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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...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has acknowledged complaints on the delays in the issuance of passports and the difficulty of getting appointments for application and renewal. Philippine passports (Roy Mabasa/MANILA BULLETIN) During an inquiry of the House Committee on Overseas Workers'...

Amid the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) passport appointment woes, Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday, July 17, admitted that the agency has a backlog of three million passports. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) His admission...

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...

Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said the agency would need at least a P2.5-billion budget to produce 18 million new motorcycle plates by next year. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) According to Galvante, the LTO has already manufactured at least...