‘Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Queson City, Metro Manila

17 CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

House BiLNo. 7029 _

Introduced by MARIO VITTORIO A. MARINO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In spite of rising fuel costs, more and more vehicles are clogging the streets, not only
of Metro Manila, but of the urbanized cities nationwide. Due to congestion, perennial
problems in the land transportation system are highlighted such as lack of road discipline of
drivers as well as pedestrians, non-compliance to emissions and vehicle safety standards,
overloading of vehicles especially motorcycles, the abundance of tricycles and pedicabs on
main roads, “colorum” public utility vehicles including out of route PUVs, reports of smuggled
and even camapped vehicles plying the streets. These are symptoms of a lack of a unified
or integrated traffic management system that has a prospect of becoming worse in the next
few years if remained unchecked.

This measure seeks to provide a mechanism for the Land Transportation Office to
come up with a uniform code which shall govern the streets nationwide, including the rights
of the drivers and pedestrians in case of accidents. Violations such as lack of signal or safety
devices, seatbelts, illegal parking and even jaywalking and their commensurate penalties
‘should be reflected in the code.

The measure will also enable the LTO, the LTFRB, the PNP, the MMDA and the
Local Government Units to have an integrated database on all registered land vehicles. Not
only will this system give us a more accurate count of the total number vehicles in the
streets, it will also provide a basis for a more effective collection of registration fees and
taxes. The system will also help curb the use of smuggled and carnapped vehicles.

Furthermore, the measure also seeks to maintain an integrated database on all
licenses and traffic tickets or citations issued by the LTO, MMDA and LGUs with traffic
enforcement units nationwide. This will curb the issuance of a driver's license or the renewal
of license to drivers who have violations or complaints in any part of the Philippines.

The approval of this measure does not ensure the alleviation of the traffic situation all
over the country but will surely ensure traffic discipline and safety.

Ma fee—

MARIO VITTORIO A. MARINO


Republic of the Philippines
Bouse of Representatives
Queson City

17" CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 7029 _

Introduced by MARIO VITTORIO A. MARINO

AN ACT PROVIDING A MECHANISM TO STRENGTHEN THE LAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR AN INTEGRATED LAND
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Land Transportation
Management System of the Philippines”.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State in preserving and protecting the
rights of its people to a disciplined land transport system, hereby supports and
promotes the implementation of a consolidated land transportation code to improve
and maintain an effective land transportation system in full compliance with the
international standards/practices and fostering cooperation between the various local
government units and the government agencies tasked to oversee or regulate land
transportation.

Section 3. Uniform Traffic Rules and Regulations, Violations and
Penalties. - The Land Transportation Office is hereby tasked to develop or
consolidate a uniform code or a comprehensive manual of traffic rules and
regulations, acts consisting a violation thereof and the commensurate penalties for
each violation to be implemented and enforced in nationwide by the Land
Transportation Office, Philippine National Police, Local Government Units and other
government agencies tasked to oversee or regulate land transportation. Depending
‘on geographical location, rules and penalties may be adjusted to suit type or class of
city or municipality and its local ordinances.

Section 4. Unified Database on all classes of private, public utility and
government vehicles — The Land Transportation Office, the Land Transportation
Franchi and Regulatory Board, Philippine National Police, the Metro Manila
Development Authority and Local Government Units with traffic enforcement units
are mandated to maintain a unified database on all land transport vehicles to ensure



that in the event of apprehension, said land transport is in compliance with emission and
vehicle safety standards, is duly registered or possesses the correct franchise, and is
being used or driven by its rightful owner or authorized driver.

Section 5. Unified Database on Drivers License and Tickets Issued — The
Land Transportation Office, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board,
Philippine National Police, the Metro Manila Development Authority and Local
Government Units with traffic enforcement units are mandated to maintain a unified
database and records on all licenses and tickets issued to ensure that licenses and
tickets or citations issued are genuine, that the owner of the license has no pending
complaints or violations in other localities in the event of renewal and that owner of
license has complied with all conditions that come with its issuance in the event of
apprehension

Section 6. Instituting immediate Access of Apprehending Officers to
Database. Authorized Apprehending Officers shall be provided equipment for wireless
or online real-time access to the unified database to enable them to check on the
records of the apprehended driver and/or vehicle but access shall be limited only to
checking the authenticity or validity of the drivers license. OR/CR of the vehicle as well
as the record of violations.

Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations — The Land Transportation
Office, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippine National
Police, the Metro Manila Development Authority and Local Government Units with traffic
enforcement units shall promulgate within sixty (60) working days from effectivity of this
Act, Rules & Regulations as maybe necessary to ensure the efficient and the effective
implementation of the provisions of this Act.

Section 8. Appropriations. Upon approval, the amount necessary for the
implementation of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

Section 9. Oversight Committee - An Oversight Committee on Land
Transportation is hereby created composed of the Chairmen of the House and Senate
Committees on Transportation and Local Government to ensure that the implementing
tules and regulations of this Act is enacted. The Oversight Committee shall be dissolved
eighteen (18) months after the full implementation of this Act.

Section 10. Repealing Clauses. - All laws, executive orders, letters of
instructions, rules and regulations and other issuances, or provisions thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.

Section 11. Separability Clause. — The provisions of this Act are hereby
declared separable. If any provision or portion thereof shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions will remain in full force and effect.

Section 12. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation, or in the
Official Gazette, whichever comes first.