Legitimate transport operators have been losing 30 percent of their income due to operation of colorum public utility vehicles (PUVs), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has disclosed. The complaints of the transport groups have prompted DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista to order the Land...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II has ordered the deployment of more mystery colorum vehicle drivers to maintain the integrity of the crackdown on colorum public utility vehicles (PUVs) following the arrest of six enforcers of the agency for alleged extortion. Mendoza said...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Filinvest Land Inc.’s shelf registration for fixed-rate bonds worth up to P35 billion. In a statement, the SEC said its Commission En Banc “resolved to render effective the registration statement of Filinvest Land covering...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is seeking the full takeover of the online platform that was contracted by the national government from a German information technology (IT) company. LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor Mendoza II said the government takeover will not only expedite all the...
In a bid to accelerate industrial growth in Central Luzon, property developer Filinvest Land Inc. and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) inaugurated the Filinvest Innovation Park - New Clark City (FIP-NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. The first phase of the project was made through...
Amid the looming possibility of going back to paper-printed driver’s license following the issuance of an injunction that stops the delivery of plastic cards, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II appealed to the company that filed the case not to pursue the legal battle...
Amid the issues and bickering of opposing groups on the online platform of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), its chief Asst. Secretary Vigor Mendoz II chose the path of moving forward in a bid to expedite the full digitalization of all transactions in the agency. In fact, Mendoza said they are...
A Quezon City Regional Trial Court has issued a Writ of Preliminary Injunction on the delivery of plastic cards being used in the printing of physical driver’s license, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) confirmed on Monday, Oct,. 23. In his decision QCRTC Branch 215 Judge Rafael Hipolito...
A Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) has issued a Writ of Preliminary Injunction on the government’s procurement of plastic cards that are being used in the printing of driver’s license. Sources told the Manila Bulletin that the order was issued by the QCRTC Branch 215 on Oct. 13. The...
The full digitalization in all the transactions in the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is the best antidote to corruption, the agency’s chief Vigor Mendoza II said on Sunday, Oct. 22. “The thrust I am putting in to government is to digitalize most of our services to avoid face-to-face meetings...
Present at the MOA signing were (from left) Engr. Joseph Dexter Buenconsejo, LRTA Project Manager; Atty. Hernando T. Cabrera, LRTA Administrator; ASec. Jorjette B. Aquino, Department of Transportation for Railways; Mr. Exequiel D. Robles, Sta. Lucia Land Inc. President; Mr. Vicente Santos,...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go expressed support for the proposed budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for 2024, including the agency's programs that can help marginalized farmers. Senator Cynthia Villar noted this during the Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing held last Thursday,...