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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Forum on Road Safety for Motorcycle Riders conducted by the 
College of Development Communication of the University of the Philippines - Los 
Batios, in cooperation with the Department of Health and the World Health 
Organization, revealed that there are nearly 1.2 million people who die each year 
and about 50 million more wha, are injured or who incur disabilities due to road 
traffic crashes. Motorcycle and bicycle riders make up a large proportion of these 
statistics. 
There are about 3.5 million motorcycles in the Philippines. This consists of 
45% of all registered vehicles (Land Transportation Office, 2006). Hence, it is not 
surprising to note that motorcycles are now the 2"d most common type of vehicle 
involved in traffic accidents (21%) next only to automobiles (27%) (PNP 
Management Group, 2006) It has been found that motorcycles are more likely 
than other vehicles to be involved in a fatal collision with a fixed object and more 
likely to be involved in an injury collision with a fixed object. Of the total 14,202 
traffic accidents in 2004, 3,010 (21 %) involved motorcycles (Traffic Management 
Group). These numbers steadily rose to 24% in 2005. In the first two months of 
2006 alone, the Traffic Management Group records show that 35% of the total 
accidents involved motorcycles. 
The Hurt Report (Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of 
Countermeasures) indicated that the most deadly injuries to the accident victims 
were injuries to the chest and head. It noted that the use of safety helmet is the 
single critical factor in the prewention or reduction of head injury. Helmets are 
estimated to be 37% effective in preventing fatal injuries and 67 percent effective 
in preventing brain injuries to motorcyclists. Safety helmet is a significantly 
effective injury countermeasure. However, there is a significant reduction in the 
use of helmets by motorcycle riders. Its use declined from 71 % in I998 to 48% in 
2005. True enopgh, 60% of the motorcyclists were not wearing helmets at the 
time of the acciqent. 
The significance of hetmet use by motorcycle riders is highly recognized 
and appreciated. In this regard, I p a s s . a g e o f . t h i s - b t t l i s ~ n ~ ~ g M .  


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
) 
1 ) -7 !\!(I 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT 
MANDATING ALL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS 
TO WEAR STANDARD QUALITY HELMET WHILE DRIVING, 
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR 
Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and cited as the “Helmet Act of 
2007” 
SECTION 2. Standard quality helmets are helmets that comply with the 
specifications issued by the Department of Trade and Industry regarding the 
appropriate type of helmet to be used by motorcycle riders. 
The Department of Trade andl Industry is therefore mandated by this Act to 
release guidelines, which shollild include the specifications, regarding standard 
quality helmets. 
SECTION 3. All motorcycle riders, the driver and the back rider, must 
wear standard quality helmets while driving motorcycles, whether long or short 
SECTION 4. Drivers of tricycles shall be exempted to comply with the 
’ drives, in any time of the day, in any type of road and highway. 
provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 5. The Department of Transportation and Communications, with 
its attached agency Land Transportation Office, is mandated by this Act to issue 
guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 6. Any persoin who violates any of the provisions of this Act 
shall be subject to confiscation1 of driver’s license andlor a fine of not less than 
three thousand pesos (P3,000), but not exceeding twenty thousand pesos 
SECTION 7. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts 
SECTION 8. This Act shell take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
Approved.”. 
(P20,OOO). 
thereof inconsistent with this Adt are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
in at least two (2) newspapers cgif general circulation.