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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

‘Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

5720

HOUSE BRLLNO,

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Not many people might be aware of the phenomenal rise of crminatity arising
from the use of motorcycles for the commission of infinite number of street crimes
through these motor vehicles the PNP has tracked down the involvernent of persons
riding in tandem in other bigger criminal ectivities or high-profile crimes.

PNP responded to this crime wave invotving criminals riding in tandem on
motorbikes by a program dubbed, ‘Motorized Anti Street Crime Operatives Program’
of the National Capital Region Police Office. But this is not to say that in fact, such
riding-in-tandem crime incidents also occurred in Central Luzon (Region Ill), Central
Visayas (Region Vil), at least in the past two years.

This crime wave continues to rise.

One, 1,700 crime incidents were committed on 2,089 citizens on the streets
last year, higher than the 1,565 inciéents recorded in 2010 against 1,619 victims.
PNP theorized rightly that criminal elements have taken advantage of the highspeed
mobiity provided by motorcycles as effective instruments of crime. Arrested
suspects were found to be involved in strings of robbery, car theft, and even murder
cases.

Director Generat Nicanor Bartolome of the PNP even went to say that “For
every riding in tandem suspect neutralized, several crimes are solved" thus making
no false allusion to the fact that only an effective ban against riding in tandem over
the use of motorcycles coud be the most efficient way to curb criminality and

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This measure is intended to strengthen or at least, Jénds authority th certain
‘counter-measures already initiated by the PNP in order precisely to stem tHe tide of

bigger or more high-profile crimes.
Passage of this measure is highly recommends



Repubic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

5720

HOUSE BILL NO.

introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

AN ACT
AUTHORIZING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE TO ADOPT A STRATEGIC
POLICY AGAINST CRIMINALS RIDING IN TANDEM ON MOTORCYCLES
THEREBY RATIONALIZING MORE AGGRESSIVE INTERDICTION OPERATIONS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Ge it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Titfe. - This Act shalt be known as the ‘Riding in Tandem
interdiction Act of 2012"

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — it is the declared policy of the State to
serve and protect the people, a mandate that is the mantra and corporate philosophy
of tha Philippine National Police to maintain peace and order, protect life and
Property and to promote the general welfare.

Under this Act, it shall be the strategic policy of the Philippine National Police
to adopt more aggressive interdiction operations against street crimes on
‘motorcycles and persons riding in tandem on motorcycles who are likely involved and
are responsible for serial crimes or even for high-profile criminal activities.

SEC. 3. Coverage of the Act. — This Act shall cover all kinds af motorcycles
‘and persons or individuais riding these motor vehicles especially when used in the
commission of street crimes or ather high-profile criminal activities unless this policy
against riding in tandem is tater on lifted by the Philippine National Police.

‘SEC. 5. Appropriation. — To carry out the provision of this Act, the initial
amount of ONE HUNDRED MILLIION PESOS (P100,000,000.00) és hereby

appropriated from the General Appropriations Act for the purpose of upgrading the
physical and technicat capacity of the Phifippine National Police to implement this
Act.

SEC. 6. All laws, orders, dectees, rules and regulations and other parts
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval,

Approved,