Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Fourteenth Congress

Second Regular Session

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

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9699]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE ILOCOS NORTE THIRD DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE 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 established, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways, a third district engineering office in the Province of Ilocos Norte to be known as the Ilocos Norte Third District Engineering Office.

SEC. 2. The said district engineering office shall be located in the First Congressional District of Ilocos Norte and shall comprise the municipalities of Solsona, Dingras, Banna, Piddig, Carasi, Marcos and Nueva Era.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the Ilocos Norte Third District Engineering Office, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate

(Sgd.) 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.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General

House of Representatives

Approved:

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on AUG 06 2009 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution

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