(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 3 / JULY-SEPTEMBER 1996
"Creation of Regional Franchising and Regulatory Offices. There shall be a Regional Franchising and Regulatory Offices in each of the administrative regions of the country which shall be headed by a Board Regional Manager having the rank, salary and privileges of the Department Assistant Regional Director. The ReĀgional Franchising and Regulatory Offices shall hear and decide uncontested applications/petitions for routes within their respective administrative regions: Provided: that applications petitions or routes extending beyond their respective territorial jurisdictions shall be heard and decided by the Board."In view hereof, applications/petitions for authority to operate (CPC) all motorized land based transportation services within Metro Manila shall be filed with the National Capital Region (NCR), LTFRB. The NCR, LTFRB shall hear and decide uncontested application/petition for routes and operation of public land transportation within Metro Manila including thereof other petitions incidental thereto.