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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No._ 1549

INTRODUCED BY HON. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State recognizes the importance of youth in nation-building as stated in
Article Il, Section 13 of the Constitution, and to achieve this the state needs to protect
their physical well-being. Thus, various measures are crafted to ensure that our youth
is safe. For example, there is Republic Act No. 7610 or the “Special Protection of
Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act” and Presidential Decree
No. 603 also known as the “Children and Youth Welfare Code.”

Despite the foregoing existing measures , however, there is a need to propose a
law for the protection of children riding in amusement rides. In September 2006, a kid
felll from the Wild River Ride of Star City in Pasay, while in December the same year,
another child was killed and several others were injured following an accident at a mini
carnival in Marikina City.

The abovementioned cases are just some of the incidents that could have been
prevented had there been a board that monitors and approves carnival rides aside from
the Local Civil Engineer.

Hence, this proposal aims to create an amusement ride board which will ensure
that rides at any amusement park in the country is safe for children

Premises considered, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

Pill, Todt,

MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO
Representative, 1st District
City of Marikina


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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS:
First Regular Session

House Bill No.

INTRODUCED BY HON. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEQDORO

AN ACT
CREATING AN AMUSEMENT PARKS SAFETY BOARD

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 “Amusement Parks
Safety Board Act of 2010.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State
to recognize the vital role of the youth in nation-building and to promote and protect their
physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. Towards this end, an
amusement ride safety board is deemed essential to physical well-being of the youth
while they are on amusement rides.

SECTION 3.Creation and Composition.- There is hereby established an
“Amusement Park Safety Board” to be composed of seven (7) members, one (one) of
whom shall be the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection or his designer. The remaining
six (6) members of the board shall be appointed by the president. Each member
appointed by the president shall be appointed for a term of five years. The president
shall fill any vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term with a
representative of the same interest as that of the member whose term is vacant. Two
members of the board shall represent of small amusement ride businesses. Two
members of the board shall represent the interest of the fixed amusement ride parks.
Two members of the board shall be mechanical engineers knowledgeable of
amusement rides. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection shall call the first meeting
of the board within sixty (60) days after all members have been appointed and qualified.
The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection shall serve as chairperson. After the initial
meeting the members shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, but shall meet at least
three times per year. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

SECTION 4. Powers and Function. - The Amusement Ride Safety Board shall have the
following powers and functions:

(1) To issue permits to operate for all amusement parks, small or fixed, already
existing or new. The year after all the members have been appointed and
qualified, all amusement parks must get a permit to operate from the Board, on
top of existing local permit requirements, in order for it to operate in the country.

(2) To allow or disallow the operate of an amusement park if it deems that the
amusement parks is unsafe.

(3) To consult with engineering authorities and organizations who are studying and
developing amusement ride safety standards;


(4)To adopt a code of rules and regulations governing maintenance, testing,
oneration. and inspection of amusement rides includina the amount of permit fee
that it deems reasonable. The board shall have the power to adopt a safety code
for all amusement rides

(5) To make recommendations to the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection
concernina the board's findina on safetv issue related to amusement rides.

SECTION 5. Compensations. - The members of the Commission shall be entitled
to oer diems for meetinas attended. not exceedina five hundred pesos per meetina and
not exceeding ten thousand pesos a month. The members of the board shall receive no

other comneneation for their carvices hiit they chall he raimbursed for their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

SECTION 6. Appropriations. - The amount of Five Million Pesos is hereby set
aside for the operations of the Board.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order,letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to,
or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause.- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,