Implementation of the Manila Bay Coastal Road Project
Letter of Instructions No. 85, issued on June 1, 1973, directs the Secretary of Public Works and other officials to prioritize the Manila Bay Coastal Road project. This initiative involves reclamation and construction of roads to enhance transportation in the Manila Bay region, aiming to alleviate congestion in Metro Manila and stimulate economic growth. The letter emphasizes that national welfare supersedes existing contracts that may be impacted by the project. Furthermore, authorities are authorized to enlist police support to ensure the project's smooth execution without obstruction.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 85
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 1, 1973
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 85
| TO | : | The Secretary of Public Works, |
| Transportation and Communications | ||
| The Commissioner of Public Highways |
WHEREAS, one of the priority projects of the administration is the Manila Bay Coastal Road which will involve the reclamation and construction of roads from the Cultural Center to Parañaque and from Parañaque to Zapote, Cavite, as well as from Manila to Bataan; cd i
WHEREAS, this project is of paramount importance to the national interest, as it will partly solve and meet the urgent transportation needs of the Manila Bay region; promote the dispersal of population and activities from the Metro Manila inner core and thus enhance the overall traffic condition in the Metro Manila, as well as provide very much needed land access for the development of the coastal areas, thus promoting economic growth within the region;
WHEREAS, even existing contracts that may be affected by this priority project must give way to the national welfare and interest; cdt
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to General Order No. 1 and in order to achieve this project, which is of primordial national interest, you are hereby directed to implement immediately the construction and prosecution of this project to its successful completion.
For this purpose, you are authorized to secure the help of any police agency to maintain peace and order and/or to prevent anybody from obstructing or interfering with the smooth and speedy prosecution of this project.
This order shall be implemented immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Cite This Law
Implementation of the Manila Bay Coastal Road Project, Letter of Instructions No. 85, Jun 1, 1973 (Philippines)
Implementation of the Manila Bay Coastal Road Project, Letter of Instructions No. 85 (Phil. 1973)
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