SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.NO.4335

Introduced by Representative Teodorico T. Haresco Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

According to the Department of Health (DOH), road accidents ranked as the fourth
top cause of death in the country, next to heart disease, leukemia and cancer. Moreover,
according to the Department of Transportation and Communication, fatalities due to road
accidents have been growing with a 14.6-percent annual average increase. For 2013 alone,
fatalities increased by 14.3 percent during the first quarter compared to the same period last
year. It is projected that by 2020, about 300,000 victims will have been killed due to road
accidents. With the volume of road accidents and traffic violations, it is imperative that
CCTV Road Safety Surveillance Cameras be installed in major roads to monitor these road
mishaps.

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) has been found very useful especially in
monitoring road accidents. Since its installment in some areas, it has been a reliable tool
used by the law enforcement authorities in their investigations and apprehension of
criminals. Furthermore, investigation of road mishaps and improved forecasting of traffic
situations have been effectively managed and monitored through the use of CCTV. In
addition to that, video recordings in CCTV Cameras may be used as competent evidence in
road accidents and/or cases involving violation of traffic laws.

According to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in its report last 2012,
there are only ten (10) Metrobase personnel who manage and maintain 56 operational out
of 99 CCTV Road Safety Surveillance Cameras installed in various sites along major
thoroughfares. This measure requires the mandatory installation of CCTV Cameras along
the roads included in routes of public utility vehicles intended to be used as a tool for
efficient road incident monitoring and substantial support in investigation involving violation
of laws, rules and regulations, and ordinance.

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

reooch or leesco, JR.

Representative


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No._4335

Introduced by Representative Teodorico T. Haresco Jr.

AN ACT REQUIRING MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF CLOSED
CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) CAMERAS ON MAJOR ROADS INCLUDED IN
ROUTES OF PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known and cited as the "CCTV Act of 2014"

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to serve and protect
the people, to maintain peace and order, to protect life, liberty, and property, and to promote
the general welfare.

Section 3. Mandatory Installation of CCTV Cameras. - Local Government Units
(LGUs) having jurisdiction over all roads included in routes of Public Utility Vehicles (PUV)
are hereby required and mandated to install and maintain in good working condition Closed-
Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras along the roads to be used for efficient road incident
monitoring.

Section 4. Use of Video Recordings. - The video recordings obtained pursuant to
the mandatory installed CCTV cameras in accordance with this Act shall be available for
use and may be disclosed by any member or officer of a law enforcement agency in
connection with and limited to investigation or prosecution of an offense punishable by law
or regulation. The parties involved in such offense may request for a copy of such video
recordings upon submission of a waiver that such video recordings will be used for lawful
purposes only.

Section 5. Implementing Agency. - The Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC), Philippine National Police (PNP) and the respective local government units with
jurisdictions over the area covering the routes of the PUVs shall ensure the implementation
and enforcement of this Act.

Section 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - Within ninety (90) days
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the aforementioned implementing

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agencies shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations of the provisions of this
Act.

Section 7. Appropriation. - Such sums as may be necessary for the immediate
implementation of the provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of
any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, funds for its
implementation shall be included in the regular appropriations of the DILG.

Section 8. Separability Clause. - |f any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision thereof shall remain valid and

subsisting.

Section 9. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree, issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent
with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

Section 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,