Vehicle registration plates of the Philippines

Vehicle license plates in the Philippines is issued and regulated by the Land Transportation Office, a government agency under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

History

Main article: History of vehicle registration plates of the Philippines

2014 series (Plate standardization project)

An example design of a 2014 series vehicle registration plate; Plate for private and light vehicles (Top) and for Public Utility vehicles (Bottom).

In January 2013, the Land Transportation Office ventured on the plate standardization project with modern security features which include holograms and bar codes, and also planned to phase out the old plate format which has been in use since 1981. In the new format, the LTO will issue LLL-DDDD for four-wheel vehicles and LL-DDDDD for motorcycles. The alphanumeric symbols for private cars will be black on a white background, while those for public utility vehicles (PUVs) would continue on black on yellow with the authorized route also to be indicated. Motorcycle plates would also be black on white, as would those for tricycles used for personal purposes. Tricycles used as PUVs would also continue with the black on yellow scheme. Government plates, meanwhile, would have sport red symbols on a white background, with the name of the agency/office to be indicated. Diplomatic plates would continue carry blue symbols on a white background, while Other Exempt Vehicles (OEV) would have black symbols on a light blue background. The new plate format series and design was originally scheduled for release on September or October 2013. However, it has been delayed several times primarily due to concerns on the release of funds for the license plate project, as well as the increase in purchase of new cars using temporary license plates bearing the conduction sticker number. Eventually, on May 2014, the first batch of new license plates were finally released. By January 2015, vehicle owners are now required to change their old plates into a modern series plate, and pay PhP 450 for a replacement.

Automobile vehicle

Pattern	Class	Notes
ABC-1234	Private vehicles	Private vehicle not for commercial uses (Light cars, SUV, Light truck)
PUV-1234	Public utility vehicles	Public utility vehicle (AUV, Jeepneys, Taxicabs and School Bus)
GOV-1234	Government vehicles	Cars for government official uses (Police car and Fire truck).

Motorcycle

Pattern	Class	Notes
MC-12345	Private	Private motorcycles
PV-12345	Public utility	Public utility use for Tricycles
GV-12345	Government motorcycle	Motorcycles for government official uses (Police motorcycles).

Special vehicle

Pattern	Class	Notes
00000 00000	Diplomatic vehicles	Other exempted vehicles
ABC-1234	Electric	Electric vehicles

1981 series

Automobile vehicle

Pattern	Class	Notes
ABC-123 ABC-123 (rear only from 1989 to 1994)	Private vehicles	Private cars or light trucks not for commercial uses.
PUV-123 PUV-123 (from 1991 to 1995)	Public utility vehicles	Public utility cars (AUV, Jeepneys, Taxicabs and School Bus)
GOV-123 GOV-123 (rear only from 1989 to 1994)	Government vehicles	Cars for government official uses.

Motorcycle

Pattern	Class	Notes
AB-1234 AB-1234 (from 1989 to 1994) 1234-AB	Private	Private motorcycles
PV-1234 PV-1234 (from 1991 to 1995) 1234-PV	Public utility	Public utility use for Tricycles
GV-1234 GV-1234 (from 1989 to 1994)	Government motorcycle	Motorcycles for government official uses (Police motorcycles).
00000 00000 (from 1989 to 1994)	Diplomatic vehicles	Other exempted vehicles

Special vehicle

Pattern	Class	Notes
00000 00000 (rear only from 1989 to 1994)	Diplomatic vehicles	Other exempted vehicles
ABC-123	Electric	Electric vehicles

Current specifications

Dimensions and medium

The current series of Philippine registration plates (Tagalog: plaka) measure 390 x 140 mm. The characters are stamped on an aluminium plate which is then applied with reflectorised paint. Previously, numerous watermarks of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) logo as well as a small logo of the plate manufacturer were stamped on the plate. This was replaced in 2003 with a reflectorised, printed colour sticker of the statue to José Rizal. As of 2008, all plates issued by the LTO are produced by a sole, privately funded manufacturer in Manila.

The slogan on the bottom of the licence plate usually reflects the goals campaign of the incumbent President. The practice began under President Fidel V. Ramos' "Philippines 2000" campaign in 1995. Until 2004, plates also bore the word "Pilipinas" at the bottom; it was replaced with the Arroyo government's slogan "Matatag Na Republika" ("Strong Republic") which was still used instead of the "Daang Matuwid" ("Straight Path") slogan even when Benigno Aquino III became President in 2010.

