Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 287)
The President of the Philippines has the authority to approve the assignment of ordinary high private registration number plates to motor vehicles used for special purposes.
No, except for vehicles assigned to the President of the Philippines, Vice-President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief of Staff and General Officers of the Armed Forces, and Chiefs of foreign diplomatic missions, no other vehicles in the Philippines shall bear distinguishing flags, stars, or emblems.
The official registration number plates must be plainly marked with the official designation along with the government shield.
Members of the Congress of the Philippines may be assigned not more than two (2) sets of registration plates for motor vehicles duly registered in their names as their personal property.
The assignment or transfer of reserved automobile number plates by entitled government officials to unauthorized persons is strictly prohibited and is sufficient cause for the withdrawal of the corresponding plate number.
Officials such as the President, Vice-President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, various secretaries, justices, commissioners, generals, among others, are specially assigned specific registration plate numbers as detailed in the order.
The plates have a white background with black numerals and prefixed letters such as 'CM' for Chief de Mission, 'CD' for Corps Diplomatique, 'UN' for United Nations, and 'CC' for Consular Corps, issued upon prior written authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
No, motor vehicle number plates shall be uniform in size and color, numbered consecutively, and no identification markings of any kind shall be placed, except that provincial governors and city mayors shall have plates bearing 'GOVERNOR' or 'CITY MAYOR' and the name of the province or city.
The Executive Order took effect as of January 1, 1958.