2014 series (Plate standardization project)
In January 2013, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Philippines decided to hit the brakes on outdated license plate technology and rev up a new plate standardization project. But this wasn't just a simple facelift - the LTO went full throttle with modern security features like holograms and bar codes to amp up identification security and accuracy.
The LTO also made plans to phase out the old license plate format that had been in use since 1981. In the new format, drivers of four-wheel vehicles would receive license plates with a format of LLL-DDDD, while motorcycle riders would be issued plates with a format of LL-DDDDD.
The license plate design for vehicles were been revamped to improve identification and safety on the road. Private cars will now display black alphanumeric symbols on a white background, while public utility vehicles (PUVs) will retain the well-known black on yellow design with an authorized route label. Additionally, both motorcycle and personal tricycle plates will feature black symbols on a white background
Tricycles operating as public utility vehicles (PUVs) would maintain the iconic black on yellow design, while government plates would showcase a striking red symbol on a white backdrop, with the agency or office name clearly indicated. Diplomatic plates would continue to sport blue symbols on a white background, while Other Exempt Vehicles (OEV) would feature black symbols on a serene 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.
Revving up in 2016, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) hit the gas with a temporary solution to clear the backlog of physical license plates. Dubbed as "virtual plates", new vehicles are now granted alphanumeric identification to hit the road with ease while waiting for their permanent license plates. This nifty innovation not only helps speed up the process, but also makes it a breeze for the LTO to roll out the permanent plates once they're ready.
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 2002 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 phrase found at the bottom of license plates typically mirrors the incumbent President's campaign objectives, a tradition initiated during President Fidel V. Ramos' "Philippines 2000" campaign in 1995. This practice continued until 2003, with license plates featuring the word "Pilipinas" at the bottom. Subsequently, the slogan was changed to "Matatag Na Republika" ("Strong Republic") under the Arroyo administration, which persisted instead of adopting the "Daang Matuwid" ("Straight Path") slogan even after Benigno Aquino III assumed the presidency in 2010.
PILIPINAS (the most common inscription; 1981–1995, 2001–2003; for private and government vehicles, 2001–2014; for-hire and public utility vehicles)PHILIPPINES 2000 (1995–2000)ANGAT PINOY 2004 ("Raise Pinoy 2004"; 2000–2001)PERLAS NG SILANGAN ("Pearl of the Orient"; 2002–2003; starting 2003, it is concurrently produced with the PILIPINAS license plates that have a Rizal Monument in the background that was first introduced in 2003 and continued to use when the MATATAG NA REPUBLIKA slogan was introduced)MATATAG NA REPUBLIKA (2003-April 12, 2014; for private and government vehicles; alternating with the PILIPINAS license plates in 2003)MATUWID NA DAAN (2010-2016)TAPANG AT MALASAKIT (2016–present)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.
These plates are green D or DD plates reserved for the top government officials of the Republic of the Philippines.
1 – President2 – Vice President3 – President of the Senate4 – Speaker of the House of Representatives5 – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court6 – Cabinet Secretaries7 – Senators8 – Representatives (Congressmen)9 – Associate Justices of the Supreme Court10 – Presiding Justice and other Justices of the Court of Appeals.11 – Chairman, Commission on Elections12 – Cabinet Undersecretary13 – Solicitor-General14 – Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Chief of the Philippine National Police16 – Regional Trial Court Judges17 – 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, assistant city prosecutors, district prosecutors and chief city prosecutors with initials of 17*ACP (court branch number)Red characters on a white background (or with the Rizal monument starting 2003), LLL-DDD (1981 series) or LLL-DDDD (2014 series) plates that start with the letter "S".
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 used to have the country they represent at the bottom of the plate (i.e., not present anymore). 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"
Yellow plates (black characters on a yellow background) are in the form LLL DDD (1981 series) or LLL-DDDD (2014 series) and usually begin with either the letter "N" or "P" or "T" or "U" in NCR that was used in 1981 series plates. They always have either "V", "W", "X"(except U) 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).
For 2014 series, beside the region of registration, the type of PUV is also indicated (e.g. NCR TAXI, R4A JEEPNEY, R8 PROV BUS).
For private vehicles, the plate contains green-colored symbols on a white background (or reverse – white symbols on green background, used from 1989 to 1995) with the number format as "LLL-DDD (1981 series) or LLL-DDDD (2014 series).
