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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR., 
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is the policy of the State to advance the right of the Filipino people to a balanced and 
healthful ecology. Supplementary to this, the State recognizes that having a safe, 
secure, reliable, efficient, integrated, intermodal, affordable, cost-effective, 
environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented national transport system is 
necessary to improve the quality of life of the Filipino people.1 
For this reason, this bill aims to establish a national bike program and promote bike-
friendly communities nationwide for the general welfare and safety of the Filipino 
people. 
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that transport prices rose sharply to 
17.1 percent from 14.6 percent in May 2022.2  This, among other things, resulted in 
the collapse of the public transport system manifested by the unemployment of public 
transport drivers, crowded and longer waiting times for commuters, and congested 
roads, especially during rush hours and heavy rains.  
While congestion could be an indicator of a booming economy, it could also be a visual 
representation of our worsening and intertwined problems such as climate change, air 
pollution, rising costs of gasoline and other commodities, health problems, and other 
related social issues.  
One of the most important policy shifts that our government can make to address 
these issues is to promote the use of alternative transport modes, such as bicycles 
which is far more environmental-friendly and economical both in terms of direct user 
costs and public infrastructure costs. This should be complemented by the creation of 
proper support infrastructures, such as designated bike lanes and parkings to 
empower the cyclists and ensure their safety. 
Rapidly increasing urbanization brings the urgent necessity to think about alternative 
transport concepts. Infrastructures can only be enlarged to a certain level because of 
the growing density of the population in cities. There is therefore a need to find creative 
1 NEDA Board Resolution No. 5 s. 2017, “Approving the National Transport Policy” 
2 https://business.inquirer.net/352186/inflation-for-june-2022-hits-three-year-high-6-1-percent-psa 
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ways, ideas, and concepts for efficient and effective use of infrastructures. The 
integration of bicycling into the country's transport system and city planning would 
ensure that the program becomes more permanent. 
 
 
 
 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.  
MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE   
 
 
 
 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA  
 
 
NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR., 
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE USE OF BICYCLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF 
TRANSPORTATION, DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF BICYCLE RIDERS, 
ESTABLISHING REQUISITE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SEC. 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Bicycle Act.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – In conformity with the provisions of the Constitution to 
promote the general welfare and social justice in all phases of national development, 
protect and advance the right of the Filipino people to a balanced and healthful ecology 
in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature, and to conserve and develop the 
patrimony of the nation, the State shall: 
a) Protect the welfare and safety of the commuting public and all road users;
b) Promote a shift towards a safe, collective, efficient, non-congestive, and non-
pollutive locomotion and transportation system that includes the use of bicycles;
c) Ensure that the needs and safety of all road users, particularly the pedestrians and
cyclist, are fully integrated into the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of
the country's transportation system; and
d) Establish its plans and programs in conformity with the overall national land use
plan as well as the local comprehensive land use plans.
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – as used in this Act, 
a) Bicycle or bike refers to a non-motorized vehicle consisting of a light frame mounted 
on two wheels, one behind the other, and having a seat, handlebars for steering, 
brakes and two pedals; 
b) Bicycle lane or bikeway refers to any longitudinal strips designated for the passage 
of a bicycle; 
c) Cyclist refers to a person who drives or operates a bicycle; 
d) Motor vehicle refers to any vehicle driven by a motor or engine and operates on a 
road or highway; and 
e) Primary and secondary roads refer to major roads classified as such by the 
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 
 
SEC. 4. Inclusion of Bicycle as A Mode of Transportation in the National 
Transportation Plan. – Within six (6) months from the issuance of rules and 
regulations implementing the provisions of this Act, the Department of Transportation 
(DOTr), in coordination with the DPWH and National Economic and Development 
Authority (NEDA), shall come up with a National Bike Program, hereinafter referred to 
as the Program. The Program shall provide a roadmap for both national and local bicycle 
transportation system to be adhered to at all levels throughout the country. 
The Program shall include the plans and strategies for the construction, provision 
and maintenance of bicycle lanes, parking areas and other support facilities. It shall also 
provide for the standards for bicycles and regulations for the exercise and protection of 
rights of cyclists. 
 
