Inrrodnced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPIANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 5, provides: 
The maintenance of peace and order? the protection of life, libcity and 
properly, and the promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment 
by all pe.ople of the blessiiigs ofdeniocracy. 
Hundreds of children arc killed and injured in motor vehicle crashes every year. 
Unfortunately, the government neither requires the use of, nor establishes certain standards and 
testing procedures for, child restraints. In order to reduce the number of children Idled or injiired 
in automobile accidents, the government should require the use of child restraints and esleblish 
motor vehicle safety standards that will adequately protect children 
Hence, this bill seeks to provide for the creation of safety standards for child restraints 
and to require child passengers io use such retrains, subject to the following considerations: 
(a) The modern designs of motor vehicles in use as of the date ol'enactment of this Act; 
(b) The effects of a side-impact crash, a rear-impact crash, or a rollover crash; and 
(e) The use of anthropomorphic devices that accurately reflect the heights and masses of 
children at ages other than newborn, nine (9) months, three (3) years, and six (6) years.' 
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" This bill was originally filed diiring tAi: Thirteenth Congress, Fimt Rzguliir Session. 


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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CHILD RESTRAINTS 
IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND REQUIRING THE USE OF SUCH RESTRAINTS BY CHILD 
PASSENGERS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. ’- This Act shall be known as the “Child Passenger Protection 
Act of 2007.” 
SECTION 2. Testing ofchild Restraints. - 
(A) In General. -Not later than six (6) months after the passage of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation and Communication (hereinafter “Secretary”) shall promulgate crash test 
standards and conditions for child restraints. 
(B) Elements for Consideration. - In carrying out paragraph (A), the Secretary and 
Communication shall consider - 
(1) Whether to conduct more comprehensive and dynamic testing of child 
restraints than is typically conducted as of the date of passage of this Act, including the 
use of test platforms designed - 
(a) To simulate an array of accident conditions, such as side-impact 
crashes, rear-impact crashes, and rollover crashes; and 
(b) To reflect the designs of passenger motor vehicles in use as of the date 
of passage of this Act; 
(2) Whether to use an increased number of anthropomorphic devices in a greater 
variety of heights and masses; and 
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(3) Whether to provide improved protection in motor vehicle accidents for 
children up to 59.2 inches tall who weigh more than fifty (50) pounds. 
(C) Required Elements. - In carrying out paragraph (A), the Secretary shall - 
(1) Require that manufacturers design child restraints to minimize head injuries 
during side-impact and rollover crashes, including requiring that child restraints have 
side-impact protection; 
(2) Include a child restraint, as a requirement, in each vehicle applying for 
registration; 
(C) Prescribe readily understandable text for any labels that are required to be 
placed on child restraints. 
(D) Funding. - There are appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 3. Child Restraint Safety Training Program. - Not later than six (6) months 
a€ter the passage of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a safety rating program 
for child restraints to provide practicable, readily understandable, and timely information to 
parents and caretakers for use in making informed decisions in the purchase of child restraints 
SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent 
with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 6. Eflectivi@ Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (1 5) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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