Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

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House BILLNO. 3734 _

introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LAARNI LAVIN ROQUE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

District Engineering Offices or DEOs of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) are tasked to develop our country's infrastructure nationwide. They are
the forefronts in executing infrastructure improvements as they are located in every
legislative district throughout the country. This kind of set-up aims to provide faster delivery
of services to fulfill their mandate of implementing and initiating infrastructure projects such
as the construction of new roads and bridges as well as the maintenance of already
existing infrastructure projects.

There is however a need to streamline and re-number the DEOs to be consistent
with the numbering of the legislative districts to ensure better delivery of services and to
avoid confusion among stakeholders in the public infrastructure industry.

In the province of Bukidnon, this is the present set-up, as follows:

First Legislative District. - | DPWH Third District Engineering Office
Second Legislative District - DPWH First District Engineering Office
Third Legislative District - | | DPWH Second District Engineering Office
Fourth Legislative District - Handled by the 1 and 3% DPWH DEO

The undersigned previously filed House Bill No. 476 entitled: “AN ACT CREATING
A FOURTH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE FOURTH LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT OF BUKIDNON AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR"

This bill seeks to renumber all district engineering offices in the province of
Bukidnon to correspond with the numbering of the legislative districts to guarantee a more
effective and accurate delivery of infrastructure projects to the province of Bukidnon.

Given the above premises, the urgent passage of this bill is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3734

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LAARNI LAVIN ROQUE

AN ACT
RENUMBERING DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON TO
CONFORM AND CORRESPOND WITH THE NUMBERINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICTS

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Bukidnon District Engineering
Offices Rationalization Act”

SEC. 2. All district engineering offices (DEOs) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways in the province of Bukidnon shall be renumbered accordingly to conform
and correspond with the numberings of the legislative districts where they are
respectively located

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways shall
issue the necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 4. Separability Clause. — Any other laws which are not affected thereby
shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. — All acts, laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation

Approved,