Amendment to Land Transportation Code R.A. 4136

Motor vehicle dealers must submit a report to the Director of Land Transportation within five working days after any sale, transfer, or transaction.
The report includes information on sales, transfers, importation, manufacturing data, and remaining stock.
Dealers must provide buyers with a duplicate authenticated by the Director.

Repairs involving restoration of the engine serial number require approval by the Director.
Alteration or tampering with the engine serial number is prohibited.
Vehicles with altered engine serial numbers are refused registration or re-registration.

Mortgages, attachments, and other encumbrances must be recorded with the BLT to be valid against third parties.
Voluntary encumbrances must appear on all certificates of registration.
Cancellation or foreclosure of encumbrances must also be recorded; no certificate issued without proper notation if encumbrances exist.
The BLT maintains a detailed "Book of Motor Vehicle Encumbrances" with chronological and indexed records.
Annotation fees for encumbrances and cancellations are set at Fifty Pesos (P50.00) per entry.

Four main classifications: Private, For Hire, Government, and Diplomatic.
Subclassifications based on body type, weight, engine displacement, and cylinders to be established within ninety days.
Private vehicles cannot be used for hire.
For Hire vehicles require certificates of public convenience or special permits and comply with the Public Service Act.
Government vehicles owned by the state or political subdivisions are under government classification.
Diplomatic vehicles belong to foreign governments or accredited diplomats.
Tourists may use foreign-registered vehicles in the Philippines without registration for up to ninety days, subject to prior registration and display of foreign plates.

Fees set based on model, body configuration, weight, cubic displacement, or cylinders.
Fee schedules are subject to approval by the Minister of Transportation in consultation with the Minister of Finance and changed no more often than every three years with 90 days public notice.
Provided schedule includes detailed fees for gas and diesel vehicles by category (Bantam, Light, Heavy cars; Trucks/Buses by weight; Trailers; Mopeds).
Government vehicles' fees are determined in consultation with the Minister of the Budget and depend on available funds.
Vehicles used exclusively on private roads pay a recording fee of One Hundred Pesos (P100.00) and are issued stickers in lieu of plates, without need for physical inspection or compulsory insurance.
Manufacturers must submit vehicle specifications before introducing new models for fee classification.

References to "Land Transportation Commission" and "Commissioner" in the original Code are replaced by "Bureau of Land Transportation" and "Director" respectively.
Provisions inconsistent with this Act or Executive Order 546 are repealed.