Expired car registrations, licenses valid until Oct. 15, says LTO

Gillian Villanueva 10/08/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The registration of motor vehicles and driver’s licenses that expired on Sept. 30 will remain valid until Oct. 15, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said in a statement on Tuesday. LTO chief Vigor Mendoza…

Registration of overseas voters to resume in December – Comelec

Ferdinand Patinio 09/05/2025

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday announced that the registration of overseas voters for the 2028 national and local elections will resume late this year. In a social media post, the poll body has…

Mall in Mandaue draws crowd on first day of voter registration

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/01/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Mandaue City is reminding the public to be truthful when registering to vote, warning that individuals who are already active voters in another area will have their…

Comelec cancels registration of Duterte Youth party-list

Dianne Sampang 06/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has decided to cancel the registration of the Duterte Youth party-list. According to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, the decision will be promulgated on Wednesday. “The Comelec will release…

PSA urges prompt birth registration after Guo’s citizenship issue

Pia Piquero 08/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is urging parents to register their children’s Certificates of Live Birth (COLB) within 30 days of birth to avoid penalties and additional requirements. Failure to do so could…

Bantay Dagat tells fisherfolks, fish dealers to register their gears, vessels

Kim Ablaña 03/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An official of Cebu City’s Bantay Dagat Commission (BDC) is urging fisherfolks and fish dealers to comply with the mandatory registration of their fishing vessels and gears. Lawyer Ernesto Jose Rama, the BDC…

Comelec registration hits 1 million new voters in less than a month

Jerome Aning 03/10/2024

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there are more than a million registration applicants, barely a month after the registration period started on Feb. 12. Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said on Saturday as of March 6,…

2025 Elections: Cebu logs 5,082 new applications – Comelec

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province has logged a total of 5,082 applications on the first day of the voter registration for the 2025 elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu spokesperson Omar Sharif Mamalinta revealed this data…

E-trikes registration now mandatory in Cordova town

Futch Anthony Inso 10/05/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Owners and operators of electric tricycles (e-trikes) in Cordova town will now be asked to register their units. Last Sept. 27, Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan signed into law Municipal Ordinance No. 2023-111 that…

LTO-7 apprehends 13 colorum vehicles in three days in September

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) said it apprehended 13 ‘colorum’ vehicles within three days in September 2023. According to the press statement released on Monday, October 2, the anti-colorum operations…

LTO eyes malls to fast-track releasing of license plates

Wenilyn Sabalo 08/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is eyeing to tap malls as distribution areas of unclaimed motor vehicle and motorcycle license plates. In a statement, LTO Chief Asec. Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said this…

Haven’t registered your SIM card yet? Here’s how

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Are you still about to register your SIM card before the July 25, 2023 deadline? Here are the steps on how to do this! First, you will have to access the SIM registration…

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