SB 288

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 9, 2025

Rainwater Runoff Management and Control Act

An Act Providing for the Management, Control, Regulation, and Utilization of Rainwater Runoff, and the Improvement of Ecological Characteristics of Catchments to Address Flooding and Water Supply Needs in Urban and Rural Centers, and Creating the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms Therefor

In plain language

The bill creates a law that would require developers to plan how rainwater is captured, stored, and used so that flooding is reduced, water can be reused for irrigation, firefighting, and groundwater recharge, and pollution from runoff is limited.

Environment and Natural ResourcesPublic Works and InfrastructureLocal Government

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Author · Senator

Kiko Pangilinan
SenatorFrancis "Kiko" Pangilinan
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Subjects

Rainwater Runoff Management and Control

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 6034· Filed Nov 17, 2025
An Act Providing for the Management, Control, Regulation, and Utilization of Rainwater Runoff, and the Improvement of Ecological Characteristics of Catchments to Address Flooding and Water Supply Needs in Urban and Rural Centers, and Creating the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms Therefor
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2025-11-19Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes
HB 4953· Filed Sep 29, 2025
An Act Instituting Strategies to Address and Mitigate the Damage Caused by Weather Uncertainties and Natural Disasters Where Excessive Rainwater Cause Massive Flooding That Destroy Property, Lives and Infrastructure But Utilizing the Same to Remedy Problems Due to Lack of It to Lessen the Impact of Droughts, Typhoons and Earthquakes, Strengthening the Ability of Government to Reduce and Control Disaster Attributable to Rainwater and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on DISASTER RESILIENCE since 2025-10-01Rep. Dante S. Garcia +1
HB 2889· Filed Aug 4, 2025
An Act Mandating the Establishment and Maintenance of a Rainwater Harvesting Facility in All New Institutional, Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Development Projects Nationwide
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2025-08-06Rep. Romeo Sr. S. Momo
SB 385· Filed Jul 10, 2025
Rainwater Harvesting Facility Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
HB 11253· Filed Sep 10, 2026
An Act Promoting Urban Flood Resilience and Rainwater Harvesting Through the Adoption of a National Urban Drainage and Runoff Management Code, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2026-09-15Rep. Roberto Nazal

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SBN-288 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch