00:00A congressman urges the Camera to pass laws on road safety.
00:07This is in the face of an increasing incident of road rage.
00:11Mela Lasmora in Centro ng Balita, live.
00:17Angelique, a congressman formally asked President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
00:23to certify as urgent the anti-road rage bill here in the Camera.
00:29In a House media interview with San Jose del Monte Bulacan,
00:33Representative Rida Robles, one of the members of the House Committee on Transportation,
00:38she also gave that the anti-road rage bill of the Camera should be passed
00:43in the midst of road rage incidents or intense road fights that are happening now.
00:49Under the substitute bill, where she is the principal author,
00:53Robles is pushing for drivers to be punished for their aggressive and violent behavior on the road,
01:00especially those who are sick or even kill themselves, for their incitement.
01:05Robles said that she will write to President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
01:09to formally ask that the bill be certified as urgent,
01:13and she will also consult with Senate President Francis Escudero
01:17to pass its counterpart bill to the Senate.
01:21For now, even though many congressmen are busy with the campaign,
01:24Robles is open to the idea of conducting an investigation in the Camera
01:29on the issue of road rage, especially many people who are affected by this incident.
01:34She reminds everyone that caution is different,
01:36and she hopes that drivers will avoid being hot-headed on the road
01:40because it can lead to danger.
01:43You know, I'm on the road.
01:45So from San Jose del Monte, going to Congress, that's every day.
01:49So every day, I see people fighting.
01:53And every day, you get nervous because sometimes a jeepney driver, a truck driver,
02:00will go down and bring a tire wrench.
02:02The passengers are almost crying.
02:06For me, this is a trauma.
02:08And above all, it's not good for the peace on the road.
02:13There's no safety net.
02:15So this bill will actually be a safety net to all.
02:18Victims and drivers.
02:21Actually, Robles also said in her press conference here in the Camera
02:26that she has confidence in her fellow congressmen
02:30that this bill will continue to be passed,
02:34especially in the road rage incidents that are happening now.
02:38Angele?
02:39Okay, so Mela, under the bill,
02:42what kind of punishment is being imposed for drivers who are involved?
02:49Drivers, riders who are involved in road rage.
02:56Under the anti-road rage bill,
02:59our motorists who are involved in road rage can face different punishments.
03:06For example, Angele, you won't be fined P250,000
03:12or you won't be jailed for 6 months.
03:15And Angele, there are such offenses, right?
03:18There's first offense, second offense, third offense.
03:21And if you're really in the middle of the offense,
03:28you can also reach the revocation of the driver's license.
03:32But Angele, just like other bills,
03:34this will still be passed in the third reading and in the Senate,
03:39and even in Malacanang.
03:40So we really have to wait to see how this bill will change
03:46with the help of experts.
03:48Angele?
03:49Okay, thank you very much, Mela Lesmoras.
