FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENi1rS2 
S.No. ___ 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and (he World Bank finds that traffic 
fatalities, including those caused by alcohol, are a serious world health problem that is often 
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overlooked. One in every 50 deaths worldwide is associated with road accidents, the study 
found. Each year, 1.2 million drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians are killed in traffic 
crashes. By 2020, traffic deaths are expected to increase by 80 percent as hundreds of millions of 
cars are added to the roads. The World Health Organization lists road accidents as the "second 
leading cause" of death worldwide among the young aged 5 to 29. An estimated 40 percent of 
these accidents are attributed to driving under the influence of liquor or narcotics (DUI), or drunk 
driving. The WHO says those road accidents cause 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries 
around the world each year. Some 480,000 of these deaths and 20 million of the injured are 
caused by drunk driving. 
Most laws against drunk driving are punitive in nature. This legislation focuses on the 
practical side of prevention. By giving patrons of establishments that serve alcoholic drinks the 
option of an alternative transportation; driving under the influence incidents can be avoided. ' 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SEN4-Ul 
S. No. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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SECTION I. Sign Posting and Alternative Transportation Assistance. 
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A) The owners or 'operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic 
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beverage for consumption on the premises shall display in a conspicuous place a sign or 
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poster with conspicuous lettering that states: "Drinking and driving do not mix. If requested, 
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management will assist you in placing a local call in an effort to obtain alternative 
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transportation." 
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B) The owners or operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic 
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beverage for consumption on the premises shall assist patrons in obtaining alternative 
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transportati0n should it be requested pursuant to paragraph (A) of this section. Assistance 
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shall be provided by placing a minimum of one local telephone call to a local transportation 
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service, and in areas where a local transportation service is not available or in cases where 
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such local transportation service does not respond to a request for service, allow the patron to 
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place one local telephone call on their own behalf in an effort to obtain alternative 
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transportation. 
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SECTION 2 Repealing Clause, - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
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modified accordingly. 


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SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is 
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declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are 
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not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 4. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its publication- in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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