Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 135)
National Roads include all roads classified as Insular roads, main traffic routes connecting provincial capitals with important commercial centers, national airports, seaports, national parks, and roads of military importance as designated by the President.
National Roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than twenty meters.
Provincial Roads connect one municipality to another with termini at public plazas, extend from a municipality or from provincial or National Roads to public wharfs or railway stations, or are designated by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications upon request of the provincial board and recommendation of the Director of Public Works.
Provincial Roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than fifteen meters.
Municipal Roads are all highways not included within the classifications of National and Provincial Roads.
Municipal Roads shall have a right-of-way of not less than ten meters.
District and city engineers under the supervision of the Director of Public Works, financed by appropriations authorized by the Commonwealth Government.
Provincial Roads are constructed, maintained, and improved by district engineers supervised by the Director of Public Works, financed by provincial funds and aid authorized by the Commonwealth Government.
The municipal governments concerned manage these works subject to existing laws and municipal funds.
Yes, upon request of the provincial board and favorable recommendation of the Director of Public Works, the Secretary of Public Works and Communications may classify an important municipal road as provincial.
Executive Order Numbers 1 (1910), 184 (1929), 625 (1935), and 71 (1936) are revoked by this Executive Order.
It became effective on January 1, 1938.
The Director of Public Works prepares the map, which upon approval by the President constitutes the Official Road Map.