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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill _ZL52

BY:

REGISTRATION UNIT
BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by REP. ENRICO A, PINEDA and REP. MICHAEL ODYLON L. ROMERO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to extend the validity period of driver’s licenses to five years.

Under existing regulations, professional and nonprofessional licenses are valid, unless

revoked for commitment of certain violations , for three consecutive years reckoned from the
birthdate of the licensee.

Over the past years , however, the release of driver's licenses has been plagued by
delays , which should not be the case as the license is a common wallet-size card whose
printing and data embedding are not a technically-complex enterprise.

Yet, shortages have bedeviled the supply of Philippine-issued driver's licenses , with the
backlog in the millions, and the waiting time in years.

By one estimate, majority of drivers on the road today use payment receipts as
licenses, a situation which portrays another sad fact : that the licenses have been fully paid for
and yet the government has reneged on its obligation to provide them on time.

But greater and beyond the issue of supply is the license’s relatively short validity
period of three years which is below the norm in other countries where it is valid for at least
five years.

This bill raises the effective period of local licenses to five years . By doing so it
lowers the costs and the hardship in renewing them as a longer effectivity means fewer trips to
the LTO office and other offices like drug-testing centers where a clearance must be secured.

The extension, however, does not cover student permits . The licenses can also be
revoked if such is the penalty prescribed for motor vehicle use infractions.

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ENRICO A.\PINEDA MICHAEL ODYLON L. ROMERO
Representative, IPACMAN Partylist Repyééentative, PACMAN Partylist

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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill 2102

Introduced by REP, ENRICO A. PINEDA and REP. MICHAEL ODYLON L. ROMERO

AN ACT
EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF ALL DRIVER’S LICENSES AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES,

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 23 of Republic Act Number Forty-one Hundred and Thirty-six

otherwise known as the Land transportation and Traffic Code, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

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“Sec 23, Issuance of driver's license, fees and validity. ~ If, after such
examination the Director or his deputies find that the applicant possesses
the necessary qualification and proficiency in the operation of motor
vehicles, is able to read and write any of the official languages or a major
dialect and knows how to read and interpret various traffic signs, signals
and road markings, a professional or nonprofessional license may be
issued to such applicant upon payment of the fee prescribed in accordance
with law, but prior to the issuance of said license, the applicant shall
present himself in person and have his photograph taken by the bureau.
All driver's licenses issued shall be signed in the presence of the Director
or his deputies and shall bear, among others, the full name, date of birth,
height, weight, sex, color of eyes, blood type, complete current address,
right hand thumbprint of the licensee, license number, and its date of issue
and expiration,

“In the issuance of licenses, the Bureau shall use such process or adopt
such measure as will prevent any alteration or falsification of a license or
will enable the Bureau to detect any unauthorized license.

“Except for student permits and new licenses, all driver’s licenses shall be
valid for [three (3)] FIVE (5) consecutive years reckoned from the
birthdate of the licensee, unless sooner revoked or suspended, AND
RENEWABLE EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS THEREAFTER
(Provided, however, That, subject to Section twenty-six hereof, any holder
of a professional or nonprofessional driver's license who has not
committed any violation during the three (3) year period shall be entitled
to a renewal of such license for five-year period.]


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SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The Secretary of the Department of
Transportation, shall, upon the recommendation of the Land Transportation Office Assistant
Secretary, promulgate not later than thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act the necessary
rules and regulations for its effective implementation.

SEC. 3 Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, issuances,
rules and regulations contrary or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby likewise
repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4, Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) after its complete publication
either in the Official Gazette, or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,