CLARIFICATORY MEMORANDUM ON THE RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED VEHICLES

1. At the District Offices of Diliman, Pasay, Caloocan and Quezon
City pursuant to LTO Memorandum Circular No. AHS-2008-963 dated 06
May 2008 (for imported vehicles that are not banned under EO 156);

2. LTO Memorandum Circular No. AHS-2008-963 also provides that “Exempted
from this order are the TAX-EXEMPT, which is to be registered with the
Diliman District Office only, and all motor vehicle[s] imported by
associate members of the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP)”;

3. In relation to AHS-2008-963, in an 11 April 2008 Briefing Memo
of then Assistant Secretary Alberto H. Suansing to the Hon. Anneli R.
Lontocon the Subject – “Cabinet Meeting Agreements on Anti-Smuggling Plan”, it stated that, “Last 08
April 2008, we had a meeting with BOC Commissioner Napoleon Morales and
it was agreed during the meeting that all imported motor vehicles
except those imported motor vehicles of associate members/participants
of the Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) will be registered in
Metro Manila”;

4. Accordingly, motor vehicles imported under the MVDP can be
initially registered at any District Office capable of registration; and

5. At the Aparri District Office pursuant to and to implement the
Preliminary Injunction issued by the Regional Trial Court of Aparri
Branch 10, dated November 27, 2008.

In view of the interconnection of the Management Information System
(MIS) of LTO as a result of the implementation of the DOTC/LTO-IT
PROJECT BOO AGREEMENT, the renewal of registration of all IMPORTED vehicles may
be effected at any District Office that has the capability of
registration through the interconnected MIS, similar to any validly
registered motor vehicle. Renewal does not have to be at the District
Office where initial registration was effected.

During downtime, however, no process leading to registration of an
imported vehicle is allowed; therefore, in no case shall there be any
manual uploading of data.

All other issuances inconsistent with this Memorandum Circular are hereby superseded.

For strict compliance.

Adopted: 10 Aug. 2009

(SGD.) ARTURO C. LOMIBAO
Assistant Secretary