QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 9328)
To convert the Lubuagan–Batong Buhay Provincial Road in Lubuagan, Kalinga into a national road under the supervision of the DPWH, and to provide for funding for its improvement, maintenance, and repair.
The Lubuagan–Batong Buhay Provincial Road, located in the Municipality of Lubuagan, Province of Kalinga.
It converts the provincial road into a national road, to be placed under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways).
The improvement, maintenance and repair of the road.
It provides that the funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It indicates that DPWH becomes the lead implementing/supervising authority for the road once converted into a national road.
It shall take effect upon its approval.
It is shown as approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on August 8, 2004.
The Act “lapsed into law on August 8, 2004 without the signature of the President,” consistent with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution.
It means the bill became law because the President did not sign it within the constitutional period, and therefore it took effect as a matter of constitutional automatic lapse.
Passed by the House of Representatives on July 30, 2002, and by the Senate on June 10, 2004.
It serves as the annual funding mechanism; the Act directs that appropriations for the road’s improvement, maintenance, and repair be included in the General Appropriations Act.
Three sections: Section 1 converts the road into a national road and places it under DPWH supervision; Section 2 requires DPWH to include improvement/maintenance/repair in its program and directs funding through the General Appropriations Act; Section 3 provides that the Act takes effect upon approval.
It converts a provincial road into a national road. This matters because jurisdiction, supervision, and funding responsibilities shift to the national government/DPWH rather than remaining purely under provincial control.
It indicates the House Bill number (H. No. 2687) and the Official Gazette reference (100 OG No. 49, 8247) where the law is published.