Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19TH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___ 
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Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Traffic has always been a major problem in the country. It is estimated that 
billions of pesos in trade alone, are wasted on a daily basis by reason of the 
terrible traffic condition plaguing our country. That is not considering the 
unnecessary rage because of the inconvenience of a bumper to bumper traffic 
flow. 
It is opined that the major causes of our traffic condition are the drivers who lack 
the necessary discipline and conduct that result in numerous violations that 
remain unpunished, as well as the poor implementation by the law enforcement 
agencies of the traffic rules and regulations. 
Moreover, traffic violations often results to accidents that would further 
aggravate the traffic conditions if not settled immediately, to the detriment of all 
the riding public. 
It is submitted that the foregoing may be addressed if circumstances attending 
while driving on the road are recorded by dashboard cameras. This will serve as 
evidence of any violation which would be readily available to the State for the 
purpose of prosecuting traffic violations, thereby serving as a deterrent to drivers 
from committing violation of traffic rules and regulation. 
Immediate passage of the bill is therefore respectfully sought. 
MICHAEL L. ROMERO Ph.D. 
July 1, 2022 
11:06 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
19TH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___ 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero 
____________________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT  
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF DASHBOARD CAMERAS ON 
MOTOR VEHICLES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representative of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Title - This bill shall be known as the “Dashboard Camera Act 
of the Philippines” 
Section 2. Definition of Term: 
a) Vehicle shall mean any vehicle propelled by any power other than
muscular power using the public highways, but excepting road rollers,
trolley cars, street-sweepers, sprinklers, lawn mowers, bulldozers,
graders, fork-lifts, amphibian trucks, and cranes if not used on public
highways, vehicles which run only on rails or tracks, and tractors, trailers
and traction engines of all kinds used exclusively for agricultural
purposes.
b) Dashboard camera shall mean an onboard camera that continuously
records the view through a vehicle's windscreen, which may be attached
to the interior windscreen or to the top of the dashboard, by suction cup
or adhesive-tape mount.
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Section 3. Installation of dashboard camera or similar equipment - All 
vehicles shall, as a precondition for their registration or renewal thereof with the 
Land Transportation Office, install a dashboard camera, or any other similar 
equipment, that would capture the driving activity on the road by the driver.  Any 
vehicle that has no dashboard camera shall be denied registration by the Land 
Transportation Office.  
Section 4. Prohibition to use any vehicle without dash camera or 
similar equipment - It shall be unlawful for any person to use or drive any 
vehicle along any highway, road or street without the dash camera or similar 
equipment required in Section 2 of this Act. It shall be the responsibility of the 
registered owner of the motor vehicle to ensure that the vehicle registered under 
his name is installed with dash camera or similar equipment in compliance with 
this Act. 
Section 5. Submission of recording when there is legitimate request - 
The owner of any vehicle shall submit to the pertinent law, enforcement agency 
or office the recording of the dashboard camera installed on the vehicle when 
requested to do so in connection with any case or legitimate investigation 
conducted wherein the said recording is relevant to such investigation, provided 
that no request to submit the said recording shall be made for the purpose of 
harassing the registered owner or driver of the vehicle. 
Section 6. Penalty - Any public officer or government employee who 
caused or allowed the registration of motor vehicles in violation the provision of 
Section 3 above shall be punished with imprisonment of not less than two (2) 
years to not more than three (3) years of imprisonment or fine in the amount of 
not less than Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) or both at the discretion of 
the court; 
Any person who violates Section 3 and Section 4 of this Act shall be punished as 
follows: 


For the first infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less than 
Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) and 30 days suspension of license; 
For the second infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less 
than Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) and 6 months suspension of license; 
For the third infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less than 
Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) and 1 year suspension of license; 
Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations - Within 1 year from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Land Transportation Office and the Land 
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, shall, in consultation with 
the government, promulgated the implementing rules and regulations of this Act. 
 
Section 8. Repealing Clause - All laws, presidential decrees, orders, 
issuances, rules and regulation and any part thereof inconsistent, which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of the Act are hereby amended or modified 
accordingly. 
 
Section 9. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved,