QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 3806)
Act No. 3806 amends Sections 1942 and 1976 of Act No. 2711 (the Administrative Code, as amended).
The Director of Posts prescribes the rates and manner of collection of postage, registry fees, special delivery charges, money order fees, telegraphic transfer fees, and charges for transmission of messages by telegraph, telephone, or wireless telegraphy, subject to approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
The Director of Posts’ authority is subject to limitations contained in the chapter and requires the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
The Director of Posts, with approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications, is authorized to fix from time to time the postal rates charged the public for carriage of the mails by air.
Postage; registry fees; special delivery charges; money order fees; telegraphic transfer fees; and charges for transmission of messages by telegraph, telephone, or wireless telegraphy.
The Director of Posts shall provide by contract or otherwise for the carriage of the mails between post offices in the Philippine Islands and between the Philippine Islands and the United States and foreign countries, with such manner and frequency as he deems proper.
With the approval of the Governor-General, the Secretary of Commerce and Communications may enter into contracts for transportation of mails by air between points within the Philippines and between the Philippines and foreign countries for periods not exceeding five years.
Payment is to be made at fixed rates per kilo or per kilometer, or the equivalent of the additional postal rates collected for the mail transported.
Contracts shall be awarded, in each instance, to the bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Government, provided the bidder is properly qualified and equipped to perform satisfactorily and maintain efficient commercial aviation service for the public at large.
The bidder must be properly qualified and equipped to perform satisfactorily for the Government’s advantage and must maintain efficient commercial aviation service for the public at large.
The Secretary may grant the contractors the right to use, free of charge, any or all navigation facilities, including landing fields, now or later opened/operated/controlled by the Government or any subdivision thereof.
The text provides authorization to grant such rights through the Secretary of Commerce and Communications (or the Secretary of any other department in charge of air mail service in the future), following the authority framework in the section.
Not to exceed five years per contract.
Director of Posts fixes postal rates for carriage of mails by air (with approval of the Secretary). The Secretary of Commerce and Communications (with approval of the Governor-General) enters into air mail transportation contracts.
It takes effect on its approval.