QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11034)
Republic Act No. 11034 is an act naming the by-pass road stretching from Barangay Bengcag, City of Laoag, to Barangay Buyon, Municipality of Bacarra, Province of Ilocos Norte, as the Rodolfo G. Farinas, Jr. By-Pass Road.
The by-pass road that stretches from Barangay Bengcag, City of Laoag to Barangay Buyon, Municipality of Bacarra, Province of Ilocos Norte.
It legally designates/officially names the specified by-pass road segment as the “Rodolfo G. Farinas, Jr. By-Pass Road” for all official references.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
DPWH shall include in its annual budget the funds necessary for implementation, including installation and maintenance of signages on the road.
Signage is expressly included, implying that DPWH must ensure proper road marking/signboards reflecting the new official road name and maintain them over time.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It requires publication in the Official Gazette OR in a newspaper of general circulation (either method satisfies the requirement).
It was approved by the President of the Philippines (Rodrigo Roa Duterte). The Senate President (Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III) and Speaker of the House of Representatives (Pantaleon D. Alvarez) signed as part of the legislative process.
It originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House on January 16, 2017, and by the Senate on March 12, 2018.
Approval date is the date of enactment/assent by the President; however, effectiveness depends on the publication-and-15-days rule under Section 3.
DPWH’s responsibility to implement the naming and fund installation and maintenance of road signages through its annual budget.
No. It is a naming/identification statute—legislative designation of a specific public road, coupled with administrative implementation through signage and budgeting.
It provides an official road name that may be used in directions, maps, government documents, and signage; DPWH must install and maintain the corresponding signs.
To include funds in its annual budget and implement the installation and maintenance of signages reflecting the new road name.
Whether Congress can validly name a specific public road and require DPWH signage implementation; the text is narrow and administrative in nature, so challenges would likely target legislative power/appropriations impact rather than substantive rights.