FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
Third Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

6395

House Bill No.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

At present, data from the Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) show that there are around 4,000 buses plying
Metro Manila routes while there are around 7,000 provincial buses. This huge
number of buses increases the chances of accidents involving these buses, It
has been very common for Filipinos to read in newspapers or see on TV
reports regarding accidents involving public utility buses (PUBs),

Data from the LTFRB also show that for 2011 alone, there have been
395 victims of bus accidents wherein there were 74 deaths, 300 injuries and
20 cases of damage to properties.

All these accidents happen because these PUBs drive all over the
country as if they are in a race, always speeding and changing lanes without
any concern for their fellow motorists.

One way to decrease these accidents is to limit the speed of these
buses by installing speed limiters. These speed limiters are mechanical
gadgets that are attached to the engines and transmissions of buses that will
physically limit the maximum speed that these buses will be allowed to go.

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

nur RODBIGUEZ

MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.



FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No, _ 0399

AN ACT
REQUIRING THE MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF SPEED LIMITERS ON
ALL PUBLIC UTILITY BUSES WHICH WOULD LIMIT THEIR MAXIMUM
SPEEDS TO 40 KILOMETERS PER HOUR FOR METRO MANILA BUSES
AND 60 KILOMETERS PER HOUR FOR PROVINCIAL BUSES,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. It is hereby mandated that all bus companies operating in the
Philippines install speed limiters on their buses which would limit the
maximum speed of these buses to 40 kilometers per hour for public utility
buses plying Metro Manila routes and 60 kilometers per hours for those plying
provincial routes.

SEC 2. These speed limiters shall be purchased and installed by the bus
companies themselves and shall be subject to regular inspection by the Land
Transportation and Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office.

SEC 3. Registration of these buses and the renewal and/or approval of their
franchises shall not be allowed unless speed limiters are installed.

SEC 4, Anyone caught tampering with these speed limiters shall be held liable
to pay a fine not less than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000) or
imprisonment of not less than Five (5) Years or both for each violation
Further, the bus where the tampered speed limiter is installed shall be
impounded and the franchise of the bus company involved shall be
suspended for Thirty (30) Days for each violation

If the offense is committed by a corporation, trust, firm, partnership or
association or other entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the president,
vice-president, chairman, CEO and/or the guilty officer or officers of such
corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association or entity.


SEC 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations — The LTFRB and the LTO shall
promulgate the Rules and Regulations necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC 6. Separability Clause — Should any of the provisions of this Act or any
part thereof be declared invalid, the other provisions, so far as they are
separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC 7. Repealing Clause — All laws, presidential decrees and issuances,
executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC 8. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,