THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) has suspended the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act following calls from Congress to review its implementing rules that banned even the hanging of rosaries under rear-view mirrors. An information and education campaign will be conducted as soon as the new IRR is crafted, the DoTr said. Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito has filed proposed Senate Resolution 386, which sought to temporarily suspend the enforcement of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act. At the House of Representatives, lawmakers called for a massive information campaign before the law’s implementation. 10913, the Anti-Distracted Driving Act.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 16:30 UTC