NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S.B. No.
SENATE
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RECEIVED BY;
Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND 
MANAGEMENT CENTER, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND 
DUTIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Efficient traffic enforcement is an essential element of every road safety policy; 
hence, the importance of a competent traffic enforcement corps cannot be 
underestimated. Traffic enforcers play a vital role in maintaining public order and 
safety in our roads. A properly trained traffic enforcer coupled with the best practices 
in the enforcement of traffic laws will ensure a safer road for the public particularly to 
motorists and pedestrians.
This measure intends to establish a National Traffic Enforcement and 
Management Center ("Traffic Center") which shall be mandated to build the capacity 
of our traffic enforcers by providing them formal trainings and instruction in all the 
areas of traffic enforcement and management including enforcement, road safety, 
accident investigation, driver training, post-accident management, and understanding 
violations. The Traffic Center shall also be responsible in educating the public about 
the proper observance of our traffic and road laws and in scientifically researching the


causes and consequences of road collisions and accidents as well as preparing 
effective systems for their analysis in order to provide remedial measures.
The Traffic Center shall be the primary training center for all traffic enforcement 
personnel in the country and a certification from the center shall be necessary for the 
deputization of traffic enforcement personnel of local government units. It shall also 
undertake road safety audits on highways and road transportation projects and traffic 
management schemes and to identify road risks and hazards. Developing a 
methodology for teaching road safety education to the public particularly to primary 
and tertiary students through the existing academic curriculum subjects and training 
the public in the basics of road traffic laws, driver education and behavior, current 
status of road environment and enforcement, causes and hazards which lead to road 
accidents shall also be done by the proposed Traffic Center.
In view of the foregoing, passage of this
ly"soD^t.
GATCHALIAN


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ] 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ] 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
s.B. No. oa&a
Senate
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RECEIVED BV^
Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND 
MANAGEMENT CENTER, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND 
DUTIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembied:
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Section 1. Short Tide. — This Act shall be known as the "National Traffic 
Enforcement and Management Act. "
SEC 2. Nationai Traffic Enforcement and Management Center, — A National 
Traffic Enforcement and Management Center is hereby established, hereinafter 
referred to as the "Traffic Center," which shall be attached to the Department of 
Transportation for policy and program coordination.
SEC. 3. Purposes and Objectives.—The Traffic Center shall have the following 
purposes and objectives:
a) To build capacity of traffic enforcers through trainings and instruction in all 
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investigation, driver training, post-accident management, traffic engineering, and
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understanding violations;
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b) To train personnel involved in traffic enforcement and management in
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analyzing accidents and accident-prone areas, potential risk parameters, speed
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analysis, volume counts, study of violations and the identification of deficiencies In
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geometric design, road infrastructure, and engineering principles;
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c) To assess the capability of traffic enforcement and management personnel
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of the various local government units (LGUs);
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d) To scientifically research the causes and consequences of road collisions and
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accidents as well as prepare effective systems for their analysis in order to provide
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remedial measures;
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e) To undertake road safety audits on highways and road transportation
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projects and traffic management schemes and to identify road risks and hazards;
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f) To develop a module and methodology for teaching road safety education to
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the public particularly to primary and tertiary students through the existing academic
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curriculum subjects;
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g) To train the public in the basics of road traffic laws, driver education and
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behavior, current status of road environment and enforcement, causes and hazards
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which lead to road accidents, and post-accident management; and
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h) To perform such functions related to road traffic enforcement, education and
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management that will redound to the benefit of the public.
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SEC 4. Powers of the Traffic Center. — The Traffic Center shall have the
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following powers:
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a) To adopt, alter and use an official seal;
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b) To collect, receive and maintain a fund or funds from government
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appropriations and from donations, grants, gifts, bequests, loans from domestic and
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foreign sources, and to apply the income and principal thereof to the promotion of its
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c) To own, manage and hold such real and personal property as shall be
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necessary for the Traffic Center's purposes;
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d) In furtherance of its purpose and objectives, to extend financial assistance
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to, and enter into contracts of every kind and for any lawful purpose, with any person,
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firm, association or corporation, domestic or foreign, or others in which it has a lawful
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interest; and
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e) In general, to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to carry into
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effect the provisions of this Act. The administration of the Traffic Center and the
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exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in its Board of Trustees. 
