fOU R,T:l:,~[\ITtl CONGRESS 
REPLj$~I¢OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third,Rej$!.Jlilr Session 
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SEN. R,'It;:HARD J. GORDON 
EXPLt\N!UORY NOTE 
,,' '~T~~.::pracitice of the overI9~ding"of Rublic utility vehicles in, the country, to maximize 
prp~~~;';;b%J1i~become commpn occurKl.'!n~,e. il;ttimes, thiS' has resulted to accidents whidi has 
i:I~irn:;;~"th,~:lives of passengers. 
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", ,;;.:fi~l;l'~oEygenio was Qom, pre(n<!t!Jfe1y. Yet gS q, child, he showed extra'ordinary 
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pote:\'iti,~£:'t\e:~ould talk when he' Was one ; and mempr;i~e songs and poems before his age 
n(:tr~:a:@;~~Li~~ed it. His sense ofli~rr\~r i\od impeccable c~medic timing endeared him to 
eVJir¥iRr),i\,\~h:lV1ay 23, 2009 
~(anco;:to~eth~r with hisgnutdmotner Daisy Eugenio, his cousin 
AcitQliik~,~tl,;\laya'lhess drowned v,,:!i'Einthe oVerloaded bancil theywere riding capsized. He was 
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,J~l~QiUseeks to put ail end to this pr~ctice by providingan additional deterre,nt to the 
CO:fl')#i.l~~tqDJ'fthe act. By criniinal.izlng Qverioading, the Stfjteseeks to promote the safety and 
W~lfa~(;'e':i{f:thepeople and, p,roteC1; th'e'riaYng"public from Unnecessary danger. 
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':';;(:8~:}~~rl~dted by the Senate and th~ House of f'epresentatives oj the Philippines in 
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;:~ec~iOn1.Short Title - This, Act shall, be known as the "Franco Eugenio for Safe Travel 
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, :;";'~];~:~~~i6J:i2 .. Qec1aration ofpoli~Y -,It is pereby thepplicyof the state to protect the safety 
and';W~J.f~r~"of. the riding p:JbUc.ThisAc,tairns to apply saId policy by crirninalizing the act of 
o~~:EL~#gr~~;of;f'assenge~s in puplic.:iJiiiitX vEi~'icies. 
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, ·"i;;Seciti,on. 3.,Definition ofTerms:'; lhe if6110wing terms are defined for the purpose of this 
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, :;"::~'),"P.U!3L1C UTIUry VI;Hl(:~~~:all;vehicies t~at provide the rneans of tra~sport to 
" ,.' 'Pl1blic passengers for 'prdfit,iocluding Qut'not lirnited to tricycles, jeeps, buses, 
;;. ,,'; • " b;mcas, bO;lts, ships tllanMy ~6\Jtes.' 
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":.(':~)' ,OVERLOADING: 'is tHe 
~ct' 9f carrying, passengers rnore than the actual 
",., J::,:,:designated capacity pf,th~.\/ehicle. 
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,:,,';:~)DRIVER: shall rnean theopefator of the vehicle including but not lirnited to 
) ',;, 'tricycle, jeepqnqh\ls~riv~r~)~~ptai~s Qfrnaritime vessels and pilots of aircrafts. 
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:s,~dj6n 4. pverloading asan O.ff~nse- It shall be: unlllwful for any driver, ship c;'lptain, 
pilqfj~~:il,·thelike to carryon OOarB passengers in excJss onhe designated capacity of the 
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. Section 5. Penalties - The penalty ofirnprisonrnent of one to three rnonths ard lor a 
fine 9f not less than P5,000.00 shall be irnposed for drivers of vehicles whose passenger 
capacity is' below 20 persons; three to'six rnonths and / or a.fineof not less than PiO,OOO.OO for 
drive~s of vehicles whose pass,enger drpacity is 
20 and 'above Qut below 100 persons; six 
rnonths to one year and / or a, fine of P not less than 30,000.00 for drivers of vehicles Whose 
passenger capacity is 100 persons and above. 
Shpuld a death result in while comrnitting the crirne of overloading, the driver shah 
suffer the penalty of one to five years irriprisonrnent and / or a fine of not less than PSO,OOO.OO 
pesos. 
Section 6. Effectivity - This act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in at least 2 
newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,