Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008
The Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008, officially codified as Republic Act No. 9514, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2553 and House Bill No. 4115, enacted and passed the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 6, 2008 and October 8, 2008, respectively. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 19, 2008.
| The Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008 | |
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| 14th Congress of the Philippines | |
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| Citation | Republic Act No. 9514 Presidential Decree No. 1185 s. 1977 |
| Territorial extent | Philippines |
| Enacted by | House of Representatives |
| Enacted by | Senate |
| Signed | December 19, 2008 |
| Effective | January 3, 2009 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the House of Representatives | "An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 1185 Otherwise Known as the "Fire Code of the Philippines" and For Other Purposes" |
| Bill citation | House Bill No. 4115 |
| Bill published on | May 12, 2008 |
| Introduced by | Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio (Legislative district of South Cotabato#1st District) |
| First reading | May 19, 2008 |
| Second reading | May 27, 2008 |
| Third reading | June 11, 2008 |
| Conference committee bill passed | October 8, 2008 |
| Committee report | House Committee on Public Order and Safety Report No. 512 |
| Bill introduced in the Senate | "An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 1185, Otherwise Known as the Fire Code of the Philippines, and For Other Purposes" |
| Bill citation | Senate Bill No. 2553 |
| Introduced by | Francis Escudero, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Bong Revilla, Manny Villar, Gregorio Honasan, and Benigno Aquino III |
| First reading | September 3, 2008 |
| Second reading | September 29, 2008 |
| Third reading | October 6, 2008 |
| Conference committee bill passed | October 6, 2008 |
| Committee report | Senate Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs Report No. 94 |
| Repeals | |
| Presidential Decree No. 1185, s. 1977 | |
| Status: In force | |
This Act repealed Presidential Decree No. 1185, as amended, otherwise known as the "Fire Code of the Philippines", dated August 26, 1977.[1]
R.A. No. 9514 and R.A. No. 6975 designated and empowered the Bureau of Fire Protection as the implementing arm of the Department of the Interior and Local Government for fire control and protection, fire inspection, investigation, and search and rescue. It also penalizes acts of obstruction of emergency exits, fire hydrants and fire lanes, overcrowding, locking fire exits, smoking in fire hazard areas, the removing, destroying, obliterating, any authorized seals, signs, mark or tags, and the tampering, overloading and/or destruction of electrical wires.