Republic Act No. 8530

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

Section 1

The first congressional district in the Province of Samar is hereby constituted into a separate highway engineering district to be known as the First Highway Engineering District of the Province of Samar. It shall be composed of the City of Calbayog and the municipalities of Sto Niño, Almagro, Tagapul-an, Sta. Margarita, Pagsanjan, Tarangnan, Gandara, San Jorge, and Matuguinao.

Section 2

The office of said highway engineering district shall be located in Calbayog City, and shall have a highway district engineer and such other personnel as may be necessary, who shall be appointed in accordance with existing laws and regulations.

Section 3

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA President of the Senate	(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. 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 21, 1996 and November 17, 1997, respectively.

(Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR. Secretary of the Senate	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved:

FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on February 14, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.