Meanwhile, a professor from the Ateneo Law School emphasized that the problem is the lack of legislation requiring private automobiles to provide child restraints. “What is lacking is a law mandating the use of child restraints or more commonly known as child car seats,” Jason Salvador from Ateneo Law School said. In the Senate meanwhile, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito proposed the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act of 2017. He added that one of the reasons behind the low number of child restraint users is that a lot of Filipinos think it was expensive. Rivera pointed out that lack of awareness is high among Filipinos but added if the government passed the legislation, the use of child restraint would increase.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 16, 2017 04:41 UTC