Republic of the Philippines 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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Quezon City 
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First Regular Session 
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
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House Bill No. _________________ 
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Introduced by Rep. Maria Carmen S. Zamora 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Engineering districts are vital cogs in the development of the country. Without 
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their invaluable contribution, the implementation of priority projects such as the 
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construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of roads and bridges, as well as flood 
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control, irrigation, and other important infrastructure, would be impossible to realize. 
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Prior to the passage of Republic Act No. 11609 in December 10, 2021 which 
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created the Second District Engineering Office of Davao de Oro Province, the whole 
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political subdivision comprising of eleven municipalities was under the jurisdiction of a 
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single district engineering office. RA 11609 changed all that, with the Second District 
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Engineering Office now mandated to provide its services to five of the eleven 
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municipalities. 
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Inadvertently, confusion was created by the new law, as the First District 
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Engineering Office located in the capital town of Nabunturan, covers the municipalities 
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of the Second Legislative District, and the Second District Engineering Office with office 
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address in the municipality of Compostela, has jurisdiction over municipalities belonging 
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to the First Legislative District. This has caused much administrative bewilderment 
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among agencies including the Central Office of the Department of Public Works and 
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Highways. 
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As legislative remedy is required to fix this perplexity, the undersigned sponsored 
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this bill which interchanges the names of the first and second district engineering offices 
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of the province. A simple solution to an otherwise innocuous and unintentional 
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conundrum. 
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We earnestly request for the immediate approval of this measure. 
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MARIA CARMEN S. ZAMORA 
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May 8, 2023
2:47 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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Quezon City 
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First Regular Session 
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
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House Bill No. _________________ 
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Introduced by Rep. Maria Carmen S. Zamora 
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AN ACT INTERCHANGING THE NAMES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND  
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DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICES OF DAVAO DE ORO PROVINCE, AND 
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FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. The names of the first and second district engineering offices of 
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Davao de Oro Province shall be interchanged such that the existing Second District 
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Engineering Office located in the Municipality of Nabunturan be named First District 
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Engineering Office, and the existing Second District Engineering Office located in the 
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Municipality of Compostela be named First District Engineering Office. 
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SEC. 2. The First District Engineering Office shall serve the municipalities of 
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Monkayo, Compostela, New Bataan, Montevista and Maragusan, all located in the First 
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Legislative District. 
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SEC. 3. The Second District Engineering Office shall serve the municipalities of 
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Nabunturan, Pantukan, Laak, Mawab, Maco and Mabini. 
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SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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