DOTC DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 94-790

: The phase-out took effect from January 1, 1995.
: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is directed to implement the phase-out.
: Taxi units that will be ten (10) or more years old by the time of expiration of the covering Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) are affected.
: No applications for new franchises, extension of validity of CPCs, approval of sale and transfer, substitution of units, and increase of units will be approved if the taxi units are ten or more years old by the CPC expiration.
: Yes, it amends and modifies any and all issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Order.
: A CPC is an authorization or franchise issued to operators allowing them to operate public utility vehicles like taxis.
: The Order does not specify explicit penalties but mandates the LTFRB to enforce the phase-out by refusing certain applications related to old units.
: The LTFRB is directed to cause the immediate publication of the Order for the guidance and preparation of all taxi operators.
: Jesus B. Garcia, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), adopted the Order on May 6, 1994.