Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3666

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of death among children and teens.
Likewise, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that road traffic injuries will rise to
become the fifth leading cause of death by 2013.

‘These studies bring to the fore the fact that children of school age are by nature fragile
and more often reckless. ‘They need to be constantly supported and guided to ensure their
safety from home to school or vice-versa. In our society, not all school children are fetched
by their parents or guardians from school but simply go home on their own. Young as they
are, they are not equipped to know and understand traffic rules thus it becomes imperative
that road safety education be taught in elementary and high school levels.

As such, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.

,

REP. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA
Lone District, Bacolod City yy


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

366

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA

AN ACT
TO ESTABLISH A ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Road Safety Education for the Youth
Act of 2013.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to protect and
promote the health and safety of people especially children from road and traffic accidents; to
adopt programs and policies that will meet and further this policy through the education of
clementary and high school students.

SECTION 3. Road Safety Education in Elementary and High School Curricula,
Road safety education shall be included in the curricula of elementary and high school
students by the Department of Education (DepEd).

SECTION 4. Road Safety Education Spearheaded by the Department of
Education and Assisted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government,
Department of Transportation and Communication, Department of Health, and the
Department of Public Works and Highways. The Department of Education, in cooperation
with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of
Transportation and Communication (DOTC), the Department of Health (DOH), and the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall spearhead the road safety
education of elementary and high school students and shall address road safety issues
affecting students and the youth; they shall also provide infrastructure and allocate funds for
the establishment and promotion of road safety facilities and features especially within
school zones.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The DepEd, in collaboration
with the DILG, the DOTC, the DOH, and the DPWH, shall issue within 90 days from the
date of approval of this Act, the implementing rules and regulations therefor.


SECTION 6. Separability Clause. Any portion or provision of this Act which
may be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying other
portions or provisions hereof.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. All other laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and
other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,