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3. To determine, prescribe and approve and

periodically review and adjust, reasonable
fares, rates and other related charges,

4. injunction
The Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board is an agency under 5. contempt
the Department of Transportation and
6. subpoena
Communications responsible for promulgating,
administering, enforcing, and monitoring compliance 7. investigations and hearings of complaints
of policies, laws, and regulations of public land
transportation services. 8. To review motu proprio the
decisions/actions of the Regional
The regulatory land transportation dates back to the Franchising and Regulatory Office herein
early 1900s. The LTFRB therefore, is a product of a created;
series of transformations. The evolutionary
progression runs as thus: 9. To promulgate rules and regulations

Coastwise Rate Commission – November 10. To fix, impose and collect, and periodically
17, 1902 review and adjust, reasonable fees;

Supervising Railway Expert – June 29, 1906 11. To formulate, promulgate, administer,
implement and enforce rules and

Board of Public Utility Commissioners – regulations on land transportation public
December 19, 1913 utilities

Public Utilities Commission – March 9, 1917

Public Service Commission - 1926

Specialized Regulatory Boards - 1972
12. To coordinate and cooperate with other
government agencies and entities
13. To perform such other functions

Board of Transportation - 1979

Land Transportation Commission (BOT &

BLT) - 1985

Land Transportation Franchising &

Regulatory Board -1987

The Board shall have the following powers and

functions:

1. To prescribe and regulate routes of service,

2. To issue, amend, revise, suspend or cancel

Certificates of Public Convenience or
permits
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The Land Transportation Office is an agency under
the Department of Transportation and
Communications responsible for optimizing the land
transportation service and facilities and to
effectively implement the various transportation
laws, rules and regulations.
The Land Transportation Commission was abolished
and two offices were created, namely: Land
Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory
Board (LTFRB). The LTO took over the functions of
the former BLT while the LTFRB took over the
functions of the BOT. The MOTC was likewise
renamed as the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC).
Mission: To rationalize the land transportation
service and facilities and to implement effectively
the various transportation laws, rules and
regulations
1. Inspection and Registration of Motor Vehicles
2. Issuance of Licenses and Permits
3. Enforcement of Land Transportation Rules and
Regulations
4. Adjudication of Traffic Cases
5. Collection of Revenues for the Government
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is an
agency under the Department of Transportation and
Communications tasked to regulate, promote and
develop the economic aspect of air transportation in
the Philippines and to ensure that existing CAB
policies are adapted to the present and future air
commerce of the Philippines.
The Board has supervisory and jurisdictional control
over air carriers, general sales agents, cargo sales
agents, and airfreight forwarders, as well as their
property, property rights, equipment, facilities and
franchises.
The CAB is mandated by RA 776 as amended by PD
1462.
The following are the specific functions and powers
of the Board:
1. Licensing of domestic and international airlines,
the latter with the approval of the President;
2. Regulation of fares and rates for the carriage of
persons and property;
3. Enforcement of the economic provisions of R.A.
776;
4. Authorization of navigation of foreign aircraft in
the Philippines;
5. Participation in the negotiation of air agreements
covering exchange of air rights;
6. Approval or disapproval of mergers,
consolidations, interlocking relationship and inter-
airline agreements;
7. Regulation of air accounting practices and
development of air carrier reporting system;
8. Maintenance of public records of tariffs, schedules
and other materials required to be filed by air
carriers;
9. Assure protection of the public by requiring the
performance of safe and adequate air service,
eliminating rate discrimination, unfair competition
and deceptive practices in air transportation;
10. Suggest corrective measures to improve safety in
air commerce; and
11. Adjudication of appeal from safety enforcement
decision of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
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The Air Transportation Office is an agency under
the Department of Transportation and
Communications responsible for implementing
policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic
and efficient air travel.
On March 4, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo signed into law the Civil Aviation Authority
Act of 2008, abolishing the Air Transportation Office
and creating the Civil Aviation Authority. This was in
response to the downgrading by the U.S. Federal
Aviation Authority (FAA) of the Philippine aviation
status from Category 1 to Category 2 over concerns
about the safety of the country's airports and air
carriers.
The Maritime Industry Authority is an agency under
the Department of Transportation and
Communications responsible for integrating the
development, promotion and regulation of the
maritime industry in the Philippines.
MARINA has jurisdiction over the development,
promotion and regulation of all enterprises engaged
in the business of designing, constructing,
manufacturing, acquiring, operating, supplying,
repairing, and/or maintaining vessels, or component
parts thereof, of managing and/or operating
shipping lines, shipyards, drydocks, marine railways,
marine repair ships, shipping and freight forwarding
agencies and similar enterprises.
The MARINA was created on 01 June 1974 with the
issuance of PD 474 and started functioning as an
agency attached to the office of the President (OP)
on 29 August 1979 with the issuance of PD 761
mandating the agency to integrate the development,
promotion and regulation of the country’s maritime
industry.
In 1979, MARINA, pursuant to EO 546 dated 23 July
of the same year, was made an attached agency of
the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
(MOTC) for policy and program coordination. Thus,
by virtue of EO 1011 issued on 20 March 1985,
MARINA assumed jurisdiction on the quasi-judicial
functions of the Board of Transportation (BOT) in the
franchising and route fixing involving water
transportation services under the Public Service Act
(PSA), as amended.
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The Philippine Ports Authority is an agency under

