REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9226, September 11, 2003

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9226, September 11, 2003 ]

AN ACT UPGRADING THE BATANGAS SUBDISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE OF LIPA CITY INTO A REGULAR DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE OF LIPA CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Batangas Subdistrict Engineering Office of Lipa City is hereby upgraded into a regular district engineering office.

SEC. 2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the DPWH shall include in its program the funding requirements for the operationalization of the Batangas Engineering District of Lipa City in the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 7, 2002 and April 28, 2003, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Approved:

GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO

President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on SEP 11 2003, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.