SEC. 5. Local Bicycle Office. – A Local Bicycle Office (LBO) is hereby created in 
every city or municipality and shall have the following powers, functions and 
responsibilities: 
a) Manage the construction and maintenance of bicycle lanes and road signages, 
including the identification of bicycle networks within the jurisdiction of the locality; 
b) Manage the bike park or parks; 
c) Ensure that bicycle lanes are free of any obstruction that can compromise the safety 
of cyclists and pedestrians; 
d) Enforce the establishment of bicycle parking and other related facilities; 
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to bicycles and bicycle infrastructures; and 
f) Conduct education and information drives on the benefits of using bicycles in 
coordination with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in order to promote the 
usage of the same. 
 
The staffing pattern of the LBO shall be determined by the city or the municipality 
concerned, subject to the personnel services (PS) limitations provided for under Section 
325 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991. 
 
SEC. 6. Designation of Bicycle Lanes. – There shall be designated bicycle lanes in all 
primary and secondary roads for the exclusive use of cyclists. 
 
The bike lanes shall be separated by a physical barrier and shall be clearly 
identified with signs or pavement markings. In cases where the installation of a physical 
barrier is not feasible, the lane for bicycles shall be identified through reflectorized yellow 
painted lines. The specifications and designs of bicycle lanes, which must conform to 
the standards adopted by the DOTr and DPWH, shall be provided in the implementing 
rules and regulations of this Act. 
 
SEC. 7. Bicycle Parking Facilities. – All public places, government offices, schools, 
major business establishments, including malls, banks, restaurants, hospitals, and the 
like, are hereby required to provide bicycle racks for bicycle parking. 
Bicycle parking shall be secured, visible, accessible, and segregated from 
pedestrians and motor vehicles. 
 
SEC. 8. Other Related Bicycle Facilities. – In addition to the bike lanes and bike 
parking, the following facilities shall be provided to ensure that cyclists can travel safely 
and to lessen if not avoid collision incidents with pedestrians and other vehicles: 
a) 
Sidewalk improvements; 
b) 
Traffic calming and speed reduction improvements; 
c) 
Pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements; 
d) 
Traffic signage pertaining to bicycles; 
e) 
Off-street pedestrian and bicycle facilities; and 
f) 
Traffic diversion improvements. 
 


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SEC. 9. Bike Parks. – Each city or municipality, through the LBO and the City or 
Municipal Engineers Office, are encouraged to create and establish a bicycle park where 
facilities such as bikeways, bicycle parking areas and similar infrastructure are available. 
The bicycle parks may be funded by the local government unit concerned through their 
respective revenues raised from the miscellaneous incomes like parking and license fees. 
 
SEC. 10. Rights of Cyclists. – All cyclists shall enjoy: 
a) the right to own a bicycle and use the same subject to such limitations as may be 
provided by law; 
b) the right to ride on any designated bicycle lane or bikeway or any public road or 
street that has no designated bikeway unless, by law or regulation, there is a specific 
prohibition that such road or street cannot be used for bicycles; and 
c) the rights granted to drivers of motorized vehicles, except those that by their nature 
are inapplicable, while riding a bicycle on a bikeway. 
 
SEC. 11. Obligations and Responsibilities of Cyclists. – Every cyclist must comply 
the following duties and obligations, in addition to such other responsibilities as may be 
provided for in the National Bike Program: 
a) Ensure that the bicycle is fully-equipped with basic bike accessories and in good 
running condition at all times and before using the same; 
b) Make sure to be equipped with basic protective gear such as a helmet and other 
accessories such as reflectors and bike lights while riding a bicycle; and 
c) Adhere to the applicable traffic rules and traffic signs and drive responsibly with 
extreme care and caution. 
 
