ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 01, S. 2018

: Republic Act No. 4194 grants Pio Romeo Garcia a franchise to construct, maintain and operate ice plants and cold storage and to distribute and sell ice manufactured in certain cities and municipalities in the Province of Rizal.
: The franchise is granted for a period of twenty-five years after the approval of the Act.
: The franchise covers the cities of Pasay, Caloocan, Manila, and Quezon, and the municipalities of Malabon, Navotas, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, and Paranaque.
: The total daily production capacity of all the ice plants installed and maintained shall not exceed one thousand tons.
: The total capacity of all the cold storage facilities installed and maintained shall not exceed two thousand tons.
: All machinery, equipment, and appurtenances used by the grantee shall be modern, safe, and first class in every respect.
: If the grantee does not commence manufacturing ice within two years, except when prevented by force majeure or an act beyond control, the franchise will become null and void.
: The schedule of rates, prices, and charges shall at all times be subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission.
: The franchise is subject to amendment, alteration, or repeal by the Congress of the Philippines when public interest so requires.
: If any competing franchise is granted with more favorable terms, those terms shall automatically apply equally to the grantee.