REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11235.

AN ACT PREVENTING AND PENALIZING THE USE OF

MOTORCYCLES IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES BY REQUIRING BIGGER, READABLE
AND COLOR-CODED NUMBER PLATES AND IDENTIFICATION MARKS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – Article II, Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution Provides that the
maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and the promotion of the general
welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy. It is hereby declared
the policy of the State to secure and safeguard its citizenry from crimes committed with the use of motorcycles
through bigger, readable and color-coded number plates and identification marks.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11229. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF
CHILD PASSENGERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to ensure the safety of children while being
transported in any form of motor vehicle. The State recognizes the right of children to assistance, including
proper care, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse and other conditions prejudicial to their
development, including exposure to safety risks while aboard motor vehicles.

In order to guarantee the safety and welfare of infants and children and prevent traffic-related deaths and
injuries there is a need to adequately, consistently and objectively require, regulate, promote and inform the
public on the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles and provide access to safe, appropriate, quality
and affordable child restraint systems, in accordance with international standards accepted by the United
Nations.

Furthermore, there is also a need to study and determine appropriate safety measures for children being
transported in public utility vehicles.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11228. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH
COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA
CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY”

Section 1. Title Two, Chapter III of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding
a new section denominated as Section 20-A to read as follows:

“SEC. 20-A. Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage. – All persons with disability (PWDs) shall be automatically
covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
(PhilHealth). Premium contributions for all PWDs shall be paid by the national government: Provided, That
the premium contributions of PWD members in the formal economy shall be shared equally by their
employers and the national government. The funds necessary for the effective implementation of this Act
shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of PhilHealth earmarked from the proceeds of
Republic Act No. 10351, otherwise known as ‘An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco
products by amending Sections 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 8, 131 and 288 of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise
Known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9334, and for the
Other Purposes’, in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations.
“The PhilHealth shall develop exclusive packages for PWDs that will address their specific health and
development needs.”