Batas Pambansa Blg. 325 (December 27, 1982) – authorizes heads of ministries, offices, agencies and commissions of the national government, Supreme Court and Constitutional Bodies to revise fees and charges at rates sufficient to cover administrative cost and where practicable, be uniform for similar or comparable services/functions;
Executive Order No. 292 s. 1987 (Administrative Code of 1987) – Sec.54, Chapter 12, Book IV – authorizes heads of bureaus, offices or agencies, upon approval of the department head, to charge and collect the cost of the services rendered by them;
Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 115 (April 24, 1990) – authorizes departments, bureaus, offices, and agencies to increase fees by not more than 10%;
Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 121 (November 2, 1990) – directs all departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and instrumentalities of the national government including GOCCs to revise fees at just and reasonable rates sufficient to cover administrative cost;
Executive Order No. 159 (February 23, 1994) – directs all departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and instrumentalities of the national government including GOCCs to increase rates of fees by not less than 20%;
Administrative Order No. 255 (February 20, 1996) – creates a Task Force on the Revision of Fees and Charges. The Task Force functions are:
Devise a system which will:
-> synchronize accounting/reporting of collections from fees and charges by agencies and the reports of DOF, DBM, BTr, NTRC and National Accounting Office; and
-> insure the monitoring of the revision of fees and charges by agencies concerned
Submit report of recommendations to the President through the Secretaries of DOF and DBM;
Executive Order No. 197 (January 13, 2000) – directs all departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and instrumentalities of the national government including GOCCs to increase rates of fees by not less than 20%;
Executive Order No. 218 (March 15, 2000) - reactivates the Task Force on Fees and Charges, expands its memberships and functions and provides guidelines for review of proposed increase in fees by NGAs and GOCCs under EO 197;
DOF-DBM Joint Circular No. 2000-2 (April 4, 2000) – Implementing Rules and Regulations for Executive Order Nos. 197 and 218;
DOF Memorandum Circular No. 1-2001 (November 7, 2001) – Supplemental Guidelines to Facilitate the Monitoring of Collections from Fees and Other Charges;
DOF-DBM Joint Circular No. 2-2004 (December 6, 2004) – reminder to all departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices to implement the provisions of EO 197; and
MC No. 137 (July 30, 2007) - requires all heads of departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and instrumentalities of the National Government including GOCCs to seek prior clearance from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board before authorizing the imposition of new fees or increases in existing fees.
NEDA Circular No. 01-2007 (October 31, 2007) – Guidelines for the evaluation of new or increased fees proposed by departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and instrumentalities of the national government including GOCCs requiring prior NEDA Board Clearance Under Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 137, Series of 2007
NEDA Circular No. 01-2008 (July 25, 2008) - Guidelines for the evaluation of new or increased fees proposed by departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and instrumentalities of the National Government including GOCCs requiring prior NEDA Board Clearance under Memorandum Circular No. 137, series of 2007.
NEDA Circular No. 1-2010 (August 11, 2010) – Amendments to NEDA Circular No. 01-2008, guidelines for the evaluation of new or increased fees proposed by departments, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and instrumentalities of the national government including GOCCs requiring prior NEDA Board clearance under Memorandum Circular No. 137, series of 2007