• PILIPINAS (the most common inscription; 1981–1995, 2001-2003)
• PHILIPPINES 2000 (1995–2000)
• ANGAT PINOY 2004 ("Raise Pinoy 2004"; 2000–2001)
• PERLAS NG SILANGAN ("Pearl of the Orient"; 2001–2002)
• MATATAG NA REPUBLIKA (2003-2014)
• DAANG MATUWID (Was not used from 2010-2014)
• NO SLOGAN (REGION WHERE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IS DISPLAYED) (2014-present)

Typeface

There were numerous typefaces for Philippine registration plates. The current typeface used for Philippine registration plates was first implemented in 1981. It is loosely based on the Australian license plate system. There have been slight variations on the font design since then.

Protocol/High-ranking government plates

These plates are green D or DD plates reserved for the top government officials of the Republic of the Philippines.

• 1 - President
• 2 - Vice President
• 3 - President of the Senate
• 4 - Speaker of the House of Representatives
• 5 - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• 6 - Cabinet Secretaries
• 7 - Senators
• 8 - Representatives (Congressmen)
• 9 - Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
• 10 - Presiding Justice and other Justices of the Court of Appeals.
• 11 - Chairman, Commission on Elections
• 12 - Cabinet Undersecretary
• 13 - Solicitor-General
• 14 - Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Chief of the Philippine National Police
• 16 - Regional Trial Court Judges
• 17 - First Level Courts (Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court in Cities and Shari'ah Circuit courts), added by Memorandum Order No. 297 signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 2, 2009

Regular government plates

Red characters on a white background, LLL-DDD plates that start with the letter "S".

Government plate.

Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's Toyota Land Cruiser J80 featuring a protocol plate 7 for senators like her. Taken at a speaking engagement during the 2014 International Women's Day at the International Rice Research Institute

Temporary diplomatic plate, perhaps unofficial.

A Toyota Corolla Altis sedan owned by the International Rice Research Institute with diplomatic-OEV plates side-by-side a green-plated (private), Toyota Fortuner SUV. Notice the difference in the placement of the Rizal monument.

Diplomatic/other exempted vehicle plates

Blue characters on a white background plates reserved for diplomats, embassy and consulate officials, country ambassadors and some expatriates such as scientists and researchers at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in the form of DDDD or DDDDD. Ambassadors' plates are always "1000" and have the country they represent at the bottom of the plate. These plates have a small decal on the bottom left part with a "CM".

1001 - 9999: a small decal on the bottom left part, displayed as "DC" for "diplomatic corps"
10000 - 25999: embassy vehicles - a small decal on the bottom left part displayed as "OEV" for "other exempted vehicle"

Public utility vehicles

Public utility plate.

Yellow plates (black characters on a yellow background) are in the form LLL DDD and usually begin with either the letter "N" or "P" or "T" or "U" in NCR. Since the current series created in 1981, they always have either "V", "W", "X", or "Y" in the middle of the letter block. Older license plates starting with "N" and "P" may have other letters in the middle of the block, although the "V" "W" "X" "Y" letters are also present (from 1981 NVA-101 to early 1995 NYZ-999).

Private vehicles

For private vehicles, the plate contains green-colored symbols on a white background (or reverse - white symbols on green background, typical of 80's to early 90's vehicles) with the number format as "LLL-DDD".

On newer vehicles, the first letter usually indicates the region where the vehicle is registered. For example, if the plate begins with the letter "N", the vehicle is registered in the National Capital Region.

Trailers

Yellow or green plates that mostly have either "U" (Private) or "Z" (For Hire) in the middle of the letter block. e.g. CUU-482, NZB-263

Electric vehicles

For electric vehicles, orange plates are used (white symbols on orange background).

Motorcycles

Private

Private motorcycle plate.

Green characters on a white background with the letters "MC" stamped on the upper left-hand corner next to the registration sticker. Usually in the format NK 9081, but with the rise in the number of motorcycles on the road, the 9081 NK format has also come into use.

Public utility

Yellow characters on a black background. Same format as in private motorcycles. This plate is very rarely seen.

Diplomatic

Diplomatic motorcycles use the all-number plates (same for 4 wheels and up) instead of the aforementioned pattern for private, public utility and government ones, but with the same physical dimensions and the "MC" stamp.

Tricycles

Private

Green characters on a white background with the letters "MC" stamped on the upper left-hand corner next to the registration sticker. This is also rare because when a tricycle is purchased, its immediate use is to be a public transport vehicle and will be registered with black on yellow plates.

Public utility

Black characters on a yellow background with the letters "TC" stamped on the upper right-hand corner next to the registration sticker.

Department of Tourism accredited vehicles

Vehicles accredited by the Department of Tourism (usually tour buses and airport taxis) are issued plates that look similar to those of private vehicles, but have yellow highlights mixed with the green color and share the same first letter of current public utility vehicle plates. These vehicles must also have special stickers placed on the rear windows indicating that they are DOT-accredited.

