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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A RECEIVED ®
Quezon City, Metro Manila © ome: 13 OCT 2016
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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS °
First Regular Session

4097

HOUSE BILL NO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, identified infrastructure
development as one of its critical components. The agenda calls for more
infrastructure, particularly roads and bridges, to sustain and broaden our country's
economic development. While we need to build more roads and bridges that we

can afford, we must also maintain and preserve our exis

ing roads.

The conversion of the provincial road into a national road is essential to the
economic and social development of a particular municipality specially if such road
network traverses into agricultural areas as means for the exchange of goods and
services into nearby municipalities. Many of the local government units, the province or
city, for instance doesn't have the financial and material resources to carry out the tasks
of road maintenance. The purposes of road maintenance are to reduce the rate of
deterioration and prolong the service life of road; to provide the riding public with more
convenient and safe road travel and to effectively cut costs in the wear and tear on
roads.

Hence, it is imperative that provincial roads be turned over to the national
government to assure that adequate funding be appropriated for its maintenance and

improvement.

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Pagbilao-Tayabas Road (Km 141.516 - Km 147.516) is a provincial road situated in
the Municipality of Pagbilao and the City of Tayabas, Province of Quezon. Without
appropriate funding for maintenance, the road will slowly deteriorate. Conversion of
Pagbilao-Tayabas Road into a national load will greatly contribute to the fast economic
growth and development not only of the town of Pagbilao and Tayabas City, but also the
neighboring City of Lucena and the neighboring towns of Mauban and Lucban, Travel
time from Pagbilao going to the Municipality of Mauban will also be decreased

drastically,

With its conversion into a national road, funds from the national government thru
the Department of Public Works and Highways can now be channeled to accelerate the

improvement of Pagbilao-Tayabas Road.

In light of the foregoing, immediate approval of this Bill is highly recommended.

ANNA KATRINA M. ENVERGA


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

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4097

AN ACT CONVERTING PAGBILAO-TAYABAS PROVINCIAL ROAD 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 Pagbilao-Tayabas Provincial Road located in the Municipality of
Pagbilao and the City of Tayabas, Province of Quezon is hereby converted into and
declared as a national road under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH).

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the DPWH shall include in its program the improvement,
maintenance, expansion and repair of the said road, the funding of which shall be

included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC, 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

APPROVED,