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.
Yellow, green or white plates that mostly have either "U" (Private) or "Z" (For Hire) in the middle of the letter block. e.g. CUU-482, NZB-263, BUA-5301
For electric vehicles, orange plates are used (white symbols on orange background).
Green characters (1981 series) or black characters (2014 series) on a white background with the letters "MC" stamped on the upper left-hand corner next to the registration sticker. Usually in the format LL-DDDD (e.g. NK 9081) or LL-DDDDD (e.g. NA 25953), but with the rise in the number of motorcycles on the road, the DDDD-LL (e.g. 9081 NK) format has also come into use.
Yellow characters on a black background. Same format as in private motorcycles. This plate is very rarely seen.
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.
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.
Black characters on a yellow background with the letters "TC" stamped on the upper right-hand corner next to the registration sticker.
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.
For 2014 series, it now uses yellow plate, same as the PUV and the word TOURIST is indicated (e.g. NCR TOURIST).
"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 September 2003"D" – Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), Superseded by "V" in May 2000"E" – Region V (Bicol Region)"F" – Region VI (Western Visayas Region)"G" – Region VII (Central Visayas Region), Superseded by "Y" in August 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, July 1981-September 1982, April 2009-May 2010 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")"P" – National Capital Region, September 1982-April 1991, May 2010-June 2011 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")"R" – Region III (Central Luzon Region), overflow Series for Private since September 2003"S" – Government-owned (Red Plate) Vehicles"T" – National Capital Region, April 1991-April 1995, June 2011-July 2012 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")"U" – National Capital Region, February 1995-March 1995, April 1995-August 1997, July 2012-June 2013 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")"V" – Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), overflow Series for Private since May 2000"W" – National Capital Region, August 1997-June 2001, June 2013-April 12,2014 (with increments of "I", "O", and "Q")"X" – National Capital Region, June 2001-June 2005"Y" – Region VII (Central Visayas Region), overflow series for Private since August 2004"Z" – National Capital Region, June 2005-June 2009April 13,2014-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, ABC, ABD, ABE, ABF, ABG, ABH, ABO, ABP, ABQ, ABR, ABS, ABT, ABV, ABW, ABX, ABY, ACC, ACD, ACE, ACF, ACG, ACH, ACK, ACO, ACV, ACW, ACX, ACY, ACZ, ADB, ADF, ADG, ADH, ADL, ADM, ADN, ADO, ADP, ADQ, ADR, ADS, AEC, AED, AEE, AEF, AEG, AEH, AES, AET, AEW, AEZ, AFB, AFI, AFM, AFN, AFO, AFP, AFQ, AFR, AFS, AFT, AFZ, AGB, AGC, AGD, AGE, AGF, AGG, AGH, AGO, AGP, AGQ, AGR, AGS, AGT, AGV, AGW, AGX, AGY, AHS, AHT, AHU, AHV, AHW, AHX, AIC, AID, AIE, AIF, AIG, AIH, AIR, AIS, AIT, AIU, AIV, AIW, AIX, AJG, AJH, AJM, AJN, AJO, AJP, AJQ, AJR, AKB, AKC, AKD, AKE, AKF, AKG, AKH, AKK, AKL, AKQ, AKR, AKS, AKT, AKU, AKV, AKW, AKZ, ALB, ALC" – National Capital Region
