Starting February 2, vehicles carrying children aged 12 and under must have a child car seat. When the child is 4’11 ‘tall, they can sit in the front seat and use a seat belt.

Tyang Amy: Kung ang 12 years old sobrang tangkad at siya po ay lalagyan ng booster…aangat at tatama ang ulo sa kotse. Hindi po ba mas delikado ‘yun?

LTO Director Atty. Clarence Guinto: Siguro Ma’am Amy, laki-lakihan mo sasakyan mo.

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“Child restraints in cars are intended to keep a child firmly secured in their seats so that in case of sudden braking or collision, the child would not be fatally thrown away against the car interior or ejected from the vehicle,” said Robert Valera, deputy director of the Law Enforcement Service of the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

“The enforcement is not only about apprehension. It also covers information dissemination as well as warning. Instead of issuing initially a TOP (temporary operator’s permit) or a show cause order, we will be on the warning mode as well as information dissemination,” he said.

For those drivers found in violation will be fined P1,000 for the first offense; P2,000 for the second offense; and P3,000 and a one-year suspension of the driver’s license for the third and succeeding offenses.