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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
REHETEENTH €OHGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No.
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Introduced by Representative MARIA VANESSA C. AUMENTADO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to convert the Jct. Loay Interior Road -Bayongan-Bugang, San
Migue]-Gabi-San  Pascual,  Ubay  Road  located  in  the  Province  of  Bohol,  into  a
national road.
The existing Jct. Loay Interior Road - Bayongan-Bugang,  Sam  Miguel-Gabi-
San  Pascual,  ubay  Road  is  a  provincial  road  with  a  length  of  16.748  kms.  It  is
composed  of gravel  and  upgraded  road  with  a concrete width  of 6.7  meters.  It
directly connects two (2) secondary roads -the Loay Interior Road and Tagbilaran
East Road. Motorist traveling from the towns of San Miguel and ubay or vice versa
may traverse the said road without necessarily passing through the busy streets of
the neighboring towns, more particularly that of the Municipal.rty of Trinidad for a
more convenient travel and to save travel time.
The aforementioned road also serves as the access to the Bohol Experimental
Station  (BES) which  is located  in Gabi,  Ubay,  Bohol. The  said  Bohol  Experimental
Station is of prime importance as it is an Integrated Agricultural Research Center of
theDepartmentofAgricultureintheCentralVisayas,andaPhilRice'sNationalLocal
Agency  for  planning,  coordination,  implementation,  and  monitoring  of  all  rice
research and development activities in the Philippines. As such, it is imperative that
said road be converted into a national road for it to be properly maintain;
Further,saidroadservesasaccesstothereservoir-styleBayonganDam,which
is located at the center of the Municipalfty of San Miguel, Bohol. The said Bayongan
Dam is important for it was constructed to increase the water supply for farming
activities of about 3,605 farmers cultivating more than 5,3cO hectares of land in the
municipalities of San Miguel, ubay and Trinidad. Conversion of said road will result
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to a more accessible and convenient route that would  lessen the cost of hauling
agricultural goods/products of the farmers and will enable the families to have easy
access to schools and health facilities. Indeed, converting the said road to a national
road  will  redound  to the  benefit of the  people and   further enhance economic
growth in the 2nd District of Bohol.
Thus, to make sure that it fully serves its purpose and capacity, it is deemed
best  and  urgent  to  convert  the  Jct.  Loay  Interior  Road-Bayongan-Bugang,  San
Miguel-Gabi-Sam Pascual, Ubay Road into a national road.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is eamestly requested.
MARIA vA¢AC. AUMENTADO
Representative
Second (2nd) District, BOHOL
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No.
10038
Introduced by Representative MARIA VANESSA C. AUMENTADO
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF JCT. LOAY INTERIOR ROAD=
BAYONGAN-BUGANG, SAM MIGUEL-GABl-SAM PASCUAL, UBAY ROAD.
LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL, 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 Jct. Loay Interior Road -Bayongan-Bugang, San Miguel-Gabi-
San Pascual, Ubay Road, located in the Province of Bohol, is hereby converted into a
national road.
Section  2.  The  Secretary  of  Public  Works  and  Highways  shall  include  the
Department's program the improvement, repair and maintenance of said road, the
funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Act.
Section  3. This Act shall take effect fifteen  (15) days after its publication  in
the Offl.cl.a/ Gazeffe or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.
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