Coding scheme

1981 Series Geographical designation

• "A" - Region I (Ilocos Region) and CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)
• "B" - Region II (Cagayan Valley Region)
• "C" - Region III (Central Luzon Region), Superseded by "R" in 2003
• "D, - Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), Superseded by "V" in 2000
• "E" - Region V (Bicol Region)
• "F" - Region VI (Western Visayas Region
• "G" - Region VII (Central Visayas Region), Superseded by "Y" in 2004
• "H" - Region VIII (Eastern Visayas Region)
• "J" - Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) and ARMM
• "K" - Regions X and XIII (Northern Mindanao and Caraga)
• "L" - Region XI (Davao Region)
• "M" - Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
• "N" - National Capital Region, 1981–1982, 2009–2010 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")
• "P" - National Capital Region, 1982–1990, 2010–2011 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")
• "R" - Region III (Central Luzon Region), overflow Series for Private since 2003
• "S" - Government-owned (Red Plate) Vehicles
• "T" - National Capital Region, 1991–1995, 2011–2012 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")
• "U" - National Capital Region, 1995–1997, 2012-2013 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")
• "V" - Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), overflow Series for Private since 2000
• "W" - National Capital Region, 1997–2001, 2013–2014 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")
• "X" - National Capital Region, 2001–2005
• "Y" - Region VII (Central Visayas Region), overflow series for Private since 2004
• "Z" - National Capital Region, 2005–2009

2014 Series Geographical designation

Year 2014 and onwards plate number letters are all the same throughout the Philippines in a series and combination, since the region where it is registered is now displayed in the new license plates at the bottom part.

• "AAA, AAH, AAI, AAJ, AAK, AAL, AAM, AAN, AAO, AAP, AAQ, AAW, AAX, AAY, AAZ, ABA, ACA, ADA, AEA, AFA, AGA, AHA, AIA, AJA, AKA, ALA, AOA, APA, AQA, ARA, ASA, ATA, AVA, AWA, ABD, ABE, ABF, ABG, ABO, ABP, ABQ, ABR, ABZ, ACB, ADB, AEB, AFB" - National Capital Region
• "AVA, AWA, AXA, AYA" - NCR, Region III, Region IV-A, Region VII, Region VIII and Region IX - Public Utility Vehicles
• "AZA, BZA" - NCR, Region III and Region IV-A - Public Utility Trailer
• "AUA, BUA, AUB" - NCR, Region II, Region III and Region IV-A Trailer
• "AAA, AAR, AAS, AAT, AAU, ABA, ALA, AVA, ABE, ABI" - Region I (Ilocos Region)
• "AAA, AAT, ABA, ALA, AYA, ABE, ABI" - Region II (Cagayan Valley)
• "AAK, AAU, ADA, AYA, ABN" - Cordillera Administrative Region
• "AAB, AAQ, AAR, AAS, AAT, AAU, AAV, AFA, ALA, AMA, ANA, AOA, AVA, AWA, ABB, ABI, ABJ, ABK, ABV, ABW" - Region III (Central Luzon)
• "AAB, AAC, AAD, AAV, AAW, AEA, AOA, AWA, AXA, ABB, ABL, ABS, ABT" - Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
• "AAD, ABA, AFA, AGA, AMA, AXA, ABK, ABL, ABX" - Region V (Bicol Region)
• "AAD, AAR, ABA, AGA, ANA, ABD, ABH" - Region VI (Western Visayas)
• "AAD, AAE, AAF, AAZ, AFA, AXA, AYA, ABM, ABN, ABX" - Region VII (Central Visayas)
• "AAF, AAW, ABA, AYA, ABD" - Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
• "AAR, AAT, AFA, AXA, AYA, ABH" - Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
• "AAR, AAU, ANA, ABB" - Region X (Northern Mindanao)
• "AAF, AAG, AAH, ANA, AOA, ABC, ABH, ABY" - Region XI (Davao Region)
• "AAS, AAU, ABA, AGA, AOA, ABC, ABU" - Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
• "AAL, ABB" - Region XIII (Caraga)

Plate Numbers in National Capital Region

Private (plate series with approximate year issued):

