Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 7448

Introduced by Representative JOEL MAYO Z. ALMARIO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill provides for the establishment of a national highway from Barangay
Lavigan, Municipality of Governor Generoso to Barangay Dawan, City of Mati, both in
the Province of Davao Oriental, connecting the Tibanban - Lavigan National Secondary
Road and the President Diosdado P. Macapagal National Highway. It aims to achieve a
tripartite goal of a) connecting three clustered barangays separated from the city
proper; b) connect two existing national roads; and c) create a road to link two major
areas of Davao Oriental.

The City of Mati, Davao Oriental’s capital, is a fast-developing city with a
population close to 300,000 people. It is a popular destination owing to its numerous
tourist destinations, well-established educational institutions, and existing industrial
centers such as the Industrial Technopark established by the Philippine Export Zone
Authority (PEZA). It is often the host of regional conventions, conferences, national
government exams, seminars, and other similar gatherings. Meanwhile, the Municipality
of Governor Generoso is a second-class municipality composed of twenty (20)
barangays with a population of more or less 60,000 citizens. Composed of beautiful
coastal terrains, it boasts of several tourist destinations which include the Calvary Hill,
Pink Beach and Parola at Cape San Agustin. There is frequent travel and movement to
and from both places owing to numerous business transactions, delivery of goods,
educational purposes and leisure. However, there is no existing road directly linking
the two areas, and travel to and from both places becomes arduous, expensive, and time
consuming, This bill seeks to create a national road linking the two locales to facilitate
the easy movement of people and products.


Further, the City of Mati is composed of 26 barangays, 23 of which are
contiguously located around the city proper while the other three - Barangays Lanca,
Luban, and Cabuaya ~ are clustered and located approximately 120 kilometers away. As
there are no direct roads to the city proper, constituents from these barangays needing
to go to the center of Mati have to travel roughly two and a half hours via the Tibanban-
Lavigan National Secondary Road, which passes through the Municipality of Governor
Generoso, With the passage of this bill, a national road connecting the said national
secondary road and the Diosdado P. Macapagal National Highway will be created,
effectively joining all the barangays of the City of Mati and eliminating the need to pass.
through the other municipalities.

Support for this bill is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

7448

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative JOEL MAYO Z. ALMARIO

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM BARANGAY LAVIGAN,
MUNICIPALITY OF GOVERNOR GENEROSO TO BARANGAY DAWAN, CITY OF MATI,
BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL,

CONNECTING THE TIBANBAN - LAVIGAN NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD AND
‘THE PRESIDENT DIOSDADO P. MACAPAGAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY,

AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. - A national highway from Barangay Lavigan, Municipality of
Governor Generoso to Barangay Dawan, City of Mati, both in the Province of Davao
Oriental, connecting the Tibanban - Lavigan National Secondary Road and the President
Diosdado Macapagal National Highway is hereby established under the supervision of

the Department of Public Works and Highways.

SECTION 2. - The amount necessary for the construction of the national highway
shall be charged to the current appropriation of the Department of Public Works and

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Highways. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the repair and maintenance of

the national highway shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.