NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE
S. B. NO. 1137
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE 
CONDITIONAL MATCHING GRANT TO PROVINCES (CMGP) 
FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, REHABILITATION, AND 
IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As of 2019, the total Philippine road network is 233,564.5 kilometers, 
20.8% or 48,624 kilometers are national roads, while 79.2% or 184,940.5 
kilometers are local roads. Out of the local roads, core roads - those that link 
the majority of the population to establishments providing basic services and 
other facilities within a province - cover 12,040.7 kilometers.1
However, according to the World Economic Forum Global 
Competitiveness Report for 20182 and 2019,3 the Philippines scored 3.5 and 
3.7, respectively, for quality of roads, and ranked 88th out of 141 countries in 
both years. World Bank’s review of road transport and other infrastructure in 
Asia and the Pacific, including the Philippines, noted that “more than one in four 
roads in the Philippines has a poor surface condition, largely attributable to 
underinvestment and lack of maintenance, especially in rural areas.”4
1 Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department, Facts and Figures: Conditional Matching Grant
to 
Provinces 
(CMGP), 
November 
2019, 
accessible 
at
https://cpbrd.conqress.Qov.ph/imaaes/PDF%20Attachments/Facts%20in%20Fiqures/FF2019-
49 CMGP Final.pdf {last accessed August 7, 2022).
2 
World 
Economic 
Forum, 
Global Competitiveness 
Report 
2018, accessible 
at
https://www3.weforum.orq/docs/GCR2018/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2018.pdf , p.
465, (/as/accessed August 7, 2022).
3 
World 
Economic 
Forum, 
Global Competitiveness 
Report 
2019, accessible 
at
https://www3.weforum.orq/docs/WEF TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2019.pdf, p. 463, {last accessed 
August 7, 2022)
4 World Bank, Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific: Road Transport, Electricity, and Water & Sanitation
Services 
in East Asia, South Asia, and the 
Pacific 
Islands, accessible 
at
https://openknowledqe.worldbank.orq/bitstream/handle/10986/34228/Road-Transport-Electricitv-and-


To address the issue of underinvestment and improvement of quality of 
the Philippine local road network, the Department of Interior and Local 
Government and the Department of Budget and Management launched the 
Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) to implement road 
construction, repairs, and rehabilitation. Currently, the CMGP Program forms 
part of the Local Government Support Fund, annually funded by the national 
government for the repair, rehabilitation, and improvement of provincial roads. 
It aims to “sustainably improve the quality of local road network across the 
country by using road infrastructure projects as an entry point to reinforce the 
achievement of reform targets aimed at enhancing the Provinces’ systems, 
processes, and practices in Local Road Management and Public Financial 
Management.’’5
As of 2020 yearend, showing the cumulative accomplishments of 
Provincial Governments from 2016 - 2020 [including projects from the 2016 
Konkreto at Ayos na LanSAngan ang DAan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang 
Kaunlaran (KALSADA)], 843 projects have been completed by the CMGP in 78 
provinces (2,666.88 km), 202 projects under ongoing construction in 72 
provinces (553.96 km), 98 projects under procurement (185.47 km), and 26 
projects with funds released pending procurement (46.02 km).6
Indeed, to promote inclusive growth, the government must undertake the 
herculean task of improving connectivity and mobility of all persons to connect 
them to various opportunities, such as jobs and other economic activities, 
access to basic services, such as education and health, and lower 
transportation costs for the delivery of goods, among others. The CMGP is a 
step towards that direction. Thus, the institutionalization of the said program will 
undeniably have a positive impact to the economy and improved quality of life 
for all.
Thus, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
Water-and-Sanitation-Services-in-East-Asia-South-Asia-and-the-Pacific-
lslands.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=v, p. 54 {last accessed August 7, 2022).
5 Department of Interior and Local Government, Memorandum Circular No. 2022-043, Implementation 
Guidelines of the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces for Road and Bridge Rehabilitation, Upgrading 
and Improvement (CMGP) under the Local Government Support Fund in the FY 2022 General 
Appropriations Act (GAA), Republic Act No. 11639, accessible at 
https://www.dilq.qov.ph/PDF File/issuances/memo circulars/dilq-memocircular-202248 e5fc9ef9de.pdf.
6 Department of Interior and Local Government, Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces for Road and 
Bridge Repair, Rehabilitation, and Improvement Yearend Report 2020, accessible at https://2eac940d- 
8e9f-440b-a100-8f9b8c7e2253.filesusr.com/uqd/a27Qc6 5da4a2ad988944d4a2f0233270248ed0.pdf
{last accessed August 8, 2022).


Ornate
NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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SENATE 
S. B. NO.1137
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CONDITIONAL MATCHING GRANT TO 
PROVINCES (CMGP) FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR, 
REHABILITATION, AND IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Local Road 
Repair, Rehabilitation, and Improvement Act”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the 
State to facilitate trade, broaden access to basic social services and economic 
opportunities, and enhance people’s mobility. For this purpose, local 
government units (LGUs) shall lead the establishment and improvement of 
national and/or local road connectivity, while the national government shall 
provide complementary support mechanisms for such efforts.
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - The following terms shall be defined as
follows:
a) 
Local Road Management shall refer to planning, prioritizing, and 
sustainably managing the local road network in consideration of the 
envisioned socio-economic development of the LGU;
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Local Roads shall refer to provincial, municipal, or barangay road/s 
that:
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Connect cities and municipalities without traversing national 
roads;
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3) Connect to major provincial government infrastructure:
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Core Local Roads shall refer to the minimum road network 
required to support economic and social development by providing 
linkages between the majority of the population and the basic 
services and facilities within the province. Core local roads also 
serve as the primary drivers of local economic growth; and
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Local Road Network Development Plan (LRNDP) shall refer to a 
transparent and predictable multi-year development program of 
local road networks, including provincial, city, municipal, and 
barangay roads, that need to be improved or rehabilitated in the 
next five (5) years to support local economic development, 
particularly agriculture, trade, logistics, and tourism hubs.