1981	NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NP, NR, NS(A-D)
1982	NS(E-Z), NT, PA(A-X)
1983	PA(Y-Z), PB, PC, PD(A-P)
1984	PD(R-Z), PE, PF(A-H)
1985	PF(J-Z), PG(A-P)
1986	PG(R-Z), PH(A-K)
1987	PH(L-Z), PJ(A-J)
1988	PJ(K-Z), PK, PL(A-J)
1989	PL(K-Z), PM, PN, PP(A-L)
1990	PP(M-Z), PR, PS, PT(A-N)
1991	PT(P-Z), TA, TB, TC(A-S)
1992	TC(T-Z), TD, TE, TF(A-R)
1993	TF(S-Z), TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL(A-H)
1994	TL(J-Z), TM, TN, TP, TR, TT(A-N)
1995	TT(P-Z), UA(A-B), TS, UA(C-Z), UB, UC, UD, UE(A-X)
1996	UE(Y-Z), UF, UG, UH, UJ, UK, UL, UM, UN(A-N)
1997	UN(P-Z), UP, UR, US, UT, UU, WA, WB(A-K)
1998	WB(L-Z), WC, WD, WE, WF(A-S)
1999	WF(T-Z), WG, WH, WJ, WK, WL(A-B)
2000	WL(C-Z), WM, WN, WP, WR(A-K)
2001	WR(L-Z), WS, WT, XA, XB(A-S)
2002	XB(T-Z), XC, XD, XE, XF, XG, XH(A-T)
2003	XH(U-Z), XJ, XK, XL, XM(A-H)
2004	XM(J-Z), XN, XP, XR, XS(A-G)
2005	XS(H-Z), XT, ZA, ZB, ZC(A-B)
2006	ZC(C-Z), ZD, ZE, ZF, ZG(A-S)
2007	ZG(T-Z), ZH, ZJ, ZK, ZL(A-V)
2008	ZL(W-Z), ZM, ZN, ZP, ZR, ZS(A-U)
2009	ZS(V-Z), ZT, N(I), N(O), N(Q), NI(A-C)
2010	NI(D-Z), NO, NQ, P(I), P(O), P(Q), PI(A-L)
2011	PI(M-Z), PO, PQ, T(I), T(O), T(Q), TI(A-F)
2012	TI(G-Z), TO, TQ, U(I), UI, U(O)
2013	Regular series: UO, U(Q), UQ, W(I), W(O), W(Q), WI(A-F)
	Special plate series: VR(B-C), EB(W-Z), FJ(B-J), HB(E-G), MG(E-H)
2014	WI(G-Z), WO, WQ, AAA, AAH, AAI, AAJ, AAK, AAL, AAM, AAN, AAO, AAP, AAQ, AAW, AAX, AAY, AAZ, ABA, ACA, ADA, AEA, AFA
2015	AGA, AHA, AIA, AJA, AKA, ALA, AOA, APA, AQA, ARA, ASA, ATA, AVA, AWA, ABD, ABE, ABF, ABG
2016	ABO, ABP, ABQ, ABR, ABZ, ACB, ADB, AEB, AFB

I, O and Q are previously not used to avoid confusion with the numbers "1" & "0". But with the exhaustion of the "Z" series in 2009, they are already used by reverting to the old "N" series. A new serial scheme is implemented using these characters, instead of the third letter coming into series (e.g. after ZAA-999 has been reached, ZAB-101) the middle letter is the one being replaced (e.g. after NAI-999 series has been exhausted, NBI-101 will follow). After all the possible combinations with I, O and Q as third letter for the same starting letter have been used, I, O and Q are used as middle letters and the third letter is being replaced (e.g. After NZQ-999 has been used, NIA-101 will follow), if the reverted letter is exhausted (e.g. After PQZ-999 has been used, TAI-101 will follow). During the span of 2013, some letter combinations (e.g. FJB-101) were also used in Metro Manila.
e.g. NUI-205, NJO-542, NBQ-217, NOR-686, NIA-101, NQZ-544, PXI-296, PSO-338, PQQ-332, PIK-342, POC-902, PQL-497, TZO-390, TIQ-486, TOL-979, TQH-924, UIP-207, UMI-615, UHO-571, UOG-874, UOS-648, UQF-281, UQO-289, UFO-392, UDQ-800, WAI-365, WOO-911, WEQ-451, WIC-143, WOP-723, WQL-851, AAJ-8557, ACA-2960, AEA-3274, AJA-8068, ARA-8235

Provincial Plate Numbers

Private (plate series with approximate year issued):

• "1980s"

Region I/CAR	AA, AB, AC(A-N)
Region II	BA, BB(A-N)
Region III	CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ(A-E)
Region IV	DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG(A-V)
Region V	EA(A-U)
Region VI	FA, FB, FC(A-S)
Region VII	GA, GB, GC, GD(A-D)
Region VIII	HA(A-M)
Region IX/ARMM	JA(A-V)
Region X/XIII	KA, KB(A-L)
Region XI	LA, LB, LC(A-E)
Region XII	MA(A-W)

• "1990s"

Region I/CAR	AC(P-Z), AD, AE(A-G)
Region II	BB(P-Z), BC(A-D)
Region III	CJ(F-Z), CK, CL, CM, CN, CP, CR(A-E)
Region IV	DG(W-Z), DH, DJ, DK, DL, DM, DN, DP, DR, DS, DT
Region V	EA(V-Z), EB(A-H)
Region VI	FC(T-Z), FD, FE(A-E)
Region VII	GD(E-Z), GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK
Region VIII	HA(N-Z)
Region IX/ARMM	JA(W-Z), JB(A-E)
Region X/XIII	KB(M-Z), KC(A-G)
Region XI	LC(F-Z), LD(A-D)
Region XII	MA(X-Z), MB(A-M)

