FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
3331 
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Introduced by Senator GREGORIO B. HONASAN II 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Republic Act (RA) No. 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 
declares as a policy of the State "to secure and safeguard its citizenry, 
particularly the operators or drivers of motorcycles and their passengers, from 
the ruinous and extremely injurious effects of fatal or life threatening accidents 
and crashes." Thus, "the State shall pursue a more proactive and preventive 
approach to secure the safety of motorists, their passengers and pedestrians at 
all times through the mandatory enforcement of the use of standard protective 
helmet." (Sec. 2, RA 10054) 
Under the law, any person caught driving without wearing the standard 
protective motorcycle helmet bearing the PS mark or ICC seal shall be penalized 
in a manner provided therein. 
The full implementation of the said law was 
originally scheduled on 1 August 2012 as stipulated in the Joint Administrative 
Order formulated by the Department of Transportation and Communications 
(DOTC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). However, the DOTC 
ordered the Land Transportation Office to defer enforcement of the law until 31 
December 2012. The order was in line with the DTI's request to give them more 
time to inspect all the helmets that are coming into the country and to ensure 
that all helmets bear the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) seal issued by the 
Bureau of Products Standard (BPS). 
To facilitate the efficient implementation of this law, this bill primarily 
proposes that the helmet inspection be done simultaneously with the motorcycle 
registration. 
This bill further strengthens the guidelines to ensure that the 
standard 
protective motorcycle helmets meet the minimum component 
requirement such as the hard outer shell, expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) 
layer, comfort lining and retention strap. 
These standards shall be reviewed 
every five (5) years. 
In view of the foregOing, immediate enactm~(J this measure is 
earnestly requested. 
/ 
GR GORIO B. HONASAN II 
Senator 


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Introduced by Senator Gregorio B. Honasan II 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10054, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
"MOTORCYCLE HELMET ACT OF 2009" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 10054 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 
6. 
Implementation. 
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The 
Department 
of Transportation 
and 
Communications (DOTC), with its attached agency, the Land Transportation 
Office (L TO), is mandated by this Act to issue guidelines necessary to implement 
the provisions of this Act TO ENSURE THAT STANDARD PROTECTIVE 
MOTORCYCLE 
HELMETS 
MEET 
THE 
MINIMUM 
COMPONENT 
REQUIREMENT SUCH 
AS THE 
HARD OUTER SHELL, 
EXPANDED 
POLYSTYRIENE 
(STYROFOAM) 
LAYER, 
COMFORT 
LINING 
AND 
RETENTION STRAP. 
The OTI, through the BPS, is mandated to utilize the United Nations 
Economic CommiSSion for Europe (UNECE) Protocols with regard to the 
standards that will be applicable to the approval or disapproval of motorcycle 
helmets that will be sold in the Philippines. THE STANDARDS SHALL BE 
REVIEWED EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS. 
The OTI, through the BPS, shall conduct a mandatory testing of all 
manufactured and 
imported motorcycle helmets in 
the Philippines. 
All 
manufacturers and importers of standard protective motorcycle helmets are 
required to secure a PS license or ICC prior to the sale and distribution of their 
products. The 
BPS shall issue periodically a list of motorcycle helmet 
manufacturers and importers and the brands which pass the standards of the 
BPS to be published in a newspaper of general circulation or in its website. 
[Upon the effectivity of this Act,] O[o]nly those standard protective 
motorcycle helmets bearing the PS or ICC mark shall be sold in the market. 
PROVIDED, THAT MOTORCYCLE RIDERS USING HELMETS WHICH DO 
NOT BEAR THE PS MARK OR ICC STICKER ISSUED BY THE BPS UPON 
THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT 


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THEIR HELMETS FOR INSPECTION AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THEY 
APPLY FOR A RENEWAL OF THEIR MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATION WITH 
THE LTO. FOR THIS PURPOSE, EACH LTO BRANCH SHALL BE REQUIRED 
TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO (2) L TO PERSONNEL TO BE TRAINED BY THE 
BPS TO CONDUCT THE HELMET INSPECTION. 
THE BPS OR L TO SHALL PLACE THE MARK/STICKER EITHER ON 
THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR PART OF THE HELMET, AT THE OPTION 
OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER." 
Section 2. Section 7 (c) of Republic Act No. 10054 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 7. Penalties. - x x x 
(c) Any person OR COMPANY who IMPORTS, [uses,]~~IIS and distributes 
substandard motorcycle helmets or those which do not bear the PS mark or the 
ICC certificate shall be punished with a fine of not less than Three thousand 
pesos (Php3,000.00) for the first offense; 
and 
Five thousand 
pesos 
(Php5,000.00) for the second offense, without prejudice to other penalties 
imposed in Republic Act No. 7394 or the "Consumer Act of the Philippines". 
Section 3. Separability Clause. - If, any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the provisions not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
Section 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts 
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Section 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,