SEC. 12. Limitations on the Use of Bicycles. – The use of bicycles shall be subject 
to the following limitations and such other limitations as may be provided in the National 
Bike Program: 
a) The number of persons that shall ride a bicycle shall not exceed the designed 
capacity of the same except when another regular seat is attached to it or when the 
bicycle is used to tow a trailer; 
b) Any person riding a bicycle shall observe safe and proper road usage at all times, 
including the regulations stipulated under this act, to ensure the person’s safety and 
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c) Bicycles may not be parked in areas other than those specifically designated as 
such by the LBO, except in the absence thereof; 
d) A cyclist shall use the designated bicycle lanes for safe navigation or the rightmost 
lane when there is no designated bicycle lane. Except in certain circumstances 
as may be provided in the implementing rules and regulation of this act or by the 
LBO, a cyclist shall not use a bicycle on any sidewalk; and 
e) A cyclist shall not carry anything on the bicycle that will prohibit its proper operation. 
The carriage of such things in a bicycle shall be placed in a basket, bag, rack or 
trailer designed for that purpose in a manner that they can be carried safely. 
 
SEC. 13. Obligation of Cyclists to Remain in the Bicycle Lane; Exceptions. – Every 
person riding a bicycle upon a designated bikeway shall remain inside such lane, 
exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the 
same direction. However, a cyclist riding a bicycle upon a bikeway may move out of the 
lane under any of the following circumstances: 
a) Whenever overtaking or passing another bicycle, vehicle or pedestrian within the 
lane or occupying the bike lane if such overtaking or passing cannot be done safely 
within the lane; 
b) When preparing for a tum at an intersection or exiting into another road or driveway; 
and 
c) When reasonably necessary to leave the bicycle lane to avoid debris or hazardous 
conditions. 
 
SEC. 14. Flagging of Unsafe or Ill-equipped Bicycles and Dangerous Driving. – 
A uniformed police officer or any deputized traffic officer may stop, inspect, and test 
drive a bicycle that is suspected to be unsafe or improperly equipped. Such officer may 
also stop any cyclist operating a bicycle in a reckless or dangerous manner. 
 
SEC. 15. Operation of Bicycle on Roads Without Designated or Exclusive Bike 
Lanes; Overtaking Distance Requirement. – In the case of roads without designated 
bicycle lanes, all cyclists must occupy the rightmost lane of the road. 
The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking or passing a bicycle traveling in the 
same direction shall maintain a minimum overtaking distance of one and a half meter 
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Provided, however, That the DOTr may, in consultation with the DPWH, representatives 
of cyclist organizations and other stakeholders, provide in the rules and regulations to be 
issued to implement this Act exceptions to the minimum overtaking distance or a lesser 
requirement on certain roads taking into consideration the width of the road, the volume of 
vehicular traffic and other circumstances affecting the movement of road users. 
 
SEC. 16. Prohibition on the Use of Bicycle Lanes by Motor Vehicles, Exceptions. 
– Whenever a bicycle lane or bikeway has been established on a road, no motor vehicle 
shall be driven on such bikeway, except when necessary to enter or leave such road or 
to make a turn. 
 
SEC. 17. Incentives. – In order to encourage the use of bicycle as a mode of 
transportation, this Act grants the following tax reliefs and benefits: 
a)  Expenses incurred by employers in providing their employees by way of benefits 
bicycles, related equipment and bike-friendly facilities shall be deductible in full 
from their gross income; 
b) All grants, bequests, endowments, expenses, contributions made to and used 
actually, directly and exclusively by companies, business establishments, and other 
institutions for bike-friendly programs and bicycle facilities shall be considered as 
allowable deductions from gross income; and 
c) Bicycles granted by employers to its managerial and supervisory employees in 
compliance with this Act shall not be taxable as fringe benefits as provided for under 
Republic Act No. 8424 or the Tax Reform Act of 1997. 
 
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, foreign and local enterprises 
engaged or proposing to engage in the manufacturing or assembly of bicycles may avail 
of the incentives provided under Title XIII (Tax Incentives) of the National Internal 
Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. 
 
SEC. 18. External Financing. – The DOTr shall, in coordination with the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Finance (DOF), explore 
the possibility of accessing a range of global financial sources to support the creation and 
maintenance of sustainable or less-polluting public transport systems. 
 


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SEC. 19. Observance of the Carless Day. – To promote the use of bicycles, the country 
shall participate in the annual celebration of World Car-Free Day by designating every 
second Sunday of September as a carless day. The country shall also observe a National 
Car-Free Day every second Sunday of April. 
The Secretary of DOTr is hereby mandated to determine the primary and secondary 
roads which shall be carless during these annual celebrations. 
 
