Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 4136)
The official title is the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code."
It controls the registration and operation of motor vehicles and the licensing of owners, dealers, conductors, drivers, and similar matters as far as they apply.
A motor vehicle is any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power using public highways, excluding road rollers, trolley cars, street sweepers, and similar vehicles not used on public highways, vehicles running only on rails or tracks, and agricultural tractors, trailers, and traction engines.
It is composed of one Commissioner and one Deputy Commissioner under the Department of Public Works and Communications, appointed by the President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments.
The classifications include private passenger automobiles, private trucks, private motorcycles, public utility vehicles, dealer’s registration, government vehicles, tourist vehicles, and special classifications allowed by the Commissioner.
A motor vehicle must be properly registered for the current year according to the Act's provisions.
On or before the last working day of February of each year.
75 pesos for 1,000 kilos or less; 100 pesos for 1,001 to 1,500 kilos; 135 pesos for 1,501 to 2,000 kilos; and 180 pesos for 2,001 kilos and above.
Overall width of 2.5 meters, height of 4 meters; overall length of 10 meters for two-axle freight vehicles, 11 meters for two-axle passenger vehicles, and 14 meters for vehicles with three or more axles. Vehicle and trailer combinations shall not exceed 18 meters in length.
A fine of 300 pesos.
The maximum allowable speed is 80 kilometers per hour on open country roads without blind corners and not closely bordered by habitations.
The Philippine Constabulary, city, and municipal police forces have the primary responsibility, while the Commissioner and deputies have enforcement and regulatory powers.
The Commissioner may refuse to register or suspend the registration certificate until the defects are corrected.
For the driver, fines and suspension or revocation of driver’s license; for the vehicle owner, fines and suspension of the certificate of registration for repeated violations.
A fine of not exceeding 300 pesos.
Yes, government vehicles are exempt from registration fees upon request of the chief of the bureau or office concerned.
No person shall allow more passengers or freight than the registered carrying capacity, and conductors of public utility trucks and buses are exclusively liable for violations.
It is valid for six months and may be issued to persons at least eighteen years old who desire to learn to operate vehicles, with conditions including accompaniment by a licensed driver during driving.
No, local ordinances or resolutions that conflict with this Act or prohibit the Commission's deputies to enforce the Act are invalid.