Philippines: government to implement Euro 5/V emission standards by 2027

On March 26, 2025, the Philippines Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) published a draft administrative order on the implementation of Euro 5/V emissions standards for new vehicles. This draft adopts the United Nations (UN) Regulations No. 83-06 for new light-duty vehicles and No. 49-07 for new heavy-duty vehicles.

Furthermore, the draft stipulates emission standards for in-use vehicles, as shown in the table below. The government accepted comments about this administrative order until March 31, 2025. The plan is to adopt this order on December 31, 2025, and implement it on January 1, 2027. Consequently, all new vehicle types to be used or introduced into the Philippine market by Janu