Motorcycle Plates Might Face Another Shortage Due to LTO Budget Cuts

Last July, we told you LTO is in need of  P2.5 billion to finance the production of over 18 million motorcycle plates. Unfortunately, its proposed 2022 budget  was not approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The sad news was shared by LTO chief Edgar Galvante during the House hearing on the proposed […]

LTO Further Extends Registration Deadline for Plates Ending in 5, 6, and 7

If your vehicle is due for registration then this is some good news for you:  Land Transportation Office (LTO) has once again extended the registration deadline of cars with plates ending in 5, 6, and 7. Yes, this is for the second time, although this announcement didn’t come as a surprise. On their official Facebook […]

COA Calls Out DOTr for P2.1B Undelivered License Plates

It seems that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is yet again in hot water. The Commission on Audit (COA) is calling out the DOTr for not being able to deliver over 8.12 million license plates amounting to P2.1 billion to their rightful owners throughout 2014 to 2020.  According to the 2020 audit report made by […]

LTO: No More Driver’s License Backlog Next Year

LTO Extends Registration Deadline for Plates Ending in 6 and 7

Land Transportation Office (LTO) extends the registration deadline for certain plates once again. This time, it applies not only to motor vehicles affected in the NCR+ bubble but to all vehicles nationwide. In the official Facebook page of the Land Transportation Office-Philippines, the agency has released a public advisory regarding the extended validity of registration […]

LTO Needs Php 2.5B to Produce Delayed Motorcycle Plates

Motorcyclists waiting to get their license plates will need to wait longer it seems, as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has run into a major snag. The agency revealed that they are facing challenges with the millions of backlogs of official plate releases that have built up over the past few years, with the LTO […]

TikTok Introduces Photo Templates Feature

A fresh way to spice up your videos Want to make your videos at TikTok more interesting? The short video platform just unveiled its Photo Template feature, where users can upload photos from their camera roll and use a pre-made video template with background music. To encourage everyone to use Photo Template, TikTok is holding […]

You’ll Finally Be Able To Get Your License Plates As SC Lifts TRO On 700,000 Plates

FINALLY After what seemed to be a long and agonizing wait, many people who have been waiting for their car’s license plates  will finally be getting them. The Supreme Court has finally lifted the temporary restraining order it issued in 2016 which prevented the around 700,000 license plates to be delivered to their owners. The […]

LTO Specifies Correct Specs For Temporary Plates

Motorists in Manila are aware by now that the Land Transportation Office does not have enough license plates to go around. So to combat this, motororists have taken to putting their conduction number in the front to identify their vehicles on the road. Since the only requirement so far has been to display the conduction […]

Finally: LTO is Issuing Driver’s License Cards Once Again

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 […]

Kingston XS1000 2TB Review Philippines: Tiny and Mighty

Review Verdict: The Kingston XS1000 is a more affordable alternative to the XS2000 in the Philippines, keeping its tiny form factor while offering fast NVMe read and write speeds and a lower price tag. Pros Tiny footprint Fast NVMe speeds Cons Less premium build than XS2000 Only 1TB and 2TB options   After creating buzz […]

Number Coding Lifted on October 30, November 1-2

Expect heavy traffic on the day of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (October 30,) All Saints’ Day (November 1), and All Souls’ Day (November 2), as the MMDA announced that the number coding scheme will be lifted on those three special non-working holidays. This traffic management system, which is formally known as the modified […]

Jose Arturo Tugade is New LTO Chief

Sen. Poe Calls Out “Chaotic” LTO Digitalization Program

With the LTO in a mess right now, Sen. Grace Poe did not mince her words when she called out the agency for its “chaotic” Digitalization Program in a press statement. This is following the many issues that the LTO is facing including the resignation of then-chief Jose Arturo Tugade and the shortage of license […]