More than 9,000 drivers apprehended in first half of 2023, says LTO-7

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has apprehended more than 9,000 drivers of two-and-four-wheeled motor vehicles for violating traffic laws in the first half of 2023. In a press conference on…

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…

Tugade quits as LTO chief; cites differing methods with DOTr

Jean Mangaluz, Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 05/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Arturo Tugade has stepped down from his post. In a Monday statement, he explained that he quit over the LTO and the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) differences in…

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…

LTFRB-7 penalizes taxi company for discourteous driver, non-use of taxi meter

Futch Anthony Inso 05/17/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-7 has penalized a taxi company in Cebu after a group of blind individuals filed a complaint against its driver. This was confirmed by LTFRB-7 regional…

How to renew your driver’s license with 10 or more but less than 40 demerits

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Are you renewing your driver’s license with 10 or more but less than 40 demerit points? Here are some tips. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) requires the license holder to be physically and…

How to get a new driver’s license

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Are you planning to acquire a new driver’s license (non-professional) for the first time? Here’s how. A driver’s license is the required document needed for someone to be able to drive a vehicle…

Cebu Daily Newscast: LTO to unveil digital driver’s license amid shortage of plastic cards

05/09/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, May 1. LTO to unveil digital driver’s license amid shortage of plastic cards The Land…

LTO to unveil digital driver’s license amid shortage of plastic cards

Zacarian Sarao 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Monday announced that it is set to launch a digital version of the driver’s license to replace its interim system in which the permit is printed on the…

Tulfo seeks Senate probe on ‘costly’ steps in getting driver’s license

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 05/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a resolution seeking to investigate the “costly” procedures in securing a driver’s license from the Land Transportation Office (LTO). The lawmaker described the method as “anti-poor.” “There have been issues…

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…

My LTO saga

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 05/02/2023

It has been eight years since I paid P450 to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for new car license plates under its Motor Vehicle License Plate Standardization Program. Like me, millions have yet to see their plates.…

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