LTO To Probe District Office Asking for User’s LTMS Password

A netizen brought her complain online when an LTO District Office allegedly asked for her Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) password upon vehicle renewal. This has prompted the LTO to conduct an investigation on the matter. “The LTO will investigate this incident and will not hesitate to impose applicable sanctions if any employee is found […]

LTO Revokes Licenses of Drivers in Viral Counterflow Video

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 […]

LTO Eyeing Online Vehicle Registration on LTMS

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) recently met with Dermalog—a biometrics security company—to discuss about adding online vehicle registration on the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS). According to LTO chief Assistant Secretary Teofilo Guadiz III, they met with Dermalog to solve problems and improve the user experience for its online portal. They also discussed how to improve business processes […]

LTO Temporarily Allows Registration of Vehicles with NCAP Violations

Owners of vehicles with violations under the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) may now proceed with their registration as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has temporarily disabled the apprehension alarm.   Following the order from the Supreme Court to suspend the controversial program, LTO chief Teofilio Guadiz III said he sent a letter to the […]

LTO Asks LGUs To Lower NCAP Fines for PUVs

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it will appeal the NCAP fines for public utility vehicles (PUVs), saying they are way much higher than what the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is imposing. According to LTO chief Assistant Secretary Teofilo Guadiz III, the fines imposed under NCAP should be the same, if not lower, as […]

Jose Arturo Tugade is New LTO Chief

LTO Clarifies Statement on Students Coming to School Early

Remember a few days ago, when the LTO made an unusual suggestion, saying that students should not come to class too early? That statement of theirs was met with so much criticism everywhere that the LTO made a statement about it. Posted on their official Facebook page,  LTO said that the statement was taken out of […]

New LTO System Causing Massive Delays

Just like other LTO offices, the Cebu City Licensing Office has reported a massive drop in their daily transactions, blaming the new IT system. According to Joel Maloloy-on, head of the Land Transportation (LTO)-Cebu City District Office, the number of transactions is down from 1,200 to 400. He attributed the problem to their new IT system, […]

LTO Says Students Must Not Come to Class Too Early

As you all know, face-to-face classes have started this week, after years of online remote learning. In line with this, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has requested students to refrain from “going to school too early” to prevent road accidents. Of course, the strange request was met with criticisms online, especially from parents. ABS-CBN reporter […]

Pimentel Questions LTO for Its P3.15-B Deal With Unreliable Service Providers

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III wants the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to explain why it paid Php 3.15 billion to IT service providers for a faulty online licensing and registration portal. According to Senator Pimentel, LTO has fully paid four IT companies despite an “incomplete turnover of deliverables,” which is a  “clear violation […]

LTO Revives Vanity Plates: Price, Requirements

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued Memorandum Circular No. 2022-2335, allowing motorists to request for special or vanity plates once again. Read on to find out the price and requirements for vanity plates in the Philippines. The memorandum, known as Optional Motor Vehicles Special Plates, is only applicable to cars, SUVs, AUVs, pick-ups, commuter […]

LTO Wants NCAP Suspended

The No-contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) has been in effect across various cities in Metro Manila for quite some time now. Unfortunately, it seems that motorists are not the only ones unhappy about the new policy. In fact, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) wants the NCAP suspended for the meantime. In addition to the left and […]

LTO Asks P6.8B for License Plate Backlog Funding

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 […]