Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
16" CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 896

Introduced by Hon. MANUEL S, AGYAO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare the TABUK-BANAUE Road via TANUDAN-BARLIG Road as a
National Road by identifying and delineating the towns, barangays, sitios and other populated areas.
This is a refiled Bill which has reached second reading in the Senate in the 15 Congress. It did not
pass into law however due to events prevailing during that period.

Department Order (DO) No. 60 series of 1997 by the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) failed to identify the towns, barangays, sitios and other agricultural lands and
centers of production to be traversed by the Tabuk-Banaue via Tanudan-Barlig road

If roads are important vehicles of progress, it is equally important that roads must traverse
populated areas for all stakeholders to benefit from. By simply identifying the municipalities of Tabuk,
Banaue, Tanudan and Barlig without delineating the particular centers of population upon which the
road will traverse, the residents thereat are at a loss as to whether they will benefit from said roads.

This road must therefore identify the specific route to wit:

‘The TABUK-BANAUE via TANUDAN-BARLIG road shall start from Bulanao, Tabuk then
moves towards the Magabangon junction, Barangay Cudal then towards the municipality of Tanudan
passing by barangays Mabaca, Taluktok, Anggacan, Mangali, Bannagao Poblacion, barangay Lubo and
Dacalan, all of Kalinga. From Dacalan the road shall pass on the town of Barlig, Mt. Province by
traversing barangay Latang, then to the Province of Ifugao passing by barangay Pula, Cambulo and
Kinakin to join the Banaue-Mayoyao road.

‘The proposed conversion of the Tabuk-Banaue via Tanudan-Barlig road by specifically
identifying its actual route therefore arises out of necessity.

In view of the foregoing premises, immediate enactment of this bill is earnestly sought,

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[ANUEL S, AGYAO-


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
16” CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 896

Introduced by Hon. MANUEL S. AGYAO

AN ACT CONVERTING THE TABUK-BANAUE ROAD VIA TANUDAN-BARLIG ROAD
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 Tabuk-Banaue Road via Tanudan-Barlig Road, starting from Barangay

Bulanao, City of ‘Tabuk, Province of Kalinga passing through Magabangon Junction and Barangay
Cudal, in the City of Tabuk, Province of Kalinga to the Municipality of Tanudan passing through
Barangays Mabaca, Taluktok, Anggacan, Mangali, Bannagao, Lubo and Dacalan in the Municipality
of Tanudan, Province of Kalinga, to the Municipality of Barlig, Mountain Province, traversing
Barangay Latang to the Municipality of Banaue, Province of Ifugao, is hereby converted into 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.

r SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of

general circulation

‘Approved,