SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE . ') 
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SENATE BILL NO. 2110 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Road accidents have increased significantly in the past years. 
There is a continuous addition to the statistics of vehicular accidents in 
the country, most of which is ~elated to speed limit violations. In the year 
2011, approximately 15,200 vehicular accidents had occurred according 
to the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG). It was 
estimated that 14,795 of these accidents occurred from January to 
November 2011. In the same year, around 1,399 people have been killed 
and around 5,700 were injured due to road mishaps. Around 90.17% of 
the total deaths occurred in the National Capital Region (NCR). Several 
years back, in 2006, there had been an approximate 15,064 accidents or 
about 41 accidents each day. The highest rate of road accid~hts was in 
2003 which recorded 16,425, calculated about 45 accidents per ltfly. 
Last December 16, 2013, a Don'Mariano Transit bus fell off the 
elevated part of the Skyway in Barangay Marcelo Green, Paranaque City 
and pushed into the west service road of the southbound lane of South 
Luzon Expressway (SLEx) causing 21 fatalities and 8 injured victims. 
Most witnesses and investigators concluded that the bus violated the 
Skyway speed limit for buses thereby causing the accident. 
To protect the citizens from these accidents and pursuant to the 
duty of the State to ensure protection and safety of the riding public, this 
bill is proposed to implement the mandatory installation of electronic 
speed limiters to public utility Quses in order to strictly enforce the speed 
limit provided by law. Installirv~ speed limiters will facilitate the reduction 
of serious crashes and other toad accidents involving commercial buses 
which are not only causing fatalities but also damage to properties. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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JOS~:R·~. EJERCITO 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
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SENATE BILL NO. _2_1_1_0 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO 
AN ACT MANDATING THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC SPEED 
LIMITERS TO ALL PUBLIC UTILITY BUSES FOR THE PROTECTION 
OF THE RIDING PUBLIC AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. 
c This Act shall be known as the 
"Electronic Speed Limiter Act of 20 14". 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy, - It is hereby declared the 
policy of the State to maintain at all ti'mes the safety and protection of 
the riding public. Towards this end, it shall pursue a more proactive and 
preventive approach to secure the safety of passengers and bystanders 
on roads and highways. The State shall implement mc;:asures to 
safeguard them from any speed-related road accidents which are not 
only causing fatalities but als? damage to properties. 
SECTION 3. Definition - For purposes of this Act, Speed Limiter is 
defined as a device which limits the top speed of a moving vehicle to a 
pre-programmed maximum speed per hour. The device has series of 
sensors that will detect the speed and communicate the information to 
the engine's computer. Once the pre-determined top speed is reached, 
the computer steps in and restricts the flow of air and fuel to the engine 
and it will unable to exceed the maximum speed. 
SECTION 4. Coverage. - In order to protect the public from any 
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speed-related accidents and to enforce the speed limit provided by law, 
speed limiters shall be installed in all public utility buses including City 
and Provincial buses. The installed speed limiter will be programmed at a 
maximum 60 kilometers per hour for public utility buses traversing 
Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), and a maximum of 80 kilometers 
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per hour for those traversing expressways such as North Luzon 
Expressway (NLEX) Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), Tarlac-
Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), South Luzon Expressway 
(SLEX), and Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway), except as 
otherwise provided by law or ordinance. 
SECTION 5. Installation of Speed Limiters - For the issuance of 
a new franchise or for a renewal of franchise to operate public utility 
buses in the Philippines, installation of speed limiters shall be a 
mandatory requirement. The Land Transportation and Franchising 
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 
shall administer the installation and 
monitoring of buses with installed speed limiters. 
SECTION 6. Prohibitio.n - It is prohibited for any person to tamper 
an installed speed limiter. Defective speed limiters ~re likewise, prohibited 
and shall be immediately reported to the LTFRB for replacement. 
SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The head 
of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 
and secretary of Department of Transportation and Communication 
(DOTC) shall jointly promulgate the rules and regulation to implement 
and carry out the objectives and provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 8. Penalty - Public Utility Bus Operators who failed to 
comply with the mandatory installation of electronic speed limiter under 
Section 5 of this Act shall be fined with an amount not exceeding One 
Hundred Thousand Pesos (PIOO,OOO.OO) and a suspension of the 
franchise until compliance of the installation. A penalty of six-month 
imprisonment to one year and a fine of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,OOO) 
shall be imposed to any person who violates Section 6 of this act. 
SECTION 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any 
provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other 
provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall contin'ue to be in 
full force and effect. 
SECTION 10 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive 
orders, proclamations and administrative regulations, or parts thereof 
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect 
immediately after its publication in at least two national newspapers of 
general circulation. 
Approved, 
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