COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION

GLOBAL FORUM FOR ROAD SAFETY LEGISLATORS

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

CESAR V. SARMIENTO Representative-

Lone District of Catanduanes Chairman-

Committee on Transportation 17th Congress

Land Transportationin the Philippines

Railway: LRT (covers less than 9 miles)

Railway: MRT (covers 10.5 miles of railway)

Railway: PNR (oldest railway, covers 684 miles)

“When the Train is away, the trolleys will play”

City and Provincial Buses

The Jeepney

Asian Utility Vehicles

Taxis with competitors, Uber and Grab

Tricycles

Pedicabs

Habal - Habal

Trucks for Hire

Kalesa

8,706,6907Registered Private and Public vehicles as of 2015

5,626,046Licensed drivers as of 2015

24,656Road Accidents as of 2015

1,040Reported Deaths, 2015

Human errorIs the primaryCause of road

Accidents.

Where are we and what havewe done to address the Philippine

Road Safety issues?

Careful and Safe Riding Summits

There are still more

to be done.

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 5 AMENDMENT TO ANTI-DRUGGED

AND DRUNK DRIVING ACT

PENALTIES FOR PERSONS DRIVING

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS AND

SIMILAR SUBSTANCE

House Bill No. 129

ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF

ROADWORTHINESS

ESTABLISHMENT OF A ONE-STOP SHOP THEREBY INSTITUTIONALIZING THE COORDINATION OF TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AGENCIES RESULTING IN

THE STRICT AND ORDERLY ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF

ROADWORTHINESS OF PUBLIC CONVEYANCES

House Bill No. 168

PWD-FRIENDLY TRAFFIC LIGHTS AN ACT REQUIRING ALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH

AUDIBLE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND PUSH BUTTONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY AND PREGNANT WOMEN

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 717

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AN ACT PRESCRIBING SCHOOL BUS SAFETY STANDARDS AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

House Bill No. 755

MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF CCTV ON PUBS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION OR

SURVEILLANCE (SECURITY) CAMERA IN EVERY BUS BEING OPERATED FOR

PUBLIC UTILITY IN THE COUNTRY

House Bill No. 758

REGULATION OF TAXI DRIVERS AND OPERATORS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES OF TAXI DRIVERS AND OPERATORS, AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 859

MANDATORY DRIVERS EDUCATION FOR TRUCK DRIVERS

AN ACT REQUIRING DRIVER'S EDUCATION FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL

TRUCK DRIVERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

House Bill No. 1319

MANDATORY USE OF CAR SEATS FOR CHILDREN

AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF CHILD RESTRAINT (SAFETY CAR SEAT)

DEVICE OR SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN RIDING IN RUNNING MOTOR

VEHICLES

House Bill No. 1320

MANDATORY DRIVERS EDUCATION FOR ALL PUV

DRIVERS

AN ACT REQUIRING MANDATORY SEMINAR ON TRAFFIC RULES AND

REGULATIONS FOR ALL PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE DRIVERS

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 1577

TRICYCLE DRIVERS TRAINING AN ACT ESTABLISHING TRICYCLE DRIVER TRAINING AND MOTORIST

AWARENESS PROGRAMS

House Bill No. 1725

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

House Bill No. 1824

PENALIZING PERSONS WHO KNOWINGLY ALLOWS ANOTHER

PERSON W/O LICENSE TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE

AN ACT PROHIBITING A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY PERMITTING A

MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY HIM TO BE DRIVEN

BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE UNDER THE

LAW

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 1938

NATL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADMIN

AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

House Bill No. 2101

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AN ACT DEFINING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY GUIDELINES AND

PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

House Bill No. 2936

AMENDMENT TO THE TRAFFIC CODE TO REQUIRE PSYCHO-

TECHNICAL TESTS FOR DRIVERS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR COMPULSORY PSYCHO-TECHNICAL

DRIVER ASSESSMENT TESTS AMENDING SECTION 22 OF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND

TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE

BILL NUMBER TOPIC TITLE/PURPOSE

House Bill No. 2944

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

AN ACT PRESCRIBING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD

REQUIRING REAR UNDER RIDE PREVENTION GUARD FOR TRUCKS,

TRAILERS, AND SIMILAR LARGE VEHICLES AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSESHouse Bill No.

2999MANDATORY PREVENTIVE

MAINTENACE OF VEHICLES AN ACT MANDATING OWNERS

AND/OR OPERATORS OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE TO

CONDUCT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH

PRESCRIBED SCHEDULE AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL

House Bill No. 3477

REGULATING OVERLOADING AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8794

House Bill No. 5AMENDMENT TO

ANTI-DRUGGED AND DRUNK DRIVING ACT

Creation of a National Transport Safety Board

The Philippines is losing 2.4 billion PESOS (48 million US dollars or 38 million pounds)

THE TRAFFICMaki-isa. Makisama. Magkaisa.CRISIS ACT OF 2016

The Traffic Crisis

1. Conduct mandatory retesting of all professional drivers to ensure that they

have the right skills and attitude;

THE TRAFFIC CRISIS ACT:

2. Conduct roadworthiness testing of all public utility

vehicles to rule out the unsafe ones

THE TRAFFIC CRISIS ACT:

3. Harmonize and enact a comprehensive traffic rule handbook with identified

traffic violations and corresponding penalties.

THE TRAFFIC CRISIS ACT:

The Ideal TransportSystem:

SUSTAINABLE.ORGANIZED.

PREDICTABLE.SAFE.

.MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

THANK YOU.

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