FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. NO. 244 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
We see and hear in the media everyday damages to lives and properties caused by 
vehicular accidents and mishaps, accidents that may have been prevented if the person 
behind the wheel had enough discipline and courtesy while driving. Sadly however, most 
of the drivers who have the privilege to drive display a lack of discipline to handle the 
wheel as evidenced by traffic altercations and everyday traffic jams. 
Proper driving courtesy and discipline may be acquired if one enrolls in formal driving 
schools. However, enrolling in a driver school to most drivers is not an option because it 
proves to be costly, thus they learn how to drive from friends and relatives who 
themselves weren't properly educated in formal driving schools. 
This bill seeks to introduce a Driver Education Program in the curriculum of high schools 
in both public and private to instill into the minds of the students as early, and as young 
as possible the proper knowledge and values in driving. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
A~~ "~O~~ 
F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
s.ko. 244 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTING A DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDING THE 
IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled. 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Driver Education 
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Actof20JO." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State is maodated to promote a just and 
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dynamic social order, which is aochored mainly on the vision of ensuring the prosperity 
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of the nation that could provide the people a rising staodard of living, and an improved 
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quality of life for all. No better place to see a just aod dynamic social order than on the 
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roads that are safe and secure. 
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SEC. 3. Scope and Application. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to all 
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high schools, public or private, nationwide. 
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SEC. 4. Instituting a Driver Education Program. - All high schools. public or 
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private, nationwide are required to integrate lectures on driver education in existing 
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subjects where the same may be applicable. 
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SEC. 5. Task Force on the Program. - The Department of Education (Dep Ed) 
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and Laod Traosportation Office (LTO) shall create a task force that shall establish the 
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minimum requirements for driver education student curricula, which shall be certified by 
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the Assistant Secretary of LTO. 
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All curricula shall be reviewed by the task force every five (5) years to assure that 
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they are relevant. 
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SEC 6. Curricula of the Program. - The curricula of the program shall include, 
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but not limited, to the following: 
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(A) Rules of the Road 
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(I) Traffic signals; 
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(2) Traffic signs, which include warning signs, work area signs, regulatory 
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signs, speed limit signs, lane use control signs, and the like; 
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(3) Road markings, which include lane markings, crossing and stop lines, 
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yellow lane markings; 
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(4) Passing and turning; 
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(5) Right-of-Way; 
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(6) Speed limits; 
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(7) Parking; 
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(B) Safe Driving Tips 
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(I) Basic Driving; 
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(2) Seeing Well; 
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(3) Communicating; 
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(4) Adjusting Speed; 
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(5) Adjusting to Traffic; 
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(6) Sharing Space; 
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(7) Sharing the Road; 
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' (8) Drinking and Driving; 
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(9) Other Drugs and Driving; 
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(C) Emergencies 
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(1) Vehicle Emergencies; 
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(2) Avoiding Collisions; 
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(3) Accidents and Financial Responsibilities; 
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SEC. 7. Administration of the Program. -
No driver education student 
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curriculum shall be certified unless: 
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(I) Curriculum is available and in use during program; 
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(2) Lesson plans are clearly written with student centered activities; 
(3) Curriculum is administered during a maximum of thirty (30) hours of 
classroom instmction; 
(4) The program cannot be completed in less than six (6) weeks; 
(5) All modules are introduced during classroom session; 
(6) All modules consist of concepts that are stIUctured and presented in simple to 
complex building blocks. 
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SEC. 8. Implementing Agency. - Once approved, the Department of Education 
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will be the main implementing agency of this Act. 
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SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - Immediately upon the 
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approval of this Act, the Department of Education and the Land Transportation Office 
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shall promulgate the implementing mles and regulations of this Act. 
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SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provisions, or part hereof, is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national 
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newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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