Republic of te Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

HTEENTH CONGRE!

First Regular Session

768
House Bill No

Introduced by HON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Vehicular traffic is one of the leading problems in a developing country such as ours.
Valuable time is utterly wasted while stuck in a traffic jam particularly in big cities such as Metro
Manila, Monetary losses due to such traffic jams are almost unquantifiable. Not to mention its
negative effects on the productivity and efficiency of the work force. Indeed, traffic is one probleyn
we cannot afford to overlook.

While solutions to the traffic problem are being applied, change to such quandary will not
happen overnight. However, we can somehow ease the flow of traffic by adjusting some activities
that create road obstacles and contribute heavily in exacerbating the traffic situation. The simple
re-scheduling of work time can go a long way in helping ease the traffic congestion. Take for
instance constructions on the road, With all kinds of heavy equipment and massive concrete pillars
blocking several lanes on the road, the outcome is a depressing sight of bottle-necked vehicles
fighting to get through the narrow sliver of a road left to pass through, ‘This is just one of the
scenarios that can be avoided and that which this bill aims to remedy. We don’t have to look for
grandiose solutions to the traffic problem we are facing. We can be creative enough to find small
fixes that can create a huge difference in averting total traffic chaos.

With the above premises being considered, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly

sought.
ROZA4NO RU jixo B. i

Representative
Lone District of Muntinlupa


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

Fir

Regular Session

House Bill No,__768 t

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

AN ACT
PREVENTING THE AGGRAVATION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON BUSY ROADS IN
CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHE]

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. ~ This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Aggravation of Traffic
Act.

See. 2. Declaration of Policy. — tis the policy of the State to promote the general wel
of the people and provide its citizens an improved quality of life. It shall ensure that the roads are
sate and free from obstructions for the people to use. Toward this end, the aggravation of vehicular
traffic on busy roads brought about by indifference and erroneous time management of thobe
concerned must be prevented so as to ease traffic congestion, allowing
productive and efficient in their endeavors.

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Sec. 3. Preventing the Aggravation of Vehicular Traffic. — \n order to prevent the
aggravation of vehicular traffic on busy roads, the following are hereby mandated:

a. Work on Infrastructure Projects. — All contractors and sub-contractors of
government infrastructure projects shall ensure that construction activities shall not extend
on portions of streets or roads that are beyond the fences or barricades of construction sites
where they have been permitted to undertake construction activities between six to ten
o'clock in the morning and four o’clock in the afternoon to seven o’clock in the evening,

b. Garbage Collection, ~ Garbage collection in every city and municipality in the
entire country shall be done during the wee hours of dawn between 2 o'clock to 4 o’clock
in the morning or late at night between 16 o'clock to 12 o'clock midnight.



c. Beautification, Landscaping, Planting and Maintenance. — Beautification,
landscaping, planting and maintenance activities on road islands, curbs and flower boxes
or the like along busy roads shall be cione by city or municipal workers with least
interference to the flow of vehicular traffic, The use of water tankers or other like vehicles
is hereby prohibited from six to ten o'clock in the morning and four o’clock in the afternoon
to seven o'clock in the evening,

Sec. 4. Penalties. ~ Violation of the provisions of this Act shall subject the offender to a
fine of One Hundred Thousand pesos (P 100, 000.00) or cancellation of contract in the case of See.
3 (a) and 3 (b), administrative sanctions in the case of 3 (c).

Sec. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in coordination wit
the Department of Transportation (DOT?) shall promulgate the necessary implementing rules and
regulations for the proper enactment of this Act, within ninety (90) days from its effectivity

¢. 6. Separability Clause. — If 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.

See. 7. Repealing Clause, ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter
of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or is inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act is hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

c. 8. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
ial Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

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Approved,