MANILA, Philippines — A proposed law that aims to prohibit the active use and display of commercial billboards during typhoons hurdled the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Obtaining 205 affirmative votes, no negative votes, and four abstentions, House Bill No. 7174 or the “Bawal Billboard Tuwing Bagyo Act” was approved on the third and final reading at the lower chamber.
Under the bill, all outdoor advertising materials shall be automatically taken down by billboard operators within 12 hours from an official announcement or release of a Typhoon Signal No. 1 bulletin or any significant weather disturbance by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services …
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