QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11042)
Republic Act No. 11042 is an act renaming the Acop, Tublay, Kapangan-Kibungan-Bakun-Sinipsip, Buguias Secondary National Road in the Province of Benguet to the Gov. Bado Dangwa National Road, in recognition of Gov. Bado Dangwa’s public service.
The Acop, Tublay, Kibungan-Bakun-Sinipsip, Buguias Secondary National Road in the Province of Benguet is renamed as the Gov. Bado Dangwa National Road.
The law is enacted by Congress and is justified in the text by recognition of public service rendered by Gov. Bado Dangwa to the people of Benguet.
The individual honored is Gov. Bado Dangwa; the act recognizes his service to Benguet as a distinguished soldier during the Japanese occupation, businessman, leader, and pre-martial law governor.
DPWH must place appropriate markers along the Gov. Bado Dangwa National Road and issue the necessary orders and circulars to implement the Act.
It authorizes and directs DPWH to take practical steps (signage/markers and related issuances) to carry out the renaming.
The Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
It was approved on June 29, 2018.
It was passed by the House of Representatives on January 16, 2017 and by the Senate on March 12, 2018.
It implies DPWH must install or update official road signage/markers identifying the road as “Gov. Bado Dangwa National Road,” consistent with the legislative renaming.
It is primarily a naming/renaming act; it does not mandate construction or major works, but directs DPWH to place markers and issue implementing issuances.
It indicates the road is part of the national road system classified as secondary, and therefore its official naming is properly governed through national government processes and DPWH implementation.
It provides context on the bill’s origin, the timeline of congressional deliberation, and supports verifying that the enacted text was properly passed by both chambers.
It includes signatures of the President of the Senate (Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III), the Speaker of the House (Pantaleon D. Alvarez), and the President of the Philippines (Rodrigo Roa Duterte), with secretariat signatures shown as well.
The renamed road’s name and location (Section 1), the implementing agency and required actions (Section 2—DPWH markers and issuances), and the effectivity clause (immediately upon approval—Section 3).