CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) clarified that it is not yet enforcing the “no plate, no travel” policy this month. The LTO-7 on Thursday, Aug. 7, issued a clarification after its regional director, Glen Galario, previously announced that the policy will...
CEBU CITY – As thousands of license plates remained unclaimed, the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas announced that it will start the strict implementation of the “no plate, no travel” policy by mid-August. Glen Galario, regional director of LTO-7, urged vehicle owners, including...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has directed all motor vehicle dealers to strictly observe the five-day rule for the release of Official Receipt/Certificate of Registration (OR/CR) and the license plates to their respective clients. The directive, which was issued in a form of memorandum to...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) has reported that 7,393 citation tickets were issued from March 31 to June 8 in the intensified implementation of the “No plate, no travel” policy in checkpoints in the Caraga region. PRO-13 has deployed more...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to help the Land Transportation Office (LTO) address the shortage in plastic driver’s license plates. Go said it is imperative for the government to have a timely and holistic solution to reduce the...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, April 27 slammed the Land Transportation Office (LTO) over its plan to allow motorists to rely on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) as a means to address the current shortage on vehicle plates. "From license cards to motorcycle plates and car plates, the LTO has earned a notorious...
CEBU CITY – Beware when buying second-hand vehicles. BUSINESSWOMAN Cecile Labang and Col. Neil Franca, chief of the Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas (HPG-7), show two vehicles with cloned license plate number. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) The Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas (HPG-7)...
There is a new design of plate numbers for foreign diplomats and other members of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday it partnered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in launching a new format for diplomats' plate numbers "for a more...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has clarified that the reported backlog in the production of license plates is primarily due to budget constraints of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The clarification was made after the Commission on Audit...
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...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces For some years, motorists have been plagued by a lack of official number plates owing to the numerous scandals relating to their printing and procurement. The need for new plates arose thanks to the growing number of vehicles on the road. The six alpha-numeric...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran has defended the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) request for an additional budget to address its backlog of 18 million new motorcycle plates by 2022. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran (File photo/ Screengrab...