• "2000s"

Region I/CAR	AE(H-S), AH(A-E, K-M)
Region II	BC, BD, BE(A-C)
Region III	CR(F-Z), CS, CT, RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ;
Region IV	VA, VB, VC, VD, VE(A-E)
Region V	EB(J-T)
Region VI	FE(F-Z), FF, FG(A-N)
Region VII	GL, GM, GP, GR, GS, GT, YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH
Region VIII	HB(A-D)
Region IX/ARMM	JB(F-Z), JC, JD(A-G)
Region X/XIII	KC(H-Z), KD, KE(A-H)
Region XI	LD(E-Z), LE, LF, LG(A-M)
Region XII	MB(N-Z), MC, MD, ME

• "2010 - Present"

Region I	AE(T-Z), AF(A-G); AA(A, R-U), A(B, L, V)A, AB(E, I) (new plate series)
CAR	AH(N-T); AA(K, U), A(D, Y)A, ABN (new plate series)
Region II	BE(D-Z); AA(A, T), A(B, L, Y)A, AB(E, I) (new plate series)
Region III	RK, RL, RM, RN(A-X); AA(B, Q-V), A(F, L-O, V-W, Y)A, AB(B, I-K, V-W) (new plate series)
Region IV	VE(F-Z), VF(A-X), VR(A); AA(B-D, V-W), A(E, O, W, X)A, AB(B, L, S, T) (new plate series for REGION 4A)
Region V	EB(U-V), EC(A-D), AAD, A(B, F, G, M, X)A, AB(K, L, X) (new plate series)
Region VI	FG(N-Z), FH, FJ(A, K-M), AA(D, R), A(B, G, N)A, AB(D, H) (new plate series)
Region VII	YH, YJ, YK, YL(A-Y); AA(D-F, Z), A(F, X, Y)A, AB(M, N, X) (new plate series)
Region VIII	HB(H-K), AA(F, W), A(B, Y)A, ABD (new plate series)
Region IX/ARMM	JD(H-Z), JE, JF(A-P); AA(R, T), A(F, X, Y)A, ABH (new plate series for Region IX)
Region X/XIII	KE(J-Z), KF, KG(A-H); AAL, ABB (new plate series for Region XIII); AA(R, U), ANA, ABB (new plate series for Region X)
Region XI	LG(M-Z), LH(A-P), LM(A-W); AA(F-H), A(B, N, O)A, AB(C, H, Y) (new plate series)
Region XII	ME, MF, MG(A-D, J); AAS, A(B, G, O)A, AB(C, U) (new plate series)

Government Plate Numbers

1980s	SA, SB, SC(A-T)
1990s	SC(U-Z), SD, SE, SF (A-E)
2000s	SF (F-Z), SG, SH, SJ (A-E)
2010 - 2014	SJ (F-Z), SK, SL (A-H)
2015 - Present	SAA (new plate series)

Motorcycle plate numbers (NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION)

Private Motorcycle (MC):

• "1980's" - NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NP
• "early 1990s" - NR, NS, NT, PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, TA, TB
• "mid to late 1990s" - PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PP, PR, PS, PT, PU, TC, TD, TE, TF, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL, TM, TN, TP, TR, TS, TT, TU
• "2000 - 2005" - UA, UB, UC, UD, UE, UF, UG, UH, UI, UJ, UK, UL, UM, UN, UP, UR, US, UT, UU, WA, NI, NO, NQ, PI, PO, TQ; Inverted motorcycle plates: NA
• "2006" - TI, TO, PQ, XI, XO, XQ, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY, OZ, ZJ, ZK, ZL, ZM, ZN, ZP, ZR, ZS; Inverted motorcycle plates: NB to NH
• "2007" - NI to NU
• "2008" - PA to PL
• "2009" - PM to PU
• "2010" - TA to TU UA to UU
• "2011" - OM, ON, OO, OP, OQ, OR, XA, XB, XC
• "2012" - XX, XY, XZ
• "2013" - PV, PW, PX, UV, UW, UX, UY, UZ
• "2014" - SL, SM, SN, SO, SP, SQ, SX; NA (new plate series)
• "2015" - NC, ND, NE (new plate series)
• "2016" - NF (new plate series)

Private Motor Tricycle (TC)

• "2014" - NO (new plate series)

Public Motor Tricycle (TC)

• "1980's" - NV, NW, NX, NY, NZ
• "early 1990s" - PV, PW, TV
• "mid-1990s" - PX, TW, TX, TY, TZ
• "late 1990s" - PY, PZ
• "2000 - 2005" - UV, UW, XH
• "2006" to "2011" - UX, UY, UZ, WZ
• "2012" to "2013" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): NV, NW
• "2014": NB (new plate series)

