Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No.4382

Introduced by Hon. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez

Explanatory Note

The spate of traffic woes nowadays are now becoming part of
our daily miserable lives. People in all walks of life hurdle traffic congestions
not only during peak hours, but even on weekends and holidays. Worst, it is
not only confined in the major roads and urban highways such as
EDSA, Roxas Boulevard, Commonwealth Ave., etc. Congestion isn't isolated
in the vicinity of highly populated areas such as malls, ports, business
centers, among others. - the motor vehicles that continue to occupy the
side streets, parked and idle, push carts, litters of all kinds have been
eyesores and a hindrance to foot and automobile traffic in most of our
streets.

One major cause is the sudden surge of volumes of vehicles in the
metropolis. Since most of the car/ vehicle manufacturers liberalized the terms
in selling their brands, in which interested buyers can own brand new vehicles
with a minimum all in down payment of as low as twenty thousand pesos only
(P 20,000.00). With the new affordable payment schemes, any individual with
a decent job can easily own a brand new vehicle, and in the absence of this
proposed law, a person can own as many vehicles he / she desires as long as
he / she is able to pay it.



Motor vehicle owners should be made responsible and accountable to
provide their own permanent parking space for their private vehicles
whether this is made an integral part of their house or building structure or
leased. They should not bank primarily on open road spaces or public
sidewalks because they are primarily intended for vehicular or foot traffic and
should not be appropriated as personal parking spaces for these vehicles.
Any financially able purchaser of a motor vehicle is presumed to be able to
provide a parking facility for his / her vehicle.

HON. YE! ARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
Representative, 1° District of Leyte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No.22

Introduced by Honorable Yedda Marie K. Romualdez

AN ACT
REGULATING THE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN METRO MANILA AND IN
OTHER HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY BY
REQUIRING A PROOF-OF-PARKING SPACE OR FACILITY FROM MOTOR
VEHICLE BUYERS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE AND REGISTRATION WITH THE LAND TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled

SECTION I. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "No Garage, No Car Act of
2016."

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. -It is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect
and promote the right of the people to a balanced and healthful environment. The State
also recognizes that the use of property bears a social function; hence it is subject
to the duty of the State to intervene when daily lives are at stake. Towards
this end, the State shall promulgate measures to minimize traffic congestion, provide
safe and uncluttered pathways where people may freely walk through to their
destinations, and maintain clean and healthy surroundings by clearing the public roads
and even private streets from parked motor vehicles and other illegal structures that
reduce the space forongoing human and vehicular traffic



SECTION. 3. Scope and Application; Proof-of-Parking Space. - Any person,
whether natural or juridical, with residence or business address in Metro Manila or
any of its Cities who intends to purchase a motor vehicle, brand new or second
hand, shall first be required to secure a Barangay Clearance, attesting to the
availability of a permanent parking space or facility the prospective purchaser is
providing or attesting that a property has been leased or procured specifically for the
purpose of parking the motor vehicle intended to be bought.

‘The said clearance shall be presented to the Car manufacturer / Dealer and Land
‘Transportation Office (LTO) as a pre-requisite for the purchase and registration.

SECTION 4: Role of Barangay. ~ The Barangay in which the prospective parking space is
located must verify if the individual who intends to purchase a vehicle really owns or leases the
said property in their area of jurisdiction for use as a parking space. Said clearance must be
addressed to the car manufacturer or dealer chosen by the buyer.

‘The Barangay, through its Chairman, may also assist the intended buyer to look for properties
or even offer to lease a certain property owned or managed by the Barangay to the car owner.

SECTION 5: Role of LTO. -. The LTO shall, as a pre-requisite to the registration of a brand
new vehicle or to the transfer of a Certificate of Registration of a second-hand car, require the
submission of the barangay clearance as proof of an available parking space prior to the
issuance of vehicle registration and plate number.

SECTION 6: Penalties. — Any officer or employee of the Barangay.’ LTO and car
manufacturer or dealer who has allowed the ownership and_ registration of a motor vehicle
without the necessary clearance under Section 3 of this Act or with knowledge of the falsity of
the statements in the instrument attesting to the availability of the permanent parking space or
facility for motor vehicle, shall be imposed a fine of One Hundred Thousand Pesos
(Php100,000.00), and be suspended from office for a period of six (6) months without pay.

An owner of the motor vehicle who violates this bill shall be suspended from registering a
motor vehicle under his name for a period of three (3) years and imposed a fine in the amount
of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00) for every violation of the provision of this Act.

SECTION 7: IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations) ~ Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Interior and Local Government, the Chairperson of the MMDA, the agency head of L
and representatives shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation
of this Act.

SECTION 8: Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders.
memoranda, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.


SECTION 9: Separability Clause. — If any part of provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the remainng parts or provisions not affected shall remain in ful
force and effect.

SECTION 10: Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after it’s publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.