Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9228)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9228 is to establish the Second District Engineering Office in the Province of Capiz, specifically located in the Municipality of Dumalag.
The Capiz Second Engineering District operates under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
The Capiz Second Engineering District covers the municipalities of Dumalag, Sigma, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Tapaz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, and Ivisan.
It is located in the Municipality of Dumalag, Province of Capiz.
The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways is responsible for including the funding requirements for the operationalization of the district.
Funding should be included in the year following the enactment of the law and thereafter.
The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law on November 28, 2003, without the signature of the President according to Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution.
According to Article VI, Section 27(1) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, if the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 30 days after receiving it, it automatically becomes law.
The key officials mentioned include Franklin M. Drilon (President of the Senate), Jose De Venecia Jr. (Speaker of the House of Representatives), and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (President of the Philippines).
The establishment improves government engineering services and infrastructure development in the covered municipalities by providing a focused local office under the DPWH supervision.