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Republic of the Philippines . JUL 2016
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Introduced by HONORABLE

TRIKE B. REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

A study conducted by the Japan Intemational Cooperation (JICA) has found that
the national economy lost 2.4 billion pesos per day in 2012, and is projected to lose up to
6 billion pesos a day by 2030, to traffic congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR)
and other urban centers throughout the country. What should take only minutes of travel
in public thoroughfares take hours.

‘Traffic congestion is a result of lack of proper infrastructure which includes roads,
bridges, drainage and flood control facilities. Government is even constrained to suspend
school and work during the rainy season because of flooding, which again translates to
economic losses.

It is a fact that traffic congestion in Metro Manila has direct relationship and
impact on nearby urban Local Government Units (LGUs) like the City of Bacoor. The
City of Bacoor, and other LGUs covered by this bill serves as the ingress and egress to
and from Metro Manila. Millions of workers of Metro Manila reside in these LGUs and.
the big volume commuters to and from these localities likewise contribute to the crisis
experienced in the NCR.

This situation has brought about a crisis in the Greater Manila Area and other
turban centers in the country. It not only impedes the mobility of people, goods and
services, but also threatens the livability of our cities. Drastic traffic reduction measures
are necessary to be undertaken through traffic management reforms.

This bill wishes to address this crisis, stop economic losses as a result thereof, and
provide relief to the millions of commuters, by granting emergency powers to the
President of the Republic of the Philippines, empowering him to implement emergency
measures and mechanisms for the same.

Hence, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

REP. STRIKE B. REVILLA
2"! District of Cavite


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE pit. Nol 666

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED MEASURES NECESSARY AND
PROPER TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE PUBLIC THOROUGFARE
CRISIS IN GREATER MANILA AREA AND OTHER URBAN CENTERS IN
‘THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Short Title.- This Act shall be known as the “Public Thoroughfare
Crisis Act of 2016.”

Section 2. Declaration of Policy.- It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
adopt adequate and effective measures to address the alarming public thoroughfare and
flood crisis within Greater Manila Area and other urban centers in the country as well
that has disrupted the country’s economic and social life and assumed the nature and
magnitude of a public calamity

Section 3. Greater Manila Area, ~ It is hereby declared that this Act shall cover
portions of the Greater Manila Area which covers the National Capital Region (NCR)
and the following cities/municipalities adjacent:

Province of Bulacan;
Meycauayan
Obando
San Jose del Monte City

Province of Cavite
Bacoor City
Imus City
Kawit

Province of Laguna
San Pedro City
Biftan City
Santa Ross

Province of Rizal
Antipolo City
Cainta
San Mateo
Rodriguez,


Section 4. Alternative Methods of Procurement. Pursuant to the above declared
policy and in the public interest, the President of the Republic will be authorized to adopt
alternative methods of procurement for the construction, repair, rehabilitation,
improvement or maintenance of public thoroughfare and flood control projects aimed at
the reduction of traffic congestion within Greater Manila Area and other urban centers in
the country. These include limited source bidding, direct contracting, repeat order,
shopping, and negotiated procurement,

Section 5. Establishment of a Sole Urban Traffic Management Authority. The
President is hereby empowered to establish the Metro Manila Development Authority
(MMDA), the Department of Transportation and Office of the President as the sole urban
traffic management authority in Greater Manila Area and other urban centers in the
country to streamline the management of traffic. For this purpose, the President may
abolish or create offices; split, group or merge offices; transfer functions, equipment,
properties, records and personnel, institute drastic traffic reduction measures and take
such other actions necessary to carry out the purpose herein declared.

Section 6. Subsidy. — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation
(PAGCOR) shall set aside ten percent (10%) of its annual aggregate gross earnings for
the next five (5) years as subsidy to MMDA, the Department of Transportation and
Office of the President; Provided, that such percentage allocation shall be based on gross
revenue after deducting the five percent (5%) franchise tax and the fifty percent (50%)
income share of the National Government.

Section 7. Duration of Grant of Powers. ~The authority granted to the President
under this Act shall subsist, be valid and effective for a period of two (2) years from the
effectivity of the Act, unless sooner withdrawn by a resolution of Congress, without
prejudice to rights and benefits that may have been vested and culpabilities and liability
that may have been incurred.

Section 8. Oversight Committees. — ‘There is hereby created an Oversight
Committee in each House of Congress to be composed of five (5) members of each, as
may be designated by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, to monitor the implementation of this Act and the exercise of the
authority granted thereunder.

The Oversight Committees shall submit  periodi
recommendations to the Senate and the House of Representa

¢ reports, evaluations and
ive

Section 9. Report to Congress. ~ The President shall submit a quarterly report to
‘ongress on the implementation of this Act.

Section 10. Separability Clause. ~ If for any reason any provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not
affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 11. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations,
or portions thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

Section 12. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect on the day following its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,