Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has disagreed with President Duterte's proposal to arm anti-crime volunteers to help in law enforcement. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (middle) leads the commemoration of the 123rd proclamation of Independence Day at Camp Crame in...
Anti-crime civilians could avail of existing procedures to own and carry guns if they want to help law enforcement agencies in crime fighting as President Duterte had proposed, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Monday, June 28. But if the President wanted to ease the procedures for...
President Duterte is amenable to the arming of a new coalition of volunteers to augment government forces in keeping peace and order in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24, 2021. (Malacañang) According...
An official of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Licensing Center in Quezon City (QCLC) has demanded an apology from the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for its "false accusations" against their operations. (MANILA BULLETIN) "It is not only our office that you have wronged but our organization in...
Get used to hearing from Olivia Rodrigo from hereon. It was inevitable that we would be reviewing Olivia Rodrigo’s hit debut album titled “SOUR.” The reason was admittedly shallow, at first. Here’s an 18-year-old who just broke the internet with a sensitive ballad called “drivers...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has reiterated his warning against "fixers" and fake license pages that have been proliferating on social media platforms. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tugade said he has been...
Some members of the Boracay Ati Tribe have received their student driver license from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to help open more livelihood opportunities for them. (Photo from Department of Transportation) ** The distribution of licenses is part of the outreach program of the Land...
A fake Land Transportation Office (LTO) Facebook account has allegedly been charging victims up to P6,500 for the processing of driver's licenses. (Photo from LTO Facebook page) The LTO warned the public about the activities of this bogus account Wednesday, June 2 and told them not to perform...
On the front of our license is a number many may have not noticed: the restriction code. This digit or digits dictate what the license holder can and can’t drive. Initially made up of a set of numbers from 1 to 8, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now changing it to alpha-numeric codes from...
Ever been caught for driving a manual without the restriction code for it? What kinds of cars are you allowed to drive anyway? The old driver’s license (DL) and its restriction codes have been fairly simple, but unfortunately leave a lot of room for interpretation. This time around, the Land...
