Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Meteo Manila

Sixteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

House Bill No. 6130

Introduced by HON. ROMEO M. ACOP, ROBERTO V. PUNO, JOEL ROY DUAVIT
and ISIDRO RODRIGUEZ, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a man of incredible
intellectual power, with amazing artistic talent as well. He was a nationalist, novelist,
poet, ophthalmologist, journalist, and revolutionary. He is widely considered as one of
the greatest heroes, if not the national hero, of the Philippines.

He called for peaceful reform of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. After his
public execution in 1896, opposition to Spanish rule grew stronger. Spurred on by Rizal's
martyrdom, the Philippine Revolution continued until 1898 when the Philippines
declared its independence from Spain on June 12, 1898. It was the first democratic
republic in Asia. Jose Rizal remains a nationalist icon in the Philippines for helping the
country take its first steps toward independence.

Out of eighty (80) provinces in the Philippines, only the Province of Rizal was
named after him. On November 12, 2012, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the
Province of Rizal passed Resolution No. 254 requesting His Excellency, President
Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to rename certain National Roads in the Province of Rizal
to Jose Rizal Highway.

This bill seeks to rename certain National Roads in the Province of Rizal to Jose
Rizal Highway in honor and salutation to a distinguished Filipino nationalist regarded

by many as the ‘Pride of the Malay Race’ and foremost Filipino that ever lived

For the foregoing reason, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly urged.

ATTY ROMEO M. ACOP, MNSA
Representative
2" District, Antipolo City


HON ROBERTO V. PUNO

Representative
1° District, Antipolo City

HON. JOEL ROY DUAVIT
1* District, Rizal

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2™ pistrict, Rizal


Republic of the Philippines
Bouse of Representatives
Queson City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

30

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. ROMEO M. ACOP, ROBERTO V. PUNO, JOEL ROY DUAVIT
and ISIDRO RODRIGUEZ, JR.

AN ACT
RENAMING CERTAIN NATIONAL ROADS IN THE PROVINCE OF RIZAL
TO JOSE RIZAL HIGHWAY

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Republic of the Philippines in Congress assembled :

SECTION 1. The following thoroughfares classified as National Roads in
the Province of Rizal are renamed as Jose Rizal Highway :

a) From Kay Tikling Junction to Taytay Diversion Road up to the Manila East
Road in Taytay;

b

c) From Barangay Muzon to Angono Diversion Road and up to the Manila
East Road, Barangay Pag-asa, Binangonan;

From the Manila East Road, Taytay to Barangay Muzon, Taytay;

d

From the Manila East Road, Barangay Pag-asa to Binangonan Diversion
Road up to Binangonan-Cardona boundary;

e) From Binangonan-Cardona boundary to Looc-Calahan Diversion Road up
to the Manila East Road going to Morong and up to Sagbat Junction,
Morong;

f) From Sagbat Junction to Sagbat-Pililla Road up to the Halayhayin
Junction, Manila East Road in Pililla; and,

g) From Halayhayin Junction to Pililla-Jalajala Road up to the Rizal-Laguna
boundary.

SECTION 2. The Department of Public Works and Highways shall place
appropriate markers along the National Roads enumerated in the preceding
Section and issue the necessary orders and circulars to implement the
provision of this Act.


SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its full
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.

Approved.