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Republic Act
Approved August 04, 2009

Republic Act No. 9696

An act establishing the district engineering office for the cities of malabon and navotas in metro manila and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE FOR THE CITIES OF MALABON AND NAVOTAS IN METRO MANILA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

Establishes a district engineering office for Malabon and Navotas, outlines the transfer of property and personnel from the existing DPWH Sub-District Engineering Office, appropriates funds for the new office, and specifies that the act takes effect fifteen days after publication.

  • Establishment of Malabon-Navotas District Engineering Office
  • Transfer of property and personnel from DPWH Sub-District Office
  • Appropriation of funds for the new office
  • Effective date fifteen days after publication
Infrastructure
Public Works
Local Government

Fourteenth Congress Second Regular Session

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

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9696, August 04, 2009 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE FOR THE CITIES OF MALABON AND NAVOTAS IN METRO MANILA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative 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 for the cities of Malabon and Navotas in Metro Manila to be known as the Malabon-Navotas District Engineering Office.

Section 2

The property and personnel allocated for the existing DPWH Sub-District Engineering Office in the Congressional District of Malabon City-Navotas pursuant to Department Order No. 169, series of 2001, shall be assumed by the district engineering office created under this Act, while the amount allocated for the former office shall continue to be utilized until the end of the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted. Thereafter, the amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3

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

Approved,

| JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate | PROSPERO C. NOGRALES Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 7, 2008 and May 26, 2009, respectively.

| EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate | MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: AUG 04 2009

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO 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.