a+r
94,
ri;-,:'*t!EL:
!+nG">Oa4
€g:4
REPUBLIC OF Tt.tE PHILIPPINE$
DEPARTMENT OF THE IIIITEHIOR AITID LOCAL govEHHMEiIT
Frunciscs 6old Corrdorninium il
EDSA Cr:r, Mapagnuhal5t,, Diliman
Quezon City
MEMORANDUM CIRCUTAR NUMBEH ETfi}
.-66
FOR
tOCAt CHIEF EXECUTIVES, CITY TNEASURERS AND
OTHER CONCERNED tOCAt GOVERNMENT OTFIf,IAIS
AND WITI{IN THE NA'TTONAI CAPITAT REGION
$UBIECT
COTTECTION OF FIRE CODE REVENUES
DATE
rt
IANUARY 2011
In view of the neces$ity of maxirniting the resourc€$'of the Bureau af Fire Protection
{hereinafter referred to as 'BFP', for brevity] in accordanre with Republic Act No.
9514 and its lmplementing Rules and Regulations, all local Hovernment officisls
within the National Capital Region [hereinafter referred to as "HCR", f'or brevity] are
hereby directed tCI recognize the authority of the EFP in tha assessment and
collection of the Fire Code Revenues, particularly the FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION
F'EE.
r
iiJ
t'#
The authority of the BFP in the assessment and collection of the Fire Code Revenues
is clearlSr granLed in Section 13 and Section 13-A of Republic Act No 9514, atherwlse
known as the "Fire Code of rh_e Philippines of Z00tl", to wit:
iW
.t(
rli$
r);
,t1ih
t,:ri
iris
"secHsn 13. collection of raxes, Fees and Fines. - All taxql, fees
and fines provided in this code shall he collectad by thl gFp:
Provided, That twenty percent (20Y0) of all such collections shall
,iT
be set aside gnd retained t'or use by the city or municipal
government concerned, which shall appropriate the same
exclusivelV for the use of the operation a;d maintenance of its
local fire station, including tlre construction and repair of fire
station: Provided, further,, That tlre remaining eighty percent
(80YoJ shall be remitted tq the National rreasiry rinder'a trust
fund assigned for the rnoderrrization of the BFp.
section L3-4. Assesnrent of Fire code Taxes, Feer'and Fines. The ar*gssnranf of fire corre taxasf fees and fines ls vested
upan the BFP, The BFF shall subject, subiect to the approval of
the DILG, prescribe the proceduril rules tor such purpose.r"
The Fire Safety Inspection Fee is among the Fire Cotle Revenuesr which the BfrF is
authorized to collect as a prerequirite to the grant$ of permlts and/or licenser l:y
local governmenr. section "12.0.0.2 tAl{61 of the Implementing Rules and
Regulations of Republic Act No. gE14 $tates, to wit:
,,,iil
,.1,
"6, l'ire $afery Inspection Fee. Fee charged for the conduct
of Fire
Safeg' Inspection equivalent to ton per centnm
{10%}
-iTi r$lg:r:l]{
'u
lfr'*
im
llli
;iil$
:,r
:j,
425381 ?
of all t'ees charged hy the building otlluiiul, *r b[ the Local
Goverrtnrent or hy orher Eoverrtment agelicies concerned
in the granting of perrlnent permits or il**urssfi.? "
Flased on the fi.rregoing, all concerned governti'r$nt officials within their
respectivri territorialjuri"sdictions in the NCR are lrer*lr-v directed to abicle by the
pertinent 1:rrovi.siorts of ttepublic t\,ct No. -cl51l4 anrl its ltnplenrenting Rules and
Regulations qrr the authority of the BFP to asse$s aurl ctllect the necessary [rire
Saleti, lnspeetion b'ees, required to Lle paid by the agrplicants prior to ilre issuance
oi their ltusiness Permits. All collections marle pri*r' to the effectivity of tltis
Circular are herehy ordered to be turned rrver t(i the pussession and custody of
the CitSr Fire Marsltall concerned t'or proper rentittiurr:* ro the National 'Ireasury
r:nder the tru$t fund assigned tcr the ISF[',
'lhe t)ity ltire Marshalls within the NCR are hereby directecl to coordlnate with
tlre concerned local government ofticials of their lespective iurisdtctions as
regards the efticient and expeditious procedur'e tnr the collection of the subJect
fees.
Please he guiclecl accorclitrgly.
.#r"rr
jEs3Eif,ir. RCIBREDo
ierto*nru
lm RepubllE qf th. Ptrilippha6
fJ[ffi,HHE"r'
ffi,p#
w
l{tE tvlr€-llaar1E,
slLGt2.0000s3
ffiiltHilfltflffiflfffiflfl