Motorcycle plate numbers (PROVINCIAL)

Private Motorcycle (MC):

Region I and CAR

• "1980's" - AA, AB, AC, AD
• "1990's" - AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL
• "2000's" - AM, AN, AP, AR, AI, AO, AQ
• "2006" - IG, IH, IW, OL, OQ, ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD, ZE, ZF, ZG, ZH, ZI, ZO, ZQ, ZT, ZU
• "2007" - Inverted Plate Series: AA to AF
• "2008" - AH to AM
• "2009" - AN to AU
• "2010" - ZA to ZN
• "2011" - ZO to ZU, IM, IO, IW, IX, QD, QI
• "2012" - QS, QT, QU, XD to XG
• "2013" - AX to AZ, ZV to ZZ, JV, KW, PZ, TW
• "2014" - NX, SH, SJ; AA (new plate series)
• "2015" - AC, AD, AT, AU
• "2016" - AE

Region II

• "1980's" - BA, BB, BC, BD, BE
• "1990's" - BD, BE, BF, BG, BH
• "2000's" - BJ, BK, BL, YJ, YK, YL, YM, YW
• "2005" - KR, BI, BO, BQ,
• "2006" - IK, IQ, IU, OE, OM
• "2008" - Inverted Plate Series: BA to BE
• "2009" - BF to BN
• "2010" - BO to BU, IR, IS
• "2011" - OW to OZ
• "2012" - XE, XL, QD, QJ
• "2013" - BY, BZ, JX, KX, PY, TX
• "2014" - SI, SR, SW; BA (new plate series)
• "2015" - BC, BD
• "2016" - BE

Region III

• "1980's" - CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG. CH, CJ
• "1990's" - CK, CL, CM, CN, CP, RP, CR, RA
• 2000's: RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, YG. YH, YP, YR. YS, YY, YZ. CS, EP, FP, HK, HL, HM, KM, KN; Inverted Plate Series: CA
• "2005" - CI, CO, RI, RO, OH to OK
• "2006" - IA, IB, IF, IR, IS, IT, IY, IZ, OA, OB, OF, ON, OO, OP, RH, RQ, MU, HU
• "2007" - Inverted Plate Series: CB to CH
• "2008" - CI to CT, RA to RD
• "2009" - RE to RQ
• "2010" - RR to RU, IC, to IF, II to IK, IT to IV,
• "2011" - OD to OH
• "2012" - XA to XC, XI to XJ, XN to XU, QA, QB, QC
• "2013" - QF, QH, QW to QZ, HV to HZ, JW, KY, KZ, RY, RZ, TY, TZ, VX to VZ
• "2014" - Inverted Plate Series: HO, HT, SD to SG, SX, NY; Standard Plate Series: XS, SS; CA (new plate series)
• "2015" - CC
• "2016" - CD

Region IV-A and IV-B

• "1980's" - DA. DB, DC, DD, DE, DF
• "1990's" - DG, DH, DJ, DK, DL, DM, DN, DP, DR
• "2000's" - DS, VA, VB, VC, VD, VE. VF. VH, DI, DO, DQ, VI, VO, VQ, WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH
• "2006" - WJ, WK, WL, WM, WN, WI, WO, WQ; Inverted motorcycle plates: DA to DF, VA to VF
• "2007" - DG to DI, VG
• "2008" - DJ to DR, VH
• "2009" - DS to DU, VI, WA to WC
• "2010" - VJ, WD to WM
• "2011" - VK, WO to WU, IG, IH, OI, OJ, QP, QV
• "2012" - WV to WZ
• "2013" - VM, VN, VO, VP, VQ
• "2014" - PZ, TY; DA (new plate series)
• "2015" - DC, DD, DU
• "2016" - DE

Region V

• "1980's" - EA, EB, EC, ED, EE
• "1990's" - EF, EG, EH
• "2000's" - EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, ER, CT, EI, EO, EQ
• "2006" - OD, OG
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: EA, EB, EC, ED
• "2008" - EE to EK
• "2009" - EL to EQ
• "2010" - ER to EU
• "2011" - IA, IB, IQ, OA, OK
• "2012" - OS, OT, XD, XE, XF
• "2013" - QE, QL, QQ, EY, EZ, VT, VU
• "2014" - SC, SK, ST, SZ; EA (new plate series)
• "2015" - EC
• "2016" - ED

Region VI

• "1980's" - FA, FB, FC, FD, FE
• "1990's" - FF FG, FH
• "2000's" - FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FR, FS, FI, FO, FQ
• "2006" - OC, II, IJ, IV
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: FA, FB, FC, FD
• "2008" - FE to FJ
• "2009" - FK to FS
• "2010" - FT, FU, IL, IX
• "2011" - OB, OK, OU
• "2012" - QG, QN, QO
• "2013" - FY, FZ, HQ, HR
• "2014" - SU, SY; FA (new plate series)
• "2015" - FC
• "2016" - FD

