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Second Regular Session
House pILt No, 8172

Introduced by HON. JOY MYRA S. TAMBUNTING

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Overloading vehicles poses grave danger not only to the passengers and driver of
overloaded vehicles but also to other motorists on the road. By carrying more than the
maximum capacity, a vehicle is more prone to overheating, steering and brake issues, among
others. In smaller public utility vehicles (such as taxis, UV express etc.), the driver's control
and operating space is compromised, thus increasing the risk of road accidents. Considering
the COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal, overloading also poses health risks to the
community as it does not allow for physical distancing among passengers which increases the
risk of disease transmission.

In this regard, this measure seeks to introduce stiffer penalties for overloading passengers in
public utility vehicles. Under this proposed measure, violators would face a fine of fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) to five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) with suspension or
cancellation of their certificate of public convenience and the driver's and conductor's licenses.

On behalf of the people of Parafiaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought.

REP! JOY, | ful
nf District, Parafiaque Cit


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.8172

Introduced by HON. JOY MYRA S. TAMBUNTING

AN ACT
IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR OVERLOADING PASSENGERS IN PUBLIC
UTILITY VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, AS
AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
CODE"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 32 (a) of Republic Act No. 4136, as amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:

"SEC. 32. (a) Exceeding registered capacity, issuance of conductor's license,
validity, and fee. - No person operating any motor vehicle shall allow more
passengers or more freight or cargo in his vehicle than its registered carrying AND
SEATING capacity. [ir-the-ease-of public tlity-trucks- of buses, the-conductor

(e)-hereofProvided-That-the] THE conductor before being employed by any
public service operator shall get a permit or license from the Bureau and pay the
fee prescribed in accordance with law, for said license or permit issued in his favor,
which shall be valid for three years, and the same is renewable on or before the
last working day prior to his or on his bilthdate, attaching a readily recognizable
photograph taken by the Bureau and after presentation or a medical certificate of
fitness of applicant.

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SEC. 2. Section 56 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 56. Penalty for violation, - The following penalties shall be imposed for the
violations of this Act:

"(a) XXX

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“(g) FOR ALLOWING MORE PASSENGERS IN THE PUBLIC UTILITY
VEHICLES MORE THAN THEIR REGISTERED CARRYING OR SEATING
CAPACITY OR ALLOWING THE CARRYING OF PASSENGERS ON TOP OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES OR ALLOWING ANY PERSON TO RIDE
ON THE RUNNING BOARD, STEP BOARD OR MUDGUARD OF THE PUBLIC
UTILITY VEHICLES WHILE SUCH VEHICLES ARE IN MOTION, THE
OPERATOR, DRIVER AND CONDUCTOR ARE SOLIDARILY LIABLE FOR:

“I. A FINE OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) AND THIRTY-
DAY SUSPENSION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND THE DRIVER'S AND CONDUCTOR'S LICENSES FOR THE FIRST
OFFENSE;

“II. A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P250,000.00) AND
‘SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND THE DRIVER'S AND CONDUCTOR'S LICENSES
FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE; AND

“III, A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000.00)
AND CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND THE DRIVER'S AND CONDUCTOR'S LICENSES FOR THE THIRD
OFFENSE.

"VIOLATIONS OF SECTION THIRTY-TWO NOT PENALIZED UNDER THE
PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, AND [Viclation-ef] Sections [thirty-twe,] thirty-four
(a), (b), and (b-1), thirty-five and forty-six OF THIS ACT, a fine not exceeding [one
hundred] TWO THOUSAND pesos: Provided, however, That in the case of
violation of Section thirty-four (b) the vehicle or vehicles affected may not be
allowed to operate, unless the requirement provided in this section are complied

SEC. 3. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Land Transportation Office and Chairperson of
the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, shall promulgate rules and regulations
implementing the provisions of this Act. The implementing rules and regulations issued pursuant
to this section shall take effect thiliy (30) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.

SEC. 4. All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or
in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,