SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE BILL NO. 4469

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAKILA CARLO E. CUA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Road accidents have a significant increase nowadays. There is a
continuous addition to the statistics of vehicular accidents in the
country. These accidents are mostly related to speed limit violations.
In the year 2011, approximately 15,200 vehicular accidents had
occurred according to the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol
Group (PNP-HPG). It was estimated that 14,795 of these accidents
occurred from January to November 2011. In the same year, around
1,399 people have been killed and around 5,700 were injured due to
road mishaps. Around 90.17% of the total deaths occurred in the
National Capital Region (NCR). Several years back, in 2006, there had
been an approximate 15,064 accidents or about 41 accidents each
day. The highest rate of road accidents was in 2003 which recorded
16,425, calculated about 45 accidents per day.

Last December 16, 2013, a Don Mariano Transit bus fell off the
elevated part of the Skyway in Barangay Marcelo Green, Paranaque
City and pushed into the west service road of the southbound lane of
South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) causing 21 fatalities and 8 injured
victims. Most witnesses and investigators concluded that the bus
violated the Skyway speed limit for buses thereby causing the
accident.

The State has the duty to ensure protection and safety of the
riding public. Installing speed limiters will facilitate the reduction of
serious crashes and other road accidents. This bill therefore seeks to
implement the mandatory installation of electronic speed limiters to
public utility buses in order to strictly enforce the speed limit provided


by law. And the most important motivating goal for the passage of this
bill is to reduce the number of speed-related accidents involving
commercial buses which are not only causing fatalities but also
damage to properties.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly
sought.

D CARLO E. CUA


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ~)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )}
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

4469

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAKILA CARLO E. CUA

AN ACT MANDATING THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC
SPEED LIMITERS TO ALL PUBLIC UTILITY BUSES FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE RIDING PUBLIC AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the
“Electronic Speed Limiter Act of 2014”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ It is hereby declared the
policy of the State to maintain at all times the safety and protection of
the riding public. Towards this end, it shall pursue a more proactive
and preventive approach to secure the safety of passengers and
bystanders on roads and highways. The State shall implement
measures to safeguard them from any speed-related road accidents
which are not only causing fatalities but also damage to properties.

SECTION 3. Definition. For purposes of this Act, Speed
Limiter is defined as a device which limits the top speed of a moving
vehicle to a pre-programmed maximum speed per hour. The device
has series of sensors that will detect the speed and communicate the
information to the engine's computer. Once the pre-determined top
speed is reached, the computer steps in and restricts the flow of air
and fuel to the engine and it will unable to exceed the maximum
speed.


SECTION 4. Coverage. — In order to protect the public from any
speed-related accidents and to enforce the speed limit provided by
law, speed limiters shall be installed in all public utility buses
including City and Provincial buses. The installed speed limiter will be
programmed at a maximum 60 kilometers per hour.

SECTION 5. Installation of Speed Limiters- For the issuance
of a new franchise or for a renewal of franchise to operate public
utility buses in the Philippines, installation of speed limiters shall be a
mandatory requirement. The Land Transportation and Franchising
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) shall administer the installation and
monitoring of buses with installed speed limiters.

SECTION 6. Prohibition- It is prohibited for any person to
tamper an installed speed limiter. Defective speed limiters are likewise
prohibited and shall be immediately reported to the LTFRB for
replacement.

SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The
head of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board
(LTFRB) and secretary of Department of Transportation and
Communication (DOTC) shall jointly promulgate the rules and
regulation to implement and carry out the objectives and provisions of
this Act.

SECTION 8. Penalty - Public Utility Bus Operators who failed
to comply with the mandatory installation of electronic speed limiter
under Section 5 of this Act shall be fined with an amount not
exceeding One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) and a
suspension of the franchise until compliance of the installation. A
penalty of six-month imprisonment to one year and a fine of Fifty
Thousand Pesos (P50,000) shall be imposed to any person who
violates Section 6 of this act.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any
provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other


provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be
in full force and effect.

SECTION 10 . Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive
orders, proclamations and administrative regulations, or parts thereof
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect
immediately after its publication in at least two national newspapers
of general circulation.

Approved,