The Philippine Coast Guard (Tanod Baybayin ng
Pilipinas) is literally the coast guard of
the Philippines. The PCG is involved in the broader
enforcement of maritime laws in the country,
especially against smuggling, illegal fishing and drug
trafficking. Also, it is involved in maritime search and
rescue (SAR) missions, as well as the protection of
marine environment. Currently it is present
throughout the archipelago, from Basco, Batanes to
Bongao, Tawi tawi.
the Department of Transportation and
Communications responsible for financing,
management and operations of public ports
throughout the Philippines, to establish, develop,
regulate, manage and operate a rationalized national
port system in support of trade and national
development.

The mission of the Philippine Coast Guard is to

promote safety of life and property at sea; safeguard
the marine environment and resources; enforce all
applicable maritime laws; and undertake other
activities in support of the mission of the
Department of Transportation and Communications
(DOTC).
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• Grant Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity/Provisional Authority to install,
operate and maintain telecommunications,
broadcast and CATV services.

• Grant licenses to install, operate and

The National Telecommunications Commission is
an agency under theDepartment of Transportation
and Communications responsible for supervising,
adjudicating and controlling over all
telecommunications services throughout
the Philippines; a regulatory agency providing an
environment that ensures reliable, affordable and
viable infrastructure and services in information and
communications technology (ICT) accessible to all.
It is created under Executive Order No. 546
promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with
regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over
from the Board of Communications and the
Telecommunications Control Bureau which were
abolished in the same Order.
Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises
jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and
control over all telecommunications services
throughout the country. For the effective
enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and
promulgates such guidelines, rules, and regulations
relative to the establishment operation and
maintenance of various telecommunications
facilities and services nationwide.
Although independent, in so far as its regulatory and
quasi-judicial functions are concerned, the NTC
remains under the administrative supervision of the
Department of Transportation and Communication
as an attached agency. However, with respect to its
quasi-judicial functions, NTC's decisions are
appealable to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme
Court.
maintain radio stations
• Allocate/sub-allocate and assign the use of
radio frequencies
• Type-approve/type-accept all radio
communications, broadcast and customer
premises equipment
• Conduct radio communications examination
and issue radio operators certificate
• Prepare, plan and conduct studies for policy
and regulatory purposes
• Monitor the operation of all
telecommunications and broadcast
activities
• Enforce applicable domestic and
international laws, rules and regulations,
prosecute violations thereof, and impose
appropriate penalties/sanctions
• Issue licenses to operate land, maritime,
aeronautical and safety devices
• Perform such other
telecommunications/broadcast-related
activities as may be necessary in the
interest of public service

Vested with jurisdiction in the supervision and

control over all telecommunications and broadcast
services / facilities in the Philippines.