SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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JUL21 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2317 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR BICYCLE RIGHTS, CREATION OF LOCAL BIKEWAYS 
OFFICE (LBO), ESTABLISHING INFRASTRUCTURE IN RELATION THERETO 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to promote an alternative mode of transportation to people by 
encouraging them to use bicycles. Riding bicycles has many advantages - it 
promotes health and leisure but also provides for an alternative solution to high , 
fuel prices, increasing transport fare, traffic management, air and noise pollution 
and high cost of motorized vehicles, including maintenance and parking fees. 
To ensure the success of this measure, the national government and the local 
government units are enjoined to implement a nationwide program through the 
creation of a Local Bikeways Office under the City or Municipal Engineering 
Office. Said office shall be tasked to manage the construction and maintenance 
of a bikeway network including the identification of a bikeway road map, among 
other fu nctions. 
All main roads and highways shall be provided with Bicycle Lanes or "bikeways" 
identified by the Local Bikeways Office under the supervision of the city or 
municipal office. 
This measure was previously filed by Sen. Manny Villar in the 15th Congress. The 
immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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JUl 21 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR BICYCLE RIGHTS, CREATION OF LOCAL BIKEWAYS 
OFFICE (LBO), ESTABLISHING INFRASTRUCTURE IN RELATION THERETO 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Bicycle Act of 2014". 
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SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policy. -
It is the policy of the State to protect and 
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promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among 
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them and to protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and 
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healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. 
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Likewise,. in view of the fluctuating fuel prices in the world market, the State 
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recognizes the need for cheap alternative means of transportation and 
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encourages the use of non-motorized and environment friendly modes of 
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transport. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the term: 
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(a) "Bicycle" means any two wheeled vehicle having a rear drive which is 
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solely human powered and having a seat height of 25 inches or greater 
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when the seat is in the lowest possible position; 
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(b) "Local Bikeways Office (LBO)" refers to the agency in charge of 
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implementing policies, rules and regulations peliinent to this Act; 
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(c) "Cyclist" shall refer to drivers of bicycles; 
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(d) "Department" shall refer to the Department of Public Works and Highways; 
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(e) "Driver" means any person who drives a vehicle, motorized or non-
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motorized; 
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(f) "Lane" means any longitudinal strips designated for passage of bicycles; 
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(g) "Non-Motorized Tmnsport (NMT)" means any vehicle which does not use 
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a motorized engine; 
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(h) "Road" means the entire surface of any way or, street open to public 
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traffic. 
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SEC. 4. Creation of Bikeways. - All main roads and highways shall be provided 
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with Bicycle Lanes or "bikeways" identified by the Local Bikeways Office under 
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the supervision of the city or municipal engineering office. 
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SEC. 5. Powers and Functions of the Local Bikeways Office. - The LBO shall be 
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an adjunct of the city or municipal engineering office and shall have the following 
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powers and functions: 
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(a) To manage the construction and maintenance of a bikeway network 
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including the identification of a bikeway roadmap; 
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(b) To establish provision of safe and strategic parking facilities, road 
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signages and maps, including the planting of trees in designated areas of 
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the network; 
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(c) To encourage partnership with local and foreign organizations to facilitate 
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easy access to bicycles; 
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(d) To conduct education and information drives on the benefits of using 
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bicycles or NMTs in order to promote the usage of the same; 
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(e) To cause all bicycles operating on the! bikeways to be registered and 
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determine therefore the manner of such registration; 
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. (f) To maintain and keep a bicycle registry where the LBO, within sixty (60) 
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days from the approval of this Act, shall have formulated a system of 
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procedure pertinent to bicycle registration. 
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SEC. 6. Bicycle Park. - Each city or municipality shall create, through the LBO 
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and the city or municipal engineering office, a Bicycle Park where provisions for 
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bicycles are present such as but not limited to bikeways, bicycle parking areas 
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and similar infrastructure. Such Bicycle Parks shall be funded by the city or 
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municipality by allocating thirty percent (30%) of their respective revenues raised 
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from' miscellaneous activities like parking and license fees. 
