Republic of the Philippines '
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2639

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J. Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE TEN AND TWENTY-SIX HUNDREDTHS -
KILOMETER (10.26 KM.) PROVINCIAL ROAD OF SAN CARLOS-URBIZTONDO,
FROM BARANGAY PEREZ BLVD, TO PALARIS STREET UP TO BARANGAY
CAOAYAN KILING OF THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS, PROVINCE OF
PANGASINAN, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to convert the provincial road of San Carlos-Urbiztondo from
Barangay Perez Blvd to Barangay Palaris up to Barangay Caoayan Kiling, located in the
City of San Carlos, Province of Pangasinan into a national road. The town of San Carlos
is a third-class component city and has a population of 205,424. This provincial road goes
from the City proper of San Carlos of the Third District, to the Municipalities of
Urbiztondo and Mangatarem of the Second District. Affected barangays are, Perez
Boulevard, Palaris, San Pedro-Taloy, San Juan, Agdao, Malacanang, Abanon and
Caoayan Kiling with last recorded combined population of 20,825. The provincial road
from Barangay Perez to Barangay Caoayan Kiling is connected to the Romulo National
Highway at one end making the City of San Carlos connected the Municipality of
Urbiztondo

Every year, the City of San Carlos and Province of Pangasinan have been
allocating funds for the repair and maintenance of the above-mentioned provincial road,
which comes from its development fund. However, the amount is heavy burden to the
local government.


Moreover, as the Province of Pangasinan continues to develop, many provincial
roads have been intertwined with or sandwiched by newer national roads and bridges thus,
there is a growing need for their integration of purpose, management, and identification
through their conversion into national roads. We also seek to convert more provincial
toads into national roads and bridges in order for the national government fund to cover
the repair, maintenance, rehabilitation, retrofitting, improvement and/or reconstruction of
the roads and bridges

The conversion of this provincial road into a national road would immensely
benefit the people of City of San Carlos and Municipalities of Urbiztondo, Province of
Pangasinan, since this is the only way they can go in and out of the vicinity. Likewise, the
conversion will provide bigger budget for the repair, maintenance and/or reconstruction
of said road line.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Bill is earnestly recommended

Mak he
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resentative
3" District of the Province of Pangasinan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2639

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J. Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE TEN AND TWENTY-SIX HUNDREDTHS -KILOMETER
(10.26 KM.) PROVINCIAL ROAD OF SAN CARLOS-URBIZTONDO ROAD FROM
BARANGAY PEREZ BLVD TO PALARIS STREET UP TO BARANGAY CAOAYAN
KILING, CITY OF SAN CARLOS, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, 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 |. The provincial road of San Carlos-Urbiztondo from Barangay Perez Blvd
to Barangay Palaris up to barangay Caoayan Kiling, City of San Carlos, Province of Pangasinan
is hereby converted into a national road

SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways shall
include in the Department’s program the improvement, maintenance and repair of the said road,
the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (1) national newspapers of general circulation

Approved,