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AN ACT
REQUIRING PARKING SPACE FROM MOTOR VEHICLE BUYERS IN 
METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE PURCHASE 
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND REGISTRATION WITH THE LAND 
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These are the metropolitan areas in the Philippines as are identified by 
the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) -  Metro Manila, 
Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, 
Naga, and Olangapo - where traffic congestion is prevalent.
A study conducted by the Japan International Cooperation (JICA) has 
found that the national economy lost 2.4 billion pesos per day in 2012 and is 
projected to lose up to 6 billion pesos a day by 2030 due to traffic congestion 
in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other urban centers throughout the 
country.
While the government bears a large part of the responsibility for the 
traffic mess in the metropolitan areas, especially in Metro Manila, private car 
owners who are using our public roads as parking space aggravate the traffic 
situation. When roads become a parking lot, there will always be longer trip 
times and increased vehicular queuing. Further, it has been observed that 
extreme traffic congestions coincide with the number of vehicles that are 
parked along major thoroughfares increases.


This bill seeks to require a garage or parking space before the 
purchase of motor vehicles in metropolitan areas to deter the proliferation of 
vehicles occupying sidewalks or roadsides. In addition to that, this bill also 
requires the Land Transportation Office to verify the public document 
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.
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly 
requested.
RAMOIy BONG REVILLA, 3R.


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AN ACT
REQUIRING PARKING SPACE FROM MOTOR VEHICLE BUYERS IN 
METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE PURCHASE 
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND REGISTRATION WITH THE LAND 
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
Be it  enacted by the House o f Representatives and Senate o f the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be known as the "No Garage, No 
Car A ct o f 2019".
Sec. 2. Declaration o f 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, curb the number 
of private vehicles, provide safe and uncluttered pathways where people may 
freely walk through to their destinations, and maintain a clean and healthy 
environment by clearing streets of parked vehicle and other clutter that 
reduce the space for ongoing human and vehicular traffic.
Sec. 3. Scope and Application; Proof-of-Parking Space o r Facility. -Any 
person, whether natural or juridical, with residence or business address 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 intends to purchase a motor vehicle, shall be required to 
execute an affidavit which shall be 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


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purpose of parking the motor vehicle intended to be bought before the 
affidavit executed by the prospective buyer of motor vehicles shall be 
presented to the LTO as a pre-requisite for registration.
Sec. 4. Responsibility o f prospective Buyer o f M otor Vehicle. -  No 
motor vehicle conveyed in the absence of a public document duly attested to 
by the prospective buyer of a motor vehicle acknowledged before a notary 
public, that a permanent parking space or facility already exists for the motor 
vehicle which is subject of the sale. The affiant shall be bound by the claims 
stated in the document and shall be held liable for untruthful statements 
made in his affidavit under Articles 171 and 172 of the Revised Penal Code, 
without prejudice to any other cases that may be filed against such person.
Sec. 5. Roie o f the Land Transportation Office. -  The LTO shall make 
as pre-requisite in the registration of a motor vehicle the submission of the 
affidavit attesting to the existence of a permanent parking space or facility by 
the buyer or vendee of the motor vehicle that it has confirmed the existence 
of a permanent parking space or facility for the motor vehicle to be 
purchased.
The document must be kept on file and the same shall be produced 
when there exists a claim or evidence to the contrary that the parking space 
or facility attested therein does not exists.
Sec. 6. Local Government Units and Citizen Patrol. -  Any concerned 
individual may report to the LTO, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority 
(MMDA), the metropolitan coordinating council, or the engineering office of 
the local government unit (LGU) 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, MM DA, metropolitan coordinating 
council, or the LGU engineering office and law enforcement agencies shall 
conduct periodic ocular inspection for the purpose of strictly implementing the 
provisions of this Act.


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Sec. 7. 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 requirement under Section 3 of this Act 
indicating that an adequate parking space or facility exists for motor vehicle, 
shall be revoked and the motor vehicle owner shall be suspended from 
registering a motor vehicle under his name for a period of three years and 
imposed a fine in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) 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 falsify of, or failing to further reinvestigate 
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 o f three 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.
Sec. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within 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 
MM DA, Chairperson of the Metropolitan council, the agency head of LTO and 
representatives from the LGUs in Metro Manila and other Metropolitan areas 
shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of 
this Act.
Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. -  All laws, decrees, orders, rules and 
regulations, or portions thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly.


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Sec. 10. Separability Clause. -  In the event that any provision of this 
Act is declared unconstitutional, the validity o f other provisions shall not be 
affected by such declaration.
Sec. 12. Effectivity Clause. -T h is  Act shall take effect fifteen days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers o f general 
circulation.
Approved,