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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL.NO. 3450

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C. Paez

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank finds that traffic
fatalities, including those caused by alcohol, are a serious world health problem that is often
overlooked. One in every 50 deaths worldwide is associated with road accidents, the study
found, Each year, 1.2 million drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians are killed in traffic
crashes, By 2020, traffic deaths are expected to increase by’80 percent as hundreds of millions of
cars are added to the roads. The World Health Organization lists road accidents as the “second
leading cause” of death worldwide among the young aged 5 to 29. An estimated 40 percent of
these accidents are attributed to driving under the influence of liquor or narcoties (DUI), or drunk
driving, The WHO says those road accidents cause 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries
around the world each year, Some 480,000 of these deaths and 20 million of the injured are

caused by drunk driving,

Most laws against drunk driving are punitive in nature. This legislation focuses on the
practical side of prevention. By giving patrons of establishments that serve alcoholic drinks the

option of an alternative transportation; driving under the influence incidents can be avoided,

HON. ANTI . HON.

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SENWUE C. PAEZ


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3450

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C. Paez

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
FOR INEBRIATED CUSTOMERS OF ALCOHOL-SERVING ESTABLISHMENTS

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

SECTION 1. Sign Posting and Alternative Transportation Assistance, —

A) The owners or operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic
beverage for consumption on the premises shall display in a conspicuous place a sign or poster
with conspicuous lettering that states: “Drinking and driving do not mix. If requested,
management will assist you in placing a local call in an effort to obtain alternative
transportation.”

B) The owners or operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic
beverage for consumption on the premises shall assist patrons in obtaining alternative
transportation should it be requested pursuant to paragraph (A) of this section, Assistance shall
be provided by placing a minimum of one local telephone call to a local transportation service,
and in areas where a local transportation service is not available or in cases where such local
transportation service does not respond to a request for service, allow the patron to place one

local telephone call on their own behalf in an effort to obtain alternative transportation,


SECTION 2 Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. Separability Clause. ~ If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not

affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 4. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days

following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,