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 NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE    ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES      ) 
First Regular Session      
 ) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H.B. NO. ________ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE EMMARIE “LOLYPOP” OUANO-
DIZON 
AN ACT  
PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRI-LEVEL 
INTERCHANGE ALONG M.C. BRIONES STREET CORNER U.N. 
AVENUE, MANDAUE CITY, PROVINCE OF CEBU AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks the construction of a Tri-Level Interchange along M.C. Briones 
Street corner U.N. Avenue, Mandaue City, Province of Cebu.  
According to initial results of a study conducted by the Japan 
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the unresolved traffic congestion in 
Metro Cebu has resulted in at least a billion pesos in economic losses a day. Cebu 
continues to suffer from the worsening traffic problem, and road congestion has been 
identified as one of the major problems in the bustling metropolis. According to a 
study, at least a hundred and thirty-two million pesos worth of man-hours was 
wasted daily due to traffic congestion.  
This problem is apparent in the area along M.C. Briones Street and United 
Nations Avenue (U.N. Avenue) in Mandaue City. U.N. Avenue is a major 
thoroughfare which connects to the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, the second bridge 
linking the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and the City of Lapu-Lapu 
and the Municipality of Cordova. This part of Mandaue City has some of the worst 
traffic in Metro Cebu and is a traffic chokepoint as this is a major connecting point 
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not only to the Mactan Island but also to the North and South of Cebu. The usual 
commute that normally takes ten to fifteen minutes within the city now stretches up 
to an hour or more. The existing road infrastructure simply cannot cope with the 
growing number of vehicles.  
Furthermore, with the expansion of the MCIA and the expected resurgence of 
tourism industry, coupled with the traffic volume towards this area, these factors all 
lead to the imperative need for this tri-level interchange to alleviate the monstrous 
traffic congestion that has affected all sectors of society. 
It may be stressed that this bill passed on third and final reading in the House 
of Representatives last Congress but was not approved by the Senate for lack of time 
upon congressional adjournment. 
In view thereof, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
EMMARIE “LOLYPOP” OUANO-DIZON 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE EMMARIE “LOLYPOP” OUANO-
DIZON 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE TRI-LEVEL INTERCHANGE ALONG M.C. 
BRIONES STREET CORNER U.N. AVENUE, MANDAUE CITY, 
PROVINCE OF CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. There shall be constructed under the supervision of the Department of 
Public Works and Highways (DPWH), a Tri-Level Interchange along M.C. Briones 
Street corner U.N. Avenue, Mandaue City, Province of Cebu.  
Section 2. The amount necessary to defray the cost of construction of this project 
and other activities related thereto shall be included in the General Appropriations 
Act (GAA). Thereafter, the DPWH Secretary shall include in the Department’s 
program the completion of construction of said project, the funding of which shall 
be included in the GAA of the year following the approval of this Act. 
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Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,