Law Summary
Secure Platform and Technology
- NPO provides a stand-alone, secure platform enabling easy detection of fraudulent documents.
- Affixment of nonreproducible identity tokens on Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC), Confirmation Certificate, and Franchise Stickers.
- Proprietary software used to integrate encoding, scanning, and digital storage of franchise documents into LTFRB workflows.
Requirements for Grantees on Verifiable CPC
- Issuance of an on-line verifiable, tamper-proof CPC by LTFRB Central or Regional Office.
- Scheduled issuance according to expiration year of CPC and franchise, ranging from July 2014 to April 2015.
- Mandatory compliance; failure to secure CPC results in denial of applications and non-confirmation of authorized units.
- Annotations required on CPC for approved changes or revisions; surrender of CPC is prerequisite to releasing approved petitions or applications.
Confirmation Certificate and Franchise Sticker Procedure
- Issuance upon presentation of Land Transportation Office (LTO) official receipt for yearly vehicle registration.
- Grantees with new CPCs or newly registered units must submit new OR and CR and secure these documents within 30 days of LTO registration.
- Penalty imposed for non-compliance: Php 1,000.00 fine per month or fraction thereof after 30-day compliance period.
Cost Structure
- On-line verifiable CPC: Php 250.00 for the first page, Php 100.00 for each additional page.
- Confirmation Certificate and Franchise Sticker: Php 200.00 per set.
- Grantees with 2014 registrations and previous payments of Php 75.00 must pay an additional Php 125.00 per unit starting July 1, 2014.
Implementation and Effectivity
- Supersedes inconsistent issuances or parts thereof.
- Effective immediately upon newspaper publication and filing with UP Law Center as mandated by Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11.
- Signed by the LTFRB Board members on May 23, 2014, in Quezon City, Philippines.