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17" Congress

First Regular Session REGISTRATION UNIT
BILLS AND INDEX VICE

HOUSE BILL No. _2644

Introduced by Representative WES GATCHALIAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Batas Pambansa Blg. 43, as amended provides for the permanent issuance of number plates
to all motor vehicles during its lifetime.

However, the Land Transportation Office in many instances and for laudable and worthy
grounds allowed the use of commemorative plates, yet it cannot be discounted that some if
not all are used by unscrupulous individuals to escape violations of law.

Commemorative plates are being used widely nowadays, some bears the name of
government agencies such as PNP, CIDG, AFP, DOJ, others use government position such
as PROSECUTOR, COUNCILOR, KAGAWAD AND LAWYER which clearly suggest that
these vehicles are owned by some influential person whom an ordinary traffic or law
enforcer would refuse to apprehend in case of violations of law or even the Unified
Vehicular Volume Reduction of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

While it is true that the Land Transportation Office had already issued memorandum
recalling the use of commemorative plates, such recall would be more meaningful and
forceful if it will be accompanied by a legislative act specially because of the fact that the
Land Transportation Off suing new number plates under the agency’s Motor
Vehicle Plates Standardization Program which states that all plates shall be uniform and
designed according to international standards.

is now

This bill therefore seeks to prohibit the use, manufacturing, and selling of commemorative
plates.

The approval of this bill is earnestly requested,

WES GATCHALIAN
Representative
1" District, Valénzuela City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

17" Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _2644

Introduced by Representative WES GATCHALIAN

AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE USE OF COMMEMORATIVE PLATES
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL USE THEREOF.

Section 1. The use of commemorative plates is hereby prohibited subject to the
provision of this Act.

Section 2. Definition - Commemorative Plates refers to an issued plate for
cars and motorcycles commemorating historical events, legitimate organizations, and
other occasions issued for a limited period and installed at the front portion of the car
or motorcycle in lieu of the official licensed plates such as, but not limited to the
following:

a. Those that bear the name of organizations, names of places
commemorating historical events;

b. Those that bear the name or seal of any agency of the government;

c. Those that bear any government position, profession.

Section 3. Issuance, sale and use of Commemorative plates is hereby declared
illegal

Section 4, Any person selling, manufacturing or using a commemorative plates
shall be subject to imprisonment of not less than six (6) months or a fine of not less
than Ten Thousand (Php 10,000.00) Pesos or both.

Section 5. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS - Within ninety
(90) days from the approval of this Act, the Land Transportation Office shall adopt
and issue the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 6. EFFECTIVITY - This Act shall take effect upon its publication in at
least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,