Executive Order No. 287 (1958)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 287, February 06, 1958 ]

REGULATING THE REGISTRATION OF, AND ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBER PLATES TO, MOTOR VEHICLES USED BY OFFICIALS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN STATES

In order to provide a uniform system for the registration of, and assignment of motor plates to, motor vehicles used by officials of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and duly accredited officials of foreign states to the Philippines, I, CARLOS P. GARCIA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby issue the following rules and regulations for the guidance of all concerned:

1. All motor vehicles purchased or owned by any department, bureau, office, division, branch, or unit thereof, or of any agency or instrumentality of the Government, including those of the corporations owned and controlled by the Government, shall be .promptly registered in the Motor Vehicles Office and shall bear at all times official registration number plates plainly marked with the official designation, “PI” with the government shield thereon. The use of such vehicles shall be strictly limited to official business. Motor vehicles used for special purposes may, with the written approval of the President of the Philippines, be assigned ordinary high private registration number plates.

2. With the exception of those motor vehicles assigned to, and used by, the President of the Philippines, the Vice-President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief of Staff and General Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Chiefs of foreign diplomatic missions in the Philippines, no other vehicles registered in the Philippines shall bear distinguishing flags, stars, and emblems.

3. Motor vehicle number plates shall be uniform in size and color and they shall be numbered consecutively and no identification markings of any kind shall be placed thereon, provided, however, that Provincial Governors and City Mayors shall be allocated one set of number plates each which shall bear the words “GOVERNOR” and “CITY MAYOR” and underneath the name of the province or chartered city, respectively.

