Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11730)
The Mandaue Causeway is officially named as Ouano Avenue.
It is located in the City of Mandaue, Province of Cebu, stretching from the corner of S.B. Cabahug St., traversing the Tipolo Creek in Barangay Centro and the Mandaue Reclamation Area, up to the bridge over the Mahiga Creek at the Cebu International Port.
Ouano Avenue comprises a total distance of 2.489 kilometers.
No, Don Andres Soriano Avenue, fronting the existing Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex, shall not be a part of Ouano Avenue, consistent with Mandaue City Ordinance No. 97/005 promulgated on March 7, 1997.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is mandated to issue the necessary rules, orders, and circulars to implement the law.
The DPWH shall implement the provisions within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of the Act.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It was approved by then President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The House of Representatives passed it on September 28, 2020, and the Senate passed it on January 31, 2022.
Mandaue City Ordinance No. 97/005 clarifies that Don Andres Soriano Avenue is not part of Ouano Avenue as per the official naming in Republic Act No. 11730.