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NI SENTH CONGRESS Seino 3

First Regular Session

2642

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J. Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE EIGHT AND FIFTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS -
KILOMETER (8.51 KM.) PROVINCIAL ROAD (SAN CARLOS-AGUILAR ROAD)
FROM BARANGAY BALDOG TO BARANGAY BOCBOC,
CITY OF SAN CARLOS, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN,
INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to convert the provincial road from Barangay Baldog to Barangay
Bocboc, located in the City of San Carlos, Province of Pangasinan, into a national road.
The town of San Carlos is a third-class component city and has a population of 205,424
Barangays Baldog, and Bocboc have a combined population of 10,030

The provincial road from Barangay Baldog to Barangay Bocboc is rugged road,
connected to the San Carlos ~ Urbiztondo Provincial Road at one end located at Barangay
Agdao, City of San Carlos of the Third District and connected to provincial road on the
other end going to Municipality of Aguilar of the Second District This road is the only
entrance and exit routes for the residents of the area, This conversion will open an alternate
route going to Western Pangasinan from Central Pangasinan going to the Romulo National
Highway.

Every year, City of San Carlos and Province of Pangasinan have been allocating
funds for the limited repair and maintenance of the above-mentioned provincial road,
which comes from its development fund. However, the amount is heavy burden to the local


government and the temporary repair of dilapidated roads and bridges, such as the Talang
and Aponit Bridges lasts only for a short period that only leads into higher cost of repair
or reconstruction and become prone to accidents or danger in the long run. The piecemeal
and temporary repairs just add up to more cost to the government.

Moreover, as the Province of Pangasinan continues to develop, many provincial
roads have been intertwined with or sandwiched by newer national roads and bridges thus,
there is a growing need for their integration of purpose, management, and identification
through their conversion into national roads. We also seek to convert more provincial roads
into national roads and bridges in order for the national government fund to cover the
repair, maintenance, rehabilitation, retrofitting, improvement and/or reconstruction of the
roads and bridges.

The conversion of this provincial road into a national road would immensely benefit
the people City of San Carlos and Municipality of Aguilar, Province of Pangasinan, which
will redound to the development of the Province of Pangasinan. The conversion will ensure
ample budget for the repair, maintenance and/or reconstruction of said road line.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Bill is earnestly recommended

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jaria Rachel renas

Representative
3" District of the Province of Pangasinan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2642

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J, Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE EIGHT AND FIFTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS -KILOMETER
(8.51 KM.) PROVINCIAL ROAD (SAN CARLOS-AGUILAR ROAD) FROM BARANGAY
BALDOG TO BARANGAY BOCBOC, CITY OF SAN CARLOS, PROVINCE OF
PANGASINAN, 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 |. _ The provincial road of provincial road of San Carlos-Aguilar from
Barangay Baldog to Barangay Bocboc, City of San Carlos, Province of Pangasinan is
hereby converted into a national road

SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
shall include in the Department’s program the improvement, maintenance and repair of the
said road, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (1) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,