SEC. 20. Penalties. – The following penalties shall be imposed upon the persons who 
act in violation of this Act: 
a) 
Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person who violates any provision of 
this Act shall suffer a penalty of fine in an amount not less than five thousand pesos 
(P5,000.00) nor more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00). If such violation 
causes damage or injury to person or property, then the appropriate provisions of 
the Civil Code or the Revised Penal Code (RPC) shall apply. When the offender is a 
corporation, the officers responsible for the violation shall be meted with the 
penalties herein provided. 
b) 
Any public works official who approves the construction of main roads or highways 
without the required bicycle lanes in their designs shall be punished by a fine of not 
less than ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) nor more than thirty thousand pesos 
(P30,000.00) or suspension, or both, if found guilty in an appropriate administrative 
investigation. The same penalty applies to a public works official who is duty-bound 
or responsible for providing the required bicycle lane marking on existing primary or 
secondary roads and highways but refuses or fails to do so. 
c) 
Any person who shall violate Section 16 of this Act shall be penalized with: 
i. A fine of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) for the first offense; 
ii. A fine of Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) for the second offense; 
iii. A fine of Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00) and suspension of driver's license 
for three (3) months for the third offense; and 
iv. A fine of Twenty thousand pesos (P 20,000.00) and revocation of driver's 
license for the fourth offense. 
 
 
Provided, That the DOTr, through the LTO, may increase the amount of fine herein 
imposed once every five (5) years in the amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the 
existing rates which shall take effect fifteen (15) days publication in at least two (2) 


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newspapers of general circulation. 
 
The foregoing penalties shall be imposed without prejudice to other liabilities under 
the RPC or any special law, arising out or on occasion of any violation of the 
abovementioned section, when applicable. 
 
SEC. 21. Bicycle Awareness Program. – The Secretary of DOTr, in cooperation with 
Department of Education (DEPED), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the 
LGUs, shall establish an educational program to increase awareness on bike safety and 
road sharing. The program shall be designed for cyclists, traffic enforcers, motorists, and 
all road users. The program shall include: 
a) Traffic education and enforcement; 
b) Motorist Awareness and Road-Sharing; and 
c) Bicycle and pedestrian safety. 
 
SEC. 22. Nationwide Public Information Campaign. – The DOTr and its attached 
agencies shall, in coordination with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), DEPED, 
CHED, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health 
(DOH), Philippine National Police (PNP), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority 
(MMDA) and private agencies and organizations, undertake a nationwide 
information, education and communication campaign for a period of six (6) months 
upon the promulgation of the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this 
Act. 
 
SEC. 23. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act 
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The LGUs concerned may 
provide the necessary funds for the operations and maintenance of the LBO in their 
respective annual budgets. 
 
SEC. 24. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Not later than thirty (30) days after 
this Act takes effect, a Committee shall be convened to formulate rules and regulations 
for the efficient implementation of this Act. The Committee shall be composed of the 
following as ex-officio members: 
a) 
Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary’s authorized representative, who 
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b) 
Secretary of Public Works and Highways or the Secretary’s authorized 
representative 
c) 
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government or the Secretary’s authorized 
representative; 
d) 
Representative of the LTO; 
e) 
Representative of the DENR; 
f) 
Representative of the DOH; 
g) 
Representative of the Department of Trade and Industry; 
h) 
Representative of the DOLE; 
i) 
Representative of the DOF; 
j) 
Representative of the Department of Budget and Management; 
k) 
Representative of the NEDA; 
l) 
Representative of the Bureau of Internal Revenue; 
m) 
Representative of the DepEd; 
n) 
Representative of the CHED; 
o) 
Representative of the University of the Philippines National Center for 
Transportation Studies; 
p) 
Professor of the University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional 
Planning; 
q) 
Representative of the PNP; 
r) 
Representative of the MMDA; and 
s) 
Two (2) representatives from bicycle organizations  
 
Within six (6) months following the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall promulgate the IRR of this Act. 
 
SEC. 25. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 26. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, presidential 
issuances and other administrative rules and regulations or parts thereof which are 
inconsistent with this Act are here by repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
 


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SEC. 27. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,