IMPLEMENTATION OF RA 10586 (ANTI-DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING ACT OF 2013) Jonah B. Badua INTRODUCTION Background of the Study “Do not Drink and Drive”, this is a saying which is common to all and usually within the tip of the tongue of all motorists. This statement serves as a reminder for every motorists not to drive vehicle under the influence of liquor to ensure road safety. However, despite of knowing this in mind the motorists failed to observe as a result, drunk-driving violation is committed. Road-traffic collisions are responsible for 1.2 million deaths and as many as 50 million injuries annually according to estimates by the World Health Organization. Although death and injury due to road-traffic collisions have decreased in recent years in many high-income countries, their burden remains a large contributor to overall mortality and morbidity (Cinnamon, et.al, 2011). More than 90% of drivers engaged in some form of risky driving behavior (Fergusson, et.al., 2008) which is mostly attributed to alcohol drinking. Brady and Li (2012) examined the prevalence of alcohol and/or other drugs (AOD) in a large sample of fatally injured drivers using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 2005–09, the United States. Findings showed that drivers who died within 1 hour of the crash in 14 states that performed toxicological testing on more than 80% of these drivers. Of the 20 150 fatally injured drivers studied, 57.3% tested positive for AOD, including 19.9% being positive for two or more substances. Alcohol was the most commonly detected substance, present in 40.2% of the fatally injured drivers, followed by cannabinols (10.5%), stimulants (9.0%), narcotics (5.7%) and depressants (4.0%). Reynaud, M. et.al (2002) evaluated the role of alcohol drinking in fatalities linked to road traffic accidents. All of the 500,961 accidents with casualties that involved less than three vehicles (28,506 fatal accidents) recorded in France during a 52 month period (September 1995 to December 1999). The results of the alcohol tests were known in 78.7 of the drivers. Results showed that the blood alcohol concentration was over the legal limit (0.50 g/L in France) in 9.8% of the accidents with casualties overall. Considering only fatal accidents, the rate of positive alcohol test in drivers was approximately 31.5%. O’Connor and Ruiz (2014), on road traffic injuries in the Philippines, it highlights that there are 1.24 million deaths due to road traffic injuries and majority occur in low- and middle- income countries. With this alarming situation, 35 countries passed legislation to implement road safety strategies however many countries have yet to pass comprehensive legislation while others lack adequate enforcement of current policies. It is estimated that more than 10,000 young people in the United States are killed and 40,000 are injured in auto accidents when alcohol is involved. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates more than 26,000 lives have been saved since the drinking age was increased to 21. The risk of a driver under the influence of alcohol being killed in a vehicle accident is at least eleven times that of drivers without alcohol in their system. The number of