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S. B. NO. 1165
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
REQUIRING PARKING SPACE FROM MOTOR VEHICLE BUYERS IN 
METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE 
PURCHASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND REGISTRATION WITH 
THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
There are twelve metropolitan areas in the Philippines, which are identified by 
the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA); Metro Manila, Angeles, 
Bacolod, Baguio, Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Naga! 
and Olongapo. It is in these areas that traffic congestion is prevalent.
According to the data released by the crowd-sourcing site Numbeo.com, the 
Philippines is the fifth country in the world with the worst traffic conditions and third in 
Asia1. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) claims that this traffic is 
expected to get worse in the next 15 years. The American Chamber of Commerce of 
the Philippines corroborated this claim saying that Metro Manila may become 
uninhabitable within four years if roads and other infrastructure are not upgraded 
immediately2. Furthermore, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 
indicated in a study that the financial cost of traffic congestion is likely to increase to 
P6 billion a day by 2030 if the situation is not addressed3.
1 Gonzales, Yuji Vincent. “PH has S'*1 worst traffic in the world - survey”. 4 September 2014, 
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/719261/ph-has-5th-worst-traffic-in-the-world-survey. Accessed 16 August 2016. 
Mercurio, Richmonde. “Traffic can make Metro Manila uninhabitable in 4 years”. 4 January 2016,
http://www.philslar.com/headlines/20I6/0l/04/I539050/traJfic-can-make-metro-manila-uninhabitable-4-years.
Accessed 15 August 2016.
“JICA transport study lists strategies for congestion-free MM by 2030”. 2 September 2014. 
http://www.jica.go.jp/philippine/english/office/topics/news/140902.html. Accessed 16 August 2016.


While the government bears a large part of the responsibility for the traffic 
mess in metropolitan areas, especially in Metro Manila, private car owners who are 
using our public roads as parking space aggravate the traffic situation. When roads 
become a parking lot, there will always be longer trip times and increased vehicular 
queuing. It has been observed in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao, among 
other metropolitan areas, that extreme traffic congestions sets in as the number of 
vehicles that are parked along major thoroughfares increases.
This bill seeks to require a garage or parking space before the purchase of 
motor vehicles in metropolitan areas to deter the proliferation of vehicles occupying 
sidewalks or roadsides. Furthermore, the bill requires the Land Transportation Office 
to verify the public document submitted by the registrant/purchaser attesting to the 
existence of the parking facility not only in Metro Manila but also in other 
metropolitan areas of the country.
Immediate passage of this bill is of utmost importance.
SENATOR: Jo e l VI
VILLANUEVA


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REQUIRING PARKING SPACE FROM MOTOR VEHICLE BUYERS IN 
METROPOLITAN AREAS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE 
PURCHASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND REGISTRATION WITH 
THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “No Garage, No Car Act of 
2016. ”
SEC. 2. 
Declaration o f Policy. 
Pursuant to the Constitutional principle that 
recognizes the right of the people to balanced and healthful ecology and the protection 
of life and property and the promotion of general welfare, the State shall promulgate 
measures to lessen traffic congestion, curb the number of private vehicles, provide 
safe and uncluttered pathways where people may freely walk through to their 
destinations, and maintain a clean and healthy environment by clearing the streets of 
parked motor vehicles and other clutter that reduce the space for ongoing human and 
vehicular traffic.
SEC. 3. Scope and Application; Proof-of-Parking Space or Facility. Any person, 
whether natural or juridical, with residence or business address in metropolitan areas 
such as, but not limited to Metro Manila, Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Batangas, 
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Naga, and Olongapo, who intends to 
purchase a motor vehicle, shall be required to execute an affidavit which shall be 
acknowledged before a notary public, attesting to the availability of a permanent 
parking space or facility or that a parking space or facility has been leased or procured 
specifically for the purpose of parking the motor vehicle intended to be bought before


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The affidavit executed by the prospective buyer of motor vehicles shall be presented 
to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) as a pre-requisite for registration.
SEC. 4. Responsibility o f Prospective Buyer o f M otor Vehicle. No motor vehicle 
may be legally conveyed in the absence of a public document duly attested to by the 
prospective buyer of a motor vehicle and acknowledged before a notary public, that a 
permanent parking space or facility already exists for the motor vehicle which is 
subject of the sale. The affiant shall be bound by the claims stated in the document 
and shall be held liable for untruthful statements made in his affidavit under Articles 
171 and 172 of the Revised Penal Code, without prejudice to any other cases that 
may be filed against such person.
SEC. 5. Role o f the Land Transportation Office. The LTO shall make as a pre­
requisite in the registration of a motor vehicle the submission of the affidavit attesting 
to the existence of a permanent parking space or facility by the buyer or vendee of the 
motor vehicle that it has confirmed the existence of a permanent parking space or 
facility for the motor vehicle to be purchased.
The document must be kept on file and the same shall be produced when there exists 
a claim or evidence to the contrary that the parking space or facility attested therein 
does not exist.
SEC. 6. Local Government Units and Citizen Patrol. Any concerned individual 
may report to the LTO, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the 
metropolitan coordinating council, or the engineering office of the local government 
unit (LGU) the existence of motor vehicles which are parked on the streets, alleys or 
pathways primarily used for pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic.
Authorized personnel of the LTO, MMDA, Metropolitan coordinating council, LGU 
engineering office and law enforcement agencies shall conduct periodic ocular 
inspection for the purpose of strictly implementing the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 7. Penalties. A motor vehicle registration issued to an owner, whether natural 
or juridical, which has been fraudulently obtained from the LTO by making untrue 
claims in the public document executed for the purpose of complying with the 
requirements under Section 3 of this Act indicating that an adequate parking space or 
facility exists for a motor vehicle, shall be revoked and the motor vehicle owner shall 
be suspended from registering a motor vehicle under his name for a period of three 
(3) years and imposed a fine in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php50,000.00) 
for every violation of the provisions of this Act.
Any officer or employee of the LTO who has allowed the registration of a motor vehicle 
without the necessary document required under Section 3 of this Act or with 
knowledge of the falsity of, or failing to further investigate despite having reasonable 
ground to believe that, the statement in the instrument attesting to the availability of 
the permanent parking space or facility for the motor vehicle statement is false, shall 
be suspended from office for a period of three (3) months without pay.
The penalties enumerated herein shall be without prejudice to the liability that may be 
incurred under the Revised Penal Code and other existing laws.


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SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days from the 
effectivityof this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and Local Government, the Chairperson of the MMDA, Chairperson of 
the Metropolitan council, the agency head of LTO and representatives from the LGUs 
in Metro Manila and other Metropolitan areas shall promulgate the rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 9. 
Repealing Clause. 
All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
memoranda, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 10. 
Separability Clause. If any part or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain 
in full force and effect.
SEC. 11. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.