SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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or THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The growing air traffic congestion and delay problem that we face in the country today is 
the result of many factors, including airline practices, inadequate investment in airport and air 
traffic contml infrastructure, and how aviation infrastructure is priced. Passengers are not 
p!'omptly informed of the cause of such delay resulting to their inconvenience. 
Addressing this problem will promote the interests of passengers, airlines, airports, and 
the local economy. If not addressed, air delay problems will intensify causing prejudice to the 
consumers. 
This bill requires commercial airlines to make flight delay information available to the 
public .• 
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tJIfI' MIRIAM DEF~SOR St.NTI¥O 
• Thi, bill was originally fIled in the Fourteenth Congress, Second Regular Session. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENAJ~ 
S. No. 
1107 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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REQUIRING COMMERCIAL AIRLINES TO MAKE FLIGHT DELAY INFORMATION 
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A V AILABLE TO THE PUBLIC 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Shorf Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Air Travel Delay Awareness 
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Act". 
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SECTION 2. Availability of Flight Delay Information. - The Secretary of Transportation 
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and Communications shall require each air carrier, foreign air carrier, or domestic air carrier that 
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provides air transportation to make available to the public information regarding the delay of a 
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scheduled passenger flight not later than ten (10) minutes after such information is available. 
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SECTION 3. Manner of Availability - An air carrier, foreign air carrier, or domestic air 
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carrier shall make the information referred to in Section 2 available through the following: 
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(1) Any internet website of such air carrier, foreign air carrier, or domestic air carrier; 
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(2) Any automated recording related to flight departure or arrival times maintained by 
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such air carrier, foreign air carrier, or domestic air carrier; 
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(3) Announcements at appropriate airports; and 
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(4) Flight information screens at appropriate airports. 
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SECTION 4. Regulations .- The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement the 
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provisions of this Act not later than ninety (90) days after the date of its enactment. 


SECTION 5. Prohibition and Penalties. - Any air carrier, foreign air carrier, or domestic 
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air carrier which violates the provisions of this Act shall be liable for a fine of not less than Fifty 
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thousand pesos (fl,50,000.00) nor more than Seventy thousand pesos (l!70,000.00) plus 
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suspension of license or permit for thirty (30) days; for the second offense, to a fine of not less 
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than Seventy thousand pesos (l!70,000.00) nor more than Eighty thousand pesos (l!80,OOO.OO) 
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plus suspension of license or permit for sixty (60) days; and for the third and final offense, a fine 
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of not less than Eighty thousand pesos (l!80,OOO.OO) nor more than One hundred thousand pesos 
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(l!100,OOO.OO), plus the cancellation of the license or permit. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause. --: If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Crause. - Any law, 'presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified ,or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. E.'ffectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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