QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 536)
EO 536 is an Executive Order issued by President Elpidio Quirino on October 21, 1952.
EO 536 creates the National Traffic Commission as an advisory body to help ensure effective enforcement of traffic laws, promote traffic and pedestrian safety, avoid motor vehicle accidents, and regulate traffic movements for efficiency and economy.
It cited that injuries, loss of human lives, and property damages from motor vehicle accidents had become frequent and alarming, making it convenient and advisable to have a dedicated agency to advise and support effective enforcement of traffic regulations.
It is created as an advisory body in the effective enforcement of all laws, rules, and regulations regulating traffic, safety of traffic and pedestrians.
The Secretary of Public Works and Communications is designated as Chairman.
The Chief of the Motor Vehicles Office, the Deputy Chief of Constabulary, and the Chief of Police of Manila are listed as members.
Examples include: President, Manila Rotary Club (or representative); President, Manila Liens Club (or representative); President, Manila Junior Chamber of Commerce (or representative); President, NALATROA (or representative); President, Philippine Motor Association (or representative); President, Philippine Safety Council (or representative).
An official or employee of the Department of Public Works and Communications serves as Executive Secretary.
Function (a): To compile traffic data covering all kinds of vehicles (motor or animal-drawn) on national, interprovincial, provincial and city roads, and municipal roads; including accidents, volume, fatalities, damages, and time of day/night of heaviest traffic.
Function (b): Ways and means of enforcing effectively all traffic laws and traffic rules and regulations, including coordinating and correlating functions of different offices to attain that end.
Function (c): By organizing and conducting, with cooperation of government and private agencies, a nationwide campaign to inform the public about basic provisions of existing traffic laws and the necessity of due observance, using posters, pamphlets, press releases, traffic safety signs, radio broadcasts, audio-visual exhibits, and other effective media.
Function (d): The enactment of adequate legislation to promote orderly traffic, safety travel, and solutions to traffic accidents, and to regulate traffic movement for efficiency and economy.
The Commission may call upon all departments, bureaus/offices, agencies, government-owned/controlled corporations, and provincial/city/municipal governments to furnish technical and clerical assistance, data, and information needed; it also has access to and the right to examine books, documents, papers, or records of those entities.
It must submit semi-annual and annual reports of its accomplishments to the President.
Not later than January 31, 1953.
Every six months thereafter.