Personnel from the following government agencies in the Philippines are exempted from paying Firearms Handling Fee:

Philippine National Police (PNP)
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
Presidential Security Group (PSG)
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
Bureau of Immigration - Law Enforcement Division (BI-LED)
Philippine Ports Authority - Port Policy Department (PPA-PPD)
Land Transportation Office – Law Enforcement Service (LTO-LES)
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
BIR – Collection Enforcement Division (BIR-CED)
BIR – Enforcement Service (BIR-ES)
BIR – Large Taxpayers Collection and Enforcement Division (BIR-LTCED)
Bureau of Customs – Enforcement Group (BOC-EG)
Department of Trade and Industry – Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Group (DTI-CWTRG)
Department of Environment and National Resource – Law Enforcement and Licenses Division (DENR-LELD)

*Other Philippine government agencies that are allowed by law to secure the use of firearms and/or security items to enforce their functions.

Exemption from the Firearms Handling Fee will be subject to the following conditions:

The exemption is valid for either one short or one long firearm (FA) at a time.
The exemption only applies to domestic travel.
The exemption is for the performance of official government functions.
The exemption is applicable upon the presentation of the following authenticated documents hereunder:
1. Office Identification Card
2. Firearm License
3. Letter-Order/Mission-Order issued by the appropriate authority and containing there in the authorization to bring the subject firearm for enforcement purposes
4. Acknowledgement receipt of equipment (ARE)

Complete documents are needed for the exemption. Additional firearms brought shall be subject to applicable charges.

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