Land Transportation Office(LTO)

March 3, 2020 Dear Janned Jurrell Corpus, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 27, 2020 11;18 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for How to determine if a motorcycle helmet is allowed. Response to Request Section 3 of Republic Act No. 10054 – An act Mandating all motorcycle riders, including drivers and back riders, shall at all times wear standard protective motorcycle helmets while driving, whether long or short drives, in any type of road and highway. Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmets are appropriate types of helmet for motorcycle riders that comply with the specifications issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmet must bear the Philippine Standard (PS) mark or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) of the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and complies with the standards set by the BPS. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, LTO FOI Officer