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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _1606

Introduced by Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This legislative measure aims to formulate a more rational framework in going about license
plate replacement. In effect, it proposes a schedule of twelve (12) years in which case, no
license plate replacement may be launched at a nation-wide scale which violates the provision
of this new proposal.

This shall break the pattern wherein new license plates are implemented every change of
administration indicatively out of mere caprice, whim or for any political or economic reason.
‘More importantly, this shall relieve the public of the burden of having to shell out hard-earned
money to an unnecessary expenditure otherwise not subsidized by the government.

In fact, 12 years are quick to pass and will not even alter nor render the integrity of the materials
or features in license plates questionable even beyond that period unless new developments

. illegally-replicated plates, security concerns) warrant. Thus, this 12-year replacement
Schedule may also be the same as the renewal date for license plates or after which, the same
are deemed as ‘dead’

In other words, the bill looks at 12 years as the standard life span of a valid license plate of
motor vehicles of all types in the country subject to extension as may be issued by appropriate
agency of government.

Meantime, the Land Transportation Office may do well to perform its mandate by insuring a
reliable database as well as inventory of all license plates so far issued to some 5,530,052
registered vehicles (i.e. 2007 data from LTO) consisting of 751,092 cars or 14.09%, 1.602.619
or 30.06% UV, 192,991 or 3.62% SUV, 281,261 or 5.28% trucks, 30,159 or 0.57% buses,
2,847,574 or 49.66 MC/TC24,356 or 0.46% Trailer.

Seriously, license plate replacement should only be effected if there are sufficient grounds for
doing so. For instance, if the license plate does not in any way interfere with vehicle
identification, then it should remain in use and valid unless otherwise the same already far
Exceeded its intended life span, severely deteriorated, and were very hard to read. Other
grounds relating to unregistered vehicles and fraud, and updating our state image may well be
taken into account.

The passage of this urgent measure is most earnestly sough!



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session
1606

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo

AN ACT
MANDATING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE TO RENEW OR REPLACE LICENSE
PLATES OF MOTOR VEHICLES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION ONLY AFTER EVERY
TWELVE (12) YEARS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

&e it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the
Philippines in Congress assembied:

SECTION 14. This Act shall be known as the “License Plate
Renewal/Replacement Act.”

SEC. 2. The Land Transportation Office shall hereby be mandated to renew or
replace license plates of motor vehicles under its jurisdiction only after every twelve (12)
years and/or an extended period of time as it may deem appropriate,

SEC. 3. To effectively implement this Act, the Land Transportation Office shall
‘issue appropriate rules, regulations, standards, and guidelines that shall justify the
renewal/replacement of license plates of motor vehicles and/or extension of the use and
validity thereof.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, publication in the Official
Gazette, and in at least three (3) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,