THE House of Representatives on Monday approved the measure which will abolish the Road Board on third and final reading.
With 180 affirmative votes and zero negative, the chamber approved an amended version of House Bill No. 7436, which was approved under the leadership of former Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez.
The final version of the Road Board abolition Bill provided that all funds collected will be remitted directly to the National Treasury under a special account in the General Fund.
The collection will be used to fund “the construction, upgrading, repair, and rehabilitation of roads, bridges and road drainage,” as stated in the bill.
It also provided that the implementing rules and regulations shall be promulgated by the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Transportation.
The bill formerly proposed to include the Department Environment and Natural Resources, in place of the DBM.
Further, it was provided that upon abolition of the Road Board, the DPWH was to absorb its employees, as needed. — Charmaine A. Tadalan