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SEC. 5. The Governing Board; Manner of Appointment —
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a) Composition —The governing body of the Traffic Center shall be the Board
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of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, composed of the following:
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1) Secretary of Transportation, as chairperson;
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2) Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), as
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co-chairperson;
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3) Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, as member;
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4) Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development
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Authority (TESDA), as member;
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5) Director of the National Center for Transportation Studies, as
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member; and
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6) Two (2) private sector representatives who have distinguished
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themselves in their professions and in their field of specialization related to the
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core competency of the Traffic Center, as members.
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The two (2) private sector representatives shall be appointed by the President
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of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Transportation, in
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consultation with the other members of the Board.
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b) Term of Office - The private sector representatives shall serve for a term of
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two (2) years from the date of appointment.
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SEC. 6. Powers and Duties of the Board of Trustees. —The Board shall have
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the following specific powers and duties in addition to its general powers of
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administration and the exercise of all powers granted to the board of directors of a
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corporation under existing laws:
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a) To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law as may be necessary
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to carry out the purposes and functions of the Traffic Center;
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b) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of
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the Traffic Center in the manner it may determine, in its discretion, to carrv out the
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purposes and functions of the Traffic Center;
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c) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal
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properties of all kinds, to administer and dispose of the same when necessary for the
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benefit of the Traffic Center, subject to limitations, directions and instructions of the
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donor, if any.
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Such donations shall be exempt from the donor's tax and the same shall be
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considered as allowable deductions from the gross income in the computation of the
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income tax of the donor, in accordance with the provisions of the National Internal
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Revenue Code, as amended: Provided, Thatsuch donations shall not be disposed of,
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transferred or sold;
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d) To fix fees and other necessary charges including training fees as the Board
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may deem proper to impose.
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generated by the Traffic Center, shall constitute a special trust fund and shall be
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deposited in any authorized government depository bank, and all interests that shall
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accrue therefrom shall form part of the same fund for the use of the Traffic Center.
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Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary
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notwithstanding, any income generated by the Traffic Center from training fees and
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other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and land grants, shall
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be retained by the Traffic Center, and may be disbursed by the Board for instruction,
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If for reasons beyond its control, Traffic Center shall not be able to pursue any
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project for which funds have been appropriated and allocated under its approved
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program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the use of said funds for any
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reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may be necessary and urgent for the
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attainment of the objectives and goals of the Traffic Center;
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e) To authorize the construction or repair of the buildings, equipment, and
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other facilities, and the purchase and acquisition of real and personal properties,
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including necessary supplies, materials, and equipment. Purchases and other
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transactions entered into by the Traffic Center through the Board shall be exempted
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from all taxes and duties;
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f) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of the Traffic
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Center, the officials and employees of the Traffic Center in accordance with a staffing
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pattern duly approved by the Board;
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g) To fix and adjust the salaries of officials and employees subject to the
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provisions of the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System, as
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amended, and other pertinent budget and compensation laws governing hours of
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service, and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper, to grant them
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at its discretion, leaves of absence under regulations as it may promulgate, any
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provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding; and to remove them for
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cause in accordance with the requirements of due process of law;
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h) To approve the Institutional programs, projects and rules of discipline drawn
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by the Executive Director of the Traffic Center;
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i) To establish research and extension centers of the Traffic Center where such
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will promote the development of the latter;
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j) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the
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Executive Director or other officials of the Traffic Center as it may deem appropriate
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so as to expedite the administration of the affairs of the Traffic Center;
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k) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with LGUs, institutions and
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agencies, both public and private, local and foreign, in furtherance of the purposes
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I) To develop arrangements for institutional capability building with appropriate
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institutions and agencies, public or private, local or foreign, and to appoint experts or
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specialists as consultants, or visiting or exchange trainers, researchers, as the case
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m) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-
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making and transparency within the Traffic Center.
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SEC. 7. Board Meetings; Quorum. — The Board shall regularly convene at least
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once every quarter. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees may call a special
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meeting whenever necessary: Provided/ 7T7af members are notified in writing at least
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three (3) days prior to said meeting. A majority of all members holding office shall
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constitute a quorum for board meetings. The members shall serve without
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compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in their
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attendance of meetings of the Board or in connection with their official business
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Duties. — The administration of the Traffic Center shall be vested in an Executive
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Director who shall render full-time service. The Traffic Center shall be appointed by
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the Board upon the recommendation of the Chairperson of the MMDA. The Traffic
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Center shall have a term of four (4) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for
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another term.
