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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed measure seeks to promote cycling as an environmentally sound 
and viable means of mobility; and to help realize the full potential, sustainability, 
and benefits of active transportation for cyclists and other road users. 
This bill mandates the Department of Transportation (DOTR), in coordination 
with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the National 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), to formulate a National Bike 
Program (NBP) that shall serve as a framework for the realization of a sustainable 
bicycle transportation system in the country. In addition, the DOTR, in 
coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 
(DENR) and the Department of Finance (DOF), shall explore the possibility of 
accessing a range of global financial sources to support the creation and 
maintenance of sustainable or less-polluting public transport systems. 
This bill also creates a Local Bicycle Office (LBO) in each city or municipality to 
provide administrative support to cyclists and stakeholders and encourage local 
government units (LGUs) through the LBO and the City or Municipal Engineers 
Office to create and establish bicycle parks. 
This bill requires all public places, government offices, schools, and significant 
business establishments to provide bicycle racks and other related facilities and 
infrastructures to ensure the safe movement of bicycles and protect other road 
users. 
Hence, the passage of this measure is sought.   
RUDYS CAESAR G. FARIÑAS I 
March 6, 2023
5:22 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE USE OF BICYCLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF 
TRANSPORTATION, DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF BICYCLE RIDERS, 
ESTABLISHING 
REQUISITE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FACILILTIES, 
AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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 “Philippine Bicycle
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Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – In conformity with the provisions of the 
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Constitution to promote the general welfare and social justice in all phases of 
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national development, protect, and advance the right of the Filipino people to a 
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balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of 
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nature, and to conserve and develop the patrimony of the nation, the State shall: 
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a) Protect the welfare and safety of the commuting public and all road
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users;
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b) Promote a shift towards a safe, collective, efficient, non-congestive, and
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non-pollutive locomotion and transportation system that includes the
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use of bicycles;
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c) Ensure that the needs and safety of all road users, particularly the
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pedestrians and cyclists, are fully integrated into the planning, design,
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operation, and maintenance of the country’s transportation system; and
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d) Establish its plans and programs in conformity with the overall national
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land use plan as well as the local comprehensive land use plans.
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
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a) Bicycle or bike refers to a non-motorized vehicle consisting of a light
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frame mounted on two wheels, one behind the other, and having a seat,
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handlebars for steering, brakes, and two pedals;
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b) Bicycle lane or bikeway refers to any longitudinal strips designated for 
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the passage of a bicycle; 
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c) Cyclist refers to a person who drives or operates a bicycle; 
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d) Motor vehicle refers to any vehicle driven by a motor or engine and 
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operates on a road or highway; and 
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e) Primary and secondary roads refer to major roads classified as such by 
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the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 
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SEC. 4. Inclusion of Bicycle as a Mode of Transportation in the National 
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Transportation Plan. – Within six (6) months from the issuance of rules and 
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regulations implementing the provisions of this Act, the Department of 
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Transportation (DOTr), in coordination with the DPWH and National Economic 
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and Development Authority (NEDA), shall come up with a National Bike Program, 
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hereinafter referred to as the “Program.” The Program shall provide a roadmap 
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for both national and local bicycle transportation system to be adhered to at all 
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levels throughout the country. 
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The Program shall include the plans and strategies for the construction, 
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provision, and maintenance of bicycle lanes, parking areas, and other support 
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facilities. It shall also provide for the standards for bicycles and regulations for 
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the exercise and protection of rights of cyclists.  
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SEC. 5. Local Bicycle Office. – A Local Bicycle Office (LBO) is hereby created in 
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every city or municipality and shall have the following powers, functions, and 
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responsibilities: 
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a) Manage the construction and maintenance of bicycle lanes and road 
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signages, including the identification of bicycle networks within the 
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jurisdiction of the locality; 
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b) Manage the bike park or parks; 
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c) Ensure that bicycle lanes are free or any obstruction that can 
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compromise the safety of cyclists and pedestrians; 
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d) Enforce the establishment of bicycle parking and other related facilities; 
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e) Encourage partnership with local and foreign organizations to facilitate 
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easy access to bicycles and bicycle infrastructures; and  
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f) Conduct education and information drives on the benefits of using 
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bicycles in coordination with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 
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order to promote the usage of the same. 
