QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11486)
RA No. 11486 converts the specified road network into a national road, thereby bringing it under the classification and coverage of national roads contemplated by law.
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways (through the Department of Public Works and Highways) shall include the road in its program, and the funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Funding must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It provides a technical description through lines, bearings, and distances (survey coordinates/segment data). This is important because it identifies the specific portion of land/road to be affected and helps clarify the metes and bounds for legal and implementation purposes.
A bearing is the directional reference (e.g., N/E/W/S combined with degrees), while distance is the length of each segment in meters between points (e.g., 58.29 meters).
It indicates a direction of South with degrees/minutes toward West (i.e., a precise bearing used in surveying).
Each “1-2”, “2-3”, etc. indicates a segment between consecutive numbered points. Together, these segments trace the entire described alignment.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, following the standard Philippine rule on effectivity of statutes.
The Act shows approvals by the President (Rodrigo Roa Duterte) and legislative officers such as the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, with certification of passage by Senate/House secretaries. Their presence indicates compliance with the legislative process and formal enactment.
It states that the Act originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House on January 27, 2020 and by the Senate on June 1, 2020.
It shifts the road’s status to national, which typically brings it within national planning, standards, and funding mechanisms administered by national government—specifically through DPWH’s programs.
The text identifies Barangay Grijalvo in the Municipality of San Fernando and the Municipality of Bula, Province of Camarines Sur, and further specifies the road’s alignment through bearings/distances in the technical description.
The phrase identifies the general connection/area, while the technical description specifies the exact surveyed segments that constitute the road network intended for national road conversion.