Published February 23, 2021, 10:13 PM The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Tuesday, February 23, a bill banning the active use and display of commercial billboards during typhoons. House Bill 7174 or the “Bawal Billboard Tuwing Bagyo Act” won unanimous approval during viva voce voting as lawmakers underscored the need to impose the ban to keep the public safe during the onslaught of a typhoon. HB 7174 consolidated legislative proposals filed by Deputy Speaker and CIBAC Partylist Rep. Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva and Reps. Alfred Vargas (PDP-Laban, QC) and Domingo C. Rivera (CIBAC Partylist). Citing a report of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Vargas said there has been a rising number of commercial billboards on roads in Metro Manila, mostly erected in major thoroughfares.