Amendments to The New Central Bank Act

Executive Order No. 218 (dated March 15, 2000) and DOF-DBM Joint Circular 2000-2 (dated April 04, 2000) provide the authority for promulgating administrative rules on fees and charges.
The revised schedule revises DOTC Department Order No. 93-693 (series of 1993).
The circular specifically implements Department Order No. 2008-11 (March 25, 2008).
Any Department Memorandum Orders, Circulars, and other administrative issuances in conflict with this circular are revoked, amended, or revised accordingly.
All existing fees, penalties, and fines not listed in the circular continue to be enforced at the same rate.

The circular establishes an approved schedule of LTO administrative fees and charges on motor vehicle/motorcycle plates.
The fees apply to costs and charges connected to plates, tags, stickers, and related plate transactions, including validation, replacement, duplicate issuance, and special plate categories.
The schedule covers charges for regular motor vehicle plates, motorcycle plates, trailer plates, stickers and tags, duplicate plates, and vanity plates.
The schedule also covers charges for optional motor vehicle special plates and replacement of dilapidated plates.
The circular directs all concerned parties to observe the promulgated schedule.

The circular sets a fee for Cost of Plates covering regular motor vehicle plates (per pair), motorcycle plates (per piece), and trailer plates (single).
The circular sets separate sticker and tag charges covering validation sticker & plate year tags (MV), denomination sticker, and plate year tags for Trailer, MC, and TC.
The circular sets distinct replacement charges for replacement of validation stickers and replacement of plate year tags.
The circular sets separate charges for duplicate plates and specifies categories for Regular, MC/TC, and Trailer.
The circular establishes fee schedules for vanity plates and enumerates specific charges for select/premium/limited editions and related vanity-plate transactions and penalties.

The circular fixes the Cost of Plates at P 450.00 for a Regular Motor Vehicle plate (per pair) for each of: Private, For Hire, Government, Protocol, Diplomatic, and OEV.
The circular fixes the Cost of Plates for Motorcycle plate (per piece) at P 120.00 for each of: Private, For Hire, Government, Diplomatic, OEV, and Light Electric Vehicle (LEV).
The circular fixes the Cost of Plates for a Trailer plate (single) at P 225.00 for each of: Private, For Hire, Government, and (categories) implied by the listed grouping of the trailer schedule.
The circular fixes sticker and tag fees as follows: Validation sticker & plate year tags (MV) at P 50.00; Denomination sticker at 12.50; and Plate year tags (Trailer, MC, TC) at 12.50.
The circular fixes replacement sticker/tag charges: Replacement of validation stickers at 200.00 and Replacement of plate year tags at 100.00.

The circular fixes Duplicate Plates charges at: Plate Production Fee of P 150.00; Lost Plate (Regular) at 450.00; Lost Plate (MC/TC) at 120.00; and Lost Trailer Plate at 225.00.
The circular fixes Vanity Plates fees for edition selection at Select Edition = P 10,000.00, Premium Edition = 15,000.00, and Limited Edition “For auction.”
The circular fixes Transaction Fees for Vanity License Plates at: Transfer Fee = P 200.00, Revision of Records Fee = 200.00, Annual Renewal Fee = 500.00, Duplicate Vanity License Plate = 5,000.00, and Duplicate Fee for VLP sticker = 50.00.
The circular sets the penalty for illegal transfer of vanity plate at 20,000.00 under “Fines and Penalty.”
The circular fixes Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates charges at P 15,000.00 for “three alphas and three numerics” and 25,000.00 for “three alphas and two numerics.”

The circular fixes Replacement of Dilapidated Plates charges at: Plate Production Fee = P 150.00; Replacement Plate (regular) = 450.00; Replacement Plate (MC/TC) = 120.00; and Replacement Trailer plate = 225.00.
All other existing fees, penalties, and fines that are not listed in the circular continue to be enforced at the same rate.
The circular revokes, amends, or revises any conflicting Department Memorandum Orders, Circulars, and other administrative issuances.
The circular is issued for “GUIDANCE AND STRICT COMPLIANCE,” reflecting mandatory observance of the enumerated schedule.

The circular takes effect fifteen (15) days after copies are received by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), UP Law Center Diliman, Quezon City.
The circular also requires publication in two (2) newspapers of general nationwide circulation before the effectivity period runs.
The circular’s adoption date is 28 May 2008.
The circular is signed by Alberto H. Suansing, Assistant Secretary.