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Republic of the Philippine:

Quezon City, Metro Manilal

SEVENTEENTH CONGRES:

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First Regular Session REEISTRATION UNI

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HOUSE BILL No._ 8396

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B. FORTUNO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The bill seeks to declare the road which stretches from Barangay Bagatangki
Municipality of Malinao, Province of Albay to Barangay San Ramon, City of Iriga, up to
Barangay Hanawan in the Municipality of Ocampo, Province of Camarines Sur otherwise
known as the Gov. Felix ©. Aifelor, Sr. National Highway as a national road

The said road now known as the Gov. Felix O. Alfelor, Sr. National Highway
pursuant to Republic Act No. 9686 signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on
August 4, 2009 was constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) to serve as an alternate route from the Province of Camarines Sur in going to
popular tourist destinations in the Province of Albay.

Recognizing the importance of this vital link to known tourist destinations in the
neighboring Province of Albay, the DPWH has spent over a hundred million pesos for its
construction and graveling to make this road network passable

It is unfortunate however, that the DPWH did not include this vital road network in
their inventory of national roads and therefore, no fund is allocated for its improvement,
repair and maintenance annually. Neither did the Province of Camarines Sur consider
this as a provincial road in view of its nomenclature as a national highway.

It is worthy to emphasize that if this important road network will be abandoned as
in its present state, the millions of pesos which were spent by the DPWH for its
construction will be squandered to the detriment of the taxpayers,

It is therefore necessary that through this measure, the improvement, repair and
maintenance of the aforementioned road network will be done by the DPWH.

The foregoing reasons warrant the approval of this bill

fiz accor,

. FORTUNO



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

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._ 8396

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SALVIO B. FORTUNO

AN ACT
DECLARING THE ROAD WHICH STRETCHES FROM BARANGAY
BAGATANGKI, MUNICIPALITY OF MALINAO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY TO
BARANGAY SAN RAMON, CITY OF IRIGA, UP TO BARANGAY HANAWAN
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF OCAMPO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE GOV. FELIX O. ALFELOR, SR. NATIONAL
HIGHWAY PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9686 AS A NATIONAL ROAD

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

SECTION 1. The road which stretches from Barangay Bagatangki,
Municipality of Malinao, Province of Albay to Barangay San Ramon, City of Iriga,
up to Barangay Hanawan in the Municipality of Ocampo, Province of Camarines
Sur otherwise known as the Gov. Felix O, Alfelor, Sr. National Highway pursuant
to Republic Act No. 9686 is hereby declared as a national road

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Public Works 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.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,