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The staffing pattern of the LBO shall be determined by the city or the 
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municipality concerned, subject to the personnel services (PS) limitations 
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provided for under Section 325 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local 
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Government Code of 1991. 
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SEC. 6. Designation of Bicycle Lanes. – There shall be designated bicycle lanes 
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in all primary and secondary roads for the exclusive use of cyclists. 
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The bike lanes shall be separated by a physical barrier and shall be clearly 
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identified with signs or pavement markings. In cases where the installation of a 
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physical barrier is not feasible, the lane for bicycles shall be identified through 
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reflectorized yellow painted lines. The specifications and designs of bicycle lanes, 
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which must conform to the standards adopted by the DOTr and DPWH, shall be 
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SEC. 7. Bicycle Parking Facilities. – All public places, government offices, 
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schools, major business establishments, including malls, banks, restaurants, 
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hospitals, and the like, are hereby required to provide bicycle racks for bicycle 
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parking. 
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Bicycle parking shall be secured, visible, accessible, and segregated from 
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pedestrians and motor vehicles. 
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SEC. 8. Other Related Bicycle Facilities. – In addition to the bike lanes and 
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bike parking, the following facilities shall be provided to ensure that cyclists can 
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travel safely and to lessen if not avoid collision incidents with pedestrians and 
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other vehicles: 
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a) Sidewalk improvements; 
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b) Traffic calming and speed reduction improvements; 
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c) Pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements; 
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d) Traffic signage pertaining to bicycles; 
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e) Off-street pedestrian and bicycle facilities; and  
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f) Traffic diversion improvements. 
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SEC. 9. Bike Parks. – Each city or municipality, through the LBO and the City 
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or Municipal Engineers Office, are encouraged to create and establish a bicycle 
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park where facilities such as bikeways, bicycle parking areas and similar 
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infrastructures are available. The bicycle parks may be funded by the local 
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government unit concerned through their respective revenues raised from the 
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miscellaneous incomes like parking and license fees. 
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SEC. 10. Rights of Cyclists. – All cyclists shall enjoy: 
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a) the right to own a bicycle and use the same subject to such limitations 
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as may be provided by law; 
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b) the right to ride on any designated bicycle lane or bikeway or any public 
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road or street that has no designated bikeway unless, by law or 
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regulation, there is a specific prohibition that such road or street 
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cannot be used for bicycles; and 
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c) the rights granted to drivers of motorized vehicles, except those that by 
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their nature are inapplicable, while riding a bicycle on a bikeway. 
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SEC. 11. Obligations and Responsibilities of Cyclists. – Every cyclist must 
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comply the following duties and obligations, in addition to such other 
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responsibilities as may be provided for in the National Bike Program: 
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a) Ensure that the bicycle is fully-equipped with basic bike accessories 
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and in good running condition at all times and before using the same; 
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b) Make sure to be equipped with basic protective gear, such as a helmet 
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and other accessories such as reflectors and bike lights while riding a 
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bicycle; and 
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c) Adhere to the applicable traffic rules and traffic signs and drive 
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responsibly with extreme care and caution. 
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SEC. 12. Limitations on the Use of Bicycles. – The use of bicycles shall be 
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subject to the following limitations and such other limitations as may be provided 
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in the National Bike Program: 
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a) The number of persons that shall ride a bicycle shall not exceed the 
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designed capacity of the same, except when another regular seat is 
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attached to it or when the bicycle is used to tow a trailer; 
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b) Any person riding a bicycle shall observe safe and proper road usage at 
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all times, including the regulations stipulated under this Act, to ensure 
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the person’s safety and that of other motorists; 
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c) Bicycles may not be parked in areas other than those specifically 
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designated as such by the LBO, except in the absence thereof; 
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d) A cyclist shall use the designated bicycle lanes for safe navigation or 
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the rightmost lane when there is no designated bicycle lane. Except in 
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certain circumstances as may be provided in the implementing rules 
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and regulation of this Act or by the LBO, a cyclist shall not use a bicycle 
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on any sidewalk; and 
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e) A cyclist shall not carry anything on the bicycle that will prohibit its 
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proper operation. The carriage of such things in a bicycle shall be 
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placed in a basket, bag, rack, or trailer designed for that purpose in a 
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manner that they can be carried safely. 
