You mean we didn’t have this law before?
“Senate Bill No. 2211 or the Lemon Law—which seeks to protect consumers in the sale of motor vehicles against sales and trade practices that are deceptive, unfair, or otherwise inimical to the consumers and the public interest—has hurdled past both houses of Congress,” reports ABS-CBN News correspondent Willard Cheng on ABS-CBNnews.com.
The bill, which is sponsored by Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Chairman Sen. Paulo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, only needs President Aquino’s signature before it becomes a law.
The report noted: “SBN 2211 is a consolidation of several proposed bills filed by Senators Cynthia Villar and Jinggoy Ejercito-Estrada. Senator Koko Pimentel IV is a co-author of the bill.”
The report also explained that the term “Lemon Law” is derived from the western idiom wherein “buying lemon” refers to the purchase of a vehicle that constantly gives problems or a substandard product.
Photo by Robert Vinas of Presidential Communications Operations Office, Office of the President via WikiCommons
