MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2018-005

: The primary subject is the amendment to the common supply base for Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) as previously set by Memorandum Circular No. 2018-03.
: The suspension was prompted by the need for further study on the actual number of TNVS units to form the common supply base after consultations with the Department of Transportation and intervening facts and findings.
: The audit found a total of fifty-nine thousand and twenty (59,020) accredited peers.
: Metro Manila (including MUCEP area) - 65,000 TNVS units; Metro Cebu - 1,500 TNVS units; Pampanga - 250 TNVS units.
: Yes, hatchback units are allowed subject to certain conditions including a three-year transition period, operation within Metro Manila only, prohibition in specified provinces, and charging lower fare rates approved by the LTFRB.
: The transition period is three (3) years.
: Hatchback units are prohibited from operating in Laguna, Bulacan, Rizal, and Cavite.
: They may replace or drop and substitute their accredited vehicles with year models from 2012 and earlier within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of the Circular.
: It took effect fifteen (15) calendar days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and filing of three copies with the UP Law Center as required by law.
: Factors such as unserved demand, color coding, and churning rate peculiar to TNVS operations, all for the paramount interest of the riding public, were considered.