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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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7 JUL -3 
A9:49 
SENATE 
S.B. No. 648 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2 provides that: 
“SECTION 5. The maintenance of peace and 
order, the protection of life, liberty, and 
property, and the promotion of the general 
welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all 
the people of the blessings of democracy.” 
Presently, ambulant vendors or peddlers are openly harassed by police 
authorities, municipal inspectors and also by the Mayor’s squads in the different 
cities and municipalities nationwide. If they are unable to present a Mayor‘s 
permit or municipal license or receipts evidencing payment of municipal fees and 
other charges, they are often arrested and later on, hauled to courts and charged 
with illegal peddling. 
They are always on the run and with their limited income from selling their 
trade, the same is further limited by the cost of ‘lagay” or grease money given io 
local government authorities. 
The present market places being provided by the local governments have 
become too small to answer the daily needs of the continuously growing 
population. Vendors who cannot be given their own market stalls are forced to 
sell their wares in the sidewalk and partly in the streets for a fee. The less 
fortunate vendors are, therefore, forced to become ambulant vendors or 
peddlers, whose only desire in everyday life is to earn a few pesos over their 
small principal capital in order to survive the very high cost of living. 
We should give these poor and struggling vendors a chance to become 
worthy and useful citizens of our country. 
segment of our society, the early approval hereof is, therefore, earnestly sought. 
Considering that this bill intends to give economic assistance to the poor 
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Senator 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
1 
Firsf Regular Session 
1 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
7 &L -3 
AS:4!3 
SENATE 
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S.B. NO. 648 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
GRANTING PROTECTION AND CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO AMBULANT 
VENDORS OR PEDDLERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATION THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTlON I. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Ambulant Vendor's 
Protection Act". 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared as a policy of the State to 
encourage ambulant vending or peddling as an honest means of livelihood on 
the part of the poor sector of our society. 
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, a vendor or peddler shall 
mean any individual or person who sells any kind of goods, merchandise, 
commodity or service while walking, moving or traveling about, or who does not 
have a fixed stall, store or place of vending or service. 
SEC. 4. Scope, Capitalization. - This Act shall cover only those am bulant 
vendors or peddlers whose capitalization does not exceed Ten Thousand Pesos 
(PI 0,000.00). 
SEC. 5. Exemptions: License Fees, Charges. - Ambulant vendors shall be 
exempt from securing any license or mayor's permit, or from payment of any 
municipal or city fees or charges, or any kind of national or local taxes, and from 
any form of compulsory registration. 
SEC 6. Conditions. - Ambulant vendors or peddlers shall be allowed to carry on 
their trade or business in any public places, streets or roads. Provided, however, 
That they are subject to such reasonable rules and regulations of the municipal 
or city governments regarding public safety and convenience: Provided, finally, 
That they must at all times practice proper sanitation and hygiene in order not to 
compromise the safety and health of their clients. 
SEC. 7. Penalty Provisions. -Any person found to have violated the right herein 
granted shall, upon conviction, suffer the penalty of six (6) months imprisonment 
or a payment of a fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00), or both 
depending upon the discretion of the court. 
If the offender is a public officer, in addition to the penalty hereinabove 
provided, he/she shall be suspended from office for a period of sixty (60) days. 


SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules and regulations, and municipal and 
city ordinances which may be inconsistent with this Act shall be deemed 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 9. lmplementing Rules and Regulations. - Department of Social Welfare 
and Development and the Department of the Interior and Local Government shall 
issue such rules and regulations to implement effectively the provision of this Act. 
SEC, f0. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC, 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its 
complete publication in two newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,