MANILA, Philippines — For the implementation of the child car seat law to be deferred, new legislation must be enacted, House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said Thursday.
Rodriguez, a lawyer by profession, made the remark after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the deferment of the implementation of Republic Act No. 11229 or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, which requires children to use child restraint systems (CRS) or child car seats that are appropriate for their age, height, and weight.
“It’s Congress that passed the law requiring child car seats, and it’s Congress that can suspend its implementation,” Rodriguez said in a statement.
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