Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 790 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a domestic and commercial airport in the City of 
Kabankalan, Province of Negros Occidental, to be known as the Kabankalan City 
Domestic Airport. 
The City of Kabankalan, next to the City of Bacolod, has the highest gross and 
net income in the province of Negros Occidental and serves as the hub of economic 
activities in Southern Negros and also connects Negros Oriental to Negros Occidental. 
At present, it takes at least two hours to travel by land from Bacolod-Silay 
International Airport to the City of Kabankalan. 
The geographic location of the City of Kabankalan is ideal as an economic hub 
for the south. It is at the crossroads of routes to Mabinay in the east, Ilog in the west, 
and the fast-growing Himamaylan in the north. Additionally, the city has direct 
connections to Bayawan and Ayungon. 
Operationalizing the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport shall serve as a tourism 
and economic gateway, aside from Bacolod-Silay International Airport, in Negros 
Occidental. Once completed and operationalized, it will be the second airport in 
Negros Occidental after the Bacolod-Silay International Airport, and the third in the 
Negros Island Region. 
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The 104-hectare airport construction commenced in 2007 in Barangay 
Hilamonan, Kanabkalan City, through local government funding. Subsequently, the 
Department of Transportation initially funded the construction of the runway but due 
to lack of appropriation over the years, the said construction has been delayed. 
The establishment of the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport is in line with 
Republic Act No. 12000, otherwise known as the Negros Island Region Act, which 
mandates the State to promote efficiency in the government to enable it to pursue 
programs consistent with national goals for accelerated social and economic 
development. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ATTY. MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 790 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL AIRPORT IN THE 
CITY OF KABANKALAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE KABANKALAN CITY DOMESTIC AIRPORT AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. The Kabankalan City Domestic Airport is hereby established in 
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Barangay Hilamonan, City of Kabankalan, Province of Negros Occidental. 
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Sec. 2. The establishment of the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport shall be 
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implemented by the Department of Transportation. 
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Sec. 3. The amount necessary for the implementation of the establishment of 
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the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport shall be appropriated in the General 
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Appropriations Act. 
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Sec. 4. If any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, 
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the remaining parts of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in 
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full force and effect. 
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Sec. 5. All other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, and other 
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administrative issuances, rules, regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified, superseded, or repealed 
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accordingly. 
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Sec. 6. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be 
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charged to the appropriation of the Department of Transportation under the current 
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General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the 
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operation and maintenance of the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport shall be included 
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in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
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Approved,