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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

HOUSE BILL NO. _ 1043

Introduced by: REP. GERARDO P. VALMAYOR, JR.

AN ACT CREATING A DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE FIRST
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. A district engineering office of the Department of Public Works and
Highways is hereby created in the First Legislative District, Province of Negros Occidental, to be
located in the City of San Carlos, and referred to as the Negros Occidental Fifth District
Engineering Office.

SECTION 2. The Negros Occidental Fifth District Engineering Office shall serve the
cities of Escalante and San Carlos and the municipalities of Toboso, Calatrava and Salvador
Benedicto, all located in the First Legislative District of the Province of Negros Occidental.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Negros Occidental Fifth District Engineering
Office, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,


CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES}
NINETEENTH CONGRESS}
First Regular Session}

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

HOUSE BILL NO. _1043

Introduced by: REP. GERARDO P. VALMAYOR, JR.

AN ACT CREATING A DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE FIRST
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTES

‘The Province of Negros Occidental is composed of 1", 2%°, 3°, 4 District Engineering Office
and Bacolod Lone DEO out of 6 legislative congressional districts. The creation of Negros Occidental Sub
District Engineering Office (Negros Occidental 5 DEO) from the existing 1* District Engineering Office
in the Province of Negros Occidental was made thru DPWH Department Order No. 40 Series of 2020, this
enable us to cater the 1* congressional district made up of the cities of Escalante and San Carlos and
municipalities of Toboso, Calatrava and Salvador Benedicto.

It is important to note that the present first engineering district in the Northern Negros is composed
of 3 congressional district which include 1* District with five (5) LGUs, 2" District with three (3) LGUs
and 3" District with five (5) LGUs. It stretches a total road length of 434.213 km. With such wide coverage
of LGUs under its area of responsibility, the present first engineering district is confronted with so many
‘concerns in the implementation of various programs and projects across the three (3) congressional districts.

Looking closely, the 1* Congressional District of Negros Occidental has a total road length of
229.361 km being comprised by two (2) cities and three (3) municipalities. Most of the places in the 1*
Legislative District are located in the upland areas and have mountainous terrain.

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wal of this bill is

Furthermore, converting the Sub-DEO into a Regular District Engineerin;
named as 5* District Engineering Office, Province of Negros Occidental. Thus, th
most urgently prayed for.


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