Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEE.NTHCONGRESS
First Regular Session  ,u
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HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Re.p. Vlncent:a:'Garcia
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Thisbillseek`Stoestablishanewdistrictengineeringoffice.in-DavaoCitytobeknoun
astheDavaoCityThirdDistrictEngineeringOfficethatshalltakecareoftheplarmingand
implementationofinfrastructureprojectsintheforty-six(46)barangaysnowcomprisingthe
SecondLegislativeDistrictofDavaoCity.
Atthepresent,infrastructureprojectsintheSecondLegislativeDistrictofDavaoCity
areimplementedbytheDavaoCityDistrictEngineeringOfficewbichalsoservesthefiifty-
four(54)barangayscomprisingtheFirstLegislativeDistrict.Intotal,theDavaoCityDistrict
EngineeringOfficeisservingtheinfrastructureneedsofDavaoCity'sonehundredbarangays
thatnowcomprisetheFirstandSecondLegislativeDistrictsofDavaoCitycoveringatotal
areaofninety-threethousandninety-one(93,091)hectares.
The present set-up is causing serious challenges to the capability of the Davao City
DistrictEngineeringOfficeandisstretchingtoothinitsmanpowerconsideringthatitisalso
serving  the  fifty-four  barangays  of the  First  Legislative  District  which  hosts  the  city's
cormercial,industrial,academicandhighly-populatedresidentialdistrictsandhometoclose
to half a million residents.
InviewofthePresident'sanbitiousinfrastructureprogram,itisnecessarytoenhance
the capability of the Davao City District Engineering Office to implement the infrastructure
progranfortheFirstLegislativeDistrictandestablishaseparateengineeringdistrictthatshall
take  care  of the  infrastructure  needs  of the  Second  Legislative  District  to  fast  track  the
implementation  of the  Build!  Build!  Build  Program  of the  President.  This  is  especially
imporfut  considering  that  Davao  City  is  the  President's  hometown  and  model  local
goverment in the Goverment's ambitious  infrastructure program designed to propel the
countryintounprecedentedheightsofeconomicdevelopment.
Inviewoftheabovepremises,thepromptapprovalofthismeasureiseamestlysought
and recormended.
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VINCENT J. GARCIA


RepublicofthePhilippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEriNTHcONGREss
First Regular Session
HOusEjri,i^NO.5988
Introduced by Rep. .Vincent J. Garcia
AVACT
ESTABLISEnNG A  SEPARATE  DlsTRICT  ENGINEERING  oFFlcE  IN DAVAo
CITY T0 BE ENOWN AS THE THIRD DISTRICT ENGINEEENG OFFICE  TO
EIAVEJURISDICTION0VERTHEFORTY-SIXBARANGAYSCOMPRISINGTHE
SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
?sea:stse:mnah::eh:  by  the  Senate  and  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in
Congress assembled..
SECTION  1.  There shall be established under the supervision of the Department of
PublicWorksandHighwaysanewdistrictengineeringofficeinDavaoCitytobebasedatthe
DPunDepotinBarangayPanacan,DavaoCitytobeknownastheDavaoCityThirdDistrict
Engineering Office.
SECTION 2.  The Davao City Third District Engineering Office hereby established
shall  have jurisdiction  over  the  following  barangays:  Barangays  Agdao  Proper;  Paciano
Bangoy;Centro;Kapt.T.Monteverde;Lapu-lapu;LeonGarcia,Sr.R.Castillo;SanAntonio;
Ubalde;V.Duterte;W.Aquino;Acacia;BuhanginProper;Cabantian;Callawa;Communal;
Indangan;Mandug;Pampanga;A.Angliongto,Sr.;Hizon,Sr.;Sasa;Tigatto;Waan;Bunawan
Proper;  Gatungan;  Ilang;  Lasang;  Mahayag;  Mudiang;  Panacan;   San  lsidro;  Tibungco;
Colosas;  Fatima;  Luniad;  Mabuhay;  Malabog;  Mapula;  Panalun;  Pandaitan;  Paquibato
Proper;ParadiseEmbac;Salapawan;SumimaoandTapak;
SECTION3.TheSecretaryoftheDepartmentofPublicWorksandHichwaysshall
immediatelyincludeintheDepartment'sproguntheoperationalizationoftheDavaoCity
ThirdDistrictEngineeringOffice,theinitialfimdingofwhichshallt)echargedagainstthe
current year's appropriation of the Davao City District Engineering Office.  Thereafter, the
amountnecessaryforthecontinuedoperationoftheDavaoCityThirdDistrictEngineering
OfficeshallbeincludedintheannualGeneralAppropriationsAct(GAA).
SECTION4.ThisActshalltckeeffectirmediatelyuponitsapproval.
Approved.