QuestionsQuestions (MIA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 169, DECEMBER 13, 2001)
It is a MARINA administrative issuance prescribing a streamlined checklist of documentary requirements for various project applications and rationalizing the standard processing time, in support of the government’s anti-graft and red tape program.
Only original copies or copies duly certified to be true and correct by the issuing offices/officers are accepted.
Photo/fax copies of documents that have to be secured from abroad may be provisionally accepted, subject to submission of the originals/certified true copies later.
Submission of the original or certified true copies, notarized/authenticated as the case may be, is imposed as a post-approval requirement.
Yes. The circular states it does not preclude the Administrator from waiving some or any documentary requirements and/or prescribing other documents based on situational circumstances.
RA 7660 rationalizes the structure and administration of documentary stamp tax. The circular provides that compliance with RA 7660 shall be enforced in accordance with MARINA’s Office Order No. 07-94, which incorporated pertinent provisions of the Act.
Payment of processing and other fees shall be in accordance with existing guidelines and their amendments; the circular does not change the fee regime.
It states that it repeals MARINA rules and regulations only insofar as documentary requirements are concerned.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication once in a newspaper of general circulation.
It refers to pre-set timeframes for processing various project applications, to rationalize and streamline the approval process.
It was adopted on December 13, 2001 and signed by the Administrator of MARINA, Atty. Oscar M. Sevilla, by authority of the Board—indicating board-authorized administrative issuance.
The circular supports the government’s Anti-Graft and Corruption and Red Tape program by reducing unnecessary documentary burdens and improving processing efficiency.
It clarifies that only the documentary requirements in prior MARINA rules are superseded, while other regulatory aspects (e.g., fees and non-document-related rules) remain governed by existing guidelines.
No. While photo/fax copies may be provisionally accepted for documents from abroad, the circular imposes the requirement that originals/certified true copies (notarized/authenticated as applicable) must be submitted as post-approval requirements.