PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION

PHILPOST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 00-09

27 December 2000

Subject : Business Mail as a New Mail Category and the Applicable Rates in the Domestic Postal Service, Adoption of

Business Mail – Mail items posted under permit issued , either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Class Mail Permit, PCA, Bulk Pre-Sorted, and Meter Permit, including those that are covered by Memoranda of Agreement, Contracts, and the like. Each item posted shall bear words "BUSINESS MAIL" and the indicia pertaining to the permit granted, including Collet-On-Delivery (COD) Service.

  Rates for Business Mail.

  1. For 1st Class, the same as Rates for Ordinary Mail (A.O.00-10)

Region

1st to 20g

21 to 50g

51 to 100g

101 to 250g

251 to 500g

501 to 1000g

1001 to 1500g

1502 to 2000g

2nd Class

Intra

Inter

P2.00

P3.00

4.00

5.00

7.00

12.00

15.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

60.00

70.00

70.00

80.00

3rd Class & COD

Intra

Inter

P3.00

P4.00

 5.00

7.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

70.00

80.00

80.00

90.00

Note: 2nd 3rd class mails, including printed matter, books, pamphlets and small pockets are mail categories applicable to Business Mail, Non-business mail shall be charged the ordinary, priority or express mail rules, at the option the sender.

    • Registry Fee shall be added to COD rates.
    • 1st Class and Parcels may be sent as COD, using their respective rates plus Registration Fee.

This Order takes effect on 01 January 2001.

(Sgd.) NICASIO P. RODRIGUEZ, JR.
Postmaster General & CEO


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