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SEC. 13. Obligation of Cyclists to Remain in the Bicycle Lane; Exceptions. 
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– Every person riding a bicycle upon a designated bikeway shall remain inside 
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such lane, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle 
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proceeding in the same direction. However, a cyclist riding a bicycle upon a 
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bikeway may move out of the lane under any of the following circumstances: 
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a) When overtaking or passing another bicycle, vehicle, or pedestrian 
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within the lane or occupying the bike lane if such overtaking or passing 
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cannot be done safely within the lane; 
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b) When preparing for a turn at an intersection or exiting into another 
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road or driveway; and 
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c) When reasonably necessary to leave the bicycle lane to avoid debris or 
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hazardous conditions. 
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SEC. 14. Flagging of Unsafe or Ill-equipped Bicycles and Dangerous Driving. 
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– A uniformed police officer or any deputized traffic officer may stop, inspect, and 
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test drive a bicycle that is suspected to be unsafe or improperly equipped. Such 
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officer may also stop any cyclist operating a bicycle in a reckless or dangerous 
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manner. 
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SEC. 15. Operation of Bicycle on Roads Without Designated or Exclusive 
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Bike Lanes; Overtaking Distance Requirement. – In the case of roads without 
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designated bicycle lanes, all cyclists must occupy the rightmost lane of the road. 
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The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking or passing a bicycle traveling in the same 
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direction shall maintain a minimum overtaking distance of one and a half meter 
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(1.5m) between any part of such motor vehicle and any part of the bicycle or the 
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cyclist: Provided, however, That the DOTR may, in consultation with the DPWH, 
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representatives of cyclist organizations and other stakeholders, provide in the 
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rules and regulations to be issued to implement this Act exceptions to the 
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minimum overtaking distance or a lesser requirement on certain roads taking 
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into consideration the width of the road, the volume of vehicular traffic and other 
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circumstances affecting the movement of road users. 
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SEC. 16. Prohibition on the Use of Bicycle Lanes by Motor Vehicles; 
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Exceptions. – Whenever a bicycle lane or bikeway has been established on a 
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road, no motor vehicle shall be driven on such bikeway, except when necessary 
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to enter or leave such road or to make a turn. 
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SEC. 17. Incentives. – In order to encourage the use of bicycle as a mode of 
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transportation, this Act grants the following tax reliefs and benefits: 
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a) Expenses incurred by employers in providing their employees by way 
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of benefits bicycles, related equipment and bike-friendly facilities shall 
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be deductible in full from their gross income; 
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b) All grants, bequests, endowments, expenses, contributions made to 
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and used actually, directly, and exclusively by companies, business 
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establishments, and other institutions for bike-friendly programs and 
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bicycle facilities shall be considered as allowable deductions from gross 
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income; and 
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c) Bicycles granted by employers to its managerial and supervisory 
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employees in compliance with this Act shall not be taxable as fringe 
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benefits as provided for under Republic Act No. 8424 or the Tax Reform 
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Act of 1997. 
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Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, foreign and local 
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enterprises engaged or proposing to engage in the manufacturing or assembly of 
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bicycles may avail of the incentives provided under Title XIII (Tax Incentives) of 
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the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. 
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SEC. 18. External Financing. – The DOTr shall, in coordination with the 
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of 
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Finance (DOF), explore the possibility of accessing a range of global financial 
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sources to support the creation and maintenance of sustainable or less-polluting 
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public transport systems.  
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SEC. 19. Observance of the Carless Day. – To promote the use of bicycles, the 
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country shall participate in the annual celebration of World Car-Free Day by 
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designating every second Sunday of September as a carless day. The country 
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shall also observe a National Car-Free Day every second Sunday of April. 
