DOTC POSTAL REGULATION COMMITTEE CIRCULAR NO. 1

: The circular addresses the prohibition of using Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) facilities and PO Boxes by Private Express and/or Messengerial Delivery Service (PEMEDES) firms for returning undelivered mails or other related uses.
: PEMEDES firms were dropping undelivered mail marked 'Return to Sender' in Philpost street mailboxes and using Philpost PO Boxes as return addresses for undelivered mail, which is prohibited.
: The circular directed that the notice instructing to return undelivered mail to Philpost PO Box must be cancelled or stricken out on the envelope face.
: The penalty for the first offense is a fine of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00).
: The authority issued by the Department to operate private express and/or messengerial delivery service will be cancelled.
: It is inimical to harmonious relations among postal delivery service operators and undermines the Department's policy to improve the quality of PEMEDES firms' services.
: PEMEDES stands for Private Express and/or Messengerial Delivery Service.
: The circular takes effect fifteen (15) days after filing three copies with the U.P. Law Center, as per Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11 dated October 9, 1992.
: The DOTC Postal Regulation Committee conducted the investigation, involving PEMEDES firms and the Philpost Assistant Postmaster General for Operations.