In the interest of the riding public and for road safety, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is hereby directed to implement a phase-out of old model motor vehicles operating as taxi units, effective from 1 January 1995, based on the following guideline, to wit:

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 of expiration of the covering CPC.

This Order amends and modifies any and all issuances inconsistent herewith.

The LTFRB is hereby directed to cause the immediate publication of this order for the guidance and preparation of all taxi operators.

Adopted: 6 May 1994

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