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Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced By:
REP. FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II
15" District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill which was filed in the 15% and 16% Congress and re-filed in the
present Congress, secks to convert the road stretching from JUNCTION
BARANGAY CONSUELO TO BARANGAYS CORAZON, STA. CRUZ, STA. FE,
LIBERTAD, CABITOONAN and CATANGNAN, ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF GEN, LUNA in the First Congressional District of the Province of Surigao del
Norte, presently classified as a provincial road, into a National Road.

‘The JUNCTION CONSUELO - CORAZON ~ STA. CRUZ - STA. FE —
LIBERTAD - CABITOONAN ~ CATANGNAN - GEN. LUNA ROAD is an 11.850
kilometer stretch of gravel roadway starting from Barangay Corazon traversing the
Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Sta. Fe, Libertad, Cabitoonan, and Catangnan in the
Municipality of Gen. Luna, Surigao del Norte.

Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte is fast gaining global recognition as a
leading eco-tourism destination. It hosts annual international events particularly the
Siargao Annual International Game Fishing Tournament and the Annual Siargao
International Surfing Cup. It is recognized by international magazines and
publications as one of the “must see places” in the world. It is not only known as the
surfing capital of the country but is also considered as one of the best surf sites in the
world. Hence, the whole of Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands is recognized by the
Department of Tourism as a tourism site. This road being sought to be converted to a
national secondary road connects to a major seaport and existing national secondary
road and leads to a prime tourist destination in the area.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly

sought.

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Republic of the Philippines

House os Represencarwes
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

419
HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II

AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM
JUNCTION BARANGAY CONSUELO TO BARANGAYS
CORAZON, STA. CRUZ, STA. FE, LIBERTAD, CABITOONAN
AND CATANGNAN, ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GEN.
LUNA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE 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 road stretching from Junction Barangay Consuelo to
Barangays Corazon, Sta. Cruz, Sta. Fe, Libertad, Cabitoonan and Catangnan all
of the Municipality of Gen. Luna, Province of Surigao del Norte as described in
the technical description under the succeeding section of this Act is hereby
converted into a national road.

SECTION 2. The technical description of the road is as follows:

From the Bureau of Lands monument no. 1 (BLLM1) of the Municipality of
Gen. Luna, Province of Surigao del Norte thence to point marked one (1) of the
road with a distance of 8,555.11 meters, bearing N 07-21 W, with the following
lines, bearings and distances to wit:

LINES. BEARINGS DISTANCES,
1-2 N05-33E 60.00 m.
2-3 N65-50E 3,100.00 m
3-4 N85-44E 1,600.00 m.
4-5 S61-51E 2,350.00 m.
5-6 $24-21E 1,500.00 m.
6-7 $05-25W 3,100.00 m.
7-8 N 84-35 W 60.00 m.
8-9 N05-25E 3,084.05 m.


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SECTION 3. 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.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

N24-21W
N61-51W
$85-44W
$65-50W

1,463.68 m.
2,312.19 m.
1,595.22 m.
3, 097.42 m.