4. The following registration plate numbers are hereby reserved and assigned to officials of the Philippine Government:

1 | President of the Philippines 2 | Vice-President of the Philippines 3 | President of the Senate 4 | Speaker of the House of Representatives 5 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 6 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 6-A | Secretary of Foreign Affairs 6-B | Secretary of Finance 6-C | Secretary of Justice 6-D | Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources 6-E | Secretary of Public Works and Communications 6-F | Secretary of Education 6-G | Secretary of Labor 6-H | Secretary of National Defense 6-I | Secretary of Health 6-J | Secretary of Commerce and Industry 6-K | Executive Secretary 6-L | Auditor General 6-M | Commissioner of the Budget 6-N | Administrator, Office of Economic Coordination 6-O | Social Welfare Administrator 6-P | Chairman, National Economic Council 6-Q | Press Secretary 6-R | Commissioner, National Integration 7 | President Protempore of the Senate 7-A | Majority Floor Leader of the Senate 7-B, 7-C, etc. | Senators, as assigned by the President of the Senate according to seniority 8 | Speaker Protempore of the House of Representatives 8-A | Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives 8-Abra, 8-Agusan, 8-Albay,etc. | Congressmen 9-A, B, C, etc. | Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 10 | Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals 10-A, B, C, etc. | Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals 11 | Chairman, Commission on Elections 11-A & B | Members, Commission on Elections 12 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 12-A | Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs 12-B | Undersecretary of Finance 12-C | Undersecretary of Justice 12-D | Undersecretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources 12-E 1 & 12-E 2 | Undersecretaries of Public Works and Communications 12-F | Undersecretary of Education 12-G | Undersecretary of Labor 12-H | Undersecretary of National Defense 12-I | Undersecretary of Health 12-J | Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry 12-K | Assistant Executive Secretary 12-L | Assistant Executive Secretary 12-M | Assistant Executive Secretary 12-N | Commissioner of Civil Service 12-O | Deputy Auditor General 12-P | Deputy Commissioner of the Budget 12-Q | Secretary of the Senate (with rank of Undersecretary of Department) 12-R | Secretary of the House of Representatives (with rank of Undersecretary of Department) 12-S | Deputy Administrator of Economic Coordination 13 | Solicitor General 14 | Chief of Staff, AFP 15 | Presiding Judge, Court of Tax Appeals 15-A & B Associate Judges, Court of Tax Appeals 16 | Presiding Judge, Court of Industrial Relations 16 1, 2, 3, etc. | Associate Judges, Court of Industrial Relations 16—A, B, C, etc. | Judges, Court of First Instance (the sub-letters denoting judicial districts and the sub-numbers denoting branches in the districts) 17 | Executive Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission 17 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 | Commissioners, Public Utilities Commission 17-A | Chairman, Code Commission 17-B, C, &D | Members,’ Code Commission 18 | President, University of the Philippines 18-A | Executive Vice President, University of the Philippines 19 | Executive Judge, Court of Agrarian Relations 19-A, B, C, etc. | Associate Judges, Court of Agrarian Relations 20 | Chairman, National Economic Council 21 | Chairman, Land Tenure Administration 21-A & B | Commissioners, Land Tenure Administration 22 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 221 | Chairman, Presidential Complaints and Action Committee 222 | Chairman, Games and Amusements Board 22-A, B, C, etc. | Members, Council of State 23 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 23 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chief of Missions with the rank of Ambassador, Department of Foreign Affairs (assigned in the home office) 23-A, B, C, etc. | Career Ministers, Department of Foreign Affairs (on duty in the home office) 24 | Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines 24 1, 2, 3, etc | Members, Monetary Board, Central Bank of the Philippines 24-A | Administrator, Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration 24-B | General Manager, Government Service Insurance System 24-C | General Manager, Manila Railroad Company 24-D | General. Manager, National Marketing Corporation 24-E | General Manager, National Power Corporation 24-F | General Manager, National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority 24-G | Company General Manager, National Development 24-H | General Manager, National Rice and Corn Corporation 24-I | General Manager, People Homesite and Housing Corporation 24-J | General Manager, National Shipyards & Steel Corporation 24-K | General Manager, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office 24-L | General Manager, Philippine Sugar Institute 24-M | General Manager, Cebu Portland Cement Company 24-N | General Manager, Home Financing Commission 24-O | General Manager, National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration 24-P | General Manager, Philippine Coconut Administration 24-Q | General Manager, Philippine Tobacco Administration 24-R | General Manager, Abaca Corporation of the Philippines 24-S | Chairman, Board of Liquidators 24-T | Administrator, Social Security System 24-U | President, Manila Gas Corporation 25 | Securities and Exchange Commissioner 25-A | Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-B | Commissioner of Customs 25-C | Commissioner of Immigration 25-D | Commissioner of Public Highways 25-E | Commissioner of Land Registration 25-F | Tariff Commissioner 25-G | Insurance Commissioner 25-H | National Civil Defense Administrator 25-I | Chairman, Agricultural Tenancy Commission 25-J | Chairman, Veterans Commission 25-K | Secretary, Commission on Appointments 25 1 | Deputy Commissioner, Securities and Exchange 25-A 1 | Commission 25-Ai Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue 25-B 1 | Assistant Commissioner of Customs 25-C 1 & 2 | First and Second Deputy Commissioners of Immigration 25-D 1 | Deputy Commissioner of Civil Service 25-E 1 | Deputy Commissioner of Land Registration 25-F 1 | Assistant Tariff Commissioner 25-G | Assistant Insurance Commissioner 25-H 1 | Deputy Administrator, National Civil Defense Administration 25-I 1 & 2 | Members, Agricultural Tenancy Commission 25-J 1 & 2 | Members, Veterans Claims Commission 26 | Treasurer of the Philippines 27 | First Assistant Solicitor General 27-A, B, C, & D | Assistant Solicitor General 271 | Judicial Superintendent, Department of Justice 272 | Departments, Legal Officer, Department of Justice 273 | Chief Attorney, Department of Justice 28 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 29 | Vice-Chief of Staff, AFP 29-A Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP 30 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President . 30-A & B | First and Second Assistant Government Corporate Counsels, respectively 30-C & D | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 3-E | Chief Special Attorney of the Republic of the Philippines in the Office of Alien Property 31 | Private Secretary to the President 31-A, B, C, etc. Advisers to the President 32 | Legislative Secretary 32-A | Secretary to the Cabinet 32-B | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 32-C | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 32-D | Senior Aide to the President 32-E | Matron, Malacañang Palace 32-F | Chief, Presidential Security Unit 33 | Personal Physician of the President 33-A, B, C, etc. | Technical Assistants, Office of the President 34, 34-A, B, C, etc. | Chief of Divisions, Office of the President 35 | Secretary to the Vice President 36 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 36 1, 2, 3, etc. | Foreign Affairs, Class, 1, Department of Foreign Affairs (assigned in the home office) 36—A, B, C, & D | Counselors, Departments of Foreign Affairs 37 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 38 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 38 1, 2, 3, etc. | General Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines 38-A | Director of Printing 38-B | Director National Planning Commission 38-C | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 38-D Collector of Customs, Manila 38-E | Director of Bureau of Supply 38-F | Director of National Bureau of Investigation 38-G | Director of Prisons 38-H | Director of Plant Industry 38—1 | Director of Animal Industry 38-J | Director of Forestry 38-K | Director of Lands 38-L | Director of Mines 38-M | Director of Fisheries 38-N | Director of Soils 38-O | Director of Agricultural Extension 38-P | Director of Parks and Wildlife 38-Q | Director of Public Works 38-R | Director of Posts 38-S | Director of Telecommunications 38-T | Administrator, Civil Aeronautics Administration 38-U | Chief, Motor Vehicles Office 38-V | Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit 38-W | Director of Public Schools 38-X | Director of Public Libraries 38-Y | Director of Institute of National Language 38-Z | Director of National Museum 38-AA | Director of Private Schools 38-BB | Director of Labor Standards 38-CC | Director of Workmen’s Compensation 38-DD | Director of Labor Relations 38-EE | Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey 