FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID.
4 District, City of Manila

EXPLANATORY NOTE

During these times of rising oil prices and worsening traffic problems,
many of our countrymen and women are now using motorcycles as their
primary means of transport. These vehicles are easier to maneuver during heavy
traffic and are more fuel-efficient than cars.

However, motorcycles are considered high-risk vehicles, both with respect
to drivers thereof and other motorists.

To address the growing number of motorcycles traversing major roads and
highways and to ensure the protection of all motorists, this bill proposes the
provision of motorcycle lanes on national roads and highways throughout the
country. The Department of Public Works and Highways shall be the lead
agency tasked to implement the provisions of this Act.

Immediate approval of this legislation is earnestly recommended.

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MA. THERESA BONOAN-DAVID
4th District, City of Manila


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTA
House Bill No. ocGd

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4 District, City of Manila

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MOTORCYCLE LANES ON NATIONAL
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Section 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
shall establish or designate motorcycle Janes on all national roads and highways
throughout the country.

Section 2. The District Engineers shall place marks on existing main roads and
highways to indicate lanes for motorcycles. Any plans for national road or
highways to be constructed after the effectivity of this Act shall provide for
adequate motorcycle lanes.

Section 3. Penalties. - Any public works official who refuses or fails to observe
the provisions of this Act shall be charged administratively and if found guilty,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php30,000.00)
nor more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and shall be suspended for
not less than one month.

Section 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the marking of existing
main roads and highways shall be charged against the appropriations of the
Department of Public Works and Highways under the current General
Appropriations Act. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the maintenance of the
lanes shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


Section 5. Repeating Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid.

Section 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general.

APPROVED.