Standards for Signs and Billboards
- New and modified billboards must comply with specified requirements regardless of size, construction, or location.
- Setback: Minimum 5 meters from the frontage property line for new billboards; existing billboards with less than 5 meters setback must follow specific size, height, and electrical clearance standards.
- Size Limits: Maximum billboard display surface area of 250 square meters.
- LED Billboards: Minimum 55 sqm, maximum 250 sqm, must conform to structural and wind load standards.
- Height Limits: Free-standing structures capped at 36 meters; rooftop billboards limited to 26 meters in urban and 36 meters in rural areas.
- Rooftop Billboards: Must not exceed 1/4 of the street frontage of the building; support frame base area capped at 10 sqm; construction must use incombustible materials.
- Wall-mounted Billboards: Must be placed on blank walls and not exceed the wall area.
- Distance Between Billboards: Minimum 100 meters between new billboards on the same road side; prohibits obstruction of existing billboards’ visibility within 200 meters.
- Compliance Deadline: Owners of existing structures must comply within two years regarding size and height.
- LGUs may not impose more burdensome standards than those prescribed nationally.
Permitting and Licensing System
- DPWH shall streamline and develop an online platform for billboard permit and licensing applications.
- Manual applications may still be accepted under justifiable circumstances designated by DPWH Secretary.
Authority of the City and Municipal Building Officials
- Responsible for implementing the Order, Building Code, and relevant rules.
- Permit processing time for new signs or billboards must not exceed seven (7) working days.
Role of Local Government Units (LGUs)
- LGUs empowered to enact ordinances that supplement national regulations.
- Ordinances may address:
- Protection of natural landscapes and cultural aesthetics.
- Restriction of billboards in traffic hazard-prone areas.
- Creation of billboard-free zones in historical sites, tourist destinations, parks, institutional establishments, and critical facilities.
- DILG to assist LGUs in enforcement.
Responsibilities of National Government Agencies
- DPWH: Primary agency for enforcement and fee regulation related to billboards.
- DOF: Guidelines preparation for fees, training local personnel, assisting LGUs in compliance and reporting.
- DILG: Support enforcement and compliance monitoring with LGUs.
- Other government entities required to provide necessary assistance.
Implementing Guidelines
- DPWH to formulate comprehensive guidelines with DILG, DOF, MMDA, PAGASA, CAAP, and industry stakeholders.
- Guidelines to cover permit issuance procedures for all outdoor advertising displays.
Sanctions and Penalties
- Building Officials can withhold, suspend, or revoke building permits for violations.
- Non-compliant government officials and personnel subject to civil service laws and Local Government Code provisions.
Funding
- Initial funding from current appropriations of DPWH and relevant agencies.
- Future funding included in annual General Appropriations Act.
Separability Clause
- Invalidity of any part does not affect the remaining provisions.
Repeal and Modification
- Repeals or modifies inconsistent prior issuances, rules, and orders.
Effectivity
- Takes effect immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.