Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
       Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Hon. Mark O. Go 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to convert the Magsaysay Avenue (Trinidad Road) to Rimando-Ambiong Bypass 
Road into a national road. 
Efficient roads networks are fundamental to sustaining a vibrant local economy. Roads bring in 
investments, which in turn generates employment. Baguio, being a Highly Urbanized City, and 
commonly referred to as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, is a center of business, trade, 
education and tourism in the Cordillera Administrative Region. As such, the maintenance of the 
city’s roads networks is crucial to the local economic development not just of the city but of the 
greater regional area as well. With a steady increase of visitors since 2011, ensuring the 
reliability of the city’s roads is of urgent need. 
In converting the 1.240 km-long Magsaysay Avenue (Trinidad Road) to Rimando-Ambiong 
Bypass Road into a national road, the responsibility of maintenance and improvement would be 
transferred to the national government through the Department of Public Works and National 
Highways, allowing the local government of Baguio to channel funds earmarked for the 
maintenance of the said road to other local development programs. This will ensure that growth 
and development would not be concentrated merely on the areas traversed by the said road, but 
aptly spread across the city. The expected increase in economic activity in the city and the 
improvement of other socio-economic indicators among its population brought forth by the 
conversion of the said road shall naturally redound to the benefit of the national government.  
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MARK O. GO 
August 22, 2022
4:56 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Hon. Mark O. Go 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MAGSAYSAY AVENUE TO RIMANDO-AMBIONG 
BYPASS ROAD IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO INTO A NATIONAL ROAD TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE MAGSAYSAY-AMBIONG ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. The road connecting the Magsaysay Avenue (Trinidad Road) to Rimando-
Ambiong Road in the City of Baguio, with a total length of 1.240 kilometers and a maximum 
right of way limit of 15 meters, is hereby converted into a national road under the supervision of 
the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 
SECTION 2. The Secretary of DPWH shall include in the Department’s program the 
improvement, repair and maintenance of the said road, the funding of which shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 3. 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, 
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