Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT REQUIRING OPERATORS OF AMUSEMENT OR THEME PARKS AND 
ADVENTURE OR EXTREME SPORTS FACILITIES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE SAFETY 
MEASURES AND SECURE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE 
COVERAGE FOR THEIR CLIENTS 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed measure compels operators of amusement or theme parks and adventure 
or extreme sports facilities to institutionalize safety procedures and get full general liability 
insurance coverage for their clientele.  
The salient features of this proposed measure are: 
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Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, if any person, partnership,
organization, or company, running an entertainment or theme park and adventure
or extreme sports facility should secure adequate general liability insurance for its
clientele. The coverage shall be for injury, illness, or death suffered by the client
due to malicious and negligent acts of another person, including the operator, the
organizer or sponsor, or any of its staff or employee, defective facility or amenity
in the amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities, and
force majeure.
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Insurable operations, where the operator should get insurance for the
entertainment or theme parks for athletic activities provided to consumers.
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Exclusions, where customers should have no compensation for accident, illness,
infirmity, or death due to suicide or attempted suicide, self-inflicted harm, or any
act performed under the condition of drunkenness or insanity.
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Safety Regulations and Standards, where amusement or theme parks and
adventure or extreme sports facilities should correspond with the globally
recognized norms and regulations.
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good 
of the Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
May 3, 2023
8:16 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT REQUIRING OPERATORS OF AMUSEMENT OR THEME PARKS AND 
ADVENTURE OR EXTREME SPORTS FACILITIES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE SAFETY 
MEASURES AND SECURE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE 
COVERAGE FOR THEIR CLIENTS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in  
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Leisure and Adventure 
Sports Insurance Act.”  
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to encourage the 
citizens to engage in sports and physical activities as a form of recreation and to 
foster self-discipline, teamwork and excellence for the development of a healthy 
citizenry. With the evolution of sports and the growing interest of the public 
towards adventurous activities, it is also the policy of the State to provide 
measures to mitigate the inherent danger associated with the bold and daring 
activities offered by amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports 
facilities. It is, therefore, imperative for the State to: 
a. Require the operator of amusement or theme parks and adventure or
extreme sports facilities to secure a comprehensive general liability
insurance for the client;
b. Institutionalize standard safety measures for the protection of the client;
and
c. Require the operator to secure and update sport-specific certifications that
reflect the age, skills, trainings and technical abilities of the operator and
their staff.
SEC. 3. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. – Any person, partnership, 
association or corporation, operating the amusement or theme parks and 
adventure or extreme sports facilities shall procure a comprehensive general 
liability insurance for their clients. The comprehensive general liability 
insurance shall be in full force and effect for the entire period of the operation of 
the amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities. 
In case the insurance is suspended, cancelled or rendered inactive, the operator 
shall reinstate, revive or procure another insurance. In the absence of a 
comprehensive general liability insurance, the permit to operate the amusement 
or theme parks and the adventure or extreme sports facilities shall be suspended 
or revoked. In case of revocation, the amusement or theme parks and the 
adventure or extreme sports facilities shall be ordered closed by the local 
government unit where they are located. 
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SEC. 4. Insurance Coverage. – The comprehensive general liability insurance 
shall cover the injury, illness, or death suffered by the client of the amusement 
or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities due to any of the 
following: 
 
a. Malicious and negligent act of another person, including the operator, the 
organizer or sponsor or any of its staff or employee;  
 
b. Defective facility or amenity in the amusement or theme parks and 
adventure or extreme sports facilities; and 
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c. Force majeure, that includes earthquake, typhoon, flood, fire, war,  
terrorist attack or other unforeseen event, the happening or consequence 
of which may not be prevented or avoided.  
 
SEC. 5. Insurable Activities. – A comprehensive general liability insurance shall 
be secured by the operator of the amusement or theme parks for the client for 
sports activities such as abseiling, parachute jumping from building, antenna,  
span or bridge, and earth or cliff (BASE), bobsledding, bungee jumping,  
canyoning, caving, hang gliding, heli-skiing, high diving, horseback riding, hot 
air ballooning, inline skating, jet skiing, zip lining, kayaking, motorcycle or motor 
scooter riding, mountain biking, parachuting, paragliding, piloting a non- 
commercial aircraft, rappelling, rock climbing, scuba diving, skydiving,  
snorkeling, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snow skiing, spelunking, surfing,  
trekking, wakeboarding, water skiing, whitewater rafting, wildlife safaris, and 
windsurfing and other similar activities. 
SEC. 6. Exclusion.̶ No proceeds from the insurance company shall accrue to 
the client in case the injury, illness, disability or death is due to any of the 
following: 
 
a. Suicide or attempted suicide; 
b. Self-inflicted injury; or 
c. Any act committed during the state of intoxication or insanity. 
 
