The issuance of a driver’s license with a 10-year validity to motorists with a clean record will be for a “long haul", President Duterte said on Wednesday, Nov. 3. media In his taped address to the nation, Duterte announced the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has started to issue driver’s...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante reiterated on Tuesday, Nov. 2, that the driver’s education seminar for license renewal is free and required under the law. Motorists line up for inspection at a Manila quarantine control point established by the police on the...
Motorists seeking to renew their licenses must first pass a comprehensive driver’s education (CDE) program before submitting their application, Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante reminded. PUBLIC utility vehicle (PUV) drivers fill out forms during the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to start today, Oct. 28, the gradual rollout of driver’s license that is valid for 10 years to qualified motorists. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said the distribution of the license with extended validity will...
A fixer and her cohort who victimize applicants for driver's license were nabbed in an entrapment operation staged over the weekend by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG). (Photo Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) The...
It was a bad day for a motorcycle rider who availed of a quick driver's license after he was busted by operatives of the Inter-agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) after a helmet violation in Bulacan. The rider, whose identity was withheld, was apparently first apprehended for wearing the wrong...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reminded on Tuesday, August 24, companies planning to import, sell, and/or purchase controlled substances like morphine and fentanyl are required to first secure the appropriate license from the agency. In a statement, the PDEA Regional Office (RO) VII...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has blamed lapses in the performance of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for the long delay in the distribution of over 10 million motorcycle and car plates worth P2.15 billion. Plate number This audit observation is contained in the 2020 annual audit report of the...
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...
