EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2356
NDE
(In Substitution of SB No. 2064)
Prepared by the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship with Senator
Pimentel III, as author thereof.
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10642 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE "PHILIPPINE LEMON LAW" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION. 1. Section 5 of the Republic Act No. 10642 or the Philippine Lemon
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Law is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 5. Repair Attempts. - At any time within the Lemon Law 
rights period, and after at least [four-(4)] TWO (2) separate repair 
attempts by the same manufacturer, distributor, authorized dealer or 
retailer for the same complaint, and the nonconformity issue remains 
unresolved, the consumer may invoke his or her rights under this Act.
The repair may include replacement of parts components, or 
assemblies."
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SEC. 2. Section 6 of the Republic Act No. 10642 is hereby amended as follows:


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"Section 6. [-Notice of AvaUmcnt-of-Lcmon -L-dw Rights-.—Before 
availing of any-remedy under this Ac-t-and-subject-to- compliDnce with
the-provisions-of Section-5'hereof;"the consumer shallT-irHivriting; notify
the-monufacturer, distfibotorT- authorized dealer or -retailer of the
anresolved complaint, and-t-he-consamer's intention to invoke his or her
rights under-this-Act within-the fcemon Law-rights period.
The-worranty booklet issued by the manufacturer, di5tributor/ Quthorized
dealer-or retailer ■shall dearly stote-the-manner-and foHn-ef-such notice
to constitute-a-valid and-legal notice-to the-manufac-turer-distributory
authorized dealer or retailer.-It shall-also clearly stotc-tho-responsibility
ef-thc-consumer under this section.] AVAILABILITY OF PARTS, 
COMPONENTS OR ASSEMBLIES. - THE MANUFACTURER, 
DISTRIBUTOR, AUTHORIZED DEALER OR RETAILER SHOULD 
ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS, COMPONENTS AND 
ASSEMBLIES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE SOLD. FAILURE TO 
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PARTS, COMPONENTS OR 
ASSEMBLIES WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE TIME 
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR DURING THE LEMON 
LAW RIGHTS PERIOD, SHALL ENTITLE THE CONSUMER TO FILE 
A COMPLAINT BEFORE THE DTI WITHOUT THE NEED TO 
COMPLY WITH THE TWO-REPAIR ATTEMPT REQUIREMENT."
SEC. 3. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 10642 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 7. [Availment-of-Lemon Law Rights.—Subsequent to 
fHing-the-notico of availment-referred to-in the-pr-eceding-section, the
eensumcr shall bring the vehicle-to the-manufacturer, distributor,
authorized dealer, or rotailor-from-where the vehicle was purchased for
a-final attempt to-address-the complaint-of the consumer-to-his or her
satisfaction.] DUTY OF THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR, 
AUTHORIZED DEALER OR RETAILER — It shall be the duty of the 
manufacturer, distributor, authorized dealer or retailer, upon receipt of


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the motor vehicle FOR ITS FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT [afid-the-noticc 
of-nonconformity required under Section ■6 hereof], to attend to the 
complaints of the consumer including, as may be necessary, making the 
repair and undertaking such actions to make the vehicle conform to the 
standards or specifications of the manufacturer, distributor, authorized 
dealer or retailer for such vehicle.
In case the nonconformity issue remains unresolved despite the 
manufacturer, distributor, authorized dealer or retailer's efforts to repair 
the vehicle FOR THE SECOND TIME, pursuant to the consumer's 
availment of his or her Lemon Law rights, the consumer may file a 
complaint before the DTI as provided for under this Act: Provided, 
however, That if the vehicle is not returned for repair, based on the same 
complaint, within [thirty (30)] SIXTY (60) calendar days from the date 
of [floticG of] release of the motor vehicle to the consumer following this 
repair attempt within the Lemon Law rights period, the repair is deemed 
successful: Provided, finaiiy. That, in the event that the nonconformity 
issue still exists or persists after the [thirty (30)-day] SIXTY (60) -DAY 
period but still within the Lemon Law rights period, the consumer may 
be allowed to avail of the same remedies under Sections [5-and-6] 5, 6 
AND 7 hereof.
To compensate for the non-usage of the vehicle while under THE 
FIRST OR SECOND repair ATTEMPT [and-during the period-of 
availmcnt-of the Lemon-Law rights] UNDER THIS ACT, the consumer 
shall be provided WITH EITHER a reasonable daily transportation 
allowance, an amount which covers the transportation of the consumer 
from his or her residence to his or her regular workplace or destination 
and vice versa, equivalent to air-conditioned taxi fare, [as-evidenced by 
official receipt/] or in such amount to be agreed upon by the parties, or 
a service vehicle, at the option of the [manufacturcr-,--dt5tributor, 
authorized—dealer—of—retailer.] AFFECTED CONSUMER. Any 
disagreement on this matter shall be resolved by the DTI [-} WITHIN 
FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS FROM REFERRAL OF THE ISSUE.


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follows:
FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR, 
AUTHORIZED DEALER OR RETAILER TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE 
ABOVE-MENTIONED REMEDIES FOR NON-USAGE OF VEHICLE 
WHILE UNDER REPAIR, SHALL MAKE THEM LIABLE FOR 
DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PhP 
50,000.00).
Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or impair the rights and 
remedies of a consumer under any other law."
SEC. 4. Section 8 of Republic Act No. 10642 is hereby amended to read as
"Section 8. Remedies for Dispute Resoiution. - The DTI shall 
exercise exclusive and original jurisdiction over disputes arising from the 
provisions of this Act. All disputes arising from the provisions of this Act 
shall be settled by the DTI in accordance with the following dispute 
resolution mechanisms:
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c) Adjudication
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(2) In case a finding of nonconformity is arrived at OR WHEN IT IS 
FOUND THAT THE, MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR, AUTHORIZED 
DEALER OR RETAILER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PARTS, 
COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN 
FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR 
REPAIR DURING THE LEMON LAW RIGHTS PERIOD, the DTI shall rule 
in favor of the consumer and direct the manufacturer, distributor, 
authorized dealer or retailer to grant either of the following remedies to 
the consumer:
(i) Replace the motor vehicle with a similar or comparable
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motor vehicle in terms of specifications and values, subject 
to availability; or
(ii) Accept the return of the motor vehicle and pay the 
consumer the purchase price plus the collateral charges.
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - Should any provision or part of this Act be 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions and parts hereof, insofar as 
they are separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect,
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances rules and 
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly.
SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,