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Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

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House Bill No.

Introduced by Representatives JOEY SARTE SALCEDA
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article 2, Section 10 of the 1987 Constitution provides that: “The State shall promote
social justice in all phases of national development.”

The 2018 Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum
ranks the Philippines 92nd out of 140 countries in terms of quality and quantity of
infrastructure. We remain in the worst ranks in the Southeast Asian region for the past decade.

The link between investments in infrastructure and economic growth is well established
in the literature. Various studies reveal that there is a positive correlation between
infrastructure. economic growth and. ultimately, poverty reduction. Investments in
infrastructure can generate positive externalities throughout an economy. leading to social
retums that exceed private returns’, as affirmed by the Asian Development Bank Institute in
its study. “The Benefits of Regional Infrastructure Development in Asia: A Quant
Exploration.”

‘An efficient and well-maintained road system would allow

(a) reduced prices because of competitive transport costs:

(b) better access to good paying work and basic social services:

(c) production and marketing of higher-value cash crops and supply of cheaper agricultural
inputs: and

(d) good infrastructure also improves a country's growth prospects by strengthening its
investment climate thereby making it attractive to foreign investors.

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‘A superhighway linking the provinces of Quezon and Bicol will cut transportation time
and hence facilitate trade among them. Increased trade in these provinces will mean
decongestion of Metro Manila because of lesser migration to find better jobs. Basic social
services can be easily delivered especially in times of calamities. Ecozones linked together
means an attractive Pacific side international trading center. Overall. the potential positive
impact of this project will not only redound to the six provinces involved but to the whole
country.

This bill was first filed during the 16th Congress, and has been refiled in the 17th
Congress and 18th Congress, where it was approved on the Third and Final Reading. and was
transmitted to the Senate.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is urgently sought.
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REP. E SALCEDA REP. KEITH MICAH D.L. TAN

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. _ 3052

Introduced by Representatives JOEY SARTE SALCEDA
and KEITH MICAH D.L. TAN

AN ACT
MANDATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE QUEZON-BICOL EXPRESSWAY,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Quezon-Bicol Expressway Act.”

SEC. 2. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote optimum development
among its regions.

SEC. 3. There is hereby created the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBex) which shall be
financed, constructed, operated, and maintained by a grantee, offeror, consortium or proponent,
under Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718, otherwise known as the
Build- Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law. The QuBex shall link the province of Quezon with the
Bicol Region starting from Barangay Malicboy, Municipality of Pagbilao, Province of Quezon
and terminating in the Province of Sorsogon, The Quezon Fourth District Engineering Office
(DEO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall construct the
connector road that shall link the terminus of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) Toll Road
4 (TR4) in Lucena City, and the entrance of the QuBEx in Brgy. Malicboy

EC. 4. The DPWH shall be the lead implementing agency of this Act.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary to defray the cost of undertaking and completing the
feasibility study and detailed engineering design for this project and other activities related
thereto shall be included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). Thereafter, the Secretary
of DPWH shall include in the Department’s program the construction of said road, the funding
of which shall be included in the GAA,

SEC. 6. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the DPWH shall, in
consultation with the stakeholders, formulate and promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act

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SEC. 7. Should any provision of this Act be declared invalid or unconstitutional, no
other provision hereof shall be thereby affected.

SEC. 8. All laws, rules, regulations, orders, circulars, and memoranda inconsistent with
any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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