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Republic Act
Approved December 10, 2021

Republic Act No. 11609

An act establishing the second district engineering office in the municipality of compostela, province of davao de oro, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DE ORO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

This act establishes the Second District Engineering Office in Compostela, Davao de Oro, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways, delineates its service area, mandates its operationalization and funding in the General Appropriations Act, and specifies its effective date.

  • Establishment of the Second District Engineering Office under DPWH supervision
  • Definition of service area covering five municipalities
  • Mandating inclusion of the office in the DPWH program and GA funding
  • Effective date set to 15 days after publication
Public Works
Engineering Office
Davao de Oro
Local Government

Eighteenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand twenty one.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11609, December 10, 2021 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DE ORO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways, a district engineering office to be located in the Municipality of Compostela, Province of Davao de Oro, to be known as the Second District Engineering Office.

Section 2

The Second District Engineering Office shall serve the municipalities of Monkayo, Compostela, New Bataan, Montevista, and Maragusan, all located in the First Legislative District of the Province of Davao de Oro.

Section 3

The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Departments program the operationalization of the Second District Engineering Office of the Province of Davao de Oro, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate | (SGD.)LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on May 20, 2020 and September 13, 2021, respectively.

| (SGD.)MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.)MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: DEC 10 2021

(SGD.)RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.