HPG-7 on motorists without plates: We will only ‘advise’ for now

Emmariel Ares 09/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Highway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) will be delaying their apprehension of motorists without license plates following the extension on the use of improvised and temporary plates to December 31. Instead,…

Garcia mulls waiving fines for impounded motors amid LTO plate crackdown

Pia Piquero 09/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is considering waiving penalties and fees for motorcycles impounded on August 31, following the implementation of the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) new guidelines on license plates starting September…

LTO-7 slammed for new license plate rules despite 12M backlog

Pia Piquero 09/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A local legislator has criticized the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas for its plan to enforce a memorandum that penalizes vehicles without LTO-issued license plates starting September 1. In a privilege…

LTO extends deadline for temporary, improvised plate use to Dec. 31

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of the September 1 deadline, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has extended the use of improvised and temporary plates for motor vehicles. The new deadline is now December 31, 2024, the agency…

RHPU-7 to assist in catching violators of ‘no plate, no travel’ policy

Emmariel Ares 08/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Regional Highway Patrol Unit in Central Visayas (RHPU-7) will be working closely with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for the strict implementation of the agency’s “no plate, no travel” policy. RHPU-7 personnel…

LTO: 24M vehicles in PH still unregistered

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are still around 24 million unregistered vehicles in the country, according to the chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). LTO Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II revealed this on Thursday during the inauguration…

LTO to charge car, motorcycle dealers for late issuance of OR/CR

Faith Argosino 06/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Consequences await agents and dealers of cars and motorcycles who fail to release license plates and Official Receipt/Certificate of Registration (OR/CR) on time, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor…

LTO told to address motorcycle license plate backlog by June 2025

Jean Mangaluz 05/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to finish distributing motorcycle plates by June 2025. According to the Palace, there is still a backlog of 11.4 million motorcycle license plates from…

LTO-7 eyes distribution of 300,000 license plates before 2024 ends

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost 300,000 plates are yet to be distributed to the owners, according to an official from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Cebu. This is already half of the figures from the total…

LTO chief eyes deadline to speed up license plate distribution

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II aims to set a clear timeframe for dealers to hand over motor vehicle and motorcycle plates to owners after receiving them.…

LTO-7 urges vehicle owners: Get your unclaimed license plates now

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) is encouraging motorcycle and vehicle owners to collect their unclaimed license plates this year. In a press statement on Jan. 26, LTO-7 Director Glen Galario urged…

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…

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