Sandro files Anti-Road Rage bill

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March 3, 2026 | 12:00am

After younger brother’s harassment at NLEX

MANILA, Philippines — The lawmaker-son of President Marcos filed a bill yesterday before the House of Representatives seeking to protect the public from road rage, after his younger brother figured in an incident along the North Luzon Expressway or NLEX last month.

House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos authored House Bill 8190 or the proposed Anti-Road Rage Act, which aims to draw a firm legal line between ordinary traffic violations and deliberate acts that put lives at risk.

“We cannot allow road rages to continue on our roads. One reckless decision can turn into a lifelong tragedy for an innocent family,” said Marcos, who represents the 1st district of Ilocos Norte.

Malacañang earlier denied that one of Marcos’ three sons got involved in a road rage incident along NLEX.

The STAR learned that Sandro’s youngest brother Vinny was a passenger in the Toyota Land Cruiser involved in the NLEX case, which was driven by an unnamed friend, without any presidential security escort.

Sources said Vinny often eschews bodyguards from the Presidential Security Command. But his security detail was about 10 minutes behind during the incident.

Reports said Vinny’s friend overtook a convoy, believed to be that of Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando, which reportedly occupied all lanes of the NLEX. The security convoy allegedly surrounded and pulled over the Land Cruiser.

Fernando’s bodyguards allegedly drew their guns and pointed them at Vinny, an engineer by profession, and his friend. The bodyguards reportedly asked for their identification cards, but scampered away upon seeing the name “Marcos” on the ID card.

At yesterday’s flag raising ceremony, Fernando urged people to respect the initial denial issued by the Palace.

Sandro Marcos said his bill is “anchored on a basic principle of public safety: when anger spills onto the road, the consequences are rarely contained to the two people involved, and ordinary commuters, passengers and pedestrians end up paying the price.”

Without naming names, Sandro said he wanted to define road rage as a “criminal offense, tighten the penalties for aggressive and retaliatory driving, and send a clear message that public roads are not arenas for intimidation, threats and violence.”

The bill defines road rage as any intentional and aggressive act committed by a driver or occupant arising from a traffic-related incident, carried out to intimidate, threaten, harass, retaliate against, or cause harm to another road user, and creating a clear and present danger to life, limb or property.

The definition includes acts such as driving in a manner that endangers another road user, using a vehicle as a means of intimidation or pursuit, and threatening or assaulting another person in connection with a traffic encounter.

Marcos said the definition matters because it gives enforcers and prosecutors a clearer tool to address patterns that often escalate, including cases involving pursuit, obstruction and threats of violence. — Ramon Efren Lazaro