Regulation of Govt. Officials' Vehicle Plates

All government vehicles must be promptly registered with the Motor Vehicles Office.
Vehicles must display official registration number plates marked with the official designation and government shield.
Use of such vehicles is strictly limited to official business.
Special purpose vehicles may bear ordinary private plates with presidential approval.

Only vehicles of the President, Vice-President, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice, Armed Forces Chief of Staff and General Officers, and Chiefs of foreign diplomatic missions may display flags, stars, or emblems.
Other government vehicles shall have uniform-sized and colored number plates without identification markings, except Provincial Governors and City Mayors who get plates labeled "GOVERNOR" and "CITY MAYOR" with the respective province or city name.

Specific registration plate numbers are reserved and assigned to various high government officials, including:
- President (#1), Vice-President (#2), Senate President (#3), House Speaker (#4), Chief Justice (#5)
- Cabinet Secretaries (6-A to 6-R), including Foreign Affairs, Finance, Justice, Agriculture, Public Works, Education, Labor, Defense, Health, Commerce, Executive Secretary, Auditor General, Budget Commissioner, and others.
- Senate and House leaders and members, Justices of Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals, Commission heads, Undersecretaries, Solicitor General, Armed Forces Chiefs, Court Judges, and various government agency heads.
Numerous additional reserved numbers for officials of government bodies and agencies, including universities, government corporations, and advisory councils.

Numbered plates assigned for Mayors, Vice Mayors, Provincial Governors, Vice Governors, municipal board officers, city councilors, treasurers, and other local officials.

Special number plates with white background, black numerals and prefixes for:
- Chief of Mission (CM), Corps Diplomatique (CD), United Nations (UN), Consular Corps (CC).
Assignments require prior written authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Diplomatic plates are sequentially numbered for ambassadors, ministers, counselors, officers, and official vehicles.
UN plates distinguish international staff and official cars of UN offices.
Consular plates are assigned to consular representatives and agents by rank and country.

One registration plate assigned per official entitled, except:
- President, Vice-President, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice may have more.
- Members of Congress may have up to two sets of plates for personally owned vehicles.

All prior orders, rules, and regulations on registration and assignment of official motor vehicle plates are revoked.
This order takes effect January 1, 1958.

Issued by the President of the Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia, and signed by the Executive Secretary.
Formal declaration of effectivity date and revocation of previous conflicting regulations.