Geographical designation[edit]

"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"C" - Region III (Central Luzon Region), Superseded by "R" in 2003

"D" - Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), Superseded by "V" in 2000

"E" - Region V (Bicol Region)

"F" - Region VI (Western Visayas Region

"G" - Region VII (Central Visayas Region), Superseded by "Y" in 2004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, 19811982, 20092010 (with increments of "I", "O", and
"Q")

"P" - National Capital Region, 19821991, 20102011 (with increments of "I", "O", and
"Q")

"R" - Region III (Central Luzon Region), overflow Series for Private since 2003

"S" - Government-owned (Red Plate) Vehicles

"T" - National Capital Region, 19911995, 20112012 (with increments of "I", "O", and
"Q")

"U" - National Capital Region, 19951997, 2012-2013 (with increments of "I", "O", and
"Q")

"V" - Regions IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA), overflow Series for Private
since 2000

"W" - National Capital Region, 19972001, 20132014 (with increments of "I", "O", and
"Q")

"X" - National Capital Region, 20012005, 2014 (with increment of "I" before the release
of 2014 series; see above)

"Y" - Region VII (Central Visayas Region), overflow series for Private since 2004

"Z" - National Capital Region, 20052009

Plate Numbers in National Capital Region[edit]

Private (plate series with approximate year issued):

1981 NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NP, NR, NS

1982 NT, PA

1983 PB, PC, PD

1984 PE, PF

1985 PG

1986 PH

1987 PJ

1988 PK, PL

1989 PM, PN, PP

1990 PR, PS, PT

1991 TA, TB, TC

1992 TD, TE, TF

1993 TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL

1994 TM, TN, TP, TR, TT

1995 UA(A-B), TS, UA(C-onwards), UB, UC, UD, UE

1996 UF, UG, UH, UJ, UK, UL, UM, UN

1997 UP, UR, US, UT, UU, WA, WB

1998 WC, WD, WE, WF

1999 WG, WH, WJ, WK, WL

2000 WM, WN, WP, WR

2001 WS, WT, XA, XB

2002 XC, XD, XE, XF, XG

2003 XH, XJ, XK, XL, XM

2004 XN, XP, XR, XS

2005 XT, ZA, ZB, ZC

2006 ZD, ZE, ZF, ZG

2007 ZH, ZJ, ZK, ZL

2008 ZM, ZN, ZP, ZR, ZS

2009 ZT, N-(I), N-(O), N-(Q), NI

2010 NO, NQ, P-(I), P-(O), P-(Q), PI

2011 PO, PQ, T-(I), T-(O), T-(Q), TI

2012 TO, TQ, UI, U-(I), UO

2013 UQ, U-(O), U-(Q), W-(I), W-(O), W-(Q)

2014 WI, WO, WQ; AAA, AAC, AAI, AAJ, AAK (new plate series)

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 NZQ-999 has been used, NIA-101 will follow), if the reverted letter
is exhausted (e.g. After PQZ-999 has been used, TAI-101 will follow)
e.g. NUI-205, NOR-686, NIA-101, NQZ-544, PXI-296, PQQ-332, POC-902, PQL-497, TZO390, TIQ-486, TOL-979, TQH-924, UIP-207, UMI-615, 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

Provincial Plate Numbers[edit]

Private (plate series with approximate year issued)::

"1980's"

Region I/CAR

AA, AB, AC(A-N)

Region II

BA, BB(A-N)

Region III

CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ(A-E)

Region IV

DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG(A-V)

Region V

EA(A-U)

Region VI

FA, FB, FC(A-S)

Region VII

GA, GB, GC, GD(A-D)

Region VIII

HA(A-M)

Region IX/ARMM JA

Region X/XIII

KA, KB

Region XI

LA, LB, LC(A-E)

Region XII

MA(A-W)

"1990s"

Region I/CAR

AC(P-onwards), AD, AE

Region II

BB(P-onwards), BC

Region III

CJ(F-onwards), CK, CL, CM, CN, CP, CR(A-E)

