Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

46" Congress
First Regular Session

House ‘Bill No._3'7'78,

Introduced by Honorable Sergio A. F. Apostol

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Registration of motor vehicles is an important measure of the government to
regulate, identify and manage operators in order to ensure the safety and security in
transportation. It includes the process of issuance of license plates and stickers which the
registrant-owners must pay for. This state regulation is a reasonable burden to those who
want to use the road either for personal travel or business alike. But in order to prevent
any unnecessary fee and therefore ease this burden of the people, this bill seeks that only
one sticker must be issued every year starting from the motor vehicle's initial registration
and to subsequent renewals of registration thereafter. With this in mind, tis also cuts the
expenses the government has to incur with the printing of other unnecessary stickers or

tags.

SERGIO A. F. APOSTOL
Representative
Second District, Leyte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

16" Congress
First Regular Session

House Bili No. 3'778,

Introduced by Honorable Sergio A. F. Apostol

“AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT NUMBER
PLATES, AND ONLY STICKERS INDICATING THE YEARS OF THE
REGISTRATION AND OF THE RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILERS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY
OTHER STICKER OR TAG, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 43, AS AMENDED”

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

SECTION 1. Section one of Batas Pambansa Big. 43, otherwise known as “An Act
Providing for the Issuance of Permanent Number Plates to Owners of Motor Vehicles and
Trailers, amending for the purpose Section Seveenteen of Republic Act Numbered Forty-
One Hundred and Thirty Six (Land Transportation and Traffic Code)’, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 17.Number plates, preparation and issuance of. “One Sticker Only” policy. —

a.) The Land Transportation Office shall cause reflective number plates to be
prepared and issued to owners of motor vehicles and trailers registered and
recorded in the Land Transportation Office under this Act, as amended, for a
reasonable fee: Provided, That the fee shall be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of Transportation and Communications in consultation with the Secretary
of Finance, and, Provided, further, That the identification, numbers and letters of any
motor vehicle number plate shall be permanently assigned to such motor vehicle
during its lifetime. No motor vehicles shall be exempted from payment of registration
fees. Motor vehicles for hire and privately owned motor vehicles shall bear plates of
reflective materials so designed and painted with different colors to distinguish one
class from another.

b.) “One Sticker Only” Policy. - For purposes of the initial registation as well as the
subesquent renewals of registration of motor vehicles, the Director or his Deputies
shall issue only a sticker indicating the year of each registry, to the exclusion of any
other form of sticker or tag, charging a reasonable fee for the purpose: Provided,


That the fee shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation and
Communications in consultation with the Secretary of Finance."

"The transfer of motor vehicle plates whether temporary or regular, and/or the
sticker indicating the year of registry from one motor vehicle to another without
permit from ther Land Transportation Office, except security number plates on
authorized vehicles, shall be punishable with a fine of not less than Forty Thousand
Pesos (P40,000.00) and/or imprisonment of six months at the discretion of the
Court.

SECTION 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of other
provisions thereof.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orderes and issuances
or portions thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Offical Gazette, and in at least two (2) national
newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,