Title
Passenger Fees for Anti-Hijacking Fund
Law
Letter Of Instructions No. 414
Decision Date
Jun 9, 1976
Letter of Instructions No. 414 directs the collection of additional fees from departing passengers to support the National Action Committee on Anti-Hijacking (NACAH) for infrastructure, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other related purposes, with exemptions from certain presidential memorandums for more flexibility in fund utilization.

Authority and funding mechanism

  • The Civil Aeronautics Administration must keep the additional passenger amounts in a separate account.
  • The National Action Committee on Anti-Hijacking (NACAH) is authorized to spend the collected amounts.
  • NACAH must use the funds to provide infrastructures, equipments, supplies and personnel for itself and its components.
  • NACAH’s authorized components include the Secretariat, the Aviation Security Command (AVESCOM), and the Press Center.
  • NACAH may also use the funds for such other purposes to its functions.

Passenger fee assessment rules

  • The Director of Civil Aviation must collect, in addition to current airport (terminal) fees, additional passenger amounts from every departing passenger.
  • The additional fee on international flights is Ten (P10.00) pesos.
  • The additional fee on domestic flights is Three (P3.00) pesos.
  • The collection requirement applies to every departing passenger, covering both international and domestic departures.

Permitted uses of the collected fees

  • The collected amounts are designated for NACAH to provide infrastructures.
  • The collected amounts are designated for NACAH to provide equipments.
  • The collected amounts are designated for NACAH to provide supplies.
  • The collected amounts are designated for NACAH to provide personnel.
  • The funds are for NACAH itself and its components, including the Secretariat, AVESCOM, and the Press Center.
  • The funds may be used for other purposes to its functions.

Exemption from specified circulars

  • Purchases made pursuant to this directive are exempt from Presidential Memorandum Circular Nos. 518, 593, and 192.
  • The exemption covers Series of 1971, 1972, and 1971, respectively, as referenced in the instruction.

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