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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 207
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 207
- RATIFYING THE 1968 VIENNA CONVENTIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON ROAD
TRAFFIC AND ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS, RESPECTIVELY
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WHEREAS, a
United Nations Conference on Road Traffic was held in Vienna, Austria,
for the period from October 7 to November 8, 1968, under the auspices
of the United Nations Economic and Social Council; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in this Conference the participating countries, including the
Philippines, have agreed on a Convention for Road Traffic and a
separate Convention for Road Signs and Signals, both considered
absolutely necessary to facilitate international road traffic and to
increase road safety;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the contracting parties to these Conventions to which the
Philippines is a signatory, have agreed to accept the system of
traffic, road signs, signals and symbols and road markings described in
said conventions and to adopt the same as soon as possible;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the period of five years have elapsed since these two
conventions have been signed, but the past Congress of the Republic of
the Philippines have failed to ratify the same;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is now an urgent need for the ratification of these
conventions in order to adopt internationally prescribed uniform rules
of road traffic and road signs and signals in the Philippines,
especially so, because of the intensified government campaign for road
safety;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the urgent need for adopting the uniform traffic rules, road
signs and signals as prescribed in the conventions is made more
necessary because of the considerable number of foreigners and tourists
that are now operating motor vehicles on Philippine roads;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby adopt and make as
part of the law of the land the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
and Road Signs and Signals, respectively.
The Commissioner of Land Transportation shall draw, enact and
promulgate the necessary regulatory measures to implement this
Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 6th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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