Region VII

• "1980's" - GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF
• "1990's" - GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GP, GR
• "2000's" - GS, GT, GU, YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YT, YU. HN, HP, HR, GI, GO, GQ
• "2006" - YI, YO, YQ, IL, KU
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: GA, GB, GC, GD
• "2008" - GE to GO
• "2009" - GP to GU, YA to YC
• "2010" - YD to YL, YR, YS
• "2011" - YT, YU, HJ, HK, HL, IR, IS
• "2012" - OS, OT, QR, QS, QT, QU
• "2013" - GX to GZ, YV to YZ, JY, JZ, VR, VS
• "2014" - Inverted Plate Series: SB, SV, SW, SZ, Standard Plate Series: SO, SQ, SR, ST, XR, XT, XU; GA (new plate series)
• "2015" - GC, GD, GE
• "2016" - GF

Region VIII

• "1980's" - HA, HB, HC, HD
• "1990's" - HE, HF, HG
• "2000's" - HH, HJ, HR, HS, HT, HI, HO, HQ
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: HA to HC
• "2008" - HD to HF
• "2009" - HG to HJ
• "2010" - HK to HM
• "2011" - HN, HP
• "2012" - HQ, HR
• "2013" - HU
• "2014" - HA (new plate series)
• "2015" - HC
• "2016" - HD

Region IX

• "1980's" - JA, JB, JC, JD, JE
• "1990's"- JF, JG, JH, JJ, JK, JL
• "2000's"- JL, JM, JN, JP, JR, JS, JT, JI, JO, JQ
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: JA to JE
• "2008" - JF to JJ
• "2009" to "2013" - JK to JU
• "2014" - JA (new plate series)
• "2015" - JC

Region X and XIII

• "1980's" - KA, KB, KC, KD
• "1990's" - KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ
• "2000's" - KK, KL, KP, KS, KT, KU, KI
• "2006" - KI, KO, KQ
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: KA to KE
• "2008" - KF to KJ
• "2009" - KK to KO
• "2010" - KP, KQ
• "2011" - KR, KS
• "2012" - KT, KU
• "2013" - KV, KW, KX
• "2014" - KA (new plate series)
• "2015" - KC, KD, KU

Region XI

• "1980's" - LA, LB, LC, LD
• "1990's" - LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ, LK, LL
• "2000's" - LM, LN, LP, LR, LS, LT, LU, LI, LO, LQ
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: LA to LD
• "2008" - LE to LJ
• "2009" - LL to LR
• "2010" - LS, LT
• "2011" - LU, IW
• "2012" - OY, OZ, QU, QV
• "2013" - LW to LZ
• "2014" - VU, VV; Standard Plate Series: SI, SU, SV, SW, CT, NU, XV; LA (new plate series)
• "2015" - LC, LD, LE
• "2016" - LF

Region XII

• "1980's" - MA, MB, MC
• "1990's" - MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML
• "2000's" - MM, MN, MP, MR, MS, MT, MI, MO, MQ
• "2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates: MA to MD
• "2008" - ME to MG
• "2009" - MH to ML
• "2010" - MM, MN, MO, MP
• "2011" - MQ, MR, MS
• "2012" - MT, MU
• "2013" - MV to MZ
• "2014" - Standard Plate Series: XW, XX, SX to SZ; MA (new plate series)
• "2015" - MC
• "2016" - MD

Private Motor Tricycle (TC)

Region I and CAR

• "2014": AO (new plate series for Region I)
• "2015": AS (new plate series for CAR)

Region II

• "2014": BO (new plate series)

Region III

• "2014": CO (new plate series)

Region IV

• "2014": DO (new plate series for Region IV-A)
• "2015": DS (new plate series for Region IV-B)

Region V

• "2014": EO (new plate series)

Region VI

• "2014": FO (new plate series)

Region VII

• "2014": GO (new plate series)

Region VIII

• "2014": HO (new plate series)

Region IX

• "2015": JO (new plate series)

Region X and XIII

• "2014": KO (new plate series for Region X)
• "2015": KS (new plate series for Region XIII)

Region XI

• "2014": LO (new plate series)

Region XII

• "2014": MO (new plate series)

Public Motor Tricycle (TC)

Region I and CAR

• "1980's" - AV, AW, AX
• "1990's" - AY, AZ, AS, AT, ZV, ZW
• "2000's" - ZX, ZY, ZZ, XC, XL, QC, QG, QI, QP, QU
• "2009" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): AV
• "2010" - AW, AX
• "2011" - AY, AZ
• "2012" - N/A
• "2014" - AA(0)
• "2015" - AB (new plate series)

