Legal Advice
Special protection of children in motor vehicles

Dear PAO,

I have a brother who lives in the province. He has a young son who travels with him every time he drives to visit me and our parents in the city. I am concerned, however, about the safety of my nephew every time they travel in their car. I feel that my nephew is too small to be seated without a proper child seat to secure him in the passenger seat of their car. Because of this, I want to know if there is a law here in the Philippines related to securing children in vehicles. I lived abroad before and I know for a fact that other countries require a special car seating arrangement for children. Do we have a similar law here in the Philippines? I hope you can advise us about this.