Ban on tinted windows on public vehicles Metro Manila

The regulation is anchored on Section 5 (f) of Republic Act No. 7924 as authority to adopt and implement measures for Metro Manila.
DOTC Department Order No. 93-693, s. 1992 is adopted under Section 1.
Section 1 mandates strict implementation throughout Metro Manila of the adopted DOTC prohibition on tinted/colored/painted glass and similar devices.

The regulation declares a need to reinforce the existing DOTC prohibition because the use of tinted glass and similar devices on public utility vehicles has become rampant.
It states that the widespread use of these devices encourages robbers and criminals to conduct illegal activities inside public utility vehicles.
It declares that the adoption is necessary to ensure the safety of the riding public and to prevent robbery/hold-up inside public utility vehicles.

Section 2 covers public utility buses, jeepneys, FXs, taxis, and school buses operating within Metro Manila.
Section 2 prohibits these vehicles from using dark tinted, colored or painted windshield or window glass.
Section 2 prohibits these vehicles from using curtains, blinds and other similar devices.
The prohibition applies when the devices obstruct the view from the outside.
Section 2 applies to public motor vehicles operating within Metro Manila.

Section 3 makes the owner/operator of a motor vehicle liable to a fine when the vehicle is found to have curtains, blinds and other similar devices on the windshield or window glass that is darkly tinted, colored or painted.
The fine is PHP 500.00 under Section 3.

Section 3 requires outright removal of curtains, blinds and other similar devices for vehicles using them.
Section 3 authorizes enforcement removal measures for vehicles using dark tinted, colored or painted windshields or window glass.

Section 3 grants the MMDA Traffic Operations Center the authority to remove tint/paint from darkly tinted, colored or painted windshields or window glass.
Section 3 requires that removal be done at the expense of the owner/operator for the cost incurred therefor.

Section 1 provides that DOTC Department Order No. 93-693, s. 1992 is adopted specifically for strict implementation.
Section 1 ties the regulation’s enforceability across Metro Manila to the DOTC prohibition on the covered tinted/colored/painted glass and similar devices.
Section 4 sets the implementation timeline through the publication rule of two (2) newspapers of general circulation and a fifteen (15) day waiting period before effectivity.