Republic of the Philippines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Quezon City SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS Third Regular Session committee report No__1144 ‘Submitted by the Committee on Transportation on 2) Re House Bill No._8959 Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills 1215, 2530, 3941, 6909, 8819 and 8822 Sponsors Representatives Cesar V. Sarmiento, Velarde, Acharon, Uy (J), Durano, Del Mar, Yap (A) and Biazon Madam Speaker: The Committee on Transportation to which were referred House Bill No. 1215, introduced by Rep. Pedro B. Acharon, Jr, entitled: “AN ACT REGULATING THE BUSINESS OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES- FOR-HIRE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” House Bill No. 2530, introduced by Rep. Juliette T. Uy, entitled: “AN ACT REGULATING MOTORCYCLES-FOR-HIRE OR HABAL-HABAL, THEREBY AUTHORIZING CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO GRANT FRANCHISES FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 447 AND 458 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND SECTION 7 OF REPUBLIC ACT 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND TRANSPORTATION AND. TRAFFIC CODE” House Bill No. 3941, introduced by Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI, entitled: “AN ACT DEVOLVING THE REGULATORY AND FRANCHISING POWERS OVER THE OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE, OR HABAL- HABAL TO CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 447 AND 458 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991” House Bill No. 6909, introduced by Rep. Raul V. Del Mar, entitled: “AN ACT REGULATING MOTORCYCLES-FOR-HIRE KNOWN AS HABAL- HABAL OR ANGKAS, THEREBY AUTHORIZING CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO GRANT FRANCHISES FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 458 (1) (VD)OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES” House Bill No, 8819, introduced by Rep. Arthur C. Yap, entitled “AN ACT MOTORCYLES-FOR-HIRE KNOWN AS HABAL-HABAL OR ANGKAS, THEREBY AUTHORIZING CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO GRANT FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 458 (1) (VI) OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES” and House Bill No. 8822, introduced by Rep. Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon, entitled: “AN ACT ALLOWING THE USE OF MOTORCYCLES AS PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND TRANSPORTATION AND ‘TRAFFIC CODE” 8959 has considered the same and recommendsthat the attached House Bill No. 2 entitled: “AN ACT ALLOWING AND REGULATING THE USE OF MOTORCYCLES AS PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” be approved in substitution of House Bills 1215, 2530, 3941, 6909, 8819 and 8822 with Reps. Pedro B. Acharon, Jr., Juliette T. Uy, Ramon “Red” Durano V1, Raul V. Del Mar, Arthur C. Yap, Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon, Cesar V. Sarmiento, Mariano Michael M. Velarde, Jr. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Bayani F. Fernando, Gavini “Apol” C. Pancho, Edgar Mary S Sarmiento, Joseph Stephen S. Paduano, Wilter Wee Palma Il, Alfredo “Albee” B. Benitez, Micaela S. Violago, Anthony M. Bravo, Jose I. Tejada and Federico “Ricky” Sandoval Il as authors thereof. Respectfully submitted, ze PON HON. CESAR V. SARMIENTO Chairman Committee on Transportation ‘THE HONORABLE SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES QUEZON CITY10 cer 2 B 4 15 16 v7 18 Republic of the Philippines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Constitution Hills, Quezon City SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS Third Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO. _8959 (in substitution of House Bills numbered 1215, 2530, 3941, 6909, 8819 and 8822) Introduced by Reps. Acharon, Uy (J), Durano, Del Mar, Yap (A), Biazon, Sarmiento (C), Velarde, Macapagal-Arroyo, Fernando, Pancho, Sarmiento (E), Paduano, Palma, Benitez, Violago, Bravo (A), Tejada and Sandoval AN ACT ALLOWING AND REGULATING THE USE OF MOTORCYCLES AS PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Represematives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Motorcycles-for-Hire Act.” SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to render basic services to the people and promote their safety and general welfare. Toward this end, the use of motorcycles as an alternative mode of public transportation is hereby allowed and regulated in recognition of the need to provide convenience and ease of commute in urban and rural areas while ensuring public safety and the efficiency of the transportation system as a whole. SEC. 3. ~ Section 3 of Republic Act No. 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code is hereby amended by adding a new word which shall be defined as follows Xxx “(N) MOTORCYCLES-FOR-HIRE - ANY TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE THAT MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE AS FOR HIRE AND MAY BE USED AS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS AND GOODS: PROVIDED, THAT, FOR ‘TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS, THE MOTORCYCLE SHALL,