Conversion of Western Link Circumferential Road to a National Road
Republic Act No. 10399, enacted on March 19, 2013, designates the 8.720-kilometer Western Link Circumferential Road—spanning Marcos Highway-Baguio Bauang Road and Kennon Road—as a national road under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The act mandates the DPWH to include the road's improvement, repair, and maintenance in its annual budget. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways is tasked with issuing the necessary regulations to enforce the act. This law took effect 15 days after its publication in a widely circulated newspaper.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 10399
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 19, 2013
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10399
AN ACT CONVERTING THE WESTERN LINK CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD TRAVERSING MARCOS HIGHWAY-BAGUIO BAUANG ROAD AND KENNON ROAD INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The 8.720-kilometer Western Link Circumferential Road traversing Marcos Highway-Baguio Bauang Road and Kennon Road is hereby converted into a national road under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Department's program the improvement, repair and maintenance of the said road, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall issue the necessary rules, orders and circulars to implement the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: March 19, 2013.
Published in The Manila Bulletin on March 25, 2013.
Cite This Law
Conversion of Western Link Circumferential Road to a National Road, Republic Act No. 10399, Mar 19, 2013 (Philippines)
Conversion of Western Link Circumferential Road to a National Road, Republic Act No. 10399 (Phil. 2013)
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