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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to convert the Pasuquin Bypass Road, traversing barangays 
Naglicuan and Puyupuyan in the Municipality of Pasuquin, Province of Ilocos 
Norte, into a national road.  
Roads are vital to the country's socio-economic development as it is a symbol of 
a developing area. These provide daily access to health and educational services, 
work, and other vital services that boost the economy and sustainability of the 
country. Roads likewise link people, goods, and services from one city, province, 
or region to another.  
The Pasuquin Bypass Road is one of the major roads in the Province of Ilocos 
Norte. It gives its constituents and travelers ease in getting to their destinations 
to perform economic activities and provides necessary access to markets, 
schools, and hospitals. 
But the Pasuquin Bypass Road, which traverses barangays Naglicuan and 
Puyupuyan in the Municipality of Pasuquin, is being used to dry palay, which 
impedes the flow of goods and services within the district. Furthermore, the road 
will eventually experience degradation due to its daily use. Thus, the 2.469-
kilometer road not only needs to be more regulated and monitored by the 
Province of Ilocos Norte to ensure that the road is clear of obstruction but also 
needs the support of the National Government in terms of funding due to limited 
resources of the Province. In addition, lot owners who were requested to relocate 
for the bypass road construction will receive compensation only upon its 
conversion to a national road. 
Thus, this measure aims to ensure the availability of funds for the improvement, 
repair, and maintenance of the Pasuquin Bypass Road by including it in the 
budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways under the General 
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Appropriations Act and to adequately compensate the lot owners who were taken 
away from their homes.  
  
The proposed conversion of the existing Pasuquin Bypass Road into a national 
road will not only spur socio-economic development in the Municipality of 
Pasuquin. Still, it will encourage the creation of more businesses and jobs in the 
neighboring barangays and municipalities. 
 
Hence, this representation seeks the passage of this measure. 
 
 
 
 
 
RUDYS CAESAR G. FARIÑAS I 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE PASUQUIN BYPASS ROAD STRETCHING FROM 
BARANGAY NAGLICUAN TO BARANGAY PUYUPUYAN IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF PASUQUIN, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS 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:     
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SECTION 1. The 2.469-kilometer Pasuquin Bypass Road traversing    
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barangays Naglicuan and Puyupuyan in the Municipality of Pasuquin, Province 
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of Ilocos Norte, is converted into a national road under the supervision of the 
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Department of Public Works and Highways. 
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SEC. 2. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the 
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Department’s program the improvement, repair, and maintenance of road, the 
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funding of which shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.  
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SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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