Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No.°222

Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representatives
Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva and Domingo C. Rivera

AN ACT
REQUIRING PROOF OF AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE FROM
MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-
REQUISITE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH
THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO), AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE”
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

According to the 2019 Traffic Index Survey of the crowdsourcing data site
Numbeo.com, Metro Manila has the 8" worst traffic among over 207 other cities in the
world.' If no interventions are made, a study of the Japan International Cooperation
Agency estimates that the Philippines will lose Php5.4 Billion to traffic daily by 2035.7

Aside from improving transportation-related infrastructure, regulating the
number of vehicles in metropolitan areas will also help in addressing the worsening
traffic problem. This bill seeks to require owners of motor vehicles to prove that they

+2019, March 4. Manila tries to fix its notorious traffic — bad news for jeepneys and trolley boys.
Retrieved from: https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-philippines-trolley-boys-20190304-story html
(date last accessed: June 24, 2019)

22018, September 19. PH traffic may worsen, to cost P5.4 billion daily — JICA. Retrieved from:
https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/09/19/JICA-study-traffic-5-billion. htm! (date last accessed: June
24, 2019).


have a garage or parking space for the motor vehicle they seek to register with the
Land Transportation Office (LTO) before LTO registers their vehicles to deter the
proliferation of vehicles occupying sidewalks or roadsides. This bill also requires LTO
to verify the document/s submitted by the registrant/purchaser attesting to the
existence of the parking facility not only in Metro Manila but also in other metropolitan
areas of the country.

While the government bears a large part of the responsibility for the traffic mess
in metropolitan areas, especially in Metro Manila, private car owners who are using
public roads as parking space aggravate the traffic situation. When roads become
parking lots, there will always be longer trip times and increased vehicular queuing.

The immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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HON. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

6012

House Bill No.

Introduced by CIBAC Party-List Representatives
Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva and Domingo C. Rivera

AN ACT
REQUIRING PROOF OF AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE FROM
MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-
REQUISITE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH
THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO), AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE”
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “No Garage, No Car Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — Pursuant to the Constitutional principle that
recognizes the right of the people to balanced and healthful ecology and the protection
of life and property and the promotion of general welfare, the State shall promulgate
measures to lessen traffic congestion, provide safe and uncluttered pathways where
people may freely walk to their destinations, and maintain a clean and healthy
environment by clearing the streets of parked motor vehicles and other objects that
reduce the space for ongoing human and vehicular traffic.

SECTION 3. Proof-of-Parking Space or Facility. — Section 5(a) of Republic Act No.
4136, as amended, if hereby amended to read as follows:


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Section 5. All motor vehicles and other vehicles must be
registered.

(a) No motor vehicle shall be used or operated on or upon any
public highway of the Philippines unless the same is properly
registered for the current year in accordance with the provisions
of this Act; PROVIDED, THAT OWNERS OF MOTOR
VEHICLES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, SUCH AS, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, METRO MANILA, ANGELES, BACOLOD,
BAGUIO, BATANGAS, CAGAYAN DE ORO, CEBU, DAGUPAN,
DAVAO, ILOILO, NAGA, AND OLONGAPO, WHO SEEK TO
REGISTER HIS/HER MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THE LAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO), SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
EXECUTE AN AFFIDAVIT ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE A
NOTARY PUBLIC ATTESTING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF A
PERMANENT PARKING SPACE OR FACILITY OR THAT A
PARKING SPACE OR FACILITY HAS BEEN LEASED OR
PROCURED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PARKING THE MOTOR VEHICLE INTENDED TO BE
REGISTERED; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT EACH AND
EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL REQUIRE A SEPARATE
SPACE FOR PARKING; PROVIDED FINALLY, THAT NO
MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE
LTO HAS CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF A PARKING
SPACE OR FACILITY FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE.

SECTION 4. Local Government Units and Citizen Patrol. —- Any concerned
individual may report to the LTO, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA),
metropolitan coordinating councils, or the engineering office of the local government
unit (LGU) concerned the existence of motor vehicles which are parked on the streets,
alleys or pathways primarily used for pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic.

Authorized personnel of the LTO, MMDA, metropolitan coordinating councils, LGU
engineering offices and law enforcement agencies shall conduct periodic ocular
inspection for the purpose of strictly implementing the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. Penalties. - A motor vehicle registration issued to an owner, whether
natural or juridical, which has been fraudulently obtained from the LTO by making
untrue claims in the public document executed for the purpose of complying with the
requirements under Section 3 of this Act indicating that an adequate parking space or
facility exists for a motor vehicle, shall be revoked. In addition, the erring motor vehicle
owner shall be suspended from registering a motor vehicle under his name for a period
of three (3) years and shall be liable for a fine in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos
(Php50,000.00) for every violation of the provisions of this Act.

Any officer or employee of the LTO who has allowed the registration of a motor vehicle
without the necessary document required under Section 3 of this Act or with
knowledge of the falsity of, or failing to further investigate despite having reasonable
ground to believe that, the statement in the instrument attesting to the availability of


the permanent parking space or facility for the motor vehicle statement is false, shall
be suspended from office for a period of three (3) months without pay.

The penalties enumerated herein shall be without prejudice to the liability that may be
incurred under the Revised Penal Code and other existing laws.

SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, the Chairperson of the MMDA,
chairpersons of the metropolitan councils, the agency head of LTO and
representatives from the LGUs in Metro Manila and other Metropolitan areas and other
stakeholders, shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
memoranda, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause. — If any part or provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain
in full force and effect.

SECTION 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,