QuestionsQuestions (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 74)
It requires that all motor vehicles and trailers of any type used or operated on or upon any highway of the Philippines must be registered with the Bureau of Land Transportation (BLT) for the current year in accordance with the Act.
BLT prepares a registration scheme based on an equitable distribution over different months in a calendar year, subject to approval of the Minister of Transportation and Communications.
Said scheme and rates shall not be changed more often than once every three (3) years, and only upon due notice to the public at least ninety (90) calendar days before effectivity.
It becomes delinquent and invalid.
Dealers must submit to the Director of Land Transportation a report on the sale/transfer/transaction (including importation, manufacturing data, and number of remaining stocks) within five (5) working days, and must furnish the buyer a duplicate authenticated copy.
Unless satisfactorily explained to and approved by BLT, no repair restoring the original/registered serial number is allowed; no change/alteration/tampering with the engine serial number is allowed; any motor vehicle with evidence of altered/tampered engine serial number must be refused registration or re-registration.
They must be recorded in the Bureau to be valid against third parties; voluntary transactions or voluntary encumbrances must also be properly recorded on the face of all outstanding copies of the vehicle’s certificates of registration.
Cancellation or foreclosure must likewise be recorded; absent such cancellation, no certificate of registration shall be issued without the corresponding notation of mortgage, attachment, or other encumbrances.
Records must be kept in chronological and/or alpha-numerical and/or other sequences, containing time/date, entry number, and other cross-indexing entries for immediate data retrieval in a 'Book of Motor Vehicle Encumbrances.'
Fifty pesos (P50.00) for every annotation of a mortgage, attachment, and/or other encumbrance or cancellation thereof.
Private, For Hire, Government, and Diplomatic.
No. Motor vehicles registered under Private classification shall not be used for hire under any circumstance.
For Hire vehicles are those covered by certificates of public convenience or special permits issued by the Board of Transportation, and they are subject to the Public Service Act and its rules and regulations, as well as the provisions of BP Blg. 74.
They may use the vehicle without registering for up to ninety (90) days of their sojourn, provided the vehicle displays number plates for the current year of some other country/state and the plates plus the name/address of the owner (permanent and temporary) are registered in BLT prior to operation. Beyond ninety (90) days, operation is not allowed unless the vehicle is registered and corresponding registration fees are paid.
Each registration application must be accompanied by an annual registration fee based on a schedule prepared by BLT and approved by the Minister of Transportation and Communications in consultation with the Minister of Finance, fixed based on model, body configuration, weight, displacement, number of cylinders, and other relevant factors.
The schedule shall not be changed more often than once every three (3) years and only upon due notice to the public at least ninety (90) calendar days before effectivity.
It provides that beginning calendar year 1981 and until changed pursuant to the section, the registration fees follow the specific schedule listed in BP Blg. 74.
They are subject to a recording fee of One Hundred Pesos (P100.00) only, with stickers in lieu of regular plates for the year of recording; they are not required to be physically brought to BLT for recording and are not required to be covered by compulsory vehicle insurance as required for registration purposes.
Before introducing a new model, they must submit the specifications of the model to BLT, which will determine which schedule of registration fees the model should fall under.
All references to the 'Land Transportation Commission' or 'Commissioner' in other provisions of RA 4136 are automatically substituted with 'Bureau of Land Transportation' and/or 'Director,' as the case may be.