FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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SENAI736 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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Government-issued vehicles are being used for non-government-related activities. 
The Office of the Ombudsman recently reported more than 100 cases of unofficial usage 
of government vehicles last year. 
These red plated vehicles must be kept in a designated / provided garage after 
office hours, during weekends and even on holidays. The use of government vehicles on 
Sundays, legal holidays, or out of the regular office hours and even outside the route of 
the officials and employees which are authorized to use them, or by a person other than 
the one authorized should be outlawed. 
In government offices, officials as well as employees hardly see the distinction 
between what is personal and what is official. Officials issued government vehicles use 
them for personal purposes, such as going to the mall, picking up children in school, 
going to mass, etc. 
The proposed legislation seeks to regulate the use of GovernInent owned and 
issued vehicles. It prohibits the use of Government vehicles for personal use. This 
legislation also seeks to intensify energy-saving and anti -graft and corrnption campaign 
of the Government. I 
I This bill was originally filed in the third regular session of the 14'h Congress. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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REGULATING THE USE OF GOVERNMENT OWNED AND ISSUED 
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VEHICLES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be known as the "Government Vehicle 
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Regulation Act n. 
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SECTION 2. Prohibition. - No government vehicle, whether government-owned, 
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leased or rented shall be used for other than official purposes. No such vehicles shall be 
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used for the transportation of any government officer or employee between his place of 
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abode and place of employment except in connection with official duties for the 
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convenience of the Government. 
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SECTION 3. Vehicle Identification. -
All vehicles leased or owned by the 
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government shall display a distinguishing word, letter and symbol indicating to which 
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agency or department the vehicle is assigned. This logo shall include the proper name of 
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the agency or department and shall be affixed to the sides of the driver and passenger 
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doors in a fashion that would make them easily visible. The letterings on the signs shall 
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be no smaller than two (2) inches in height. If an agency or department does not have a 
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logo, the full proper name of the agency in letters will meet the requirements of this 
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provlslOn. 
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Vehicles leased by the government shall be clearly identified by either: 
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(a) A removable decal or sticker identifying the agency/department to 
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which the vehicle is leased or: 


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(b) By a removable decal or sticker stating that the vehicle is leased by the 
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govemment; and shall be also identified by the attachment of a govemment 
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license plate, 
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The decal or sticker shall be placed in the lower left corner of the rear window of 
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the leased vehicle. 
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SECTION 4. Standard Decals. - A standardized decal or sticker shall be designed 
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and made available by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to all government entities, 
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including the Judiciary and Legislative branches of government. 
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SECTION 5. Exceptions. - At the discretion of the head of any department, 
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agency or instrumentality having jurisdiction over the govemment employee may allow 
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governmept vehicles to be driven directly from duty to the home of the government 
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employee and directly back to duty as provided. 
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The following vehicles shall also be exempted from the application of this Act: 
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(a) Vehicles transferring the President, Vice-President, and Cabinet 
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Secretaries; 
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(b) Vehicles transferring members of the Senate or the House of 
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Representatives; 
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(c) Vehicles transferring Justices of the Supreme Court and the Court of 
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Appeals; 
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(d) Vehicles transferring Governors, Vice-Governors, Mayors and Vice-
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Mayors and 
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( e) Vehicles used for security or undercover purposes by instrumentalities 
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of the government involved in law enforcement activities. 
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SECTION 6. Compliance Requirement. -
No government vehicle shall be 
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assigned until complying with the Implementing Rules and Regulations in the use of a 
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vehicle specifically because the Govemment Employee could not proceed to duty except 
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by using the government vehicle. The Civil Service Commission shall promulgate the 
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Implementing Rules and Regulations relative to this Act. 
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SECTION 7. Presumption. - Use of government vehicles on Sundays, legal 
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holidays, or out of the regular office hours and even outside the route of the officials and 
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employees which are authorized to use them, or by a person other than the one authorized 
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shall be treated a prima facie evidence of violation: 
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SECTION 8. Penalties. - Any head of any government agency who fails to 
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comply in whole or in part the requirement set forth in Section 3 of this Act shall be 
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subject to a fine not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and suspension from 
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service for a period of not less than one (1) month without pay. 
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Any person who shall authorize, order or perform any of the acts or practices 
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constituting in whole or in part a violation of Sections 2 of this Act, shall upon 
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conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Pesos 
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(PIOO,OOO.OO) and suspension from service for a period on three (3) months without pay. 
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SECTION 9. 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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affected shall remain valid and SUbsisting. 
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SECTION 10 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 inconsi.stent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION II. 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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