Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9349)
Republic Act No. 9349 is an Act converting the Concepcion-Capas Road in the municipalities of Concepcion and Capas, Province of Tarlac into a national road.
The Concepcion-Capas Road in the municipalities of Concepcion and Capas, Province of Tarlac.
The road is 7.5 kilometers, more or less.
Converting a road into a national road typically places it under the jurisdiction and maintenance of the national government through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which can lead to prioritized funding and development.
The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways is tasked with issuing the necessary rules, orders, and circulars to implement the Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on August 4, 2006.
The municipalities of Concepcion and Capas in the Province of Tarlac.
The Act was signed by Franklin M. Drilon (President of the Senate), Jose De Venecia Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives), and approved by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
No, the Act does not provide specific penalties; it mainly concerns the conversion of the road into a national road and the implementation thereof by the DPWH.
The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.