MANILA, April 16 -- Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to prohibit the unauthorized use and sale of "wang-wang" (beacons, sirens, and other similar devices), except for specified law enforcement agencies.

Senate Bill (SB) No. 2635, or the Anti-Wang Wang Act, is in line with Administrative Order (AO) No. 18 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. barring government officials and employees from using sirens and blinkers.

Villanueva emphasized that the misuse of emergency vehicle lights and audio accessories by drivers, especially politicians, poses road safety concerns and erodes public trust.

He also noted that existing regulations lack uniformity, leading to ineffective enforcement.

"This bill a...