After months of facing a crisis where LTO has to issue driver’s licenses on paper due to a card shortage, the agency appears to have resolved the issue once again. LTO has started issuing driver’s license cards starting April 16, and the new batch of cards they have procured should be able to solve their […]
Just as everyone is looking forward to actual driver’s license cards instead of just a piece of paper, a preliminary injunction from a local court has delayed the procurement of the license cards anew. This means that the LTO will not fulfill its promise of no more license card backlogs by the end of 2023. […]
The Philippine government has allowed local firm NOW Telecom to operate a mobile telecommunications system, the company announced Monday, with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) granting NOW Telecom’s request for the renewal of an operating permit on the 800 megahertz radio frequency band. The company received the license on Oct. 2, CNN Philippines reported. However, […]
After extending the driver’s license validity to October 31 last April due to a shortage of plastic cards, the LTO has issued a new advisory where the validity will be extended to April 2, 2024–or until the LTO has resolved the shortage. The advisory also adds that no penalties will be collected for licenses that […]
While the LTO is working to address its shortage of license cards, the LTO is spot on with its promise to roll out electronic driver’s licenses as an alternative to the physical driver’s license. To have access to the electronic driver’s license, you will need to have an account at the LTMS portal of the […]
Aside from tapping the National Printing Office to procure 5 million license cards within 60 days last May, the DoTR confirmed that there will be more license cards that will be procured in the next two months, as it recently awarded the procurement to Banner Plastic Card Inc. last week. Banner Plastic Card is the […]
Owners of vehicles in Maryland, USA have very unusual problem with their license plates, as the URL printed on the plate redirects to a Filipino online casino. The URL, which is www.starspangled200.org, was supposed to be a splash page to commemorate the anniversary of the War of 1812, but now redirects to Fafa855, which is […]
If you’re a motorist in the Philippines, then there’s a high chance that you’ve been pulled over by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) at one point in time. There are a multitude of violations, fines, and penalities that you can get apprehended for – so it can quickly get very confusing. But the LTO reminds […]
While the LTO is finding ways to deal with its dwindling supply of license cards, ranging from asking help from the National Printing Office to procure 5 million cards and extending the validity of driver’s licenses expiring from April 24 to October 31, the LTO said that they are working on a digital driver’s license […]
Aside from implementing a maximum prescribed rate for theoretical and practical driving lessons–and even offering FREE courses to student drivers, the LTO is also looking at ways to shorten and simplify the exams for driver’s license applicants as well. LTO chief Jay Arthur Tugade said in a statement yesterday (May 5) that he formed a […]
To temporarily relieve the LTO of its problems regarding the dwindling supply of its license cards, the National Printing Office (NPO), the country’s government printer, has committed to producing 5 million driver’s license cards for the LTO within 60 days. This was confirmed by DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista to Philippine Star, saying that he had […]
A new House Bill 7796 recently filed by CIBAC Rep. Eddie Villanueva aims to exempt Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers from driver’s license renewal fees in the PH. This is to alleviate additional costs to PUV drivers and provide further incentives for a marginalized sector. This comes a huge step in terms of recent efforts […]