By Liza Soriano
MANILA — The Senate has given its approval to measures aimed at converting roads, as well as renumbering and establishing district engineering offices, in their third and final reading.
In the province of Romblon, four municipal roads are set to be upgraded to national highways.
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., Chairperson of the Committee on Public Works, emphasized that these bills are designed to assist local governments in meeting the needs of their constituents.
“In converting these roads, local government units are relieved of the responsibility of maintaining these highly useful and valuable routes, allowing them to allocate resources more effectively to the needs of the community,” Revilla stated.
“While entrusting the preservation of these roads to the national government, leveraging their expertise, we are essentially achieving two objectives at once,” he added in his omnibus sponsorship speech.
The following bills were approved in their third reading: House Bill No. (HBN) 1028, proposing the conversion of the Sawang-Macalas Road; HBN 1029, focusing on the conversion of the road stretching from Barangay Tuguis in the Municipality of Odiongan to Barangay Tugdan in the Municipality of Alcantara; HBN 1030, considering Senate Bill No. 1943, for the conversion of the road stretching from Sitio Boliganay in Barangay Panique, Municipality of Odiongan, to Sitio Kabaliwan in Barangay Bachawan, Municipality of San Agustin; and HBN 1031, taking into account Senate Bill No. 1952, which aims to convert the Sablayan-Agpanabat-Bagacay Road, a section of the Romblon Circumferential Road.
Additionally, three bills for renumbering and establishing district engineering offices in Cebu, Leyte, and Zamboanga City were also approved.
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