SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
2886 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G, ESCUDERO 
AN ACT 
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REGULATING STREET AND ROAD.5IGNS, WAITING 
SHEDS, SPEED BUMPS, SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENTS, 
STREETLIGHTS AND OTHER SIMILAR 
INFRASTRUCTURES PRESCRIBING THE 
SPECIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS 
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is submitted that there is a need to define, as a matter of policy, a primary 
reference for the design and installation of street and road signs, waiting sheds, 
speed bumps, sidewalks, pavements and other similar infrastructures. 
With the above reference, regulation will set in to promote a uniform and 
consistent standard not only to maximize road safety and provide reliable 
insh'uctions but also to advance aesthetics throughout the country's thoroughfares. 
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as the lead agency 
to implement the provisions of this bill, will be better equipped with this statutory 
mandate in the issuances and implementation of its Manuals not only for road signs 
and pavement markings. Moreover, the specification and measurement standards 
will be more defined, constant and universal. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is respectfully requested. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2886 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
AN ACT 
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REGULATING STREET AND ROAD SIGNS, WAITING 
SHEDS, SPEED BUMPS, SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENTS, 
STREETLIGHTS AND OTHER SIMILAR 
INFRASTRUCTURES PRESCRIBING THE 
SPECIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS 
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by IIIC Smale mut HOllse of Representatives of lite Philippilles ill 
COllgress assembled: 
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Section 1. Declaration of State Policy. - The State shall promote and advance 
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consistency and uniformity in all its road and street networks to maximize road 
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safety and reliable instructions, and advance beautification. 
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Section 2. Specificatioll and Measuremellt Standards. - The Department of 
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Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall set and define the specifications and 
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measurements of all national, provincial, city, municipal and barangay road and 
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street signs, waiting sheds, speed bumps, sidewalks, pavements, streetlights and 
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other similar infrastructures which shall be made uniform and consistent. It shall be 
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in accord with universally accepted designs and installations applicable to the 
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Philippines in terms of strength, reliability and suitability taking into consideration, 
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among others, the availability of road safety devices. 
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Section 3. Pellalty - Any person who violates the provisions of this Act, 
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specifically the specifications and measurements set pursuant to the immediately 
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preceding Section shall be subjected to a fine not exceeding Phpl00,OOO.OO. 


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Section 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DPWH in coordination 
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with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall promulgate 
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the corresponding implementing rulcs and regulations of this Act within sixty (60) 
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days from the effectivi fy of this Act. 
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Section 5. Repealillg and Amendatory Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, 
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regulations and policies inconsistent with this Act arc hereby accordingly repealed 
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and/ or amended. 
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Section 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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Section 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette, 
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whichever comes first. 
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Approved,