FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 1724 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Slow-moving vehicles in the highway usually impede the flow of traffic or cause 
traffic hazards. 
The proposed bill states that any vehicle proceeding upon a highway at a speed 
less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall be 
driven in the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or 
curb, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same 
direction or when preparing for a left tum at an intersection or into a private road or 
driveway. 
The purpose of the proposed bill is to help limit the number of traffic hazards and 
u1111ecessary traffic delays on the public roadways. When a vehicle is moving 
significantly slower than the posted speed limit, it causes other vehicles to have to pass 
them. When driving on a two lane road, these passing vehicles are by necessity having to 
travel in the same lane that oncoming traffic is driving in, increasing the chance of an 
accident. l 
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I This bill, was originaUy filed in the third regular session of the 14th Congress. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SEN;;\IP. 
S. No. 1'724 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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REQUIRING A VEHICLE PROCEEDING UPON A HIGHWAY AT A 
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SPEED LESS THAN THE NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC TO DRIVE IN THE 
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RIGHT-HAND LANE FOR TRAFFIC OR AS CLOSE AS PRACTICABLE TO THE 
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RIGHT-HAND EDGE OR CURB 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall otherwise be known as the "Slow-moving 
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Vehicles Act" 
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SECTION 2. Mandate. - Any vehicle proceeding upon a highway at a speed less 
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than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall be driven 
lOin the right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, 
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except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or 
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when preparing for a left tum at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. 
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. SECTION 3.Penalty. - If a vehicle is being driven at a speed less than the normal 
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speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time, and is not being driven in the 
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right-hand lane for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb, the 
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driver of the said vehicle shall suffer the penalty of a fine in the amount ofTen Thousand 
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Pesos (PlO,OOO.OO) or the suspension of his Driver's License for a period of three (3) 
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months. 
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SECTION 4. 
Traffic Signs -
The Department of Transportation and 
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Communications (DOTC), with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may place 
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and maintain upon highways official signs directing slow-moving traffic to use the right-
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hand traffic lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or preparing for a 
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left tum. 
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SECTION 5. Appropriations. - To carry out the provisions of this Act, such 
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amount as hereby necessary is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the National 
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Treasury. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
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affectedshall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, 
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or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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