EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 256 - REVISING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 58, S. 1987, BY RATIONALIZING THE FEES AND CHARGES ON FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, SPARE PARTS, ACCESSORIES, COMPONENTS, EXPLOSIVES, EXPLOSIVE INGREDIENTS, PYROTECHNICS AND FIRECRACKERS

WHEREAS, the current rates of fees and charges being collected by the Firearms and Explosives Office of the Philippine National Police on firearms, ammunition, spare parts, accessories, components, explosives, explosive ingredients, pyrotechnics, and firecrackers are not sufficient to cover administrative costs and other expenses incurred for the services rendered in connection therewith;

WHEREAS, the revision of the rates of existing fees and other charges firearms, ammunition, spare parts, accessories, components, explosives, explosive ingredients, pyrotechnics, and firecrackers and the imposition of new ones will provide the necessary financial support to meet the increasing administrative and service costs of regulation by the Firearms and Explosives Office of the Philippine National Police.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

Section 1. The rates of license/registration/permit fees, other charges and penal/administrative fines relative to firearms, ammunition, spare parts, accessories, components, explosives, explosive ingredients, pyrotechnics, and firecrackers shall be as follows:

A. FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, SPARE PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS:

1. Annual Firearm License Fees Rates

a) Air Pistol/Rifle   P100.00
b) Rifle Cal. 22 or lower   150.00
c) Shotgun (All Gauges)    175.00
d) Pistol/Revolver Cal. 22
(Ordinary)    200.00
e) Pistol/Revolver Cal. 25; .32;
    .38; .380; 9mm; 7.65; 6.35;
and Magnum .22 Rimfire   300.00
f) Pistol/Revolver Cal .357; 41;
   .44; .45; and Magnum Cal. 22
    Centerfire 350.00
g) High-Powered Rifle/Submachine
  gun   500.00
h) Any extra slide/barrel or conversion kit
shall be asses a corresponding license
    fee amounting to fifty (50) percent of the
rate for said caliber.
i) Government employees, whose basic monthly
    salaries as reflected in their latest pay
slips do not exceed P5,000 and retirees,
    whose monthly pensions do not exceed the
same amount based on their latest pension
    slips, shall pay a firearm license fee of
    P150 only, regardless of the caliber of the
firearm licensed to them.
j) The cost of the license card is not included
in the license fee being paid annually and
must be shouldered by the licensee.

2. Registration Fee

a) Reloading Machine P3,000.00
b) Bullet Proof Vest and
Vestments   800.00

The above amounts are one-time registration
fees imposable and payable for items registered
pursuant to this Executive Order.

3. Permit Fee to Import Firearms, Ammunition,
Spare Parts, Accessories, and Components for
  commercial purposes.

a) Firearms   P10.00 per firearm
    payable upon
    arrival in the
    Philippines
b) Ammunition   0.50/pc.
c) Components — Shells   0.01/pc.

  — Primers 0.01/pc.
   — Gunpowder 0.25/pc.

d) Spare Parts — Barrels/Frames/
Slides     5.00/pc.
e) Reloading Machine and its
    accessories 1,000.00
f) Bullet-proof Vests and
    Vestments   500.00

4. Storage Fee (Monthly) P100.00/sqm

5. Permit Fee to Transport Firearms/Ammunition
(Monthly)

a) Gun Club (Quarterly)     P300.00/FA
b) Hunting Permit (Quarterly)   300.00/FA
c) Security Agencies 50.00/permit
d) Repair or change of residence 50.00/permit

6. Records Authentication P20.00/copy

7. Permit Fee to Carry Firearm
Outside of Residence   P2,000.00
  (PTCFOR)

8. Permit Fee to Hold Competition

a) Invitational P1,000.00
b) National 2,000.00

No fee shall be imposed, however, on PNSA-sponsored/
accredited competitions.

9. Permit Fee for Authority to Display Firearms
  (Annual)   P1,000.00 per
branch

10. Administrative Fines for Loss of Firearms
   covered by Special Permit (SP) or Certificate
    of Registration (CR)

a) Rifle Cal. 22     P500.00
b) Shotgun (All Gauges) 700.00
c) Pistol/Revolver Cal. 22
(Ordinary) 800.00
d) Pistol/Revolver Cal. .25; .32; .38;
.380; 9mm; 7.65; 6.35 and
    Magnum Cal. .22 Rimfire    900.00
e) Pistol/Revolver Cal. .357; .41; .45;
and Magnum Cal. .22 Centerfire 1,000.00
f) High-Powered Rifle/
    Sub-Machine Gun   1,000.00

11. The firearm bond for firearms covered by
    Regular License (RL) in the amount equivalent
    to the following administrative fines shall be
   deposited as a cash bond with any duly
    designated bank(s) with extensive network in
   the country capable of servicing the licensed
    firearms holders nationwide. The corresponding
   bond certificate shall be surrendered by
    the applicant/licensee to the Firearms and
   Explosives Office, which shall be forfeited in favor
   of the Philippine National Police if and when
    a particular firearm is reported lost and/or
  the license is revoked.

a) Rifle Cal. 22   P500.00
b) Shotgun (All Gauges)   700.00
c) Pistol/Revolver Cal. 22
(Ordinary) 800.00
d) Pistol/Revolver Cal. .25; .32;
.38; .380; 9mm; 7.65; 6.35 and
Magnum Cal. .22 Rimfire   900.00
e) Pistol/Revolver Cal. .357; .41;
.44; .45; and Magnum Cal. .22
    Centerfire 1,000.00
f) High-Powered Rifle/
    Sub-Machine Gun 1,000.00

12. Seminar Fee for Gun Safety and
Responsibility

B. EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE INGREDIENTS:

1. Permit Fee to Unload

a) Explosives/Explosive
Ingredients in solid form    P.025/kg
b) Explosive/Explosive
    Ingredients in liquid form   .02/liter
c) Detonating cords, safety fuses .01/mtr
d) Blasting caps, connector   .01/pc

2. Permit Fee to Import Explosives/
  Explosive Ingredients
(per application) P300.00

3. Permit Fee to Purchase Explosives/
  Explosive Ingredients
(per application)   P300.00

4. Permit Fee to Transport Pyrotechnic/
  Firecrackers (per application)    P300.00

Sec. 2. The Philippine National Police is hereby authorized to impose the following fees for licenses, issued in connection with the manufacture, importation and sale of firearms, ammunition, explosives, explosive ingredients, pyrotechnics and firecrackers, as well as the licenses of indentors, firearm, repair shops, foremen, and purchasers of explosives and explosive ingredients.

A. FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, SPARE PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS:

License (Annual)   Rate

1. Dealer’s License P2,500.00
License authorizing the conduct of
  general business such as importation,
purchase, possession, sale and transfer
  of firearms, ammunition, spare parts,
  accessories and components.
This includes the Air Gun Dealer’s
  License (no. 7).

2. Manufacturer’s License 10,000.00
  License authorizing the conduct of
  general business such as manufacture
  of firearms, ammunition (load/reload),
  spare parts, accessories and
  components. This includes the Air
  Gun Manufacturer’s License (no. 8).

3. Indentor’s License 2,000.00
  License authorizing the indent of
  firearms, ammunition, spare parts,
  accessories and components.

4. License to Repair Firearms     2,000.00
  License authorizing the conduct of
  repair of firearms.

5. Repairman’s License     500.00

6. Recognition of Gun Club
A one-time accreditation fee of a
  duly registered and recognized gun
  club. On each succeeding year, the
  duly recognized gun club will renew
  recognition by submitting the list of
  its members and shall pay the
corresponding fee of P100.00 per
   member in good standing.

7. Air Gun Dealer’s License   1,500.00
  License authorizing the conduct of
  general business, such as importation,
  purchase, possession, sale and
transfer of airguns.

8. Air Gun Manufacturer’s License  3,000.00
  License authorizing the conduct of
  general business, such as the
  manufacture of air guns, spare parts,
  accessories and components.

9. License to Deal in Spare Parts,
Accessories and Components   1,500.00
License authorizing the conduct of
  general business, such as importation,
  sale and transfer of spare parts,
accessories and components excluding
  barrels, slides, and frames which
are already covered by the Dealer’s License (no. 1).

10. Accreditation of Firing Range

a) Commercial: initial fee P5,000.00
every renewal     2,500.00
b) Private : initial fee P2,500.00
every renewal 1,000.00

Firing ranges owned by the government shall be exempt from the payment of this accreditation fee.

B. EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE INGREDIENTS:
 

1. Dealer’s License   P2,500.00
  License authorizing the importation,
  purchase, possession, sale, transfer,
  and general conduct of business hand-
  ling gunpower, dynamite, explosives
  or their ingredients.

2. Manufacturer’s License     10,000.00
   License authorizing the manufacture
    of gunpowder, dynamite, explosives
    or their ingredients.

3. Purchaser’s License   1,000.00
  License authorizing the purchase and
   possession of dynamite, explosives or
  their ingredients for use of mines,
  quarries, road construction, wrecking
  or for use in any other legal and
   lawful occupation.

4. Foreman’s/Blaster’s License    500.00
  License authorizing the purchase and
   possession of dynamite, explosives or
  their ingredients by workmen in

  mines, quarries, road construction,
  wrecking or for use in any other legal
  and lawful public or private work.
  License must be a qualified blaster
  or must be technically qualified to
  handle explosives.

1. Manufacturer’s License P2,500.00
  License authorizing the manufacture
of pyrotechnics and firecrackers.

2. Dealer’s License    500.00
  License authorizing the purchase,
  possession, sale, transfer, and general
  conduct of business involving fire-
  crackers and pyrotechnics.

Sec. 3. The Firearms and Explosives Office shall retain twenty percent (20%) of the total collections for firearms and explosives fees and charges to fund the direct operational expenses of the FEO other than what is provided for in the General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 4. The Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other law enforcement agencies, shall be exempted from paying the firearms license fees provided for in this Order. All other government agencies and instrumentalities which, by the nature of their jobs, are considered to be revenue-earning entities shall pay the necessary firearm license fees and administrative fines provided herein for the firearms used by them in performing functions/duties inherent in the mission and organization of the agencies concerned.

Sec. 5. Private Security Agencies (PASs) and Company Guard Forces (CGFs) shall be allowed to pay the cash bond for their existing firearms on a staggered basis over a period of five (5) years from the date of the effectivity of this Order, provided, however, that such payments to be made shall be in equal amounts each year and provided further that upon the effectivity of this Order, Private Security Agencies and Company Guard Forces, purchasing or acquiring new firearms shall pay the corresponding cash bond in a maximum of four (4) installments over a period of one (1) year.

Sec. 6. The Office of the President may issue exemptions from the payment of the fee for the issuance of permits to carry firearm outside residence (PTFCOR) under such rules or guidelines as it may promulgate.

Sec. 7. No firearm application shall be approved by the FEO, PNP without a certificate of attendance by the applicant in a seminar covering gun safety, responsibility, laws, regulations and other pertinent topics.

Sec. 8. The Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP), shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the implementation of this Executive Order, subject to the approval of the Office of the President.

Sec. 9. The Executive Order shall take effect on January 1, 1996 after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. The rates and charges provided under this Executive Order shall be subject to periodic review to reflect any changes in the cost of operations, consumer prices and technology.

Sec. 10. All orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.
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