LTO eases ‘no registration, no travel’ policy

MANILA: In the spirit of the Christmas season, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has eased the implementation of the "no registration, no travel" policy.

In a statement, LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said that Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista immediately gave a go signal for the implementation to be softened up to December 31, 2023.

“Panahon ngayon ng pagdiriwang at ayaw naman natin na ang inyong LTO ay magdudulot pa ng stress sa ating mga kababayan (This is the time for celebrations, and we do not want the LTO to cause more stress to our compatriots),” Mendoza was quoted as saying.

The order has already been relayed to all regional directors and other unit heads that include the Law Enforcement Service, which is mainly in charge of the operation against delinquent motor vehicles.

According to him, the resumption of the policy’s implementation shall resume by January 2024. Enforcers, Mendoza added, were instructed to only warn drivers of delinquent motor vehicles.

He then said delinquent motor vehicle owners should set aside a part of their 13th-month pay and bonus to renew their registration.

Earlier, Mendoza ordered the LTO Regional Directors and District Office heads to put up priority lanes for the registration of delinquent motor vehicles. The aforementioned lanes will continue to be open for this month for those who already decided to renew the registration of delinquent motor vehicles.

The “no registration, no travel” initiative was made after the LTO claimed that around 24.7 million vehicles are classified as delinquent — which is 65 percent of the total number of vehicles in the country.

Photos from Ruben Manahan IV, Land Transportation Office

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