38-FF | Director of Health 38-GG | Director of Hospitals 38-HH | Director of Quarantine 38-II | Director of Public Health Research Laboratories 38-JJ | Director Institute of Nutrition 38-KK | Director of Commerce 38-LL | Sugar Quota Administrator 38-MM | Director of Patent Office 38-NN | Director of Weather Bureau 38-OO | Director of Census, and Statistics 38-PP | Administrator, Cooperative Administration Office 38-QQ | Administrator, No-Dollar Import Office 38-RR | Director of Science and Technology 38-SS | Director Philippine General Hospital 38-TT | President, Philippine Normal College 38-UU | President, Philippine College of Commerce 38-VV | President, Central Luzon Agricultural College 38-WW | President, Mindanao Institute of Technology 38-XX | President, Samar Institute of Technology 46-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Finance 47-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Justice 48-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources 49-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Public Works and Communications 501,2, 3, etc. | Members, Board of National Education 50-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Education 51-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Labor 52-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of National Defense 53-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Health 54-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Department of Commerce and Industry 55 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 55-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Office of Economic Coordination 56-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, Chief Supervising Auditors, and Corporation Auditors, General Auditing Office 57-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the Budget Commission 58 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 58-A, B, C, etc. Chiefs of Divisions in the Senate of the Philippines 59 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 59-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the House of Representatives 60 | Vice-President on Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines 60 1, 2, 3, etc. | Members of the Board of Regents, University of the Philippines 60-A, B, C, etc. | Deans, Directors and Heads of Departments, University of the Philippines 61-A, B, C, etc. | Heads of Departments in the Central Bank of the Philippines 62-&62 1, 2,3, etc. | Chairman, and Members of the Board of Governors, Rehabilitation Finance Corporation 62-A, B, C, etc. | Heads of Departments in the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation 63, 63i, 2,3, etc. | Chairman and Members, Board of Directors, Philippine National Bank 63-A, B, C, etc. | President, Vice-Presidents, and Heads of Departments, Philippine National Bank 64, 64 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman and Members of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines 64-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions in the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines 65, 65 1, 2 ,3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office 65-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office 66 | Reserved—to, be allocated only by the Office of the President 66-A, B, C, etc. | Chairman and Members, Board of Travel and Tourist Industry 67, 67 1,2,3, etc. | Chairman and Members of the National Planning Commission 67-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, National Planning Commission 68 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 68 1, 2, 3, etc. | Members of the Games and Amusements Board 68-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, Games and Amusements Board 69, 69 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman Deputy Administrator and Members of the Board of Governors, Agricultural Credit. and Cooperative Financing Administration 69-A, B, C, etc. | Heads of Departments, Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration 70, 70 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Managers, and Members of the Board of Trustees, Government Service and Insurance System 70-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Government Service and Insurance System 71, 71 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager and Members of the Board of Directors, Manila Railroad Company 71-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Manila Railroad Company 72, 72 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager and Members of the Board of Directors, National Marketing Corporation 72-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Marketing Corporation 73, 73,72 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager and Members of the Board of Directors, National Power Corporation 73-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Power Corporation 74, 74 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager and Members of the Board of Directors, National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority 74-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority 75, 75 1, 2, 3 etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, National Development Company 75-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Development Company 76, 76 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, National Rice and Corn Corporation 76-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Rice and Corn Corporation 77, 77 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation 77-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation 78, 78 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, National Shipyards and Steel Corporation 78-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, National Shipyards and Steel Corporation 79, 79 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Philippine Sugar Institute 79-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Philippine Sugar Institute 80, 80 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Cebu Portland Cement Company 80-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Cebu Portland Cement Company 81, 81 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman and Members, Home Financing Commission 81-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, Home Financing Commission 82, 82 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration 82-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration 83, 83 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Philippine Coconut Administration 83-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Philippine Coconut Administration 84, 84 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Philippine Tobacco Administration 84-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Department, Philippine Tobacco administration 85, 85i, 2, a, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Abaca Corporation of the Philippines 85-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Abaca Corporation of the Philippines 86, 861, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman and Members of the Social Security System 86-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Social Security System 87, 87 1, 2, 3, etc. | Vice-President and Members of the Board of Directors, Manila Gas Corporation 87-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Manila Gas Corporation 88 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 89, 89 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman, Assistant General Manager, and Members of the Board of Directors, Manila Hotel Company 89-A, B, C; etc. | Chiefs of Departments, Manila Hotel Company 90 1, 2, 3, etc. | Members of the Board of Liquidators 90-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Division, Board of Liquidators 91, 91 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman and Members, Philippine Veterans Board 91-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, Philippine Veterans Board 92, 92 1, 2, 3, etc. | Chairman and Members, Board on Pensions for Veterans 92-A, B, C, etc. | Chiefs of Divisions, Board on Pensions for Veteran’s 93-A, B, C, etc. | Chairmen and Members of the Boards of Examiners’ 94 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 95, 95-A, B, C, etc. | Chairman and Members, Board of Review for Moving Pictures 96 to 99 | Reserved—to be allocated only by the Office of the President 100, 100-A, B, C, etc. | Ex-Presidents of the Philippines etc. | City Plate Numbers | Provincial Plate Numbers 201 | Mayor | Provincial Governor 202 | Vice Mayor 203 | Presiding Officer Municipal Board | Provincial Treasurer 203-A, B, C, etc. | City Councilors 204 | City Treasurer | Provincial Fiscal 205 | City Fiscal | Provincial Engineer 206 | City Engineer | Superintendent of Schools 207 | Superintendent of City Schools | Provincial Commander 208 | Chief of Police | Provincial Health Officer 209 | City Health Officer | Provincial Assessor 210 | City Public Service Officer | Provincial Auditor 211 | City Assessor | Registers of Deeds 212 | Chief, Fire Department 213 | City Auditor 214 | Executive Judge Municipal Court 214-A, B, C, etc. | Judges, Municipal Court 215 | Secretary to the Mayor 216 to 220 | Reserved for further allocation to City Authorities 221 to 250 | Reserved-to be allocated only by the Office of the President 212 to 250 | Reserved for further allocation to Provincial Authorities

