Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino hailed the indefinite suspension by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of its controversial order prohibiting the use of temporary license plates beginning January 1, 2025. “A victory for motorcycle riders,” he said. “The suspension of its December...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino joined on Tuesday, December 3, hundreds of motorcycle riders in their call for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to release their long-delayed official license plates. “With less than a month to go before the LTO bans the use of temporary license plates...
Leaders and representatives of various transport groups and other stakeholders held a dialogue with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) regarding the implementation of a policy on the sale, donation and transfer of ownership of motor vehicles with existing registration. Organized by Angkas chief...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed concerns over the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) low loan utilization rate and project delays. Sen. Joel Villanueva observes that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has a very low loan utilization rate during Thursday’s deliberation, November 14, 2024...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, November 8, clarified that he never lent his protocol plates to anyone. Gatchalian issued the statement rejecting information linking him to the white Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle (SUV) which illegally passed through the EDSA bus lane. ...
Department of Transportation Secretary (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista urged Italian companies and investors to consider funding transport projects in the Philippines amid the government’s efforts to improve the mass transportation in the country. During the high-level ASEAN-Italy Economic...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has averted what could have been a serious printing problem of certificates of registration of motor vehicles similar to the challenge it faced on driver’s license. On Thursday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II heaved a sigh of relief after a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, November 7 said he does not condone traffic violations even if this is committed by a person linked to the company of a relative. “I do not condone the traffic violations committed by the management of Orient Pacific Corporation. As a public...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday, November 7, urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to adopt the United States’ policy of requiring airlines to conduct automatic refunds for all canceled and/or delayed flights. Pimentel made the call after...
Senator Raffy Tulfo told the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to give only one week to all Metro Manila bus terminals to fix their violations for strict compliance. (Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo photo) He said this following a...
Senator Raffy Tulfo lauded the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) move to suspend the implementation of its new guidelines on vehicle ownership transfer through Administrative Order AO-VDM-2024-046. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing Wednesday, October 23,...