SEC. 7. Safety Regulations and Standards. – To ensure the safety of the client, 
the safety regulations and standards for amusement or theme parks and 
adventure or extreme sports facilities shall conform with the internationally 
accepted standards and regulations. Further, the operator of the amusement or 
theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities shall: 
 
a. Secure a permit to operate from the local government unit where the 
amusement or theme parks and the adventure or extreme sports facilities 
are located; 
 
b. Possess a current sport-specific certification that reflects the age, skills, 
trainings and technical abilities of the operator and the staff to assist the 
client in carrying out the activities involved in the amusement or theme 
parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities; 
 
c. Maintain on standby an emergency medical team or paramedics certified 
to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external 
defibrillation (CPR/AED) and first aid within the duration of an activity in 
the amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities; 
 
d. Impose on its staff the responsibility of being the first responder in the 
absence of a more qualified health professional in case of emergency; 
 


 
e. Document all injuries and circumstances surrounding the accident during 
the operation of the amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme 
sports facilities in anticipation of the need for accident reports by the 
parent, spouse, legal guardian or relative of a client as a prerequisite to 
insurance claims or other legal purposes; and 
 
f. Be knowledgeable and familiar of the local culture of the place where the 
event takes place, including relevant local history and current events. 
 
SEC. 8. Periodic Inspection. – The municipal or city engineer of the local 
government unit where the amusement or theme parks and adventure or 
extreme sport facilities are located shall conduct periodic inspection of the 
facilities to ensure the safety of the clients. 
 
Inspection shall also be conducted at times when request for information on the 
operation of amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sport facilities 
are needed as basis for the issuance of a stop operation order of any ride or 
facility found to be unsafe to operate. 
 
Any alteration, modification or relocation of a ride or facility shall require a new 
inspection. Likewise, inspection is mandatory when the ride or facility has given 
rise to an injury to the client. The operation of the relocated, altered or modified 
ride or facility which has resulted to an injury to the client shall resume only 
after the inspection and findings that such ride or facility is safe. 
 
If the inspector knowingly allows the operation of unsafe ride or facility, the 
inspector shall primarily be liable for any resulting injury without prejudice to 
the liability of the operator of the amusement or theme park and adventure or 
extreme sports facility. 
 
SEC. 9. Permit to Operate. – No person, natural or juridical, shall operate 
amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities without a 
permit duly issued by the local government unit where the amusement or theme 
parks and adventure or extreme sports facilities are located. The permit to 
operate shall be renewed annually, subject to withdrawal or revocation as may 
be determined by the municipal or city engineer during the annual inspection 
and in cases of violation of the laws, rules, regulations or safety standards on 
the operation of amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports 
facilities. 
 
The permit to operate mobile rides or facilities or those that are temporarily 
installed during school fairs, “fiestas,” “tiangges” and the like shall also be issued 
by local government units where the mobile rides or facilities are located. 
  
SEC. 10. Penalties. – Any person who violates Sections 3, 7, 8 and 9 of this Act 
shall, upon conviction, suffer the following penalties: 
 
a. For the first violation, a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos 
(P500,000.00); and 
 
b. For any subsequent violation, a fine of not less than Four hundred 
thousand pesos (P400,000.00) but not more than One million pesos 
(P1,000,000.00).  
 
If the offender is an alien, the person shall be deported immediately after service 
of sentence without further proceedings.  
 


 
In case of juridical entities, the directors, officers and other persons responsible 
for the violation of this Act shall be held liable.  
 
SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within thirty (30) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Tourism and the Secretary of the Interior 
and Local Government shall, in coordination with the representatives of the 
different amusement or theme parks and adventure or extreme sports 
associations in the country, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act.  
 
SEC. 12. Repealing Clause. – All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations,  
or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed,  
amended and modified accordingly.  
 
SEC. 13. Separability Clause. – If any part or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions or parts not affected shall 
remain in full force and effect.  
 
SEC. 14. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
Approved,