Article 199Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 199

Illegal cockfighting.-The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court, shall be imposed upon:

1. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in cockfights, by betting money or other valuable things, or who organizes cockfights at which bets are made, on a day other than those permitted by law.

2. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in cockfights, by betting money or other valuable things, or organizes such cockfights, at a place other than a licensed cockpit.

CHAPTER TWO

OFFENSES AGAINST DECENCY AND GOOD CUSTOMS

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

and supervision of his or her drivers in general and the

offending driver in particular.

This section shall principally apply to the owners and/or

operators

of

public

utility

vehicles

and

commercial

vehicles such as delivery vans, cargo trucks, container

trucks, school and company buses, hotel transports, cars

or vans for rent, taxi cabs, and the like.

Section 14. Nationwide Information Campaign. – Within

one

(1)

month

from

the

promulgation

of

the

implementing rules and regulations as provided under

Section 17 hereof, the Philippine Information Agency

(PIA), in coordination with the LTO, the local government

units (LGUs) and other concerned agencies, shall conduct

information,

education

and

communication

(IEC)

campaign for the attainment of the objectives of this Act.

Section 15. Nationwide Random Terminal Inspection and

Quick Random Drug Tests. – The LTO shall conduct

random terminal inspections and quick random drug

tests of public utility drivers. The cost of such tests shall be

defrayed by the LTO.

Section 16. Review of Penalties. – The LTO shall, after five

(5) years from the effectivity of this Act and every five (5)

years thereafter, review the applicability and enforcement

of all foregoing pecuniary penalties and shall initiate

amendment

and/or

upgrade

the

same

as

may

be

necessary, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the

DOTC.

Section 17. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The

DOTC, the DOH and the NAPOLCOM shall, within three

(3)

months

from

the

effectivity

of

this

Act,

jointly

promulgate

the

necessary

implementing

rules

and

regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Section 18. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any

part or provision of this Act is declared invalid, such

declaration shall not affect the other provisions of this

Act.

Section 19. Repealing Clause. – Subparagraph (f), Section

56, Article 1 of Republic Act No. 4136, otherwise known as

the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code", as amended;

subparagraph (f), Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7924,

otherwise known as "An Act Creating the Metropolitan

Manila Development Authority, Defining its Powers and

Functions,

Providing

Funds

Therefor

and

for

Other

Purposes;" subparagraph (a), Section 36 of Republic Act

No. 9165; and all other laws, orders, issuances, circulars,

rules

and

regulations

or

parts

thereof

which

are

inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby

repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 20. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after

fifteen

(15) days from its publication in the Official

Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general

circulation.

RA No 10666 | Children’s Safety on Motorcycles

Act

Republic Act No. 10666

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN

ABOARD MOTORCYCLES

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as

"Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015".

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the

State

to defend the right of children to assistance,

including

proper

care

and

nutrition,

and

special

protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty,

exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their

development.

Towards this end, the State shall pursue a more proactive

and

preventive

approach

to

secure

the

safety

of

passengers,

especially

children,

by

regulating

the

operation of motorcycles along roads and highways.

Section 3. Definitions. – For purposes of this Act, the

following terms shall mean:

(a) Motorcycle refers to any two (2)-wheeled motor vehicle

having one (1) or two (2) riding saddles;

(b) Public roads refer to roads designed by the national

government or local government units as roads for public

use

such as, but not limited to, national highways,

provincial roads, city, municipal and barangay streets;

(c)

Foot

peg

refers to a flat form attached to the

motorcycles on which to stand or brace the feet; and

(d) Rider refers to the driver of a motorcycle.

Section 4. Prohibition. – It shall be unlawful for any

person to drive a two (2)-wheeled motorcycle with a child

on board on public roads where there is heavy volume of

vehicles, there is a high density of fast moving vehicles or

where a speed limit of more than 60/kph is imposed,

unless:

(a) The child passenger can comfortably reach his/her feet

on the standard foot peg of the motorcycle;

(b) The child’s arms can reach around and grasp the waist

of the motorcycle rider; and

(c) The child is wearing a standard protective helmet

referred to under Republic Act No. 10054, otherwise

known the "Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009."

Section 5. Exception. – Notwithstanding the prohibition

provided in the preceding section, this Act shall not apply

to cases where the child to be transported requires

immediate medical attention.

Section 6. Penalties. – Any person who operates a

motorcycle in violation of Section 4 of this Act shall be

fined

with

an

amount

of

three

thousand

pesos

(P3,000.00) for the first offense; five thousand pesos

(P5,000.00) for the second offense; and ten thousand

pesos (P10,000.00) for the third and succeeding offenses.

Moreover, for the third offense, the driver’s license of the

offender shall be suspended for a period of one (1) month.

Violation of these provisions beyond the third time shall

result to automatic revocation of the offender’s driver’s

license.

Section 7. Review of Penalties. – The Land Transportation

Office (LTO) is hereby empowered to increase or adjust

the amounts of fines herein imposed: Provided, That:

(a) The increase or adjustment is made after public

consultation

once

every

three

(3)

years

from

the

effectivity of this Act and in the amount not exceeding

twenty percent (20%) of the amounts sought to be

increased or adjusted;

(b) A thorough study has been conducted indicating that

the existing amounts are no longer an effective deterrent;

(c)

Current

relevant

economic

indices,

such

as

the

Consumer Price Index (CPI), have been considered in the

determination of the increase or adjustment; and

(d)

The

increases

or

adjustment shall only become

effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2)

newspapers of general circulation.

Section 8. Qualifying Circumstances. – If, in violation of

the provisions of this Act, death shall have resulted or

serious or less serious injuries shall have been inflicted

upon the child or any other person, a penalty of one (1)

year

imprisonment

shall

be

imposed

upon

the

motorcycle rider or operator of the motorcycle involved

without prejudice to the penalties provided under Act No.

3815, otherwise known as "The Revised Penal Code of the

Philippines", as amended.

Section 9. Authority to Deputize Traffic Enforcers and

Local

Government

Units

(LGUs).

—

To

effectively

implement the provisions of this Act, the LTO is hereby

given

the

authority

to

deputize

members

of

the

Philippine National Police (PNP), the Metropolitan Manila

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