Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______ 
Introduced by Rep. MARIO VITTORIO “MARVEY” A. MARIÑO 
5th District, Batangas 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In spite of rising fuel costs, more and more vehicles are clogging 
the streets, not only of Metro Manila, but of the urbanized cities 
nationwide. Due to congestion, perennial problems in the land 
transportation system are highlighted such as lack of road discipline 
of drivers, non-compliance to emissions and vehicle safety standards, 
overloading of vehicles especially motorcycles, the abundance of 
tricycles and pedicabs on main roads, “colorum” public utility vehicles 
including out of route PUVs, reports of smuggled, carnapped or 
unregistered vehicles plying the streets and the apparent lack of 
discipline or enforcement. These are symptoms of a lack of a unified 
or integrated traffic management system that has a prospect of 
becoming worse in the next few years if remained unchecked. 
This measure seeks to provide a mechanism for the Land 
Transportation Office to come up with a uniform code which shall 
govern the streets nationwide. Violations such as lack of signal or 
safety devices, seatbelts, illegal parking and all other traffic violations 
including internationally recognized road or driving etiquettes their 
commensurate penalties should be reflected in the code. 
The measure will also enable the LTO, the LTFRB, the PNP, the 
MMDA and the Local Government Units to have an integrated 
database on all registered land vehicles. Not only will this system give 
us a more accurate count of the total number vehicles in the streets, 
it will also provide a basis for a more effective collection of registration 
fees and taxes. The system will also help curb the use of smuggled, 
carnapped or unregistered vehicles. 
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Furthermore, the measure also seeks to maintain an integrated 
database on all licenses and traffic tickets or citations issued by the 
LTO, MMDA and LGUs with traffic enforcement units nationwide. 
This will effective curtail “kamote” drivers from driving, prevent the 
issuance of a driver’s license or the renewal of license to drivers who 
have violations or complaints in any part of the Philippines. 
The approval of this measure will not only ensure the alleviation 
of the traffic situation all over the country but will surely improve 
traffic discipline and safety. 
MARIO VITTORIO “MARVEY” A. MARIÑO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ______ 
Introduced by Rep. MARIO VITTORIO “MARVEY” A. MARIÑO 
5th District, Batangas 
AN ACT PROVIDING A MECHANISM TO STRENGTHEN THE 
LAND 
TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE, 
PROVIDING 
FOR 
AN 
INTEGREATED 
LAND 
TRANSPORTATION 
MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES. 
Section 1. 
Title.  – This Act shall be known as the “Land 
Transportation Management System of the Philippines”. 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. -  The State in preserving and 
protecting the rights of its people to an effective land transport system, 
hereby supports and promotes the implementation of a consolidated 
transportation code to improve and maintain an effective land 
transportation system in full compliance with the international 
standards/practices; make full use of current technology in enforcing the 
traffic code and fostering cooperation between the various local government 
units and the government agencies tasked to oversee or regulate land 
transportation. 
Section 3. Uniform Traffic Rules and Regulations, Violations 
and Penalties. – The Land Transportation Office is hereby tasked to 
develop or consolidate a uniform code or a comprehensive manual of traffic 
rules and regulations, acts consisting violations thereof and the 
commensurate penalties for each violation to be implemented and enforced 
in nationwide by the Land Transportation Office, Philippine Nation Police, 
Local Government Units and other government agencies tasked to oversee 
or regulate land transportation. Depending on geographical location, rules 
and penalties may be adjusted to suit type or class of city or municipality 
and its local ordinances. 
Section 4. Unified Database on all classes of private, public 
utility and government vehicles – The Land Transportation Office, the 
Land Transportation franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippine 
National Police, the Metro Manila Development Authority and Local 
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Government Units with traffic enforcement units are mandated to maintain 
a unified database or must have immediate access to a unified database on 
all land transport vehicles to ensure that in the event of apprehension, said 
land transport can be immediately checked if it is in compliance with 
emission and vehicle safety standards, is duly registered or possesses the 
correct franchise, and is being used or driven by its rightful owner or 
authorized driver. 
 
 
Section 5. Unified Database on Drivers License and Tickets 
Issued – the Land Transportation Office, the Land Transportation 
Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippine National Police,  the Metro 
Manila Development Authority and Local Government Units with traffic 
enforcement units are mandated to maintain a unified database or must 
have immediate access to a unified database on all licenses and tickets 
issued to ensure that licenses and tickets or citations issued are genuine, 
that the owner of the license has no pending complaints or violations in 
other localities and that owner of license has complied with all conditions 
that come with its issuance in the event of apprehension. 
 
 
Section 6. Instituting a BOLO system. A Be On the Look Out (BOLO) 
system shall be instituted in line with the establishment of a unified 
database for the faster apprehension of erring drivers, hot cars and the like. 
 
 
Section 7. Instituting immediate Access of Apprehending 
Officers to Database. Authorized Apprehending Officers shall be provided 
equipment for wireless or online real-time access to the unified database to 
enable them to check on the records of the apprehended driver and/or 
vehicle but access shall be limited only to checking the authenticity or 
validity of the drivers license. OR/CR of the vehicle as well as the record of 
violations. 
 
Section 8. Instituting immediate access of Law Enforcement Offices 
to database. In cases involving accidents or crimes which require 
identification or locating of suspects thru a driver’s license or car 
registration information, law enforcement offices shall also be granted 
access to the unified database.  
 
 
Section 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The Land 
Transportation Office, the Land Transportation Franchising and 
Regulatory Board, Philippine National Police, the Metro Manila 
Development Authority and Local Government Units with traffic 
enforcement units shall promulgate within sixty (60) working days from 
effectivity of this Acts, Rules & Regulations as maybe necessary to ensure 
the efficient and the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.  
 
 
Section 10. Appropriations.  Upon approval, the amount necessary 
for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the General 
Appropriations Act.  


 
 
Section 11. Oversight Committee – An Oversight Committee on 
Land Transportation is hereby created composed of the Chairmen of the 
House and Senate Committees on Transportation and Local Government to 
ensure that the implementing rules and regulations of this Act is enacted. 
The Oversight Committee shall be dissolved eighteen (18) months after the 
full implementation of this Act. 
 
 
Section 12. Repealing Clauses. – All laws, executive orders, letters 
of instructions, rules and regulations and other issuances, or provision 
thereof, which are inconsistent with the of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 
 
 
Section 13. Separability Clause. – The provisions of this Act are 
hereby declared separable. If any provision or portion thereof shall be held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions will remain in full force and 
effect. 
 
 
Section 14. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) 
days following its publication in two (2) national newspaper of general 
circulation, or in the Official Gazette, whichever comes first. 
  
Approved.