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

SECTION 1. a district engineering office of the Department of Public Works and Highways is hereby created in the Second Legislative District, Province of Southern Leyte, to be located in the Municipality of Sogod, and referred to as the Southern Leyte Second District Engineering Office.

SEC. 2. The Southern Leyte Second District Engineering Office shall serve the Municipalities of Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, Silago and Sogod, all located in the Second Legislative District of the Province of Southern Leyte.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Public Works and Highways shall include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Southern Leyte Second 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 the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,
   
 

(SGD.) JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI	(SGD.) FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ
President of the Senate	Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act, which originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on March 21, 2023 and November 22, 2023, respectively.
   
   
 

(SGD.) RENATO N. BANTUG, JR.	(SGD.) REGINALD S. VELASCO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: MAR 21 2024

   
 

FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.

President of the Philippines