Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 159)
The title of the proclamation is 'Proclamation No. 159, April 28, 2011: Declaring Year 2011 as the Launching Year of the Philippine Decade of Action for Road Safety: 2011-2020.'
The purpose is to declare the year 2011 as the launching year of the Philippine Decade of Action for Road Safety: 2011-2020 in support of the global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety worldwide.
It supports the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety: 2011-2020, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly through Resolution A/Res/64/255 dated March 2, 2010.
The primary goal is to stabilize and then reduce traffic fatalities worldwide by increasing activities at national, regional, and global levels.
Road crashes are a major public health concern that cause deaths, injuries, disabilities and have social and economic consequences which may affect sustainable development if unaddressed.
The Philippines formulated the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan 2011-2020, which embodies programs, activities, and projects to promote road safety nationally and contribute globally.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) spearhead the worldwide launching.
The official launch was on May 11, 2011.
He declared it by virtue of the powers vested in him by law as the President of the Philippines.
It lays down government, business, and civil society initiatives to promote road safety and support the global effort to reduce traffic fatalities during the Decade.