Region IV

DG(W-Z), DH, DJ, DK, DL, DM, DN, DP, DR, DS, DT

Region V

EA(V-Z), EB, EC

Region VI

FC(T-onwards), FD, FE

Region VII

GD(E-onwards), GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK

Region VIII

HA(P-onwards), HB

Region IX/ARMM JA(W-Z), JB

Region X/XIII

KB(M-onwards), KC

Region XI

LC(F-onwards), LD

Region XII

MA(X-Z), MB

"2000s"

Region I/CAR

AE, AF(A-D)

Region II

BC, BD, BE

Region III

CR(F-onwards), CS, CT, RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ

Region IV

VA, VB, VC, VD, VE(A-E)

Region V

EC, ED

Region VI

FE, FF, FG(A-M)

Region VII

GL, GM, GP, GR, GS, GT, YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH

Region VIII

HB, HC

Region IX/ARMM JB, JC, JD

Region X/XIII

KC, KD, KE

Region XI

LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ

Region XII

MB, MC, MD, ME

"2010 - Present"

Region I/CAR

AF(E-onwards)

Region II

BE

Region III

RK, RL, RM, RN

Region IV

VE(F-onwards), VF

Region V

ED

Region VI

FG(N-onwards), FH, FJ

Region VII

YH, YJ, YK, YL, YM

Region VIII

HC, HD

Region IX/ARMM JD, JE, JF

Region X/XIII

KE, KF, KG

Region XI

LJ, LK, LL, LM, LN

Region XII

ME, MF, MG

Government Plate Numbers[edit]

1980s

SA, SB, SC

1990s

SC, SD, SE, SF (A-D)

2000s

SF (F-onwards), SG, SH, SJ (A-E)

2010 - present SJ (E-onwards), SK, SL

Motorcycle plate numbers - MC(NATIONAL CAPITAL

REGION)[edit]
Private:

"1980's" - NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NP

"early 1990s" - NR, NS, NT, NU, PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, TA, TB, TC,

"mid to late 1990s" - PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PP, PR, PS, PT, PU, RD, TE, TF, TG, TH, TJ,
TK, TL, TM, TN, TP, TR, TS, TT, TU

"2000 - 2005" - UA, UB, UC, UD, UE, OF, UG, UH, UI, UJ, UK, UL, UM, UN, UP, UQ,
UR, US, UT, UU, WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WI, WJ, WK, WL, WM, WN,
WO, XI, XO, XQ

"2006" - ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD, ZE, ZF, ZG, ZH, ZJ, ZK, ZL, ZM, ZN, ZP, ZR, ZS, ZT

Inverted plates (Provincial): DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, as same a "C"

Metro Manila : NA up to NH

"2007" - Inverted motorcycle plates - NI to NU, DG TO DI

"2008" - PA to PL, DJ to DR

"2009" - PM to PU, DS to DU, WA to WC

"2010" - TA to TU, UA to present, WD to present

Motor Tricycle(TC)

"1980's" - NV, NW, NX, NY, NZ, DV, DW, DX, DY, DZ, CV, CW, CX, CY, CZ

"early 1990s" - PV, PW, TV, VV, VW, VX, VY, VZ

"MID 1990s" - PX, TW, TY, TZ, VZ, VU

"late 1990s" - PY, PZ, VT, VS, VR, VP, VN, VM, VL, VK

"2000 - 2005" - XA, XB, XC, XD, XE, XF, XG, WP, WR, WS, UV, UW, UX, UY, UZ

"2006" - WU, XH, XJ, XK, XL, XM, XN

"2007" - WV, WW, XP, XR, XS, XT, XU

"2008" - WX, WY, WZ, XV, XW, XX, XY, XZ

"2009" - QA to QZ (including QI, QO, QQ & QU)

Inverted Motor Tricycle licensed plates(TC)

"2010" - DV, CV, CW

"2011" - DW, DX, CX, CY, CZ

"2012" - DY, NV

"2013" - NW