Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____________ 
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Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF COLUMBIO – LUTAYAN – KORONADAL CITY 
ROAD, KORONADAL CITY BYPASS ROAD, AND BANGA – TUPI – MALUNGON ROAD IN THE 
SECOND DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM PROVINCIAL ROADS 
INTO A NATIONAL ROADS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This measure earnestly seeks the conversion of some of the major provincial roads in the 
Municipality of Banga and City of Koronadal, all within the confines of the 2nd District of South 
Cotabato. 
These roads form part of the road network that shall connect the 2nd District of South 
Cotabato, its town centers and industrial zones, to neighboring towns, cities and provinces 
and the rest of Region 12. 
The creation of roads and/or the conversion of such provincial roads into national roads will 
highly contribute to the economic development of not only to the  LGUs  of the 2nd District  of 
South Cotabato but also to the entirety of Region 12. 
Accordingly, the conversion of these roads into national roads shall enhance the preservation, 
maintenance, construction, and expansion of these road network. As a condition precedent 
however, ownership and supervision of these provincial roads must be declared under the 
national government. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
        PETER B. MIGUEL, M.D., FPSO-HNS  
Representative, 2nd District South Cotabato 
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March 14, 2024
3:38 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City 
19th Congress 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____________ 
=========================================================================== 
Introduced by HONORABLE PETER B. MIGUEL 
=========================================================================== 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF COLUMBIO – LUTAYAN – KORONADAL CITY 
ROAD, KORONADAL CITY BYPASS ROAD, AND BANGA – TUPI – MALUNGON ROAD IN THE 
SECOND DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM PROVINCIAL ROADS 
INTO A NATIONAL ROADS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. It is hereby declared that the provincial roads: Columbio – Lutayan – Koronadal City 
Road, Koronadal City Bypass Road, and Banga – Tupi – Malungon Road in the 2nd District of 
the Province of South Cotabato, all under the ownership and supervision of the Provincial 
Government, to be converted into national roads, the ownership and supervision of which 
belongs to the national government.  
Section 2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall prescribe the 
necessary implementing rules and regulations for the evaluation, approval and execution of 
this Act. 
Section 3. The Secretary of the DPWH shall include in the Department’s program, the 
construction, expansion, improvement, repair and/or maintenance of the said roads, the 
funding of which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriation Act (GAA). 
Section 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval. 
Approved, 
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