Title
Conversion of Marcos Highway to National Road
Law
Presidential Decree No. 1995
Decision Date
Nov 5, 1985
Presidential Decree No. 1995 converts the Agoo-Tubao-Pugo-Tuba-Baguio City road network into a National Road to support the social, political, cultural, and economic development of the area, providing a vital link for farmers to transport their agricultural products and facilitating the movement of goods.

Scope: Marcos Highway as national road

  • Section 1 converts the Agoo-Tubao-Pugo-Tuba-Baguio City road network, also known as the Marcos Highway, into a National Road.
  • The road network covered lies in the Provinces of La Union and Benguet and in the City of Baguio.
  • The covered limits are Km. 236 + 741 to Km. 284 + 315.
  • The decree covers a total length of 47.574 kilometers.
  • The conversion is described “from Agoo, La Union” in Section 1.

Funding and maintenance responsibility

  • Section 2 provides that maintenance and improvement of the road network shall continue to be funded out of the lump sum appropriation for the repair and maintenance of local roads.
  • Section 2 further provides additional funding from any savings from appropriations for the maintenance of national roads in the Philippines.
  • Section 2 limits the added financing from national-road savings to the period until such time that maintenance funds for the said road network shall have been specifically provided in the national budget.
  • Section 2 requires that the funding arrangement remain operative until specific national budget maintenance funds are provided.

Date, coverage limits, and operational impact

  • Section 1 makes the conversion operative for the named road network spanning Km. 236 + 741 to Km. 284 + 315.
  • Section 2 continues to support maintenance and improvements using both local-road lump sum appropriations and national-road maintenance savings.
  • Section 3 establishes immediate effectivity upon approval, without a delayed publication or compliance period.

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