House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos has filed a bill seeking to classify road rage as a distinct criminal offense, imposing strict penalties on motorists who engage in aggressive or retaliatory behavior on public roads.
House Bill No. 8190, or the proposed Anti-Road Rage Act, aims to draw a clear legal distinction between ordinary traffic violations and deliberate acts that endanger lives.
“We cannot allow road rages to continue on our roads, because one reckless decision can turn into a lifelong tragedy for an innocent family,” Marcos said.
The measure is intended to send a strong message that public roads are not venues for intimidation, threats, or violence. The bill comes after reports of several men in a convoy of government vehicles harassing a “presidential son” in a road rage incident on the North Luzon Expressway.
Under the proposed law, road rage would be defined as any intentional and aggressive act by a driver or passenger arising from a traffic-related incident, committed to intimidate, threaten, harass, retaliate against, or cause harm to another road user, creating a clear danger to life, limb, or property.
Covered Acts:
- Driving in a dangerous manner
- Using a vehicle for intimidation or pursuit
- Threatening or assaulting another person in connection with a traffic encounter
Penalties:
- Without damage, injury, or death: 6 months to 1 year imprisonment and/or ₱20,000–₱100,000 fine
- With property damage or physical injury: 2 to 4 years imprisonment and/or ₱100,000–₱200,000 fine
- With multiple injuries, serious injury, or death: prosecution under intentional felonies in the Revised Penal Code, maximum penalties, plus ₱200,000–₱500,000 fine
Offenders would also be required to undergo court-mandated anger management training, in coordination with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The bill further proposes the immediate suspension of the offender’s driver’s license and, upon final conviction, perpetual disqualification from obtaining or holding one.
For offenders with a licensed firearm, the measure calls for automatic revocation of the license and permanent disqualification from securing any future firearms permit.