General of the 
 
11 
NEDA, as Chairman; and 
 
12 
(b) All members of the NEDA Infrastructure Committee, as members. 
 
13 
In preparing the rules and regulations, the committee shall consult with 
 
14 
major stakeholders from the concerned private sectors, business groups, LGUs, 
 
15 
community organizations, and non-government organizations, among others. 
 
16 
SEC. 19. Accountability for Formulation and Implementation of this 
 
17 
Act. – The concerned oversight and implementing agencies shall be held 
 
18 
accountable under existing laws, including anti-graft and corrupt practices laws 
 
19 
and auditing rules, for the proper performance of their respective responsibilities 
 
20 
covering  the  selection, prioritization,  budgeting,  financing,  procurement, 
 
21 
execution, fund disbursements, and related aspects of the projects in the 
 
22 
Program. 


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SEC. 20. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared 
 
2 
unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof not affected thereby 
 
3 
shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
 
4 
SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules and 
 
5 
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
 
6 
amended accordingly. 
 
7 
SEC. 22. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
 
8 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,