MARCOS SIGNS 5 NEW LAWS

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed five new laws renaming circumferential and bypass roads, a bridge and a national highway in Central Visayas, Ilocos Region, Northern Mindanao and in the Bicol Region; and creating a new barangay in Surigao del Sur.

In a four page Republic Act No. 11987, President Marcos renamed the Bohol Island Circumferential Road as “The President Carlos P. Garcia Circumferential Road,” which traverses through Bgy. Poblacion III, towards north of Tagbilaran City and returns to the same barangay from the eastern side of the city.

President Marcos also signed into law Republic Act No. 11988, renaming the Urdaneta City Bypass Road to “Ambassador Eduardo ‘Danding’ M. Cojuangco Jr. Avenue,” traversing Barangays Nancayasan, Santo Domingo, Santa Lucia, Camantiles, and Anonas of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.

The President also signed into law Republic Act 11989, renaming the Tambacan Bridge to “Mariano Lluch Badelles Sr. Bridge,” which traverses the Iligan River in Barangay Tambacan, Iligan City in the Northern Mindanao Region.

The chief executive also signed into law Republic Act 11990, naming a national highway as “Speaker Arnulfo ‘Noli’ Fuentebella Highway,” stretching from Bgy. San Juan Bautista, traversing through Barangays Tagongtong, Abucayan, Hiwacloy, Digidigon, Balaynan and Payatan in the municipality of Goa.

Included in the national highway are Barangays Lupi, Tierra Nevada, Binalay, Camagong, Salvacion, San Roque, San Ramon, Sagrada, La Medella, Magsaysay and San Vicente in the municipality of Tinambac up to Bgy. Nalayahan in the unicipality of Siruma, Province of Camarines Sur.

Also, the President signed into law Republic Act No. 11986 that creates Bgy. Guinhalinan in Barobo, Surigao del Sur.

The new law mandates the Commission on Elections to conduct and supervise a plebiscite to be held in Bgy. Guinhalinan within three months from the effectivity of the law.

The plebiscite will be shouldered by the municipality of Barobo.

The Barobo mayor is tasked to appoint a village chief, seven Sangguniang Barangay members, a Sangguniang Kabataan  chair and seven councilors until their successors have been elected and qualified.

Marcos signed all five laws on March 21 and they will take effect 15 days following their publications in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.