Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. __________ 
Introduced by: 
HONORABLE KHYMER ADAN T. OLASO 
Representative, 1st District, Zamboanga City 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND 
HIGHWAYS (DPWH) SECOND ENGINEERING DISTRICT OFFICE IN 
ZAMBOANGA CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Engineering Districts are vital cogs in the developmental wheel of the country. Without 
their invaluable contribution, the implementation of priority development programs and projects 
of the Department of Public Works and Highways such as the construction, maintenance and 
rehabilitation of roads and bridges, flood control projects, buildings and other infrastructures, 
would be impossible to realize. 
To ensure the efficient and slippage-free implementation of infrastructure projects and 
undertakings, it has become imperative that new engineering districts be created to address the 
growing needs of our constituencies for better, safer and improved endeavors. In the case of 
Zamboanga City, this will relieve the existing and solitary district engineering office of the heavy 
burden of having to stretch its limited resources just to provide for the requirements of the entire 
city which consists of more or less 1 million inhabitants, 98 barangays and 2 legislative districts. 
This bill proposes to create a second engineering district office in the City of Zamboanga 
with jurisdiction over the barangays of Ayala, Bagong Calarian, Baliwasan, Baluno, Cabatangan, 
Camino Nuevo, Campo Islam, Canelar, Capisan, Cawit, Dulian (Upper Pasonanca), La Paz, 
Labuan, Limpapa, Maasin, Malagutay, Mariki, Pamucutan, Pasonanca, Patalon, Recodo, Rio 
Hondo, San Jose Cawa-Cawa, San Jose Gusu, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santo Niño, 
Sinubung, Sinunuc, Talisayan, Talungatung, Tumaga, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4, all 
located in the First Legislative District of Zamboanga City. 
In this light, this bill is being filed and immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
KHYMER ADAN T. OLASO 
Representative 
1st  District, Zamboanga City 
July 25, 2022
8:00 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____________ 
Introduced by: 
HONORABLE KHYMER ADAN T. OLASO 
Representative, 1st District, Zamboanga City 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND 
HIGHWAYS (DPWH) SECOND ENGINEERING DISTRICT OFFICE IN 
ZAMBOANGA CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1.  There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of 
Public Works and Highways, the district engineering office located in Zamboanga City Special 
Economic Zone, Zamboanga City, to be known as the Second District Engineering Office 
Section 2. The Second District Engieering Office shall serve the Barangays of Ayala, 
Bagong Calarian, Baliwasan, Baluno, Cabatangan, Camino Nuevo, Campo Islam, Canelar, 
Capisan, Cawit, Dulian (Upper Pasonanca), La Paz, Labuan, Limpapa, Maasin, Malagutay, 
Mariki, Pamucutan, Pasonanca, Patalon, Recodo, Rio Hondo, San Jose Cawa-Cawa, San Jose 
Gusu, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santo Niño, Sinubung, Sinunuc, Talisayan, 
Talungatung, Tumaga, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4, all located in the First Legislative 
District of Zamboanga City 
Section 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Department’s 
program the operationalization of the Second District Engineering Office of Zamboanga City, 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 two (2) newspapers of national circulation. 
Approved, 
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