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Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

8543

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative HORACIO P. SUANSING, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The following measure seeks the conversion of Esperanza ~ Lebak Road, a local
road of strategic importance spanning across the Municipalities of Esperanza
and Lebak in the Second Legislative District of Sultan Kudarat into a national
road.

The conversion of the Esperanza - Lebak road into a national road has been
previously proposed by this Representation for inclusion into the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2018 Annual Investment Plan of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) Central Office and the DPWH Sultan Kudarat 2"4 District
Engineering Office, and national government funds amounting to 20 Million
Pesos were secured for the conduct of a project feasibility study in 2019. It was
also previously endorsed by the Regional Development Council XII via RDC
XII Resolution No. 141, s. 2021. However, to fully ensure the construction,
maintenance and improvement of this existing passageway, it is of great
necessity to convert the Esperanza - Lebak local road into a national bypass
road, in order to secure the necessary funds for its full implementation through
appropriations from the National Government.

Upon approval and implementation of this measure, the conversion of the
Esperanza - Lebak local road into a national bypass road will assuage long-
standing challenges in efforts to link local communities in the upper valley
areas of the aforementioned municipalities, specifically the Dulangan Manobo
and Teduray tribal communities residing along the proposed passageway of
the Esperanza - Lebak National Bypass Road, to existing national road
networks.


This endeavor would then be of great significance not only to concurrent efforts
to promote tourism, industry and agriculture in these respective areas, but
more importantly in pursuits to extend access to basic social services and
programs to communities previously deterred from receiving such services due
to physical impediments to access, while also providing congenial conditions
for the full-fledged establishment of robust, resilient and vibrant local economic
networks in these areas.

In view of the foregoing, early consideration and approval of this bill are
earnestly sought.

HORACIO P. SUANSING JR.
Second District of Sultan Kudarat


Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 8543

Introduced by Representative HORACIO P. SUANSING, JR.

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE ESPERANZA-LEBAK ROAD, LOCATED IN THE
PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Esperanza-Lebak Road, located in the Province of Sultan
Kudarat, is hereby converted into a national road.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the
Department's program the improvement, repair, and maintenance of 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
at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,