Showing posts with label DOTr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DOTr. Show all posts
September 19, 2020
DOTr Backtracks on Reduced Social Distancing in PUVs
After announcing that public commuters will have to deal with reduced social distancing, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has backtracked on the idea after President Rodrigo Duterte himself spoke against the idea.
September 12, 2020
Less Distance Between Commuters, Standing Room to be Allowed in PUVs Starting on Monday
Social distancing will soon leave the chatroom as The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the proposal to reduce the physical distance between commuters.
August 27, 2020
Here's Your Full List of Autosweep RFID Stations
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will implement cashless toll collection effective November 2, 2020 following the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) order mandating contactless and cashless payment transactions in tollways to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
August 24, 2020
DOTr to Require Cashless Payments at All Toll Roads
If you still haven’t gotten an Autosweep RFID and/or EasyTrip RFID yet, you better get one now. In an effort to further protect the public from the infectious coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will soon be requiring motorists using toll expressways to engage in cashless or contactless transactions.
August 5, 2020
Face Shield Required on All Forms of Public Transport Starting August 15
August 4, 2020
LTFRB Urges Private Companies to Use Grounded PUVs During MECQ
LTO Still Wants to Implement Automated Motor Vehicle Inspection
August 3, 2020
LTO Gives Expiring Motor Vehicle Registrations Up to September 30 to Renew
As NCR Goes Back to MECQ, Here's a Reminder of What It Looks Like for the Transport Sector
May 22, 2020
DOTr, LTO Outlines Penalties for Those Who Don't Follow Proper Health, Safety Guidelines
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) just issued the outline of corresponding penalties for those who fail to observe proper health and safety guidelines during the community quarantine (ECQ or otherwise).
May 11, 2020
COVID-19 Helps LTFRB Fast Track Bus Route Rationalization
If there’s one positive thing to come out of this COVID-19 pandemic, it actually fast tracked the LTFRB’s plan to rationalize the local public transportation system, particularly the buses.
May 1, 2020
Department of Transport Issues Guidelines for Public, Private Vehicles Under GCQ
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has now released the full guidelines concerning both public and private transportation in areas where the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) is in place. Here’s what you can expect:
November 14, 2019
DOTr Hits Back at Critics of PUV Modernization Program
The Department of Transportation, through Undersecretary for Land Transport Mark de Leon clarified some issues raised against the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) of the government.
August 22, 2019
DOTr, LTO Shows Significant Improvements in 2018 COA Report
The Commission on Audit has released its annual findings on the Department of Transportation. While the previous 2017 report shows the same problems plaguing the agency, for 2018, Art Tugade and his team were able to come up with improvements.
July 19, 2019
The LTO Will Make Sure Your Vehicle's Road Worthy Before Registration
After implementing a demerit-based system for Driver’s License holders in the Philippines, it looks like the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will also closely scrutinize the road worthiness of vehicles.
March 19, 2019
7 Things You Need to Know About the Child Restraint Act
Last February 22, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11229 or “An Act Providing for the Special Protection of Child Passengers in Motor Vehicles and Appropriating Funds Thereof.” You can check the signed copy of the law below, but it’s worth noting that it’s fairly close to the bicameral version of the bill passed last December 2018.
January 9, 2019
LTO Mandated Temporary Plates Needed for Registration Renewal
Is your car’s registration due to be renewed soon? Are you unlucky enough that you still don’t have your permanent plate number yet? Well, the LTO has a reminder for you: follow the uniform temporary plate number design or else your car won’t be allowed for registration.
UPDATED: LTO Suspends Electronic-Only Medical Certificates; Blames Clinics, Motorists for Delays (It's Back)
UPDATE: With LTO saying that around 200 doctors being able to sign up for the LTO IT system, the agency says that medical certificates can now be submitted electronically again. (1/13).
The LTO’s directive of allowing only electronically-generated medical certificates from accredited doctors and clinics has hit a snag. Plagued with delays in the application and renewal of driver’s licenses and student’s permits during the first 2 days of its implementation, the LTO says they’ve begun accepting manually-generated medical certificates until further notice.
December 3, 2018
What to Expect with the New Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act
After a Bicameral Conference Committee Hearing last November 26, the upper and lower houses of Congress have unanimously approved the proposed Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act.
November 16, 2018
LTO Mulls Idea to Certify Road Worthiness Through Modification Service Centers and Providers
After a backlash regarding the LTO’s crackdown on modified vehicles, the Department of Transportation is now recommending an accreditation process for “modification service centers/providers.”
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