Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _________ 
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Introduced by:  REPRESENTATIVE MANUEL JOSE M. DALIPE 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This Bill seeks to establish two separate District Engineering Offices under 
the Department of Public Works and Highways in the City of Zamboanga for the 
First and Second Congressional Districts of Zamboanga City.  
District Engineering Offices (DEOs) of the Department of Public Works and 
Highways (DPWH) are tasked to develop our country’s infrastructure nationwide. 
They are the forefronts in executing infrastructure improvements as they are 
located in legislative districts throughout the country.  
According to the 2020 Philippine Statistics Office Census, Zamboanga City 
has a population of 977,234 people making it the 5th most populous and 3rd largest 
city by land area in the Philippines with a total land area of 1,483.3849 square 
kilometers.   These population and land area of  Zamboanga City far exceed the 
minimum requirement of 250,000 population and 100 square kilometers land area 
for the creation of District Engineering Offices.  
At present, the District Engineering Office located in Barangay Divisoria, 
Zamboanga City solely caters to the infrastructure needs of the entire city. 
Considering the rapid pace of development and given the land area of Zamboanga 
City, maintaining a single district engineering office is no longer efficient and 
effective. Thus, in order to ensure a more efficient and effective management and 
maintenance of infrastructure and public works services, the creation of two (2) 
new and separate District Engineering Offices in Zamboanga City is indispensable 
for the continued development of the City.  
In view of the foregoing, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
MANUEL JOSE M. DALIPE 
2nd District, Zamboanga City 
November 9, 2022
1:27 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _________ 
Introduced by:  REPRESENTATIVE MANUEL JOSE M. DALIPE 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE ZAMBOANGA CITY FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICT 
ENGINEERING OFFICES 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 established, under the supervision of the 
Department of Public Works and Highways, a first and second district engineering 
office in Zamboanga City to be known as the Zamboanga City First District 
Engineering Office and the Zamboanga City Second District Engineering Office.   
SECTION 2.   The said district engineering offices shall be located in the First 
Congressional District of Zamboanga and in the Second Congressional District of 
Zamboanga.  
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in 
the Departments’ program the operationalization of Zamboanga City’s First and 
Second District  Engineering Offices, the funding of which shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act.  
SECTION 4.   This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in a newspaper of general circulation.  
Approved. 
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