Since last year, there have been several changes to the requirements for acquiring a student permit and driver’s licence in the Philippines. To qualify, you must be a Filipino citizen at least 16 years old, or a foreigner who has resided in the country for a minimum of one month and can provide proof of […]
Amidst concerns that the LTO is running out of cards and will be printing driver’s licenses on paper in the meantime, they have announced that they will be extending the drivers license validity to October 31. In an advisory issued by LTO Sec. Jose Arturo Tugade, all driver’s licenses that will expire from April 24 […]
If you are going to apply for or renew your driver’s license, you are NOT in luck: because the LTO is facing a shortage in license cards, its solution to the problem is to print all driver’s licenses on paper for the meantime. “Ang forecast ng LTO is completely mauubos iyong inventory on hand ng […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has been having trouble printing driver’s licenses throughout the year. According to LTO, they will start resolving the driver’s license backlog starting next year. As per LTO chief Arturo Tugade, they are just waiting for the replacement of defective parts of the laser engravers that caused the backlog in driver’s […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has advised the public that some of its offices are currently unable to produce driver’s licenses. According to LTO chief Jose Arturo Tugade, some LTO districts and extension offices have defective laser engraving machines. And so, he told the public to proceed to LTO offices with working machines instead. “Nais naming […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said that most of the unissued license plates will be available by the end of 2023, clearing 90% of the backlog. To make this happen, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Teofilo Guadiz III said that they would use their own plant to produce a percentage of required license plates before the […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has clarified that it has no plans of abolishing its online portal known as the the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS). However, LTO said it is looking to remove the online exam required for driver’s license renewal. According to LTO chief Teofilo Guadiz, “fixers” are using the online Comprehensive Driver’s […]
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released a memorandum reiterating that Local Government Units (LGUs) cannot confiscate a driver’s license. However, Republic Act No. 4136 says otherwise. Let’s discuss the pertinent provisions to shed some light on the problem. The recently issued memorandum from DILG reiterates Section 3.4 of DILG-DOTC Joint Memorandum Circular […]
Drivers nationwide should be more cautious and wary of committing traffic violations as their behavior can easily be captured by smartphones these days and spread easily on social media. Such is the case of two counterflowing drivers in Cavite who were caught on cam and later on apphreneded by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). A […]
United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) has filed a case against J&T Express, seeking to revoke its license due to alleged unlawful business practices. The case was filed before the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), which has the exclusive power to regulate and issue licenses to courier and delivery firms. According to the […]
House Bill 1544 was passed in Congress, mandating the Land Transportation Office to provide a driving seminar, exam, and actual driving test in the process of driver’s license renewal. The said bill seeks to revive House Bill 504, known as Roadworthy Driving Seminar for All Drivers Act, which was filed in 2019 but made no progress. […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is still drowning in backlogs for the production of car and motorcycle license plates. Now, LTO is looking into asking the Congress for Php 6.8 billion worth of funding to help address the plate backlog issue. LTO officer-in-charge Romeo Vera Cruz said in a briefing on Wednesday that the facilities […]