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“Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo.___924

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEDRO P. ROMUALDO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill is one of the outputs of the public hearings of the Committee on Good
Government and Public Accountability during the 14* Congress as part of our commitment
{o introduce remedial measures.

During the Commitice hearings, it was established that the occurrence of technical and
outright smuggling of imported motor vehicles remain unabated despite the existence of
Executive Order No. 156 “prohibiting the importation of imported motor vehicles”.

‘The Bureau of Customs admitted that smuggled motor vehicle entered not only in the
ports in Region VII but also in various ports in the country and that the perpetrators were
able to register these vehicles with the Land Transportation District Offices.

The Committee discovered that LTO - Toledo City Distict Office, Province of Cebu
{rom a zero registration of motor vehicles, it suddenly reached a total of 2,365 registrations
in 2007. ‘This figure was consistent with the report of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling
Group (PASG) that out of eighty-one percent (81%) of these vehicles are of questionable
»port and registration documents. Thirty percent (30%) were registered with LTO -
‘oledo City. The Committee on Good Government arrived to the conclusion that
irregular and anomalous registration of motor vehicles takes place due to inadequate laws
that will respond to advancing methodology in registration processes.

It was determined that there was an urgent need to amend an antiquated law governing the
registration of motor vehicles which is Republic Act No. 4136, also known as the “Land
‘Transportation and Traflic Code”.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. $24

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEDRO P. ROMUALDO

AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND.
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Inserting a new sub-section in Section 7, Article 1, Chapter Il of the

Republic Act No, 4136, and correspondingly re-numbering the subsequent sub-section,
to read, as follows:

“SEC. 7. Registration Classification. ~ Every motor vehicle shall be
registered under one of the following described classifications:

(a) Xxx

“Q IMPORTED VEHICLES, NOT PROHIBITED UNDER
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 156, MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE LAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE WHEN ACCOMPANIED WITH
APPROPRIATE IMPORT DOCUMENTATION AND PROOF OF
PAYMENT OF TAXES AND DUTIES;

(4) (R) Special. xxx"

SEC. 2. Section 14, Article III of Republic Act No. 4136, is hereby amended, to
read as follows:

“Section 14. Issuance of certificates of registration. - A properly numbered
certificate of registration shall be issued for each separate motor vehicle after due
inspection and payment of registration fees, PROVIDED, THAT IN CASE OF
IMPORTED MOTOR VEHICLES, THE CERTIFICATE OF PAYMENTS SHALL BE


DULY ANNOTATED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION TO BE ISSUED
BY THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE.”

SEC. 3. Inserting a new subsection of Section 17, Article III of Republic Act No.
4136 to read as follows:

“Section 17, Number plates, preparation and issuance of. —

XXX

“(C) PLATE RELEASES SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE RESPECTIVE
DISTRICT OFFICE WHERE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS ORIGINALLY
REGISTERED AND THAT THE PLATE SHALL INDICATE, IN ITS FACE, THE
PLACE OF REGISTRATION.”

SEC. 4. Separability. ~ If any of the sections or provisions of this Act is held
invalid, all other provisions not affected thereby shall valid.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance or executive
order or rules contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby
repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,