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. 11602, December 10, 2021 ]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM LANAO DEL NORTE INTERIOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALAKAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, WITH A CROSSROAD AT BARANGAY MALIMBATO, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGALOAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE AND CONNECTING ROADS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN ILIGAN CITY THROUGH BARANGAY PUGAAN, ILIGAN CITY AND TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN MARAWI CITY THROUGH THE MUNICIPALITY OF KAPAL, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR TO BE KNOWN AS THE MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN UNITY HIGHWAY 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 constructed, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), a national highway from the Lanao del Norte Interior Circumferential Road in the Municipality of Tagaloan, Province of Lanao del Norte to the Municipality of Talakag, Province of Bukidnon, with a crossroad at Barangay Malimbato, Municipality of Tagaloan, Province of Lanao del Norte and connecting roads to the national highway in Iligan City through Barangay Pugaan, Iligan City and to the national highway in Marawi City through the Municipality of Kapai, Province of Lanao del Sur. The aforesaid stretch of road shall be known as the Muslim-Christian Unity Highway.
Section 2. The amount necessary to defray the cost of undertaking and completing the feasibility study and detailed engineering for this project, and other activities related thereto shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). Thereafter, the Secretary of the DPWH shall include in the Department’s program the construction of the Muslim-Christian Unity Highway, the funding of which shall be included in the annual GAA.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or 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 February 26, 2020 and September 6, 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
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