One million license plates being produced monthly at LTO

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 10/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — One million license plates are being produced monthly at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to solve the agency’s backlog especially on motorcyle plates. “We are now producing one million plates a month. We have…

P1 provisional jeepney fare increase starting Oct. 8 gets LTFRB approval

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 10/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines —  A nationwide P1 provisional jeepney fare increase has been approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). This will mean that fare for the traditional jeepneys will be increased from P12 to…

Inquirer.net continues to be most visited news website in PH

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 09/30/2023

Inquirer.net is still the most visited local news website as of August 2023. This is based on data from web traffic analytics firm Similarweb. inquirer.net, as of that month, received a total of 107,193,032 web visits this…

Veteran broadcaster Mike Enriquez dies at 71

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 08/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran broadcaster and host Mike Enriquez has died at the age of 71, according to GMA News. Miguel “Mike” Castro Enriquez will turn 72 on September 29, exactly a month after his death. He is…

DOT fires ad firm over ‘Love the Philippines’ stock footage scandal

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 07/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Monday announced that it had terminated its contract with DDB Philippines, the department’s partner advertising firm that used stock footage from other countries in a tourism promotional video…

LTO sets maximum medical examination fee at P300

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines  — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday announced that it had lowered to P300 the maximum fee for medical examinations required for student permit and driver’s license applicants. In a statement, the LTO said…

License plates seized? LTO’s memo says no way

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday issued a memorandum clarifying that its enforcers are prohibited from confiscating license plates. The memorandum was issued following a public outcry about license plates getting confiscated by…

Teves shoots down prospects of returning to PH: ‘Fake news’

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Wednesday denied reports that he will be returning to the Philippines. This came after Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday, citing information coming from a…

CAAP says maintenance activity on May 17 reduced to two hours

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Friday announced that it will shorten its maintenance activity on May 17 to only two hours. This would be four hours less than its initial…

LTO to trim exam of applicants for student driver’s permit

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday said applicants for student driver’s permits may soon have a shorter examination as it aims to further eliminate the public’s reliance on fixers. The LTO acknowledged that…

PH airspace to shut down for 6 hours on May 17

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 05/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Airspace will shut down from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. on May 17 for the scheduled maintenance of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (Caap) air traffic system. “What will happen…

LTO forecasts license plate shortage in June, July; makeshift plates possible

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday warned of another possible shortage in license plates by June and July if the Department of Transportation (DOTr) fails to procure the necessary plates. “Based on the…

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