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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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I?irst Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Sen.ator Antonio '~.~lIny" F. TI111anes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
We see and hear in the media everyday damages to lives and propelties caused by vehicular 
accidents and mishaps, accidents that may have been prevented if the person behind the wheel 
had enough discipline and courtesy while driving. Sadly however, most of the drivers who 
have the privilege to drive display a lack of discipline to handle the wheel as evidenced by 
traffic altercations and everyday tramc jams. 
Proper driving courtesy and discipline may be acquired if one enrols ill formal driving 
schools. However, enrolling in a driver school to most dllvers is not an option because it 
proves to be costly, thus they learn how to drive fTom friends and relatives who themselves 
were not properly educated in formal driving schools. 
This bill seeks to introduce a Driver Education Program in the curriculum of high schools in 
both public and private to instill into the minds of the students as early, and as young as 
possible, the proper knowledge and values in driving. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval Ofthi __ s--,mX'e_a~r",e'l-iS_:TF 
SONNY" F. TRlLLANES IV 
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SJXTEENTlI CONGRESS 01<' THE 
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UEl)UBUC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Uegular Session 
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JUL 18 Pl :45 
SENATE 
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Inh'oduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
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AN ACT 
INSTITUTING A DRIVER EDUCATION J>ROGRAM PROVIDING TIlE 
IMPLl~MENTlNG MECHANISMS THEUEFOR AND FOU OTHEU PUUPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House at Representatives at the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Driver Education 
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Act oj 2013." 
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SJ~C. 2. Dec/al'{ltioll of Policy. - The State is mandated to promote a j llst and 
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dynamic social order, which is anchored mainly on the vision of ensuring the prosperity 
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of the nation that could provide the people a rising standard ofliving, and an improved 
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quality of life tor all. No better place to see a just and dynamic social order than on tlle 
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roads that are safe and secure. 
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SEC. 3. Scope alld Applicatioll. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to all 
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high schools, public or private, nationwide. 
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SEC. 4. IllStitutlllg a Dril'er Education Program - All high schools public or 
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private, nationwide are required to integrate lectures on driver education in existing 
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subjects where the same may be applicable. 
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SEC. 5. Task Force 011 tile Program. - The Department of Education (DepEd) 
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and Land Transportation Office (L TO) shall create a task force that shall establish the 
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minimum requirements for driver education student cnnicula, which shall be certified by 
the Assistant Secretary of L TO. 
All curricula shall be reviewed by the task force every five (5) years to assure that 
they are relevant. 
SEC 6. Curricula oj the Program. - The cunicula of the program shall include, 
but not limited, to the following: 
(A) Ruies of the Road 
(1) Traffic signals; 
(2) Traffic signs, which include waming signs, work area signs, regulatory 
signs, speed limit signs, lane use control signs, and the like; 
(3) Road markings, which include lane markings, crossing and stop lines, 
yellow lane markings; 
(4) Passing and tUlning; 
(5) Right-of-Way; 
(6) Speed limits; 
(7) Parking; 
(B) Safe Driving Tips 
(I) Basic Driving; 
(2) Seeing Well; 
(3) Communicating; 
(4) Adjusting Speed; 
(5) Adjusting to Traffic; 
(6) Sharing Space; 
(7) Sharing the Road; 
(8) Drinking and Driving; 
(9) Other Drugs and Driving; 
(C) Emergencies 
(I) Vehicle Emergencies; 
(2) Avoiding Collisions; 
(3) Accidents and Financial Responsibilities; 
SEC. 7. Admillistratioll oj the Program. -
No driver education student 
curriculum shall be certified unless: 
(1) Curriculum is available and in use during program; 
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(2) Lesson plans are clearly written with student centered activities; 
(3) Curriculum is administered during a maximum of thirty (30) hours of 
classroom instruction; 
(4) The program cannot be completed in less than six (6) weeks; 
(5) All modules are introduced during classroom session; 
(6) All modules consist of concepts that are structured and presented in simple to 
complex building blocks. 
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SEC. 8. Implementing Agency. - Once approved, the Department of Education 
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will be the main implementing agency ofthis Act. 
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SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - Immediately upon the 
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approval of this Act, the Department of Education and the Land Transportation Office 
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shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act. 
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SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provisions, or part hereof, is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law of the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. Effectivity Clanse. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national 
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newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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