Region II

• "1980's" - BV, BW
• "1990's" - BX, BY, BZ, BS, BT, BU
• "2000's" - BN, BP, BR, XB, XJ, QF, QP, QY
• "2009" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): BV
• "2010" - BW
• "2011" - BX
• "2014" - AB(0)
• "2015" - BB (new plate series)

Region III

• "1980's" - CV, CW, CX, CY, CZ
• "1990's" - RV, RW, RX, RY, RZ, RN, CU, RS, RT, RU, RM, RJ
• "2000's" - RK, RL, XD, XE, XM, XN, XP, ES, QA, QB, QD, QE, QK, QL, QR, QS, QT, QV
• "2010" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): CV, CW
• "2011" - CX, CY, CZ
• "2012" - RV, RW
• "2013" - RX
• "2014" - AC(0), AD(0), AK(0)
• "2015" - CB (new plate series)

Region IV

• "1980's" - DV, DW, DX, DY, DZ
• "1990s" - VV, VW, VX, VY, VZ, VU, VT, VS, VR, VP, VN, VM
• "2000's" - VK, VL, XA, XF, XG, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY
• "2010" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): DV
• "2011" - DW, DX
• "2012" - DY
• "2013" - DZ
• "2014" - AE(0), AF(0)
• "2015" - DB (new plate series)

Region V

• "1980's" - EV, EW
• "1990's" - EX, EY
• "2000's" - EZ, ET, XV, XW, QJ, QQ
• "2009" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): EV
• "2010" to "2013" - EW, EX
• "2014" - AI(0), AL(0), AM(0)
• "2015" - EB (new plate series)

Region V

• "1980's" - FV, FW
• "1990's" - FX
• "2000's" - FY, FZ
• "2009" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): FV
• "2010" - FW
• "2011" - FX
• "2015" - FB (new plate series)

Region VII

• "1980's" - GV
• "1990's" - GW, GX, GY
• "2000's" - GZ, QX, QZ
• "2010" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): GV
• "2011" - GW
• "2012" - GX
• "2014" - AJ(0), AN(0), AW(0)
• "2015" - GB (new plate series)

Region VIII

• "1980's" - HV
• "1990s" - HW, HX
• "2000's" - HY
• "2006" to "2013" - N/A
• "2015" - HB

Region IX

• "1980's" - JV
• "1990's" - JW, JX
• "2000's" - JY, JZ
• "2006" to "2013" - N/A
• "2015" - JB (new plate series)

Region X and XIII

• "1980's" - KV, KW
• "1990's" - KX, KY
• "2000's" - KZ
• "2009" to "2011" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): KV, KW
• "2015" - KB (new plate series)

Region XI

• "1980's" - LV
• "1990's" - LW, LX
• "2000's" - LY, LZ
• "2010" to "2012" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): LV
• "2015" - LB (new plate series)

Region XII

• "1980's" - MV
• "1990s" - MW, MX
• "2000's" - MY, MZ
• "2010" to "2012" - Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): MV, MW
• "2015" - MB

Special designation

• "S(A-H, J-M)" - Government Motorcycles (1981-2012 series)
• "X(A-P)", "Q" - Public Utility Motorized Tricycles
• "I", "O" - Private Motorcycles
• "N", "P", "T", "U" - Public utility vehicles (they usually begin with these letters but not always). They always (since 1995- PVA 101) have "V", "W", "X", or "Y" in the middle of the letter block (LLL).

e.g. NVA-101, UWN-999

• "AW(A-C)" has been used for public utility buses in the middle of 2014.

e.g. AWC-101

• "AWD" has been used for buses, jeepneys and taxis in the middle of 2014.

e.g. AWD-101

• "A(L) 0(DDD)" series has been used for public utility motorized tricycles in the middle of 2014

e.g. AA 0001

• "S(N, P, R-Z, I, O, Q) (DDDD)" and "(DDDD) S(A-Z)" series has been used for private motorcycles in the middle of 2014.

e.g. SN-1001, 1001-SA

• "ZZI" has been used for electric vehicles (e.g. e-jeepneys found in Tacloban city)

e.g. ZZI-101

• "SU(A-D)" - Government Trailers

e.g. SUA-101

Personalized plates

A motorist who would like to have personalized plates can have any letter combination he fancies upon three conditions:

1. It is unique i.e., the plate does not have a registered duplicate anywhere else in the Philippines.
2. The plate should not have the same format as government vehicles.
3. The motorist can afford to pay its PHP 25,000 ($500+) price tag.

Optional motor vehicle special plates (OMVSP)

A project of the Land Transportation Office since 2004, these plates are in the form of LLL DD. e.g. FPJ-22

See also

• Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program a road space rationing program used in Metro Manila and other urban areas based on the last digit of the vehicle's license plate.