Department Order No. 94-790 states inter alia that "No units shall be the subject of new applications for franchises, for extension of validity of certificates of public convenience (CPC), for approval of sale and transfer, for substitution of units, and for increase of units, if they will be ten (10) or more years old by the time the expiration of the covering CPC." In response to representations made by taxi operators who availed of the Government importation program, vehicles imported purposely for taxi services may be the subject of any of the above-mentioned transactions with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) but for a single transaction only and provided that the units have not yet operated as taxis or have operated as taxis for less than five (5) years in the Philippines and that all import duties and taxes have been fully paid.

This Department Order modifies the pertinent provisions of Department Order No. 94-790 and shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 28 December 1994

(SGD.) JESUS B. GARCIA, JR.
Secretary