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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress __. REAISTRAITION UT
First Regular Session BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE
99

House Bill No,__L10¢

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was originally filed during the Third Regular Session of the
Fifteenth Congress and was referred to the Committee on Public Works and
Highways. It seeks to convert Congressional Avenue in the Municipality of
General Mariano Alvarez (GMA), Cavite into a national road.

GMA, Cavite, with a population of 136, 316 in an area of just 11.4
square kilorneters, is widely considered as the most densely populated
municipality in the Province of Cavite. It is fast becoming a highly urbanized
municipality resulting from rapid increase in its population and influx of
commercial establishments.

Congressional Avenue serves as the lone arterial road of GMA. What
tnakes it very effective as an arterial road is that it is the only road that
traverses along the center of the entire landmass of GMA. If one would look
up GMA, Cavite on the map, ne would see Congressional Avenue as a line
that divides GMA right in the middle heading towards its neighboring
Municipality of Carmona, Cavite. In addition, Congressional Avenue serves as
an alternative route and links two national highways namely, Dasmarinas-
Carmona Road (popularly known as Governor's Drive) and Carmona
Diversion Road.

Unfortunately, despite its tremendous contribution to land
transportation, not just to the Municipality of GMA but to the entire Province of
Cavite as well, Congressional Avenue remains in poor condition and in state
of disrepair due to lack of funding.

With the conversion of Congressional Avenue into a national road,
funds from the national government can now be appropriated for its
improvement, widening and maintenance, thereby further hastening and
accelerating growth and development in the area. Its strategic location, being


at the center of GMA, is very conducive to faster economic progress and
effective distribution of social services.

In light of the foregoing, | earnestly urge my esteemed colleagues in

the House of Representatives to join me in seeking immediate approval of this
Bill

1Y M. LOYOLA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session
1192

House Bill No.

Introduced by Honorable Roy M. Loyola

AN ACT CONVERTING THE CONGRESSIONAL AVENUE IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ (GMA),
PROVINCE OF CAVITE 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 Congressional Avenue in the Municipality of General
Mariano Alvarez (GMA), Cavite is hereby converted into a national road under
the jurisdiction and supervision ofthe Department of Pubiic Works and
Highways.

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SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and
Highways shall include inthe Department's program the improvement,
rehabilitation, repair and maintenance of the said road, the funding of which

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shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
9 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
10 _ its publication in the Official Gazette and in at least two (2) newspapers of

11 general circulation.

Approved,