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SEC. 7. Rights, Duties and Obligations of Cyclists. - The following shall be the 
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rights, duties and obligations of cyclists: 
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(a) Ride on any public road or street provided that it has been designated as 
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a bikeway except highways or where signs specifically prohibiting bikes 
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have been posted; 
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(b) Every person riding a bicycle on the designated bikeways shall be granted 
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all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to drivers of 
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motorized vehicles except those which by their nature are inapplicable; 
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(c) A trailer or semitrailer may be attached to the bicycle; 
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(d) Right and left turn signals shall be given not less than 100 feet from turn 
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and while stopped waiting to turn. Such signals may be given intermittently 
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rather than continuously if the hand giving the signal is needed to control 
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the bicycle; 
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(e) An audible signal shall be given before overtaking; 
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(f) When riding at night, a bicycle shall be equipped with reflective material 
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visible from both sides for at least six hundred (600) feet, or a lighted lamp 
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visible from both sides for at least five hundred (500) fee! from a motor 
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vehicle; 
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(g) A bicycle and its corresponding cyclist may be equipped with additional 
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lights and reflectors; 
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(h) A cyclist shall keep one hand on the handlebar at all times; 
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(i) A cyclist must always wear a helmet properly where the chin strap is 
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securely fastened; 
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G) Every bicycle shall be equipped with brakes that are capable of stopping 
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the bicycle within twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of 10mph on dry, 
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clean level pavement. 
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SEC. 8. Restrictions. - The following are restrictions imposed upon cyclists and 
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the right to use a bicycle: 
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(a) No bicycle shall carry more persons than it was designed to carry except 
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when another regular seat or trailer towed by the bicycle is present; 
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(b) Persons riding a bicycle shall not cling to another vehicle while in the 
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designated bikeway; 
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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 CBO; 
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(d) A cyclist shall not ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or crosswalk; 
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(e) A cyclist shall not carry anything on the bicycle unless it is in a basket, 
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bag, rack or trailer designed for that purpose; 
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(f) A modified bicycle is not allowed on' the bikeways, or that which makes 
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the hands higher than the shoulders when gripping the handlebars; 
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(g) Ownership or custody of a bicycle which has a destroyed, removed, 
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altered, covered or defaced serial number; 
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(h) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than IS reasonable 
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and prudent under the conditions then existing. 
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SEC. 9. 
Obedience to Traffic Laws and Devices. - Any person operating a 
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bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signs, and other control 
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devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. 
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Whenever authorized signs are posted, a person operating a bicycle shall not 
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disobey the direction of such sign except when that person dismounts from the 
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bicycle, in which case such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to 
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pedestrians. 
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No person shall ride or operate a bicycle in any direction except that permitted for 
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vehicular traffic traveling on the same side of the bikeway. 
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SEC. 10. 
Flagging By a Police Officer. - A uniformed police officer, or any 
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deputized traffic officer, may stop, inspect and test a bicycle that is suspected to 
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be unsafe or to have improper equipment. 
He may also stop any cyclist 
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operating the bicycle in such a manner as to pose danger to others. 
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SEC. 11. Riding on Bicycle Lands. - Every person operating a bicycle upon a 
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designated bikeway lane shall remain inside such lane, exercising due care when 
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passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction. When a 
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person operating a bicycle upon a bikeway at a speed less than the normal 
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speed of traffic, such person may move out of the lane under any of the 
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following circumstances: 
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(a) Whenever overtaking or passing another bicycle, vehicle or pedestrian 
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within the lane or about to enter the 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 into a private road or 
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driveway; 
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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. 12. Yielding Right-of-Way from Bicycle Paths to Sidewalks. - Every person 
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riding a bicycle on a bikeway that is about to enter or cross a roadway shall yield 
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the right-of-way to all traffic on such roadway. 
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SEC. 13. 
Motor Vehicles in Bikeways. -
Whenever a bikeway has been 
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established on a road, any person operating a motor vehicle on such road shall 
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not drive in the bikeway except to park when parking is permitted, to enter or 
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leave the road or prepare for a turn. 
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SEC. 14. Exercise of Due Care. - Every cyclist shall exercise due care to avoid 
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colliding with any pedestrian, or any person operating a bicycle or other device 
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propelled by human or animal power, upon any road, and shall give warning by 
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sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precautions upon 
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observing any child .or any incapacitated person upon a road. 
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SEC. 15. Penalties. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act 
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shall be subject to the penalty of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Pesos 
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(P500.00) but not more than One Thousand Pesos (P 1,000.00). If such violation 
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causes damage or injury to persons or property, the appropriate provisions of the 
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Civil Code and the Revised Penal Code shall take effect. 
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SEC. 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall at any time be 
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found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such 
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declaration shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 17. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 18. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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