QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 287)
To establish a uniform system for the registration of motor vehicles and the assignment of number plates used by Philippine government officials and duly accredited foreign diplomatic/consular representatives in the Philippines.
All motor vehicles purchased or owned by government departments and related agencies must be promptly registered in the Motor Vehicles Office and must always bear official registration number plates plainly marked with the official designation and the government shield.
Their use is strictly limited to official business. Vehicles for special purposes may be assigned ordinary high private registration plates only with the written approval of the President.
Except for the President, Vice-President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief of Staff and General Officers of the AFP, and the Chiefs of foreign diplomatic missions in the Philippines, no other vehicles may bear distinguishing flags, stars, and emblems.
They must be uniform in size and color, numbered consecutively, and must not have any identification markings of any kind—except special allocation for provincial governors and city mayors.
Each is allocated one set of number plates that bears the words “GOVERNOR” or “CITY MAYOR,” respectively, and underneath the name of the province or chartered city.
No. It prohibits any identification markings of any kind on plates, and reserves/assigns specific reserved numbers based on official positions.
Members of Congress may be assigned not more than two (2) sets of registration plates for motor vehicles duly registered in their names as personal property.
No. EO 287 strictly prohibits assignment/transfer to unauthorized persons. Violation is sufficient cause for the withdrawal of the corresponding plate number.
Prior written authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs is required in all cases.
White background with black numerals, prefixed by letters: “CM” for Chief de Mission, “CD” for Corps Diplomatique, “UN” for United Nations, and “CC” for Consular Corps (as applicable).
Example: “CMa101” for the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, and “CMa102 to CMa120” for Ambassadors accredited to the Philippines (based on the numbering scheme in EO 287).
It revokes all executive orders, department orders, rules, or regulations on the same subject matter.
It states that the Order shall take effect as of January 1, 1958.