Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No_ 38040

Introduced by Hon. Winston Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In the face of super-typhoon Yolanda and the country’s natural vulnerability to
storms, typhoons, floods, and other rain-related natural disasters, the need to effect
‘some effective and positive response takes a paramount place in the way we do things.

It is State policy to provide protection for the safety of life and limb especially for
the cities and municipalities that comprise the whole of Metro Manila.

Thus, it is the intent of this measure to require all new subdivisions, condominium
communities, malls, government institutions, central business districts, information
technology parks, and other vital public and private establishments to construct rain
harvesting facility to pre-empt floods caused by incessant and continuous heavy rains
and storms.

It is helpful to cite the case of Singapore that has provid.
facility or rain harvesting facility as part of their development
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technical and administrative collaboration, will i the implementing] rules and

IN “WINNIE” CASTELO
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No_ 3040

Introduced by Hon. Winston Castelo

AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL NEW SUBDIVISIONS, CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITIES, MALLS,
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARKS IN METRO MANILA TO CONSTRUCT RAIN
HARVESTING FACILITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTON 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Rain Harvesting Facility Act of

SEC. 2. Policy Statement. It is the policy of the State to protect lives and
property in the event of floods. Pursuant thereto the State shall take necessary
measures to capture rain-water to control flooding in Metro Manila and provide safety
adequate supply of clean and unpolluted water for domestic purposes and for sanitation.

SEC. 3. Rain-water Harvesting Facility. It is hereby prescribed that all new
Subdivisions, Condominium Communities, Malls, Government Institutions, Central
Business Districts and Information Technology Parks in Metro Manila shall incorporate in
their design rain-water harvesting facility and facility for storage for flood mitigation and
supply of clean water.

SEC. 4. Approval of Designs. The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
and Local Government Units shall not approve designs of subdivisions, condominiums,
malls, government institutions, central business districts and information technology
parks that do not contain rain-harvesting and storage facilities. They shall ensure that
these are included in the actual construction of the buildings.

SEC. 6. Issuance of Building Permits. Local Government Units shall not issue
building permits to construction projects that do not incorporate rain-water harvesting
and storage facilities.

SEC. 6. Penalties. Approval of designs without incorporating in the design rain-
water harvesting and storage facilities shall incur penalty of a fine of Five Hundred


Thousand Pesos (P500,000) or imprisonment of 6 month or both as the Court so
decides. Likewise the non-construction of rain-harvesting and storage facilities that are
actually incorporated in the design of the building shall incur the same penalty as the
above.

The issuance of a building permit for the construction without the incorporation of rain-
harvesting and storage facilities shall incur the penalty, to the signatory of the permit, of
Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000) or imprisonment of 6 months or both as the
Court so decides.

SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department of Public
Works and Highways, the Housing, Land Use Regulatory Board and the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources in consultation with Local Government Units shall
issue within 90 days from the date of approval of this Act, the implementing rules and
regulations for this Act.

SEC. 8, 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.

SEC. 9. 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.

SEC. 10, Effectivity. This Act shall take effect immediately after its publication in
two (2) Newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,