DTI - approved 21 helmet brands

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http://new.philstar.com/freeman/news-cebu/805976/dti-warns-of-helmets-without-govt-approval

CEBU, Philippines - With government taking an iron fist in implementing the helmet law, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is strictly monitoring the establishments selling protective motorcycle helmets to ensure the products are certified.

During the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) forum yesterday, DTI Regional Director Arteria Caberte said it is mandatory for all manufacturers and importers of protective helmets and their visors to secure a Philippine Standard (PS) License or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) certificate from DTI prior to the sale and distribution of their products.

Caberte said enough time was given to manufacturers, importers and distributors to comply with the product certification scheme.

So far, 21 helmet brands have been given clearance including HJC, Yamaha, Spyder, Index, AGV, XPOT, LS2, Posh, Zeus, Voltz, Powercycle/Transcycle, Zebra, AXA, Shoei, SOL, VCAN, Tankeo, LEV3, XPX, AM, and Yema.

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Caberte warned that persons or establishments found selling substandard motorcycle helmets or those without a PS mark or ICC certificate shall be fined not less than P3,000 for the first offense and P5,000 for the second offense.

Tampering, alteration, forgery and imitation of PS mark and/or ICC certificate in the helmets is punishable with a fine of not less than P10,000 but not more than P20,000 without prejudice to other penalties imposed under Republic Aact 7394 or the “Consumer Act of the Philippines.”

To ensure compliance of the law, Caberte urged the public to patronize only PS and ICC-marked products.

Land Transportation Office (LTO) Regional Director Raul Aguilos also said no one is exempted from Republic Act 10054, which mandates all motorcycle riders to wear standard protective head gears while on the road. The law will be fully implemented starting July 30.

Section 5 of RA 10054 states that the helmet shall bear the Philippine Standard mark or Import Commodity Clearance of the Bureau of Product Standards and complies with the standards set by the BPS.

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Aguilos, on the other hand, said that the full force of the law will be enforced, with provisions of first violation with a fine of P1,500; P3,000 for the second offense; P5,000 for the third offense, and P10,000 for the fourth offense plus a recommendation for the revocation of the driver’s license.

Aguilos stressed that non-wearing of helmets is equivalent to wearing of helmets that are not complying with the standards.

Protest

In Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental last month, over a thousand signatures were collected to support a petition for a declaratory relief against the impending full implementation of the Mandatory Helmet Law.


The petition seeks to have the said law nullified as it is “unconstitutional”, said Dumaguete Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova explained.

Vice Mayor Cordova said those who turned up at the mall were asked to present a valid identification card with the exception of a community tax certificate or “cedula” before they signed the petition.

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The signatories included not just motorcycle drivers but family members as well.

The move stems from a continuing clamor from the city’s riding public that the mandatory helmet law was impractical and costly, considering that all riders and not just drivers are required to wear a prescribed protective head gear.

Dumaguete has earned the re****tion of being a motorcycle city. — (FREEMAN)

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http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1131338524364


SIQUIJOR, June 1 (PIA) -- Starting August this year, the helmet law will be strictly implemented in the province.

This means all motorcycle drivers including backriders are mandated to wear standard protective helmets while riding, said both the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in a forum held Wednesday at the Capital Square, Siquijor, Siquijor.

"The law is not created to bring discomfort to the riders but to protect them and promote safety," said DTI Provincial Director Nimfa Virtucio as she noted the prevalence of head injuries among motorists resulting from the non-use of standard helmets.



Supervising Transportation Regulation Officer Gerald Dominguez likewise said the LTO and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Siquijor have been intensifying their drive on the use of protective helmet regardless of what standard it is, but starting August this year, they have to comply with the DOTC-DTI joint memorandum order that prescribes the use of standard protective helmets while driving.

Dominguez said LTO is mandated to enforce specific violations on drivers of motorcycles with the corresponding fines and penalties: first offense is P1, 500, second offense, P3,000, third offense, P5,000, and succeeding offenses, P10, 000 and confiscation or suspension of driver's license.   

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The LTO will coordinate with DTI in the proper identification of standard protective helmet markings for roadside enforcement purposes, he also said.

Virtucio, on one hand, said drivers who possess non-standard helmets should secure ones that bear Product Standard or PS mark for locally produced helmet, and Import Commodity Clearance, or ICC marks, for the imported ones.

“You still have two months to save and buy new ones,” Dominguez and Virtucio said.

Virtucio said the DTI has been conducting mandatory inspection on all helmet suppliers and dealers to ensure and promote the use of standard helmets. She also encouraged buyers to be responsible and report immediately to DTI the sellers of fake or non-standard helmets.

Under the law, helmet manufacturers and importers need to secure a PS license or an ICC mark before selling and distributing their products, she said.

The forum was attended by motorcycle and habal-habal drivers, PNP personnel, Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and representatives from the two media outlets in the province. (rmn/RAC-PIA 7, Siquijor)

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PERO may bagong labas na da na bagong list

- The DTI has listed 49 brands of approved motorcycle helmet. The most popular brand is “Index“. Here’s the partial list of the brands of helmet issued with the ICC mark:

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AGV
AINON
AM
ARAI
AVEX
AXA
BEN-2
BIO
CABERG
CARTING
EXSOL
GDR
GPX
H
HF
HJC
HNJ
HONGYING BIO
HPH
INDEX
KH
KOR
LEV3
LS2
MRC
NEXX
NOLAN
PENGUIN
POSH
POWERCYCLE
SA-070
SHOEI
SOL
SPACE CROWN
SPYDER
ST
STUDSS
SUN
TANKED
TRANSCYLCE
VCAN
VOLTZ
WEILING
XPO
YAMAHA
YEMA
ZEBRA
ZEUS

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