CITOM Resolution regarding the Helmet ICC sticker law

CEBU CITY TRAFFIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BOARD HELD ON July 16, 2012 AT 9:00 A.M., AT CITOM OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

A Resolution respectfully requesting Honorable Mar Roxas, Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), and the Honorable Gregory L. Domingo, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to defer the implementation of Republic Act 10054.

Whereas, the CITY TRAFFIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (CITOM) board received a copy of RA 10054 of 2009, the DOTC-DTI Joint Administrative Order no. 2011-01 dated December 26, 2011 entitled RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF RA 10054, and the LTO Memorandum Circular No. : VPT-2012-1608 issued on January 18, 2012 to all officials and employees of LTO Central and Regional Offices.

Whereas, the following concerns were raised and received by the CITOM board chairman and members regarding RA 10054 and its implementation:

a. That the basis for requiring P101.25 as fee in obtaining the appropriate sticker from DTI are not provided in RA 10054 and the DOTC-DTI Joint Admin Order 2011-01;

b. That the reasonableness of the imposition of the P101.25 fee is questionable considering that most of those who are using motorcycles as a main mode of transportation generally belong to the low to mid income earners, plus their valuable time is needlessly consumed in their application processing and inspection of their helmets;

c. Owners and/or drivers of most motorcycles who have already purchased helmets from stores prior to the effectivity of RA 10054 are unfairly treated because the law is made applicable to them despite the fact that they have already legally purchased these helmets before the law took effect with full trust and confidence to the government agencies of the standards of these helmets upon their purchase, despite the fact that most helmets locally purchased, even recently, already have the previous DTI issued PS or ICC marks which are no longer valid under the new Joint Administrative Order, thus, they should not be penalized with additional burdens;

d. Despite the provision in RA 10054 and the DOTC-DTI joint Admin Order section 13.1 of a mandatory six (6) months national information and education campaign after the approval of the Joint Admin Order on December 26, 2011, there are still many motorcycle owners/drivers and passengers who are not knowledgeable with this law, all its important provisions, and its implementing rules, thereby causing confusion and concern among the motorcycle riding community. There is still confusion on what is an approved “standard” helmet, whether full face or not, and other allowed or disallowed specifications, plus other concerns which were not clarified in the guidelines.

e. Despite the availability of various media outfits for this purpose (radio, TV, print, billboards, etc.), there are still no visible or audible efforts to translate to local dialects the details and provisions of this law which would have surely helped in its promotion and public information dissemination.

f. On Joint Admin Order section 4.2 it is stated “The DTI shall consider the recommendation of law enforcement units, LGU’s and NGO’s to ban full faced helmets for crime prevention and detection and other security reasons”, thus this provision shall add to the confusion as to which standards to follow, or what helmets will be allowed in a particular locality.

Wherefore, in view of the foregoing,

It is hereby resolved that CITOM respectfully requests Honorable Mar Roxas, Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, and the Honorable Gregory L. Domingo, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, to defer the implementation of RA 10054 until the foregoing concerns are fully addressed.

Resolved further to provide copies of this resolution to Honorable Mayor Michael L. Rama, Cebu City Mayor, and the Honorable members of the City of Cebu.

Resolved finally to provide a copy of this resolution to His Excellency, President Benigno Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines. Carried and Approved Unanimously by the CITOM Board.

Attested by: Sylvan "Jack" Jakosalem
Chairman / Presiding Officer

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Dito ba sa Manila meron bang ganitong mga board meeting? Ni wala nga ako masyadong naririnig sa balita o nababasa tungkol dito. Paano na ung mga co-rider natin na di informed tungkol sa ICC sticker ng helmet?