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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRES:
First Regular Session

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House BILL No. 19977

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This legislative measure aims to formulate a more rational framework in going about
license plate replacement. In effect, it proposes a schedule of twelve (12) years in
which case, no license plate replacement may be launched at a nation-wide scale which
violates the provision of this new proposal.

This shall break the pattern wherein new license plates are implemented every change
of administration indicatively out of mere caprice, whim or for any political or economic
reason. More importantly, this shall relieve the public of the burden of having to shell
out hard-earned money to an unnecessary expenditure otherwise not subsidized by the
government.

In fact, 12 years are quick to pass and will not even alter nor render the integrity of the
materials or features in license plates questionable even beyond that period unless new
developments (ie. illegally-replicated plates, security concerns) warrant. Thus, this 12-
year replacement schedule may also be the same as the renewal date for license plates
or after which, the same are deemed as ‘dead’.

In other words, the bill looks at 12 years as the standard life span of a valid license plate
of motor vehicles of all types in the country subject to extension as may be issued by
appropriate agency of government.

Meantime, the Land Transportation Office may do well to perform its mandate by
insuring a reliable database as well as inventory of all license plates so far issued to

or 0.57% buses, 2,647,574 or 49.66 MC/TC24,356 or 0.46% Trailer.

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Seriously, license plate replacement should only be effected if there afe sufficient grounds for |
doing so. For instance, if the license plate does not in any interfere with vehicle identification, |
then it should remain in use and valid unless otherwise the same/already far exceeded its
intended life span, severely deteriorated, and were very hard to read) Other grounds relating to
unregistered vehicles and fraud, and updating our state image may well be taken into account.

The passage of this urgent measure is most earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
1597

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie"Castelo

AN ACT
MANDATING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE TO RENEW OR REPLACE LICENSE
PLATES OF MOTOR VEHICLES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION ONLY AFTER EVERY
TWELVE (12) YEARS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “License Plate
Renewal/Replacement Act of 2016".

SEC. 2. The Land Transportation Office shall hereby be mandated to renew or
replace license plates or motor vehicles under its jurisdiction only after every twelve (12)
years and/or an extended period of time as it may deem appropriate.

SEC. 3. To effectively implement this Act, the Land Transportation Office shall
issue appropriate rules, regulations, standards, and guidelines that shall justify the
renewal/replacement of license plates of motor vehicles and/or extension of the use and
validity thereof.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, publication in the Official
Gazette, and in at least three (3) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,