Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3961

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representatives Michael M. Velarde and William Irwin Tieng
(BUHAY Party List)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Ingat Pilipinas, an advocacy group composed of public and private entities from the
transportation sector, cites that statistics from the PNP-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-
HPG) revealed that there were over 20,008 road accidents reported in 2009 which means
that there are around 50 road accidents that occur in the Philippines on a daily basis.

To identify the cause of these accidents, Ingat Pilipinas conducted a 2010 survey in
Metro Manila which showed that the major factors that contribute to accidents can all
be classified under human error and 44% of the respondents cited over-speeding, True
enough, The PNP-HPG reported that of the 8,703 incidents recorded in March of 2009,
2,984 were over-speeding cases.

With these figures in mind, over-speeding accidents become more appalling when they
involve public utility vehicles. No wonder why the law imposes, not only the standard
diligence - that of a good father of a family, but extraordinary diligence to common
carriers because much more human lives are at stake.

It is for this reason that over-speeding must be addressed effectively; and there is no
more effective way of doing this than restricting the top speed of the motor vehicle itself
through speed limiters. With the mandatory installation of this device in all public
utility vehicles, it is believed that there will be utmost observance of the mandated
speed limits in various public streets, highways and thoroughfares, thereby radically
reducing vehicular accidents, and ultimately, saving lives.

Hence, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

(BUHAY Party List)


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

é FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3961

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representatives Michael M. Velarde and William Irwin Tieng,
(BUHAY Party List)

AN ACT
REQUIRING MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF SPEED LIMITERS IN PUBLIC
UTILITY VEHICLES.

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 "Speed Limiters Act of
2011.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote order and
safety in streets, highways and public thoroughfares. To this end, it shall be the policy
of the State to strictly enforce traffic rules and regulations, particularly the respective
speed limits imposed in various streets, highways and public thoroughfares, for the
benefit of the commuting public.

SEC. 3. Mandatory Speed Limiter in Public Utility Vehicles. - All public utility
vehicles (PUVs), whether already in operation or to be constructed, produced or
mamufactured, shall henceforth bear speed limiters.

SEC. 4, Setting the Speed Limiter. - The Department of Transportation and
Communication (DOTC), through its proper agency, shall supervise and inspect the
setting of a speed limiter to its respective speed limits, corresponding to the maximum
allowed in the route plied by a particular PUV.

SEC. 5. DOTC Accreditation. - The DOTC, through its proper agency, shall
accrédit persons, establishments or institutions manufacturing speed limiting devices.
Only speed limiters produced and manufactured by accredited persons, establishments
or institutions shall be allowed to be installed in PUVs.

SEC. 6. Government Subsidy. - The DOTC shall subsidize deserving PUV
owners in the procurement and installation of speed limiters.

SEC. 7. No Speed Limiter, No Registration. - No PUV shall be registered by the
Land Transportation Office (LTO) without the proper speed limiter installed and set.

SEC. 8. Tampering of Speed Limiter. - A penalty of fine not exceeding 30,000
Pesos, and imprisonment of six (6) months but not more than 3 years shall be imposed
upon a person tampering with a duly installed and set speed limiter.


SEC. 9. - Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DOTC, in coordination
with the LTO and the LTFRB, shall formulate the necessary guidelines and promulgate
rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 10. Appropriation. - Such sums as may be necessary for the immediate
implementation of the provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated
out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, funds
for its implementation shall be included in the regular appropriations of the DOTC.

SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders or parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 12. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall continue to be in full force and
effect.

SEC. 13. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect 15 days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation,

Approved,
M. Yelarde

William Irwin Tieng
(BUHAY Party Lis\