5. The assignment of the following numbers for diplomatic and consular representatives, the color of the plates of which shall be white background with black numerals and prefixed letters as “CM” for “Chief de Mission, “CD” for “Corps Diplomatique”, ‘UN” for “United Nations” and “CC” for “Consular Corps,” as the case may be, shall be made upon prior written authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs in all cases:

FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

A. DIPLOMATIC

CM—101 | Dean of the Diplomatic Corps CM—102 to CM—120 | Ambassadors accredited to the Philippines CM—121 | Ranking Minister (Accredited) CM—122 to CM—130 | Other Ministers in the order of precedence CD—131 | Counselor of the ranking Embassy CD—131-A, B, C, etc. | Officers of the ranking Embassy CD—131-1, 2, 3, etc. | Official cars of ranking Embassy CD—132, CD—133 to CD—150 | Counselors of other Embassies CD—132-A, B, C, etc. to CD—150-A, B, C, etc. | Officers of other Embassies CD—132-1, 2, 3, etc. to CD—150-1, 2, 3, etc. | Official cars of other Embassies CD—151 | Counselor of ranking Legation CD—151-A, B, C, etc. | Officers of ranking Legation CD—151-1, 2, 3, etc. | Official cars of ranking Legislation CD—152, CD—153 to CD—160 | Counselors of other Legations CD—152-A, B, C, etc; to CD—160-A, B, C, etc. | Officers of other Legations CD—152-1, 2, 3, etc. to CD—160-1, 2, 3, etc. | Official cars of other Legations

B. UNITED NATIONS

UN—161 | Regional Director for the Western Pacific, WHO UN—161-A | Deputy Regional Director UN—161-B, C, etc. | International Staff Members of the WHO Regional Office UN—161-1, 2, 3, etc. | Official cars of the Regional Office, WHO UN—162 | Resident Representative, UN Technical Assistance Board UN—162-A | UN Information Officer UN—162-B | UNICEF Country Officer UN—162-C, D, etc. | Other UN Officers in the Philippines (International Staff) UN—162-1, 2, etc. | Official cars of UN Offices in the Philippines

C. CONSULR CORPS

CC—163 | Dean of the Consular Corps CC—164 to CC—170 | Other Consuls General in the alphabetical order of the countries represented CC—171 to CC—190 | Consuls in the alphabetical order of the countries represented CC—191 to CC—199 | Vice Consuls in the alphabetical order of the countries represented CC—200 | Consular Agents

6. Not more than one registration number plate shall be assigned or issued to any official entitled thereto as herein-above enumerated with the exception of the President of the Philippines, the Vice-President of the Philippines, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Congress of the Philippines may be assigned not more than two (2) sets of registration plates for motor vehicles duly registered in their names as their personal property.

7. The assignment or transfer to unauthorized persons of reserved automobile number plates by government officials entitled thereto is strictly prohibited. Violation of this prohibition shall be sufficient cause for the withdrawal of the corresponding plate number.

8. All executive orders, department orders, rules, or regulations on the same subject matter herein treated are hereby revoked.

9. This Order shall take effects as of January 1, 1958.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the twelfth.

(Sgd.) CARLOS P. GARCIA

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. PAJO

Executive Secretary