#Philippines LTO

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will hold a dry run of its online vehicle registrations and driver’s license renewal system. The LTO will work with transport groups for the system’s pilot. We’ll update readers should there be more notable updates to the LTO’s new digital initiative. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has announced that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has activated 25 sites for the issuance of driver's license, student's permit, and conductor's license. "We will print licenses during Saturdays and after office hours on weekdays, in order to erase the current backlog of around 900,000 licenses by the beginning of October this year," said LTO chief Assistant Secretary Alfonso Tan, Jr. News about the Land Transportation Office (LTO) implementing RFID tagging on all motor vehicles this October has been making the rounds of the evening news today. When I first heard about it on the car's radio, I was surprised -- wow, the LTO is going hi-tech. Nevertheless, from a technical point of view, I think this move by LTO offers more advantages than disadvantages. Read more in our articles including "LTO to start dry run for online registration and license renewal" and "LTO activates 25 sites for driver's license issuance".