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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 845,

Introduced by HON. LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA
4™ DISTRICT, BULACAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The State must ensure its citizens a uniform standard of safeguards by preventing them
from falling into culverts and other similar forms of drainage, especially during flooding.

Presently, however, during typhoons, children often loiter around flooded streets.
Suddenly and without any warning they would wander into culverts or drainage systems,
endangering both life and limb, for all they care.

This bill seeks to prevent the exposure of children’s lives to possible danger.

During the 16" Congress, this bill was filed but due to time constraints, it was not taken
up. This same bill is re-filed for the consideration of the 17" Congress...

Support for the enactment of this measure is earnestly requested.

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REP. LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

45
House Bitt No, 845

Introduced by HON. LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA.
4™ DISTRICT, BULACAN

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SAFETY MEASURES FOR CULVERTS OR OTHER SIMILAR
FLOOD OR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS MAINTAINED BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as “The Culvert Safety Act of 2014”

SEC. 2 The State shall promote the general welfare of the people. It shall therefore
provide for safety measures for culverts or other similar flood drainage systems managed by
governmental entities.

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. 3. Every governmental entity shall:

(A) Ensure that the intake to each culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system that the
entity is responsible for maintaining is protected by a bar, grate, or other appropriate
covering sufficient to ensure that a child may not be swept into the system;

(B) Ensure that a sign warming of the hazard for a child, including the danger for injury or
drowning, is clearly posted at the intake to each culvert or other enclosed flood or
drainage system that the entity is responsible for maintaining;

(C)Ensure that each culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system that the entity is
responsible for maintaining has a hinged opening or other type of opening and closing
mechanism to permit emergency services personnel to access the system.

For purposes of this Act, the term culvert shall mean a sewer ot drain crossing under a road
or embankment, the part of a roar or embankment that passes over such a sewer or drain, or the
channel or conduit for such a sewer or drain.


SEC. 4. If any part or provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the other parts
or provisions thereof shall remain valid and effective.

SEC, 5. All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 6, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in at least two (2)
newspapers of general publication.

Approved,