The House of Representatives approved on second reading the measure rationalizing the safety measures and penalties relative to the operation of motorcycles, amending for the purpose Republic Act (RA) 11235, otherwise known as the “Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act.”
According to Iloilo City Representative Jam-Jam Baronda, House Bill (HB) 11113 seeks to address issues raised about provisions in RA 11235 which affect the safety of riders and impose excessive penalties.
“Under HB 11113, we propose to remove requirements for larger front motorcycle plates,” Baronda said.
“The intentional use of erased, tampered, imitated, covered number plate would be penalized by a fine of not more than P20,000 instead of prision mayor or a fine ranging between P50,000 and P100,000.”
HB 11113 also proposes reduced penalties for violations of the law. Under HB 11113, the intentional use of erased, tampered, imitated, covered number plate would be penalized by a fine of not more than P20,000 instead of prision mayor or a fine ranging between P50,000 and P100,000.
The Senate has already passed its counterpart Bill.
HB 11060, the bill seeking to simplify the system of legitimes and intestate succession, and promote family harmony, prevent stagnation of property and spur economic growth, also passed second reading.
House Committee on Revision of Laws chairperson and Manila Representative Edward Vera Perez Maceda said HB 11060 provides that the ascendant who inherits from his descendant any property which the latter may have acquired by gratuitous title from another ascendant, or a brother or a sister is obliged to reserve such property as may have acquired by operation of law for the benefit of relatives or within the third degree, and belong to line from which said property came.
“This is a special rule designed primarily to assure the return of a reservable property to third degree relatives belonging to the line from which a property originally came.”
“This means that this is a special rule designed primarily to assure the return of a reservable property to third degree relatives belonging to the line from which a property originally came, and avoid being dissipated into and by the relatives of the inheriting ascendant,” Maceda said.
When enacted into law, HB 11060 would repeal Article 891 of Republic Act 386, otherwise known as the “Civil Code of The Philippines.”
The House also adopted House Resolutions 2098, 2099 and 2100 principally authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez or the bills commending and congratulating six Filipino Paralympic athletes of Team Philippines for their inspiring and exemplary performances in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games held in Paris, France; congratulating His Excellency Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio S. David, bishop of Caloocan, for having been appointed as one of the new cardinals of the Catholic Church and elected as a member of the ordinary council of the general secretariat of the Synod; and commending Robyn Camille P. Mijares for being the first Filipino recipient of the Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Rising Star Award during the 10th Session of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on disaster risk reduction held at the Philippine International Convention Center.
The House also approved HR 2019 in consolidation with HR 2088 the measure expressing the profound condolences of the House of Representatives to the family of former deputy speaker and Palawan 2nd District Representative Alfredo Amor Abueg Jr. in the 9th, 10th, and 11th Congresses.
The House also designated Committee on Appropriations chairperson Zaldy Co, vice chairperson Stella Luz Quimbo, Senior Deputy Speaker Dong Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker Jay-jay Suarez, Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Representatives Jude Acidre, Neptali Gonzales II, Joboy Aquino II, Jil Bongalon, Romeo Acop, Eleandro Jesus Madrona, Michael Duavit, and Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan as the House contingent to the bicameral conference committee on the disagreeing votes on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Bill.
