Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
F'irst Regular Session
HousEBILLNo.   8199
Introduced by Representative Eduardo Roa Rama ]r.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to require gasoline stations to install and maintain functioning emergency
generator sets and provide penalties for non-compliance thereof.
The   Philippines   is   vulnerable   to   all   types   of  natural   calamities   such   as   typhoons,
earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and landslides. Their occuffences  cause loss of lives and
property, serious  social and economic disruptions  and loss of liveliho()ds and services, including
fuel services provided by gasoline stations.
The   dire   circumstances   resulting   from   the   ocourrencc   of  these   calamities   call   for
measures  which  mitigate  the  same  and  ensure  that  the  people  are  provided  access  to  fuel,  to
ensure their mobility during times of crisis.  An emergency backup power generation  in gasoline
stations would assure its operational capability and prevent long queue lines of motoring public
due to short or rotational blackouts without waiting for the powei. restoration.
This  proposed  measure  will  ensure  a  more  reliable  `source  of  fuel  even  during  the
occurrence of calamities.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.


Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSE. BIT,I, NO. 6199
Introduced by Representative Eduardo R. Rama, ]r.
1                                                                               AN ACT
2                  REQUIRING GASOLINE STATIONS T0 INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
3                FUNCTI0NING EMERGENCY GENERATOR SETS ANI) PROVIDING
4                                  PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE THEREOF
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6         Be  it eiiacted ky  the  senar,e aii{l the HowJe  of RapreJen,tatiues  of lbe pbil¢Pines in congjre`ss asseml]letl..
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8                      SECTION   1.   All   gasoline   stations   are   hereby   reciuired   to   install   and   maintain   a
9       functioning emergency generator sets  to  ensure  that the gasoline  stations  remain  functional  in
10       times of disasters and power outages.
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12                     Within  six  (6)  months  from  the  effectivity of this  Act,  the  owners  of gasoline  stations
13       shall install  and maintain  the  required  emergency generator  sets,  which  must  comply with  the
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specifications that the Department of Energy and Bureau of Fife I'rotecrion sha.Il prescribe.
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16                     SEC. 2.    The Department of Energy, in coordimrdon with the Bureau of Fire pi.otection
and local government units, shall check and regularly monitor the comphance of gasoline station
owners.
19                     The requirements for securing a permit to operate gasoline stations shan include the plan
20       for the installation of emergency generator sets and the maintenance of emergency generatt)I sets
21       is a continuing requirement for all gasoline statit]ns.
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23                      SEC.  3. Any gasoline  startion owner who  fails  to  install  emergency generator  sets  within
24       the   prescribed   period   shall   pay   a   fine   t)f  not   less   than   One   hundred   thousand   pesos
25       q'1000,000.00) but not more than Two hundred thousand pesos a?20(),000.00) and any gasoline
26       station  owner who  fails  to  maintain  emergency generator sets  shall pay  a  fine  of not less  than
27       Fifty thousand pesos (50,000.00) but not more than one hundred thousand pesos q'100,00(.`).00).
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29                      In  addition  to  fines,  the  Department  of I_-inergy  shall  suspend  the  operation  of  any
30       gasoline  station  that  fails  to  install  and  maintain  emergency  generator  sets  until  the  gasoline
31       station complies with the requirements under section 1 of this Act.
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33                      'The fines shall be collected by the Department of Energy and shall be u`sed for purposes
34       of  monitor.ing   the   compliance   of  gasoline   station   owners,   subject  to   existing  accounting,
35       budgeting and auditing laws, rules and regulations.
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37                      SEC.  4. Within Ninety (90) days  from the effectivity of this Act, the secretary of Energy
38       shall, in  coordination with the Secretaries  of Environment and Natui-al Resources,  the  Interior
39       and  Ijocal  Government,  and  the  Chairperson  of the  National  Disaster  RIsk  Reduction  and
40       Management council, issue the "les and regulations necessary for the effective implementzltion
41       of this Act.
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1                       SEC.  5.  All laws, executive orders, issuances, niles and  regulations, or parts inconsistent
2       with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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4                      SEC. 6.  This Act shall take effect fiftecn (15) days aftei. its publicati()n in
5       the Q#c7.#/G#tc//€ or in a newspaper of general circulation.
6                    App rove d,
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