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Private/Passenger Plate History Various Vehicle Classes     Bantam Vehicle     Consular Corps     Diplomatic Corps     Government Official     Government Vehicle     Government Truck     Heavy Vehicle     Jeep     Jeep Trailer     Light Vehicle     Motorcycle     Official Vehicle     Public Utility Vehicle/Bus     Rental Vehicle     Service Vehicle, Schoolbus, Special     Tax Exempt Vehicle     Taxi     Tricycle     Truck, Cargo Truck     Truck, Government Owned     Truck, Public Utility     Vanity Official and State Visits Special Events Special Issues United States Forces     Vehicle Classes and Military Installations Country Information Credits

Private/Passenger

(A) "PHILIPINAS". Without and with green frame.
(B) "PHILIPINAS". Front: Green on white with small "F" in the center. Rear: White on green with small "R" in the center.
(C) "PHILLIPPINES 2000"
(D) "ANGAT PINOY 2004" (Rise from Poverty)
(E) "PERLAS NG SILANGAN" (Pearl of the Orient)
(F) "PHILIPINAS"
(G) "MATATAG NA REPUBLIKA" (A Strong Republic)

Plate History

1928 - 1949

1950 - 1960

Number only for the capital, Manila
Number and star for provinces
Letter(s) and star for chartered city

1961 - 1980 shown for vehicle classes H (Heavy Vehicle), J (Jeep) and L (Light Vehicle)

Various Vehicle Classes

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Bantam Vehicle (B)

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Consular Corps (CC)

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Diplomatic Corps (DPL, CD, DC)

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Government Official

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Government Vehicle (RP)

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Government Truck (RPT)

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Heavy Vehicle (H)

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Jeep (J)

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Jeep Trailer (TRJ)

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Light Vehicle (L)

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Motorcycle (MC)

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Official Vehicle (PI)

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Public Utility Vehicle (PU), Public Utility Bus (PUB)

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Rental Vehicle (U)

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Service Vehicle (S), Schoolbus (SB), Special (SPL)

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Tax Exempt Vehicle (E)

See also Vehicle Classes and Military Installations

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Taxi (TAXI, TX)

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Tricycle (TC)

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Truck (T), Cargo Truck (TC)

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Truck, Government Owned (TPI)

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Truck, Public Utility (TPU)

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Vanity

Official and State Visits

Special Events

Special Issues

United States Forces

U.S. Forces were stationed in the Philippines between 1964 and 1992.

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Vehicle Classes and Military Installations

Vehicle Classes

E	Tax exempt
E-B	Tax exempt - Bantam Vehicle
E-H	Tax exempt - Heavy Vehicle
E-L	Tax exempt - Light Vehicle
RPT US	Government Owned Truck US

Military Installations

Clark, Clark AB, Clark AFB	Clark Air Force Base
John Hay	John Hay Rest & Recreation Station
Sangley	Sangley Point Naval Station
Subic, Subic NB, Subic USNB	Subic Bay Naval Base
US COMSTA	U.S. Communications Station
USASEP	U.S. Army Southeast Pacific

Country Information

Location	East Asia
Capital	Manila
Main Religion	Christianity. There is an active islamist minority in the Southern part of country.
Main Languages	Pilipino, Tagalog, Cebuano. English is the lingua franca.
History	Independence from the United States of America in 1946
International Oval	RP
ISO Code	PH

Credits

(1) Carson Webb
(2) Jim Fox / Greg Gibson
(3) Juke Luoma
(4) John Perez