FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide 
are killed every year due to road accidents, and as many as 50 million are injured or disabled. 
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The majority of these deaths, approximately 85 percent, occur in low to middle-income countries 
Inexperienced Drivers cause many automobile accidents as they are unfamiliar on how to 
drive. Many drive too fast for conditions, fail to obey speed limits, and get themselves in 
dangerous situations by following too close or aggressive maneuvers that do not allow escape 
routes. Statistics and common sense tells us that every year there are far too many accidents 
caused by young novice drivers who are allowed by irresponsible vehicle . owners to drive even 
without having the proper driver's license. 
This bill seeks to penalize irresponsible vehicle owners who pelmit persons not 
authorized or licensed to drive a vehicle from driving their vehicles. * 
• This bill was originally filed in the Fourteenth Congress, Second Regular Session 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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PROHIBITING A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY PERMITING A MOTOR VEHICLE 
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OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY HIM TO BE DRIVEN BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT 
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AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE UNDER THE LAW 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title - This act shall be known as "Motor Vehicle Safety Act" 
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SECTION 2. Prohibition - A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned or 
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controlled by him/her to be driven upon any street, road or highway by a person who does not 
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have a valid driver's license issued by the Land Transportation Office. 
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SECTION 3. Exceptions. - This act shall not apply to a person or corporation duly 
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licensed to engage in a driving school business. 
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SECTION 4. Penalties. - (a) Any person who shall violate any provision of Section 3 of 
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this Act shall upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than One thousand pesos 
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(PI ,000.00) but not more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than 
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one (1) month but not more than six (6) months, or both upon the discretion of the court. 
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(b) Any director, officer or agent of a corporation who shall autho'rize, order or perfotTn 
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any of the acts or practices constituting in whole or in part a violation of Section 2, shall be 
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subject to penalties to which that corporation may be subject. 
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(c) In case the violation is committed by, or in the interest of a foreign juridical person 
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duly licensed to engage in business in the Philippines, such license to engage in business in the 
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Philippines shall immediately be revoked. 
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SECTION 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and snbsisting. 
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instlUction, administrative order, IUle or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circnlation. 
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Approved. 
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