QuestionsQuestions (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 297)
To assign Number 17 as “(Protocol)” license plates for motor vehicles used by First Level Court judges, specifically those of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC), Metropolitan Trial Court in the Cities (MTCC), Municipal Trial Court (MTC), and Shari’a Court.
Number 17 is assigned as (Protocol) license plates.
Motor vehicles used by First Level Court judges of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC), Metropolitan Trial Court in the Cities (MTCC), Municipal Trial Court (MTC), and Shari’a Court.
Only first-level courts are covered. The text explicitly limits coverage to judges of MTC, MTCC, Municipal Trial Court (MTC), and Shari’a Court.
It designates the license plates as protocol plates for the covered court judges’ vehicles, indicating a special classification under the Order.
First Level Court judges whose motor vehicles are used in connection with their official duties in the covered court levels.
It authorizes/assigns the specific license plate number (17) as protocol plates for their vehicles.
It takes effect immediately after its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
It is the condition stated for the Order’s immediate effect—meaning the Order becomes effective after publication as required.
It was signed by Eduardo R. Ermita as Executive Secretary, “By authority of the President,” indicating issuance under the President’s authority.
Issued in the City of Manila on March 2, 2009.
It is described as “Number 17 as (Protocol) License Plates.” This is important because it specifies the exact plate identifier and its category for covered vehicles.
The Order’s implementation/effectivity depends on its publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
No. The text broadly assigns protocol plates to “motor vehicles used by” the covered judges, without specifying number or particular vehicles.
It illustrates how executive issuances (memorandum orders) can classify/assign government-related identifiers (like license plates) and how publication affects effectivity.