Question & AnswerQ&A (DOTC DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 94-829)
Section 37 of R.A. 4136 mandates that every person operating a motor or animal-drawn vehicle on a highway must pass to the right when meeting persons or vehicles coming toward them, except in cases requiring a different course for safety or operational reasons.
Because driving is mandated on the right side of the highway, the vehicle’s driving controls must be positioned at the front left side to facilitate safer road use and visibility.
DOTC Order No. 94-806, issued on July 28, 1994, prohibits the initial registration of newly assembled or imported right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles in the Philippines.
The prohibition on renewal of registration for RHD trucks took effect on January 1, 1995.
The prohibition on renewal of registration for all other RHD vehicles, aside from trucks, took effect on January 1, 1996.
No, the registration of RHD buses, jeepneys, and taxis is not allowed according to the order.
Exempted vehicles include off-road vehicle types; in-use vehicles registered and classified as diplomat; vehicles imported by foreign consultants with contracts who must re-export them after completion; and vintage cars or vehicles maintained for exhibition purposes.
The conversion must conform to the technical specifications issued by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is responsible for issuing directives to its regional and district offices to implement the Order's provisions.
They shall be held liable and face administrative sanctions.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.