Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Every year, an approximate 1.3 million people die as a result of a road traffic crash 
worldwide. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many 
incurring a disability as a result of their injury (World Health Organization). 
In the Philippines, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 
transport accident-related deaths in 2020 was 8,017, with an average of 11,612 from 
2015-2019. 
One of the leading factors contributing to these accidents is alcohol consumption. 
Other risk factors included sleep, smoking, use of mobile phones, and drug use 
(Analysis of Transport and Vehicular Crash Cases Using the Online National Electronic 
Injury Surveillance System (ONEISS) from 2010 to 2019, by Jinky Leilanie Lu, MOH, 
PhD,1 Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD and Sophia Francesca Lu, MOS). 
The existing law, Republic Act No. 10586, providing penalties for driving under the 
influence enacted in 2012, seems lacking in teeth and has failed to deter or minimize 
road accidents.  
This bill aims to provide stiffer penalties to violators and hopefully scare of potential 
violators in the future and help lower road accidents caused by driving under the 
influence. 
 The passage of this bill in the 19th Congress is earnestly sought. 
JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
August 1, 2022
5:12 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR STIFFER PENALTIES FOR DRIVING UNDER THE 
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS AND/OR OTHER SIMILAR 
SUBSTANCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING ACT 
OF 2013" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 10586 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 12. Penalties. – A driver found to have been driving a motor vehicle while under 
the influence of alcohol, dangerous drugs and/or other similar substances, as provided 
under Section 5 of this Act, shall be penalized as follows: 
a) If the violation of Section 5 did not result in physical injuries or homicide, the
penalty of [three (3)] SIX (6) months imprisonment and a fine ranging from
[Twenty] FIFTY thousand pesos [(Php20,000.00)] (PHP50,000.00) to [Eighty]
ONE HUNDRED thousand pesos [(Php80,000.00)] (PHP100,000.00) shall be
imposed;
b) If the violation of Section 5 resulted in physical injuries, the penalty provided
for in THE APPLICABLE PARAGRAPH OF Article 263 of the Revised Penal code,
IN ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD, or the penalty provided for in the [next]
IMMEDIATELY preceding paragraph, whichever is higher, and a fine ranging
from 
One 
hundred 
FIFTY 
thousand 
pesos 
[(Php100,000.00)]
(PHP150,000.000) to Two hundred FIFTY thousand pesos [(Php200,000.00)]
(PHP250,000.00) shall be imposed;
c) If the violation of Section 5 resulted in homicide, the penalty provided in Article
249 of the Revised Penal Code, IN ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD, and a fine ranging
from 
Three 
hundred 
FIFTY 
thousand 
pesos 
[(Php300,000.00)]
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(PHP350,000.00) to Five hundred FIFTY thousand pesos [(Php500,000.00)] 
(PHP550,000.00) shall be imposed; 
 
d) The non-professional driver's license of any person found to have violated 
Section 5 of this Act shall also be confiscated and suspended for a period of 
[twelve (12)] EIGHTEEN (18) months for the first conviction and perpetually 
revoked for the second conviction. The professional driver's license of any 
person found to have violated Section 5 of this Act 18 shall also be confiscated 
and perpetually revoked for the first conviction. The perpetual revocation of a 
driver's license shall disqualify the person from being granted any kind of 
driver's license thereafter." 
 
SECTION 2. Section 16 of Republic Act No. 10586 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: "SEC. 16. Review of Penalties. – The LTO shall, after five (5) years from the 
effectivity of this Act and every [five (5)] THREE (3) years thereafter, review the 
applicability and enforcement of all foregoing pecuniary penalties and shall initiate 
amendment and/or upgrade the same as may be necessary, subject to the approval 
of the PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES UPON THE 
RECOMMENDATION OF THE Secretary of [the DOTC] TRANSPORTATION." 
 
SECTION 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, presidential issuances and other 
administrative rules and regulation or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,