In view of the continuing increase in the operational cost of handling mails and as approved under Board Resolution No. 2004-15 dated February 24, 2004, an additional airmail fee of P2.00 is hereby imposed for the first 20 grams of letter in addition to the ordinary rate of postage in the domestic service for mails posted in Visayas and Mindanao for delivery in Luzon or vice-versa.

The fee, therefore, for ordinary mail and registered mail are as follows:

                                                                                                                                           

Weight	Ordinary Intra	Airmail	Registered Intra	Airmail
20g below	6.00	8.00	15.00	17.00
21-50	12.00	15.00	21.00	25.00
51-100	20.00	25.00	30.00	41.00
101-250	30.00	40.00	39.00	49.00
251-500	40.00	60.00	49.00	69.00
501-1000	60.00	80.00	69.00	89.00
1001-1500	80.00	100.00	89.00	109.00
1501-2000	100.00	120.00	109.00	129.99

Intra rates shall apply to all ordinary mails posted in Luzon for delivery in Luzon, posted in Visayas region for delivery in Visayas region and posted in Mindanao for delivery in Mindanao.

Airmail rate - shall apply to all Ordinary mail posted in Luzon for delivery in Visayas and Mindanao or vice-versa and mails posted in Visayas for delivery in Mindanao and vice-versa.

The additional airmail fee of P2.00 shall not apply to Priority Mail, Express Mail, Air Parcel, 2nd class and 3rd Class mails.

Regional Directors, District Postal Managers, Postmasters and all concerned officials are enjoined to give this Administrative Order the widest dissemination.

This Order supersedes previous issuances and shall take effect on 01 April 2004.

Adopted: 04 March 2004

(SGD.) ANTONIO Z. DE GUZMAN
Assistant Postmaster General
(Officer-in-Charge)