Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

House Bill No. _ 118

Introduced by Congressman CARLO V. LOPEZ

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We have been witnesses to the deplorable conduct of public utility agencies, companies
or corporations, both public and private, that supply water, light power, gas, telephone and other
services, of leaving the road, street, passageway of pathway where an installation maintenance
or repair work was done in a very deplorable and dangerous situation. More often tran not, the
repair or reconstruction takes place many months later and in a haphazard way. In the
meantime, the poor residents of the area suffer the inconvenience of using the roaz, street or
passageway in dire need of repair. Besides the strong clamor for necessary completion by
residents affected, owners and managers of these public utilities completely ignored such
calling. -

This bill seeks to relieve the suffering public by requiring the utility agency, company or
corporation to repair or reconstruct the place within seventy-two (72) hours from completion of
the work. To ensure compliance thereof, the proposed law requires the punong barangay or the
barangay secretary to issue a cettificate of repair work completion which will be the basis for
any future activities that any public utility companies or enterprise which may venture out in the
same barangay

Hence, the immediate passage of this bill should be given a/faramount importance.

June 16, 2010


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS:

First Regular Session

House Bill No. 119

Introduced by Congressman CARLO V. LOPEZ

AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES AND COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS,
BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, TO REPAIR ANY DIGGING OR DESTRUCTION MADE IN THE
COURSE OF THEIR INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE WORK.

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

SECTION 1. Coverage - This Act shall apply to all public utility agencies and
companies or corporations, both public and private, that supply water, light, power, gas,
telephone and other services to the public.

SEC. 2. Acts Required — Any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, all public
agencies, companies or corporations covered by this Act shall, within seventy two (/2) hours
form completion of any work affecting any road, street, passageway, pathway and similar
places, repair or reconstruct the same by restoring it to its status prior to such work. ‘The repair
or reconstruction shall be done in the presence of the punong barangay concemed. or in his
absence, the barangay secretary, who is hereby required to issue a certificate of repair work
completion. A copy of the certificate shall be retained by the barangay official for barangay
record purposes.

SEC. 3. Penalty ~ The manager and official of the public utility agency, company or
corporation who have direct supervision in the installation or repair work shall be liable for
Violation of Section 2 of this Act, and, upon conviction, shall be punished with imprisonment of
not less than six (6) months but not more than one (1) year and a fine of not less than Fifty
Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P100,000,00)

SEC. 4. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

Approved.