Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

308

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE CHEENO MIGUEL D. ALMARIO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill provides for the establishment of a national highway from Barangay Lavigan,
Municipality of Governor Generoso to Barangay Dawan, City of Mati, both in the Province of
Davao Oriental, connecting the Tibanban - Lavigan National Secondary Road and the
President Diosdado P. Macapagal National Highway. It aims to achieve a tripartite goal of a)
connecting three clustered barangays separated from the city proper; b) connect two existing

national roads; and c) create a road to link two major areas of Davao Oriental.

The City of Mati, Davao Oriental’s capital, is a fast-developing city with a population
close to 300,000 people. It is a popular destination owing to its numerous tourist
destinations, well-established educational institutions, and existing industrial centers such
as the Industrial Technopark established by the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA). It
is often the host of regional conventions, conferences, national government exams, seminars,
and other similar gatherings. Meanwhile, the Municipality of Governor Generoso is a second-
class municipality composed of twenty (20) barangays with a population of more or less
60,000 citizens. Composed of beautiful coastal terrains, it boasts of several tourist
destinations which include the Calvary Hill, Pink Beach and Parola at Cape San Agustin. There
is frequent travel and movement to and from both places owing to numerous business
transactions, delivery of goods, educational purposes and leisure. However, there is no
existing road directly linking the two areas, and travel to and from both places becomes
arduous, expensive, and time consuming. This bill seeks to create a national road linking the

two locales to facilitate the easy movement of people and products.


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Further, the City of Mati is composed of 26 barangays, 23 of which are contiguously
located around the city proper while the other three - Barangays Lanca, Luban, and Cabuaya
~ are clustered and located approximately 120 kilometers away. As there are no direct roads
to the city proper, constituents from these barangays needing to go to the center of Mati have
to travel roughly two and a half hours via the Tibanban- Lavigan National Secondary Road,
which passes through the Municipality of Governor Generoso. With the passage of this bill, a
national road connecting the said national secondary road and the Diosdado P. Macapagal
National Highway will be created, effectively joining all the barangays of the City of Mati and

eliminating the need to pass through the other municipalities.

Asimilar version of this bill was previously filed by Hon. Joel Mayo Z. Almario during

the 17 and 18% Congresses. Support for this bill is earnestly sought.

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CHEENO MIQUEL D. ALMARIO
Represphitative
24 District, Davao Oriental


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

2308

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE CHEENO MIGUEL D. ALMARIO

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM BARANGAY LAVIGAN,
MUNICIPALITY OF GOVERNOR GENEROSO TO BARANGAY DAWAN,
CITY OF MATI, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL,
CONNECTING THE TIBANBAN ~ LAVIGAN NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD AND
THE PRESIDENT DIOSDADO P. MACAPAGAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY,
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. - A national highway from Barangay Lavigan, Municipality of
Governor Generoso to Barangay Dawan, City of Mati, both in the Province of Davao
Oriental, connecting the Tibanban - Lavigan National Secondary Road and the
President Diosdado Macapagal National Highway is hereby established under the

supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

SECTION 2. - The amount necessary for the construction of the national
highway shall be charged to the current appropriation of the Department of Public
Works and Highways. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the repair and
maintenance of the national highway shall be included in the General

Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication

in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.
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