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Sen. Win Gatchalian files Muffler Act of 2016 in Senate

Recently-appointed Senator Win Gatchalian has filed in Senate the Muffler Act of 2016 which prohibits the use of modified mufflers to enhance the sound output of vehicles.

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The bill seeks to ban motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorbikes, scooters, and tricycles (public or private) to use any form of modified mufflers, sound boosters, or any device which will increase the sound output higher than seventy decibels. The only exception to this bill are vehicles for motor shows or professional racing.

When applied as a law, vehicles would need to be tested by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) during their annual registration to make sure that mufflers would not go beyond the seventy-decibel threshold.

Those caught in the streets with mufflers emitting sound above 70dB will have the following fines:

  • 1st offense: Php5,000 + confiscation of muffler/sound booster
  • 2nd offense: Php10,000 + vehicle impound
  • 3rd offense: Php15,000 + suspension of driver’s license for 6 months

With this bill, we may finally see (or hear?) the end of unnecessarily loud mufflers on vehicles.

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33 Responses

  1. Avatar for Rojanie Arienza Rojanie Arienza says:

    Tama yan, kasi dumarami na rin yung mga pumapasok na delivery motors sa residentials kagaya sa experience ko paiba iba napasok tapos max 5 seconds dadaan sa harapan ng bahay mo at pabalik. Nadami na rin ang nagkaka motor lahat sila nabibingi na kaya sigawan na kasi nga basag na eardrum kaya tama yan 70db lang as normal

  2. Avatar for chen chen says:

    This was last 2016 and i mighta not much well learned regarding the updates of this law. Just want to know, is this in effect yet?

  3. Avatar for akoHUDOR akoHUDOR says:

    from what distance do they measure the decibel of mufflers?

  4. Avatar for Boyet Boyet says:

    Ayos yan kaso sa LTO lang? E paano kung pagkatapos i rehistro e ibalik na yun maingay na tambutso e di wala din dapat may manghuhuli sa daan lalo na sa gabi

  5. Avatar for JOHN WESLEY JOHN WESLEY says:

    Stupid yung 70 db kasi it’s way too low.

    California allows up to 95 db and it’s measured from 3,500 RPM up to 5,000 RPM.

    Also, how exactly are they going to measure this? What RPM and what environment?

    Halatang hindi nag-research itong senador na ito.

    I hope this bill gets shot down kasi kabobohan lang ito

  6. Avatar for LoudMotorcyclesSuck LoudMotorcyclesSuck says:

    Yehey!

  7. Avatar for Sa totoo lang Sa totoo lang says:

    Bihira lang nanghuhuli lalo sa province…isama mo na sa batas mo yung naglalakad ng rehistro pasibak mo na din, pag napalakad ka no need appearance sa LTO so walang checkup lusot parin sila…

  8. Avatar for sailalimngtulay sailalimngtulay says:

    ang dami palang bingi dito. mababa na pala para sa kanila ang 70dB? KALOKA! kung itataas nila yan to 75dB, that’s basically a vacuum cleaner. hindi ba kayo naiingayan sa vacuum cleaner? nakakabwisit ngang gumamit ng vacuum cleaner dahil sa lebel ng ingay niya

    at ang laking utot na palusot ng mga nagcocomment dito na sabihing dapit hindi tahimik ang muffler para mapansin sila sa EDSA. who are you trying to fool. hindi po yan ang purpose ng muffler. kaya nga tinatawag na MUFFLER yan eh haynaker! just follow the road rules and be a defensive driver. if you’re an assh*le on the road because someone else is being an assh*le to you, it just simply makes you both assh*les on the road. hindi nagiging tama ang mali para ikorek ang mali.

  9. Avatar for nicolo de mesa nicolo de mesa says:

    Pwede naman mag racing muffler sa private tracks or events with permit. In short nilegal lang, wag ka mag karera sa pampublikong daan, di lang ikaw gumagamit ng kalsada!!!

  10. Avatar for pak pak says:

    kahit pa ilang decibels mga motor nyo basta stock tambotso yan di kayo mahuhuli nyan. ganon lng. mga nag react dito mga guilty nohhhhhhhhhh…amininnnnnnn.

    dami kasing gago, porket mahal yung tambotso, mag iingay para ma pansin. kahit 1 2 3am mag papaharorot. madisgrasya sana.

  11. Avatar for Blue Blue says:

    So paano nila i cclassify ang mga sports car eh maiingay ang muffler ng mga un.

  12. Avatar for dra dra says:

    So we appoint senators now?

  13. Avatar for ggez ggez says:

    “modified mufflers” not “stock”

  14. Avatar for ross ross says:

    well sang ayon ako dyan sana applies to all yan baka naman mga motorsiklong pang masa lang puntuyahin nila, un kayang racing bike, harley sinisita ba nila at ung mga kotseng maiingay.

