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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank finds that traffic 
fatalities, including those caused by alcohol, are a serious world health problem that is often 
overlooked. One in every SO 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 S 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 SO 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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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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SECTION 1. Sign Posting and Alternative Transportation Assistance. 
A) The owners or operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic beverage for 
consumption on the premises shall display in a conspicuous place a sign or poster with 
conspicuous lettering that states: “Drinking and driving do not mix. If requested, management 
will assist you in placing a local call in an effort to obtain alternative transportation.” 
B) The owners or operators of establishments with a license to sell any alcoholic beverage for 
consumption on the premises shall assist patrons in obtaining alternative transportation should it 
be requested pursuant to paragraph (A) of this section. Assistance shall be provided by placing a 
minimum of one local telephone call to a local transportation service, and in areas where a local 
transportation service is not available or in cases where such local transportation service does not 
respond to a request for service, allow the patron to place one local telephone call on their own 
behalf in an effort to obtain alternative transportation. 
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modified accordingly. 
SECTION 2 Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is 
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not 
affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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Approved, 
SECTION 4. Efectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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