Taxi meter calibration compliance and CPC cancellation

The Circular is issued to implement a consolidated decision dated 12 November 2004 that increased taxi fare rates within the corridor covered by taxis operating along Line Baguio City, or La Trinidad, to any point in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The Circular requires taxi operators to calibrate, test, and seal taxi meters so they can avail of the fare increase.
The Circular responds to widespread non-compliance with calibration and testing/sealing requirements despite multiple extensions.

Taxi operators must have taxi meters calibrated and tested/sealed in order to avail of the fare increase tied to the Board’s 12 November 2004 decision.
The Circular grants a new compliance schedule: taxi meters must be calibrated and tested/sealed starting on 01 February 2005 to 08 February 2005.
The Circular requires compliance to be tied to the taxi operator’s opportunity to avail of the new deadline after prior missed deadlines in December 2004 and January 2005 extensions.

Operators who will avail of the new compliance period must pay a fine of PHP 2,500.00.
Payment of PHP 2,500.00 is the condition to take advantage of the new calibration and testing/sealing deadline running 01 February 2005 to 08 February 2005.
Taxi operators are advised to comply with all conditions set by the Board when using the new deadline.

If a taxi operator does not comply with the calibration and testing/sealing requirements (and all other conditions set by the Board), the taxi operator’s Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) are deemed cancelled and/or revoked.
The Circular makes cancellation and/or revocation the consequence for failure to avail of the required calibration, test, and seal compliance within the granted schedule and under the conditions of the Board.

The Records Officer of the LTFRB in CAR must submit an inventory listing of all existing taxi CPCs.
Based on the submitted inventory, the Circular requires determination of the number of taxi units to be opened for new CPC applications by computing the difference between:
- the existing number of authorized taxi units, and
- the number of units calibrated.
Acceptance of applications for the units opened for new CPC applications must commence from April to December of this year.

Operators whose CPCs are cancelled and/or revoked due to failure to comply with this Memorandum Circular are banned from re-applying for CPC.
The re-application ban lasts for at least three (3) years, covering 2005 to 2008.

The Circular takes effect immediately after filing three (3) copies with the UP Law Center.
Effectivity is conditioned on compliance with Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11 dated 09 October 1992 and on confirmation/approval by the LTFRB Central Office Board.