"AAA(0), AAB(0), AAC(0), AAD(0), AAE(0), AAF(0), AAG(0), AAH(0), AAI(0), AAJ(0), AAK(0), AAL(0), AAM(0), AAN(0), AAO(0), AAP(0), AAQ(0), AAR(0), AAS(0), AAT(0), AAU(0), AAV(0), AAW(0), AAX(0), AAY(0), AAZ(0), ABA(0), ACA(0), ADA(0), AEA(0), AFA(0), AGA(0), AHA(0), AIA(0), AJA(0), AKA(0), ALA(0), AMA(0), ANA(0), AOA(0), APA(0), AQA(0), ARA(0), ASA(0), ATA(0), AVA(0), AWA(0), AXA(0), AYA(0), ABB(0), ABC(0), ABD(0), ABE(0), ABF(0), ABG(0), ABH(0), ABI(0), ABJ(0), ABK(0), ABL(0), ABM(0), ABN(0), ABO(0), ABP(0), ABQ(0), ABR(0), ABS(0), ABT(0), ABU(0), ABV(0), ABW(0), ABX(0), ABY(0), ABZ(0), ACB(0), ACC(0), ACD(0), ACE(0), ACF(0), ACG(0), ACH(0)" – NCR, Region I, CAR, Region II, Region III, Region IV-A, Region V, Region VI, Region VII, Region VIII, Region IX, Region X, Region XI and Region XII – Public Utility Vehicles"AZA, BZA, AZB, BZB, AZC, BZC, AZD, BZD, AZE, BZE, AZF, BZF, AZG, BZG, AZH, BZH" – NCR, Region I, Region II, Region III, Region IV-A, Region XI and Region XII – Public Utility Trailer"AUA, BUA, AUB, BUB, AUC, BUC, AUD, BUD, AUE, BUE, AUF, BUF, AUG, BUG, AUH, BUH" – NCR, Region II, Region III, Region IV-A, Region VII and Region XII Trailer"AAA, AAR, AAS, AAT, AAU, ABA, ALA, AVA, ABI, ACL, ACR, ADC, AEI, AEX, AFC, AFO, AFP, AFX, AFY, AGN, AGV, AHR, AIO, AJC, ALD" – Region I (Ilocos Region)"AAA, AAT, ABA, ALA, ABI, ACL, ACR, ADC, AEI, AEX, AFC, AFY, AGJ, AGK, AGN, AGV, AHR, AJC, ALD" – Region II (Cagayan Valley)"AAK, AAU, ADA, AYA, ABN, ABV, ACL, ACR, ADC, AEI, AEX, AFC, AFP, AGK, AHS, AIZ, AJC, ALD" – (Cordillera Administrative Region)"AAB, AAQ, AAR, AAT, AAU, AAV, AFA, ALA, AMA, AVA, AWA, ABB, ABI, ABJ, ABK, ACM, ACN, ACO, ACS, ADB, ADI, ADJ, ADK, ADX, ADY, ADZ, AEB, AEJ, AEK, AEQ, AER, AES, AET, AEU, AEV, AEZ, AFB, AFP, AFV, AFW, AGI, AGJ, AGK, AGV, AGZ, AHB, AHC, AHD, AHE, AHF, AHG, AHH, AIH, AII, AIJ, AIK, AIL, AIM, AIN, AIO, AIZ, AJB, AJI, AJK, AJX, AJY, AJZ, AKB, AKK, AKL, AKM, AKN, AKO, AKP, ALD, ALE, ALF, ALG, ALH, ALI, ALJ, ALK, ALL, ALM, ALN" – Region III (Central Luzon)"AAB, AAC, AAD, AAV, AAW, AEA, AWA, AXA, ABB, ABK, ABL, ABY, ABZ, ACI, ACJ, ACO, ACP, ACQ, ADD, ADE, ADK, ADL, AEB, AEL, AEM, AEY, AFB, AFW, AFX, AGK, AGL, AHH, AHI, AHY, AHZ, AIB, AIC, AIO, AIP, AIQ, AIR, AJD, AJE, AJK, AJL, AKB, AKH, AKI, AKJ, AKK, ALN, ALO, ALP, ALQ" – Region IV-A (CALABARZON)"AAD, ABA, AFA, AGA, AMA, AXA, ABL, ABZ, ACJ, ACS, ADF, AEM, AEY, AFX, AGL, AHI, AIZ, AJF, AKP, AKQ" – Region V (Bicol Region)"AAD, AAR, ABA, AGA, AMA, ANA, AXA, ABM, ABZ, ACJ, ACT, ADF, AEM, AFD, AFZ, AGM, AHI, AIY, AJF, AKY, AKZ" – Region VI (Western Visayas)"AAD, AAE, AAF, AAZ, AFA, AXA, ABM, ABN, ABZ, ACK, ACT, ACU, ACV, ADS, ADT, AEN, AEO, AFE, AFF, AFG, AGM, AHI, AHJ, AHK, AHL, AHM, AHN, AIY, AJS, AJT, AKX" – Region VII (Central Visayas)"AAD, AAE, AAF, AAR, AAZ, AFA, AGA, AMA, ANA, AXA, ABM, ABN, ABZ, ACJ, ACT, ACU, ACV, ADF, ADS, ADT, AEM, AEN, AEO, AFD, AFE, AFF, AFG, AGM, AHI, AHJ, AHK, AHL, AHM, AHN, AIY, AJF, AJS, AJT, AKX, AKY" – (Negros Island Region)"AAF, AAW, ABA, ACV, ADU, AEO, AFH, AFY, AGM, AHN, AIY, AJU, AKX" – Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)"AAR, AAT, AFA, ANA, AXA, AYA, ABC, ABU, ACK, ADU, AFH, AFY, AGU, AHN, AIY, AJU, AKX" – Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)"AAF, AAR, AAS, AAU, ANA, AYA, ABB, ABU, ACV, ADU, AFH, AGM, AGU, AHO, AIY, AJU, AKW, AKX" – Region X (Northern Mindanao)"AAF, AAG, AAH, ANA, AOA, AYA, ABC, ABZ, ACB, ACC, ADV, ADW, AEP, AFJ, AFK, AGM, AGU, AHO, AHP, AHQ, AIY, AJV, AJW, AKW" – Region XI (Davao Region)"AAH, AAS, AAU, ABA, AGA, AOA, AYA, ABC, ABU, ABV, ACC, ACL, ADW, AFL, AFZ, AGM, AGU, AGV, AHQ, AIY, AJW, AKW" – Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)"AAL, ABB, ACL, ADW, AEO, AFU, AGV, AHR, AIY, AJW, AKX" – Region XIII (Caraga)Private (plate series with approximate year issued):