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The Secretary of DOTr is hereby mandated to determine the primary and 
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secondary roads which shall be carless during these annual celebrations. 
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SEC. 20. Penalties. – The following penalties shall be imposed upon the persons 
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who act in violation of this Act: 
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a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates any 
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provision of this Act shall suffer a penalty of fine in an amount not less 
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than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than Ten thousand 
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pesos (P10,000.00). If such violation causes damage or injury to person 
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or property, then the appropriate provisions of the Civil Code or the 
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Revised Penal Code (RPC) shall apply. When the offender is a 
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corporation, the officers responsible for the violation shall be meted 
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with the penalties herein provided. 
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b) Any public works official who approves the construction of main roads 
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or highways without the required bicycle lanes in their designs shall be 
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punished by a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) 
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both, if found guilty in an appropriate administrative investigation. The 
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same penalty applies to a public works official who is duty-bound or 
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responsible for providing the required bicycle lane marking on existing 
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primary or secondary roads and highways but refuses or fails to do so. 
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c) Any person who shall violate Section 16 of this Act shall be penalized 
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with: 
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A fine of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) for the first 
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offense; 
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A fine of Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) for the 
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second offense; 
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A fine of Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00) and 
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suspension of driver’s license for three (3) months for 
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the third offense; and 
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A fine of Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) and 
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revocation of driver’s license for the fourth offense. 
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Provided, That the DOTr, through the LTO, may increase the amount of 
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fine herein imposed once every five (5) years in the amount not exceeding 
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ten percent (10%) of the existing rates which shall take effect fifteen (15) 
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days after publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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The foregoing penalties shall be imposed without prejudice to other 
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liabilities under the RPC or any special law, arising out or on occasion of 
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any violation of the abovementioned section, when applicable. 
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SEC. 21. Bicycle Awareness Program. – The Secretary of DOTr, in cooperation 
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with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher 
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Education (CHED), and the local government units (LGUs), shall establish an 
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educational program to increase awareness on bike safety and road sharing. The 
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program shall be designed for cyclists, traffic enforcers, motorists, and all road 
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users. The program shall include: 
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a) Traffic education and enforcement; 
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b) Motorist Awareness and Road-Sharing; and 
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c) Bicycle and pedestrian safety. 
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SEC. 22. Nationwide Public Information Campaign. – The DOTr and its 
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attached agencies shall, in coordination with the Philippine Information Agency 
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(PIA), DepEd, CHED, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), 
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Department of Health (DOH), Philippine National Police (PNP), Metropolitan 
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Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and private agencies and organizations, 
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undertake a nationwide information, education, and communication campaign 
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for a period of six (6) months upon the promulgation of the rules and regulations 
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implementing the provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 23. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the implementation of 
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this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The LGUs 
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concerned may provide the necessary funds for the operations and maintenance 
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of the LBO in their respective annual budgets. 
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SEC. 24. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Not later than thirty (30) 
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days after this Act takes effect, a Committee shall be convened to formulate rules 
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and regulations for the efficient implementation of this Act. The Committee shall 
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be composed of the following as ex-officio members: 
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a) Secretary 
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representative, who shall serve as Chairperson of the Committee; 
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b) Secretary of Public Works and Highways or the Secretary’s authorized 
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representative; 
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c) Secretary of the Interior and Local Government or the Secretary’s 
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authorized representative; 
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d) LTO representative; 
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e) DENR representative; 
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f) DOH representative; 
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g) DTI representative; 
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h) DOLE representative; 
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i) DOF representative; 
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j) DBM representative; 
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k) NEDA representative; 
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l) BIR representative; 
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m) DepEd representative; 
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n) CHED representative; 
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o) Representative of the UP-National Center for Transportation Studies; 
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p) Professor of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning; 
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q) PNP representative; 
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r) MMDA representative; and 
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s) Two (2) representatives from bicycle organizations. 
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Within six (6) months following the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Transportation shall promulgate the IRR of this Act. 
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SEC. 25. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected 
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thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 26. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, presidential 
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issuances and other administrative rules and regulations or parts thereof which 
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are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 27. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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