SEC. 4. Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) Program.
- There is hereby established a regular national government program to be 
known as the Conditional Matching Grant to Provinces (CMGP) Program. The 
CMGP shall annually:
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Apportion funds for the repair, rehabilitation, and improvement of 
core provincial, municipal, and barangay roads by the provincial 
governments, as identified in the provinces’ LRNDP;
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Provide capacity development activities, develop and roll-out 
systems and tools for the improvement of the provinces’ local road 
management: and
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Administer the funds apportioned to the provincial governments.
The CMGP shall be managed by the Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), which is the national government agency mandated to 
strengthen local government capability for effective delivery of basic services 
to the citizenry.
SEC. 5. Powers and Functions. - The CMGP Program shall be a 
partnership program of the DILG and the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM) for provincial governments. These agencies shall have the 
following roles:
a) The DILG shall:
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Administer the funds and manage the operations of the CMGP 
Program:
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Monitor the provincial governments’ compliance with the law 
and its implementing rules and regulations of the CMGP 
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on the provincial governments’ performance and 
accomplishments with respect to the CMGP Program;
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Organize and develop continuing training programs, coaching, 
and mentoring for provincial governments on local road 
management and public financial management;
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Continuously develop tools and systems for LGUs that will 
support the continuous development and improvement of the 
management of local roads;
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Plan and implement research and development activities as a 
center of knowledge and services in the area of local road 
management;
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Develop a set of criteria for the annual allocation of funds 
provided by the National Government for the repair, 
rehabilitation, and improvement of local roads to be approved 
by the Program Steering Committee created under Section 6 
of this Act;
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Formulate policies that would support the efficient 
implementation and achievement of the Program’s goals and 
objectives, for approval and concurrence of the Steering 
Committee;
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Forge partnerships with, and receive from any person and/or 
government and private entities, whether foreign or domestic, 
services relevant to the purpose and objectives of the 
Program; and
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Exercise such other powers and functions, and perform such 
other acts as may be necessary, proper, or incidental to the 
attainment of the Program’s purposes and objectives.
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The DBM shall;
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Issue the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) and the 
Notice of Cash Allocation, upon compliance with its rules and 
regulations, and coordinate with the Bureau of Treasury for 
the direct download of funds to the provinces;
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Assist the provincial governments in matters relevant to public 
financial management; and
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Develop tools and systems for LGUs that will support the 
continuous development and improvement of the 
management of public finances;
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Undertake the implementation of provincial road works subject 
to the provisions of the implementing rules and regulations of 
this Act;
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Undertake the implementation of road works on municipal and 
barangay roads as identified in their respective LRNDP, in 
coordination with the municipal and barangay government 
units; and
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Provide capacity development to municipal and barangay 
governments under its territorial jurisdiction on Local Road 
Management and Public Financial Management.
SEC. 6. CMGP Program Steering Committee. - The governance and 
policy direction of the CMGP Program shall be vested in, and its powers 
exercised by, the CMGP Program Steering Committee (the “Committee”). The 
Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members, as follows:
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The Undersecretary for Local Government of the Department of the 
Interior and Local Government (DILG) as Chairman;
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The Secretary General of the League of Provinces of the 
Philippines (LPP);
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The Undersecretary for Local Government and Regional 
Operations Group of the DBM;
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The Undersecretary for Investment Programming of the National 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); and
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The Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership of 
the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The DILG shall serve as the Secretariat of the Committee. It shall be 
composed of existing personnel from the DILG, and shall provide 
administrative, operational, and technical support to the Committee. If 
necessary, the DILG may request for additional personnel, subject to the 
approval of the DBM and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the 
Civil Service Commission.
SEC. 7. Functions and Responsibilities of the Program Steering 
Committee. - The Committee shall have the following functions:
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To formulate and adopt policies and measures for the management 
and operation of the Program;
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To promulgate rules and regulations for the discharge of its powers 
and functions and the internal operations for the management of 
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To oversee the financial affairs of the CMGP Program according to 
its requirements; and
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To periodically monitor and review the operations, performance, 
accomplishments, and points for improvement of the Program.
SEC. 8. Government Coordination. - The DILG, as the leading agency 
for the implementation of the Program, shall assist, cooperate, and coordinate 
with other government agencies for the attainment of the purposes and 
objectives of this Act.
SEC. 9. Disclosure of Information on Projects being Implemented.
- All projects under the CMGP Program, their respective status, including 
completed, ongoing, and cancelled projects, fund allotment and distribution, 
procurement contracts, location of project, and other relevant information shall 
be made accessible to the public. Such information shall be updated on a 
quarterly basis.
SEC. 10. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the 
year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within thirty (30) 
days from the completion of their appointments, the Program Steering 
Committee shall convene, and with the existing CMGP Program Management 
Office and the Office of the Project Development Services where the Program 
is lodged, shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act, in coordination with relevant stakeholders. 
The rules and regulations shall be issued within ninety (90) days from the date 
of the Committee’s initial meeting.
SEC 12. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which 
are not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations and administrative regulations, or any parts thereof inconsistent 
herewith are hereby revoked, repealed, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 14. Effectivity. - 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.
Approved,