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 NIN-999 has been used, NZQ-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, NIA-101, NOR-686, 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, AIA-4627, AJA-7829, AOA-9475, APA-3218, AQA-7486, ARA-8235, ABO-7565, ABP-7890, ABQ-1458, ABR-7458, ABS-2366, ABT-5472, ACC-9856, ACD-1521, ACE-2008, ACF-7456, ACG-2395, ACH-2964, ACO-6083, ACV-9088, ACW-7864, ACX-9875, ACY-1314, ACZ-4581, ADB-1075, ADF-9763, ADG-1999, ADH-4975, ADL-9048, ADM-2272, ADN-3685, ADO-1092, ADP-8807, ADQ-3964, ADR-7546, ADS-1290, AES-9088, AET-1275, AEW-2568, AEZ-9995, AFB-1587, AFI-8965, AFM-1485, AFN-1089, AFO-7815, AFP-2085
Private (plate series with approximate year issued):
"1980s""1990s""2000s""2010 – Present"Private Motorcycle (MC):
"1980s" – 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)"2017" – NG (new plate series)Private Motor Tricycle (TC)
"2014" – NO (new plate series)"2017" – NP (new plate series)Public Motor Tricycle (TC)
"1980s" – 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)Private Motorcycle (MC):
Region I and CAR
"1980s" – AA, AB, AC, AD"1990s" – AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL"2000s" – 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" – AG 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, AU"2016" – AD, AT"2017" – AE, AF, ASRegion II
"1980s" – BA, BB, BC, BD, BE"1990s" – BD, BE, BF, BG, BH"2000s" – 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, BF"2017" – BGRegion III
"1980s" – CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG. CH, CJ"1990s" – CK, CL, CM, CN, CP, RP, CR, RA2000s: 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"2017" – CERegion IV-A and IV-B
"1980s" – DA. DB, DC, DD, DE, DF"1990s" – DG, DH, DJ, DK, DL, DM, DN, DP, DR"2000s" – 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, VR, VS"2014" – PZ, TY; DA (new plate series)"2015" – DC, DS"2016" – DD, DT"2017" – DE, DURegion V
"1980s" – EA, EB, EC, ED, EE"1990s" – EF, EG, EH"2000s" – 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" – EDRegion VI
"1980s" – FA, FB, FC, FD, FE"1990s" – FF FG, FH"2000s" – 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" – FDRegion VII
"1980s" – GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF"1990s" – GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GP, GR"2000s" – 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"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"2016" – GE"2017" – GFRegion VIII
"1980s" – HA, HB, HC, HD"1990s" – HE, HF, HG"2000s" – 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" – HDRegion IX
"1980s" – JA, JB, JC, JD, JE"1990s" – JF, JG, JH, JJ, JK, JL"2000s" – 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" – JCRegion X and XIII
"1980s" – KA, KB, KC, KD"1990s" – KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ"2000s" – KK, KL, KP, KS, KT, KU"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, KU"2016" – KDRegion XI
"1980s" – LA, LB, LC, LD"1990s" – LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ, LK, LL"2000s" – LM, LN, LP, LR, LS, LT, LU, LI, LO, LQ"2007" – Inverted motorcycle plates: LA to LD"2008" – LE to LJ"2009" – LK 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"2016" – LERegion XII
"1980s" – MA, MB, MC"1990s" – MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML"2000s" – 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" – MX to MZ"2014" – Standard Plate Series: XW, XX, XY, XZ, SX to SZ; MA (new plate series)"2015" – MC"2016" – MDPrivate Motor Tricycle (TC)