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removal for cause or incapacity of the Executive Director to perform the functions of
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the office, the Board shall have the authority to designate an officer-in-charge of the
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Traffic Center within six (6) months from the date of vacancy, pending the
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appointment of a new Executive Director. In case of vacancy in the office of the
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Executive Director as mentioned in the immediately preceding paragraph, the
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The salary of the Executive Director of Traffic Center shall be in accordance 
with the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System, as modified by 
Joint Resolution No. 4 dated June 17, 2009 and other pertinent budget and 
compensation laws, and shall be comparable to that being received by the presidents 
of higher education institutions.
The Executive Director of the Traffic Center shall exercise the following powers 
and duties:
a) To submit for the consideration of the Board of Trustees the policies and 
measures necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Traffic Center;
b) To recommend, coordinate and administer the programs and projects of the 
Traffic Center;
c) To direct and supervise the operations and internal administration of the 
Traffic Center, and to delegate administrative responsibilities in accordance with the 
rules and regulations of the Traffic Center;
d) To submit an annual report to the Board of Trustees setting forth the work 
of the Traffic Center during the year, its financial operations and status, and a program 
and budget for the ensuing year; and
e) To exercise such othei powers and to discharge such other functions as may 
be vested in him by the Board of Trustees.
SEC. 9. Secretary. — The Board shall appoint a Secretary, who shall serve as 
such for both the Traffic Center and the Board, and shall keep all records of the Board.
SEC. 10. Treasurer. —The Treasurer of the Philippines shall be the ex-officio 
Treasurer of the Traffic Center.
SEC. 11. Development Plan; Organizational and Administrative Structure. — 
Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the Traffic Center 
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a) Submit to the President of the Philippines and to both Houses of Congress a 
five (5) year development plan, including program budget; and
b) Set up its organizational and administrative structure including the 
appointment of key officials of the Traffic Center.
SEC. 12. Training of Local Government Units' Personnel. — The Traffic Center 
shall primarily cater to the training needs of traffic enforcers of LGUs in the country. 
All LGUs shall endeavor to provide their personnel who are involved in traffic 
management and enforcement with the opportunity to train at the Traffic Center. LGUs 
shall coordinate with the Traffic Center for the conduct of training programs in their 
respective localities.
The head and supervisors of the traffic management office of an LGU, or its 
equivalent office, shall be required to undergo training at the Traffic Center not later 
than ninety (90) days upon assumption to office. Likewise, traffic enforcement 
personnel of LGUs shall obtain a certification from the Traffic Center that they have 
undergone the necessary training to continue in the performance of their functions 
not later than six (6) months from appointment or hiring as a traffic enforcement 
personnel.
The Traffic Center shall likewise organize a core group of trainers who will train 
traffic enforcers of the various LGUs.
As used in this Act, a traffic management office refers to the office of an LGU 
in charge of setting policies concerning traffic in and responsible in coordinating and 
regulating the implementation of all programs and projects concerning traffic 
management in the LGU specifically those that pertains to enforcement, engineering 
and education.
SEC. 13. Auditing. — All accounts and expenses of the Traffic Center shall be 
audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly authorized representative.


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SEC. 14. Filing of Report. Not later than the thirtieth day of December, the 
Board shall file with the Office of the President of the Philippines and to both Houses 
of Congress, a detailed annual report on the progress, conditions and needs of the 
Traffic Center.
SEC. 15. Endowment Fund. —There is hereby established an Endowment Fund 
which shall be self-sustaining and shall consist of contributions, donations, grants, or 
loans from domestic and foreign sources, government subsidies, and other income 
accruing from earningsof the Traffic Center. The amount of One hundred million pesos 
(PlOO,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated from any fund in the National Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated for the initial organization and operations of the Traffic Center. 
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation and 
maintenance of the Traffic Center shall be generated by the Traffic Center from the 
earning of this Endowment Fund.
SEC. 16. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
memoranda, rules and regulations contrary or inconsistent with the provisions of this 
Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 17. 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.
SEC. 18. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,