Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Bit No.4920

1" District, lloilo

“AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM
BARANGAY POBLACION EAST TO BARANGAY ALEGRE, ALL OF
THE MUNICIPALITY OF OTON, PROVINCE OF ILOILO INTO A
NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The road section covered by this bill is the Oton-Villa Beach Provincial Road. It is a
2.895-kilometer road section which adjoins the town proper of Oton, Iloilo to Brgy.
Sto, Nifio, Arevalo District in Iloilo City.

This is a vital road section as it is the only viable alternative route from Oton, Iloilo to
lloilo City, thus, the only viable alternate route from all seven (7) municipalities in the
southern part of Iloilo and the Province of Antique. In the recent past, it was heavily
used by cargo trucks as the only viable route from the afore-stated areas to Iloilo
City when the old Batiano Bridge in Brgy. San Antonio, Oton suffered damage due
to massive flooding. Owing to its strategic location, the road section will best serve
its purpose if upgrading and maintenance thereof is delegated to the Department of
Public Works and Highways.

This proposed measure is likewise premised on the plenary power of the Congress
of the Republic of the Philippines as enshrined in Section 1, Article VI of the 1987
Constitution of the Philippines, thus

“Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the
Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives,
except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and
referendum.”

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Broadly stated, the power Congress to legislate is all-encompassing, limited only by
our constitution. It appearing that there is no constitutional impediment attending
herein, the proponent respectfully prays that this proposed legislation be given due

consideration.



Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO.4920

Introduced by Honorable Oscar “Richard” S. Garin, Jr.
1" District, lloilo

“AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM
BARANGAY POBLACION EAST TO BARANGAY ALEGRE, ALL OF
THE MUNICIPALITY OF OTON, PROVINCE OF ILOILO INTO A
NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

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

SECTION 4, The road stretching from Barangay Poblacion East to Barangay
Alegre, located in the Municipality of Oton, Province of Iloilo, as described in the
technical description under the succeeding Section of this Act, is hereby converted
into a national road

SECTION 2. The technical description of the road is as follows:

From the Bureau of Lands Location Monument No. 1 (BLLM1) of the
Municipality of Oton, Province of Iloilo thence to the point marked one (1) on the
road, bearing North 50 - 22' East with a distance of 126.21 meters, the road
traverses to the following lines, bearings and distances, to wit:

Lines Bearings Distances

& ! (meters)

1-2 90 - 0 E| 40.79

2-3 |S 19 - 26 W]| 135.50

3-4 |S 9 - 36 W| 45.16

(4-5 |[s 55 - 53 E] 23.45
5-6 |S 82 - 23 E| 47.58

6-7 |S 81 - 19 E| 91.50

7-8 |S 78 - 26 E| 10837

8-9 |S 78 - 26 E| 122.50

9-10 |S 77 - 19 E| 39.25

10-11 [8S 71 19 E| 68.25
41-12 (N 73 - 11 E| 2996
12-13 |S 69 - 36 E| 432.10
13-14 |S 67 - 0 E| 345.91
14-15 |S 63 - 47 €E|_ 319.26



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N=North, S=South, E=East and W=West, Point 1 at 10-41'-27.85 North
Latitude and 122-28'-40.34 East Longitude

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in
the Department's program the improvement, repair and maintenance of the road,

the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,