REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9694 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SIXTH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE IN THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways, a sixth district engineering office in the Sixth Congressional District of the Province of Cebu to be located in Mandaue City, to be known as the Cebu Sixth District Engineering Office.

SEC. 2. The said district engineering office shall comprise the cities of Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue and the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova.

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

SEC. 4. The relevant provisions of Sections 2 of Republic Act No. 9218 and all other laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations are hereby modified or amended accordingly.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE

(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES

President of Senate

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 March 10, 2008 and May 26, 2009, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary of Senate

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: AUG 04 2009

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO President of the Philippines