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17" CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

205
HOUSE BILL No, 2052

Introduced by Honorable ISAGANI S, AMATONG

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

‘This Bill seeks to establish a new District Engineering Office in the Province of
Zamboanga del Norte to be named as ‘The Fourth District Engineering Office under the
Department of Public Works and Highway. It will be based in the Municipality of
Siocon, in the 3" Congressional District of the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, and
will be responsible for all DPWH activities in the Municipalities of Baliguian, Siocon,
Sirawai and Sibuco.

‘The 3" Congressional District of Zamboanga del Norte embraces almost 50% of
the total 730,100 hectares land area of the Province, This vast area assigned to the
Labason based 2“ DEO stretches over 250 kilometers (From the Municipality of Leon
Postego up North and down to the Southernmost Municipality of Sibuco at the boundary
‘of Zamboanga City) has caused logistical nightmares and intolerable delays in most of
the public works projects undertaken in the Southern part of the Province, particularly in
the Baliguian, Siocon, Sirawai and Sibuco areas. Furthermore, the stiff & hilly terrain
connecting Gutalac to Baliguian has rendered the four aforementioned Municipalities
inaccessible from the 2"! DEO as heavy construction equipment from Labason has to be
brought to Zamboanga City & shipped by sea to Siocon.

In its July 2013 report, the Special Monitoring Team of the Regional Project
Monitoring Committee Region IX described the westem part of Zamboanga Peninsula as
“ONE OF THE MOST NEGLECTED AREAS OF THE REGION DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF
‘A GOOD ROAD NETWORK”, This is a significant factor that contributed to the
classification of Zamboanga del Norte as one of the TOP TEN POOREST PROVINCES OF
THE COUNTRY,

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought,

ef Core

SAGANI S. AMATONG


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

17" CONGRESS
First Regular Session

905
HOUSE BILL NBUSE

Introduced by: HON. ISAGANIS. AMATONG

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE 4™ DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SIOCON, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established a new district Engineering Office in the
Province of Zamboanga del Norte to be known as the 4" District Engineering Office of
the Department of Public Works and Highways

SECTION 2. The site of the 4" District Engineering Office shall be located in
Siocon and its jurisdiction shall cover the municipalities of Baliguian, Siraway, Siocon
and Sibuco, province of Zamboanga del Norte.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is hereby authorized
to appropriate the necessary sum out of the unallocated funds and/or savings or
contingency fund of the Department to carry out the immediate implementation of this,
Act, and forthwith, transfer the records, property, equipment, supplies, and materials
pertaining to the jurisdiction and administration of the engineering District in accordance
with existing laws and regulations

SECTION 4, Thereafter, the funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen days from its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved