Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pare SEP 09 2018
Quezon City TES
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 4448

Introduced by Rep. Abdullah D. Dimaporo and Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Kolambugan Tangkal Road in the Municipalities of
Kolambugan and Tangkal, Province of Lanao del Norte into a national road and appropriating
fund for the improvement and maintenance thereof.

The beneficial impacts of roads on production and on poverty alleviation are well-
recognized in all parts of the world. Roads provide great benefits to the people, such as
improving rapid and emergency access to hospitals, increasing attendance of children in
schools, stimulating agricultural production by providing access to markets, and helping in the
transition from pure subsistence to market-oriented production. A high-quality road increases
the population's mobility and ability to eam. Accessible road brings not only ease of
transportation but a whole lot of new opportunities. The government's’ continued efforts to
strengthen the economy should include prioritizing the rehabilitation of our roads for the
community to better respond to the demands of a more fast-paced and dynamic way of life.

Although a provincial road already exists connecting Kolambugan at the Iligan-Aurora
National Road to Tangkal at the Interior Circumferential of Lanao del Norte National Road,
the local government lacks the budget to put its maintenance as a priority. Converting the
Kolambugan-Tangkal Provincial Road into a national road will definitely facilitate agricultural
and rural development in the area, primarily in the marketing of the products of the towns in
Lanao del Norte: abaca fiber and products from Iligan City, dried seaweeds from Kolambugan,
ceramics from Baroy and peanuts from Kauswagan. The road’s annual funding from the
national government will also ensure its maintenance and rehabilitation. Thus, providing a
better life for the people of the Province.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

ABDULLAH D. DIMAPORO MO!
Second District, Lanao del Norte First District, Lanao del Norte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 4448

Introduced By : Rep. Abdullah D. Dimaporo and Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo

AN ACT CONVERTING THE KOLAMBUGAN-TANGKAL PROVINCIAL
ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF KOLAMBUGAN AND TANGKAL,
PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE 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 provincial road connecting the Municipalities of Kolambugan
and Tangkal,, Province of Lanao del Norte is hereby converted into a national road under
the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

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

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,