Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMCIAS-AGABAS 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to convert the Asingan–Urdaneta Junction 
Provincial Road to a National Road in the Province of Pangasinan. On 
account of the road’s importance as a major commercial route to all 
types of commercial vehicles in the Province of Pangasinan, there is a 
need to file this bill for its conversion into a national road.   
The Asingan -Urdaneta Junction Provincial Road, spanning a 
total distance of16.58 kilometers, connects the Municipality of 
Asingan to the City of Urdaneta, the latter being the commercial and 
educational center in eastern Pangasinan. The road is also a major 
gateway from eastern to central and western Pangasinan. Being a 
major commercial route, there is an annual increase of vehicle density 
thus exposing said road to major use. The need therefore to convert 
the same to a national road is most compelling given the fact that its 
major 
and 
constant 
use 
will 
consequently 
require 
periodic 
maintenance to keep it in good condition. 
With the conversion of Asingan-Urdaneta Junction to a 
provincial road, its improvement and maintenance can be included in 
the annual budgetary allocation of the Department of Public Works 
and Highways (DPWH). Given the budgetary constraints of the 
province, the allocation by the province of its annual funding for the 
maintenance and regular upkeep of its provincial roads considerably 
affects its financial cupboard. Its conversion into a national road will 
free and unbind the province of road maintenance funds  which can 
be used for other equally important infrastructure programs of the 
province. 
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Given the socio-economic benefits that the conversion will 
create, the immediate passage of the bill is therefore earnestly sought. 
MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. __________ 
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Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE  ASINGAN-URDANETA 
JUNCTION PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ASINGAN 
AND THE CITY OF URDANETA, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, FROM 
A PROVINCIAL ROAD INTO A NATIONAL ROAD, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1.  The Asingan-Urdaneta Junction Provincial Road in 
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the Municipality of Asingan and the City of Urdaneta is hereby 
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converted into a national road. 
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SECTION   2. 
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways 
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shall include in the department’s program the improvement, 
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repair, and maintenance of the road, the funding of which shall 
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be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION   3. 
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in the newspaper of 
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general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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