RepublicofthePhilippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
EXPIANATORY NOTE
The State should protect public health and safety, and that includes the welfare
and safety of pedestrians as well. Therefore, this should be integrated in the policies
and plans of our national and local governments.  One way to ensure this is through
making sure that public infrastructures such as pedestrian overpasses provide a clean
environment, safety, convenience, and shelter to our people.
The   state   of   pedestrian   overpasses   in   the   country   is   in   dire   need   of
improvement.  These  structures   are   dilapidated   and   sparse,   offering   inadequate
protection to our pedestrians,  particularly during  extreme weather.  This  bill  seeks to
address this  need  so that our pedestrians will  be offered  safety and  protection from
vehicular traffic, inclement weather, and other hazards.
The efficiency of our infrastructures should be duly examined and improved in
order to promote economic development and the improvement of the Filipinos' quality
of life. With this purpose in mind, the immediate approval of this bill is requested.
GABRIEL
3rd  District,
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CAMARINES SUR


RepublicofthePhilippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila   .
NINIITEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Sacc;nn
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Introduced by Representative Gabriel H. Bordado, Jr.
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL PEDESTRIAN OVERPASSHS TO BE MADE
CLIMATE CHANGE FRIENDLY, AND PROVIDING PHNALTY FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF
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 "Pedestrian Overpass Act of
2022'`.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared that:
The State shall pursue a policy to protect and promote the rights of the people
to health,  a  balanced  and  healthful ecology and  instill  health  consciousness among
them.  It shall  pursue  a  policy of sustainable  development,  balancing  progress,  the
protection of the environment, and the health and welfare of its people. This includes
recognizing the mandate of the State provide public structures to protect the welfare
and  safety  of the  commuting  public,  all  road  users  and  pedestrians  from  all  road
hazards and inclemency of weather.
Towards this end, the State shall require that all  pedestrian overpasses shall
be  properly constructed  to  address  protection  of the  public from  inclement weather
and guarantee the safety of pedestrians using the facility.
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms.
"Approved Budget for the Contract" refers to the budget for the contract duly
approved by the Sanggunian in the case of LGUs. "Approved Budget for the Contract",
and    "Approved    Budget"   shall    have   the   same    meaning   and   shall    be   used
interchangeably.
"DPWH"   means   the   Department   of   Public   Works   and   Highways   which
maintains exclusive control over national RROWS.
"Intersections"  are  common  surface  areas  or spaces  shared  by two  (2)  or
more  national  RROWs,  similar  ROWs  or  legal  easements  or  a  mix  of such  public
spaces, which form part of the public domain.


"TRR" means the implementing Rules and Regulations.
"LGU" means the Local Government Unit (LGU) as defined under RA No. 7160,
otherwise known as the 1990 Local Government Code.
'-Lighting   System"   means   the   luminaries/  complete   lighting   units,   power
source and  connections,  controls and  all  support structures/devices that ensure the
continuous illumination of a display.
"Pedestrian" shall mean any person who is afoot or who is using a wheelchair,
roller skates, skateboards or a means of conveyance propelled by human power other
than a bicycle.
"Pedestrian Overpass" means any portion of a roadway, designated by by law
of a  municipality,  at  an  intersection  or elsewhere,  distinctly  indicated  for pedestrian
crossing  by signs  on the highway and  lines or other markings on the surface of the
roadway as prescribed by the regulations;
SECTION   4.   Scope.   This   Act   shall   cover   all   existing   overpasses   found   in
municipalities and cities in the country.
SECTION 5. Regulation of Pedestrian Overpasses. Existing pedestrian overpasses
shall be modified and rehabilitated according to the requirements of this Act. Likewise
the Approved Budget for the Contract of pedestrian overpasses that will  be erected,
modified, rehabilitated or otherwise altered from the date of implementation of this Act
shall include expenses for strict compliance with the following requirements:
a)   Sufficient  Lighting. All parts of pedestrian  overpasses shall  have sufficient
light to  insure safety and  protection  of life and  property. The  average  light
intensity measured at floor level shall be not less than 200 LUX.
b)   Shade and Shelter.  Pedestrian overpasses inciuding its stain^/ays shall be
designed to ensure that pedestrians will be secured  against displacement
by wind forces, rain and exposure to heat of the sun.
c)   Safety  Railways  and  other safety features  including  appropriate  signage,
visibility,  angle of inclination  of stairways,  and  barriers shall be  mandatory
in the design of all pedestrian overpasses.
SECTION  6.  Responsibility for Administration  and  Enforcement.  It shall  be the
primary duty of the DPWH and LGUs, in collaboration with the Professional Regulatory
Boards (PRBs) of Architecture and Environmental Planning to effectively enforce the
provisions  Of this Act.  All  duly constituted  law enforcement agencies and  officers  of
national, provincial, city or municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof,
shall,   upon   the   call   or   request   of  the   DPWH,   render   unqualified   unconditional
assistance in enforcing the provisions of this Act and to prosecute any person violating
the   provisions   of  the   same.   The   Secretary   of  Justice   or   his   duly   designated
representative shall act as legal adviser to the DPWH and shall render legal assistance
as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act.


SECTloN 7. Appropriation. The initial funding required for the implementation of this
Act shall be sourced from the savings of the Executive Branch of the government and
other possible  sources  that  may  be  determined  by the  Office  of the  President,  and
subsequent funds needed shall be included in the General Appropriations Act for the
year following the implementation of this Act.
SECTION 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days after the
effectivity of this Act, the DPWH,  in full consultation with the Professional Regulatory
Boards (PRBS) of Architecture and Environmental Planning under the PRC, and with
the    PRC-Accredited     Professional    Organizations    (APOS)    of    Architects    and
Environmental planners,  and  in coordination with other agencies of the national and
local  governments,  shall  adopt and  promulgate such  rules and  regulations,  to carry
out the provisions  of this Act and which  shall  be effective fifteen  (15) days following
their publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) major daily newspapers of general
circulation
SECTION  9. Separability Clause. - lf any provision or part hereof,  is held  invalid  or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.
SECTloN    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 fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,