WHEREAS, DOF-DBM-NEDA Joint Circular No. 1-2013 dated January 30, 2013 which implements Executive Order No. 31 dated October 01, 2013, directs all departments, bureaus, commissions, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, including government-owned and controlled corporations, to rationalize the rates of their fees and charges, increase their existing rates and imposed new fees and charges.