Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9692)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9692 is to establish the Misamis Occidental Second District Engineering Office in the Province of Misamis Occidental.
The Misamis Occidental Second District Engineering Office will operate under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
The office is to be located in Tangub City, in the Second Congressional District of the Province of Misamis Occidental.
The office will comprise the cities of Ozamiz and Tangub and the municipalities of Sinacaban, Tudela, Clarin, Bonifacio, and Don Victoriano.
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is responsible for including the operationalization of the Misamis Occidental Second District Engineering Office in the Department's program.
Funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act as part of the Department of Public Works and Highways' budget.
The Act took effect upon its approval on August 4, 2009.
It was approved and signed into law by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Act was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.
Establishing the second district engineering office aims to improve supervision and management of public works and highway projects within the specified areas to promote efficient delivery of government services.