Region I and CAR
"2014": AO (new plate series for Region I)"2015": AZ (new plate series for CAR)"2016": AP (Region I)Region II
"2014": BO (new plate series)"2016": BPRegion III
"2014": CO (new plate series)"2016": CPRegion IV
"2014": DO, DZ (new plate series for Region IV-A)"2015": DY"2016": DPRegion V
"2014": EO (new plate series)Region VI
"2014": FO (new plate series)Region VII
"2014": GO (new plate series)"2016": GPRegion 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": KZ (new plate series for Region XIII)Region XI
"2014": LO (new plate series)"2016": LPRegion XII
"2014": MO (new plate series)Public Motor Tricycle (TC)
Region I and CAR
"1980s" – AV, AW, AX"1990s" – AY, AZ, AS, AT, ZV, ZW"2000s" – 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), BA(0), BD(0), BH(0)"2015" – AB (new plate series)Region II
"1980s" – BV, BW"1990s" – BX, BY, BZ, BS, BT, BU"2000s" – BN, BP, BR, XB, XJ, QF, QP, QY"2009" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): BV"2010" – BW"2011" – BX"2014" – AB(0), BB(0), BC(0)"2015" – BB (new plate series)Region III
"1980s" – CV, CW, CX, CY, CZ"1990s" – RV, RW, RX, RY, RZ, RN, CU, RS, RT, RU, RM, RJ"2000s" – 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), BI(0)"2015" – CB (new plate series)Region IV
"1980s" – DV, DW, DX, DY, DZ"1990s" – VV, VW, VX, VY, VZ, VU, VT, VS, VR, VP, VN, VM"2000s" – 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), AX(0), AY(0), AZ(0)"2015" – DB, DV (new plate series)Region V
"1980s" – EV, EW"1990s" – EX, EY"2000s" – 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), AV(0)"2015" – EB (new plate series)Region VI
"1980s" – FV, FW"1990s" – FX"2000s" – FY, FZ"2009" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): FV"2010" – FW"2011" – FX"2015" – FB (new plate series)Region VII
"1980s" – GV"1990s" – GW, GX, GY"2000s" – GZ, QX, QZ"2010" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): GV"2011" – GW"2012" – GX"2014" – AJ(0), AN(0), AW(0), BE(0), BF(0), BG(0)"2015" – GB (new plate series)Region VIII
"1980s" – HV"1990s" – HW, HX"2000s" – HY"2006" to "2013" – N/A"2015" – HBRegion IX
"1980s" – JV"1990s" – JW, JX"2000s" – JY, JZ"2006" to "2013" – N/A"2015" – JB (new plate series)Region X and XIII
"1980s" – KV, KW"1990s" – KX, KY"2000s" – KZ"2009" to "2011" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): KV, KW"2015" – KB (new plate series)Region XI
"1980s" – LV"1990s" – LW, LX"2000s" – LY, LZ"2010" to "2012" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): LV"2015" – LB (new plate series)Region XII
"1980s" – MV"1990s" – MW, MX"2000s" – MY, MZ"2010" to "2012" – Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates (TC): MV, MW"2015" – MB"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
"(LL) 0(DDD)" series has been used for public utility motorized tricycles in the middle of 2014e.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 Trailerse.g. SUA-101
A motorist who would like to have personalized plates can have any letter combination he fancies upon three conditions:
- It is unique i.e., the plate does not have a registered duplicate anywhere else in the Philippines.
- The plate should not have the same format as government vehicles.
- The motorist can afford to pay its PHP 25,000 ($500+) price tag.
A project of the Land Transportation Office since 2004, these plates are in the form of LLL DD or LLL DDD but not in the order of normal plates shown on the table and it is in the 2003 font series for the "Matatag na Republika" plates (e.g. GOD-333).
