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

First Regular Session

House Bill No, D610

Introduced by Representative Aileen C. Radaza

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to create a Department of Public Works and
Highways-District Engineering Office (DPWH-DEO) in the Lone
Legislative District of Lapu-Lapu City.

The highly-urbanized City of Lapu-Lapu for years has continually
Progressed and is now considered as a major hub both in commerce
and tourism not only in the Visayas but as well as in the entire country.
It is the home of Mactan Cebu _ International Airport and
intemationally acclaimed hotel and beach resorts such as the
Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa, the Plantation Bay Resort and
Spa, Crimson Resort, J Park Resort and Water park to name a few
gifted with natural and fine white-sand beaches, with crystal clear
waters.

In fact, in the last five years, the City saw the exponential
growth of the tourism industry that has made her the most preferred
destination for tourism, sports and business events in the country
outside Metro Manila by both local and international patrons.
Addressing these expected growth is the recently improvement of the
MCIAA with the additional terminal building to host more than five
million passengers in the next five to 10 years.

The City is also the host of three (3) large economic zones, the
Mactan Economic Zone | and Il and the Cebu Light Industrial Park,
other private special economic zones such as the Mactan Newtown,
the Bigfoot Entertainment and the MacroAsia.

The City's flagship _ infrastructure project, the Mactan
Reclamation and Development Project, will definitely bring about
huge economic impact on the City in particular and in the Visayas in
general, thus the need to ensure that an Engineering District Office
that would focus its efforts and concentration to ensure that our


infrastructure support would keep at pace with this unprecedented
growth of the City.

In the last couple of years, the City of Lapu-Lapu has been
hosting international gatherings such as the International Marathon's
ironman, the ASEAN Minister's meeting and other important events.
These events would make the City of Lapu-lapu as the gateway to
and from the world, thus giving the international scene a glimpse of
what the Philippines can offer.

With this at hand, Lapu-Lapu City is more than ever determined
to jumpstart infrastructure and public works development to ensure
that our investors as well as our constituents would be better
equipped in addressing the unavoidable transformation of the City
into a modern urban center in the next few years. Yet, a perceived
stumbling block however is that existing engineering district where
Lapu-Lapu City belongs - the Sixth Engineering District of Cebu — is
situated at the heart of Cebu City and is its efforts are being taken up
by other LGUs under its umbrella, thus diluting its resources to address
the pressing needs of the City.

The creating of the Lapu-Lapu City Engineering District is aimed
at addressing the critical role that the City plays in forming
international opinion on what the Philippines can offer. Being the host
Of these vital infrastructures, it is but a necessity, that if we are to
ensure that we can showcase the viability, beauty and the
competitiveness of our country, a dedicated engineering district will
help ensure that we can meet the expectations of the international
travelers, whether investors or tourists alike.

This Bill has been filed during the 15th and 16th Congresses and
subsequently passed by the House of Representatives and transmitted
for consideration to the Senate. There is therefore a need to create
the Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Engineering Office, which will not only
ensure swift implementation of public works Projects in the city, but
also secure the City and our country's topnotch status as a world-
class tourism and business destination.

Approval of this Bill is hence urgently sought.

aushehraosan


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

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,

First Regular Session
—
House Bil No. 5610

Introduced by Representative Aileen C. Radaza

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE LAPU-LAPU CITY LONE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS 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 a new district engineering
office in Lapu-Lapu City to be known as the Lapu-Lapu City Lone
District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and
Highways.

SECTION 2. The site of the Lapu-Lapu City Lone District
Engineering Office shall be located in Lapu-Lapu City.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall
include in the Department's program the operational of the Lapu-
Lapu City Lone District Engineering Office, the funding of which shall
be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,