Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 282

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ANTONIO T. ALBANO,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The San Pedro-San Juan-Lullutan Provincial Road is a 30-kilometer road
network which connects the Santiago-Tuguegarao National Road and the llagan-
Delfin Albano National Road. The whole stretch spans the economically emerging
municipality of Roxas, Isabela through Barangay San Juan, Quirino and ending up to
the provincial center of llagan City. It is a continuous seamless stretch which links
western Isabela to the conomic and civic centers of the province. Through this
thoroughfare, the agricultural and commercial products, along with the labor and skills
markers of the municipalities of Roxas and Quirino, and llagan City are exchanged
and traded for their common benefit.

As it is now, the 30-kilometer San Pedro-San Juan-Lullutan Provincial Road, is
in a state of constant disrepair as it is dependent on the meager resources of the
Province for its continuous rehabilitation and maintenance. While it may be the closest
and fastest link of the Municipalities of Roxas and Quirino City, the limited resources
of the provincial government hindered it from properly and sufficiently allocating every
year what this road network actually needs.

The urgent need for the reclassification of the road's category is merited by the
growing needs of the communities connected by this stretch. The linked municipalities
are emerging communities and dynamic economic hubs which must be interlinked
with the provincial center in the most efficient of ways. The conversion to the national
road of the San Pedro-San Juan-Lullutan Provincial road will most certainly improve
the exchange of agricultural and commercial goods and the trade of services in the


province. If the San Pedro-Lullutan Provincial Road is finally converted to national
road, it will be well maintained and regularly paved affording the motorists and the
traders fast and efficient thoroughfare to move goods and services from the
Municipality of Roxas to llagan City and beyond.

The conversion of San Pedro-Lullutan Provincial road to a national road will
definitely enhance access to government, civic and commercial establishment as a
well-maintained road network will bring hospitals, churches academic institutions and
commercial establishments even closer to the people in need.

As the provincial government of Isabela has budget constraints to provide the
San Pedro-Lullutan Provincial road the same level of periodic repairs and
maintenance of a national road, it has become imperative that this critical road
network be now classified a national road. If it will be so, its conversion to a national
road will also result to substantial savings in the current budget of the provincial
government which it can now devote to more pressing poverty alleviation projects and
other local government programs.

Hence, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

TO! » ALBANO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 282

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ANTONIO T. ALBANO,

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE PROVINCIAL ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY SAN
PEDRO, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS-BARANGAY SAN JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF
QUIRINO-BARANGAY LULLUTAN, CITY OF ILAGAN, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF
ISABELA 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 1. The road stretching from Barangay San Pedro, Roxas to
Barangay San Juan, Quirino to Brgy. Lullutan, City of llagan, all in the Province of
\sabela connecting the Municipalities of Roxas and Quirino to City of llagan, Isabela is
hereby converted into a national road.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Public Worts and Highways shall include in the
Department's program the improvement, repair and maintenance of the said road, the
funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

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

Approved.