  15. Avatar for JoHunter JoHunter says:

    Hindi alam ng lawmaker kung gaano kalakas ang 70 db ano.

    Anyway, kung modified mufflers lang ang covered dito, oks ito. I’ve always thought installing mufflers for faux engine noise is kinda lame. Let the engines themselves do the roaring.

  16. Avatar for Shaun Roberts Shaun Roberts says:

    Hey Moron!!!
    dBA Example Home & Yard Appliances Workshop & Construction
    0 healthy hearing threshold
    10 a pin dropping
    20 rustling leaves
    30 whisper
    40 babbling brook computer
    50 light traffic refrigerator
    60 conversational speech air conditioner
    70 shower dishwasher
    75 toilet flushing vacuum cleaner
    80 alarm clock garbage disposal
    85 passing diesel truck snow blower
    90 squeeze toy lawn mower arc welder
    95 inside subway car food processor belt sander
    100 motorcycle (riding) handheld drill
    105 sporting event table saw
    110 rock band jackhammer
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    120 thunderclap oxygen torch
    125 balloon popping
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    135 air raid siren
    140 jet engine at takeoff
    145 firecracker
    150 fighter jet launch
    155 cap gun
    160 shotgun
    165 .357 magnum revolver
    170 safety airbag
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    180 rocket launch

    194 sound waves become shock waves

  17. Avatar for Jo Anghelo Jo Anghelo says:

    kung singit kayo ng singit sa EDSA, hindi talaga kayo mapupuna kung tahimik ang muffler nyo. maraming motorista ang walang pakundangan kung sumingit at mag counter flow, kaya tama lang iyan. pero 70db is too low.

  18. Avatar for Jerick Cruz Jerick Cruz says:

    70db?…nyahahaha…:D

  19. Avatar for Welsh Welsh says:

    Finally!!!!

    Its very disturbing that these people with enchance muffler sounds are passing thru churchs, schools, hospitals and residential areas without thinking that they are disturbing other people that wants to rest, reflect, and concentrate.

    I hope this bill will be passed before year end And it will be fully implemented

  20. Avatar for Db70iscrap Db70iscrap says:

    http://www.noisehelp.com/noise-level-chart.html
    Check this out….if its 70db…your motor vehicle should not run louder than a shower….

    • Avatar for Amazing Gatchalian Amazing Gatchalian says:

      So if you sound like flushing toilet, then you’re fucked. right? This is bullshit. Even small bikes (less than 200cc) with stock exhaust will be louder than 70db.

  21. Avatar for misteryoso misteryoso says:

    di ako pabor dyan at parati na lang mga motorsiklo ang ang pinagiinteresan nila .. paano kung nasa highway ka like edsa may advantage din ang pagkakaroon ng medyo maingay na mufflers compare sa stock na mufflers in my experience hindi ka ma recognized sa edsa lalo pag maliit ang dala mo anytime pwede kang madisgrasya o sagasaan ng trak kung walang ingay ang tambutso mo!!!!!

    • Avatar for davidson davidson says:

      I agree that 70db is not appropriate. But the way you defended your idea is somewhat not ideal. That’s why you have horn right? Just my two cents.

    • Avatar for RG guardian RG guardian says:

      nice paps 70db its unfair :( mc rider ako naka muffler mc ko need ko yun kasi lagi ako nadaan sa c5, edsa 70db is very unfair lalo na may mga ibang driver ng 4 wheels na abusado saming mga mc rider pati bakit lagi kaming mga naka motor ang pinag didiskitahan ninyo ha ?

    • Avatar for Michael Michael says:

      Wala ka busina? Muffler tlga ang sa tingin mo makakapagpapansin sayo?

    • Avatar for Michael Michael says:

      Ndi nyo binasa? Malinaw na nakalagay “motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorbikes, scooters, and tricycles (public or private)”. meaning lahat ng sasakyan db? feeling nyo kayo lagi pinagiinitan?

    • Avatar for Buub Buub says:

      Wala sa muffler para iwasan ka ng ibang sasakyan, driving skills yan gumamit ng busina and/or common sense para di madisgrasya…

  22. Avatar for anon4cec anon4cec says:

    70 decibels, lahat ng Jeep / diesel engine cars kikikilan ng LTO lol. Hindi pinag isipan. Yung mga tuwang tuwa mga walang auto / walang pang modify ng auto kaya bitter.

  23. Avatar for Harley Quinn Harley Quinn says:

    masyadong mababa ang 70 db paps , even stock lumalagpas ng 70db kung naka set ang side ng mga mio nila

    • Avatar for Digest Digest says:

      Tama ka sir. Nag aaverage nga na 75db stock ng Click ko eh, lol So lahat pala tayo dito huli. hehehe.

  24. Avatar for Easy E Easy E says:

    Audible noise mula sa pangyabang na motor, kotse etc sobrang nakakabanas yan. Maliit na bagay pero magandang idea. Pero ang mura yata ng penalty?

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