Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9325)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9325 is to convert the Malalao Provincial Road in the Municipality of Tabuk, Province of Kalinga into a national road and provide the necessary funding for its improvement, maintenance, and repair.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is tasked with supervising the Malalao Provincial Road after its conversion into a national road.
The Secretary of the DPWH is responsible for including the improvement, maintenance, and repair of the Malalao Provincial Road in the department’s program, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 9325 took effect upon its approval, which is noted as August 8, 2004, when the law lapsed into effect without the signature of the President.
Republic Act No. 9325 lapsed into law under Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Philippine Constitution, which allows a bill to become law if the President does not act on it within 30 days of receipt.
Converting a provincial road into a national road places it under the jurisdiction and supervision of the DPWH, making it eligible for national government funding and priority in infrastructure programs.
The Malalao Provincial Road is located in the Municipality of Tabuk, Province of Kalinga.
The law was approved by the Congress of the Philippines, as indicated by the signatures of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, and it lapsed into law under the President’s inaction.
The General Appropriations Act provides the funding for the improvement, maintenance, and repair of the Malalao National Road as included in the DPWH’s program.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House on July 30, 2002, and by the Senate on June 10, 2004, before lapsing into law on August 8, 2004.