Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office)

Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has filed a measure in the House of Representatives aiming to extend the validity of original and renewed certificates of registration of motor vehicles.

Through House Bill (HB) No.10696, or the proposed Extended Motor Vehicle Registration Act of 2024, Villar said cars and motorcycle owners would be able to save time and resources in renewing their motor vehicles’ registration every year.

“I recognize the predicament of motor vehicle owners who troop to Land Transportation Office (LTO) renewal centers every year to renew their motor vehicle registrations,” Villar said in a statement.

“This annual occurrence entails the use of precious time and resources, both financial and non-financial, by millions of motor vehicle owners,” she stressed.

The congresswoman said the measure, once enacted, would also lessen the government’s administrative costs in handling annual registrations.

Under the current system, the initial motor vehicle registration is valid for only three years. Afterward, the car registration renewal should be done every year.

A new motorcycle’s initial registration, on the other hand, is limited to only one year.

Under HB No.10696, the proposed validity of the certificates of registration for brand-new motor vehicles shall be five years.

Meanwhile, those of brand-new motorcycles shall be for three years.

For the renewal of certificates of registration, the bill proposes a three-year validity period for motor vehicles aged five to seven years; two years for vehicles aged eight to nine years; and one year for vehicles aged 10 years and above.

The renewal of certificates of registration for motorcycles aged three to seven years would be two years; and one year for motorcycles aged eight years and above.