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LTO vows delivery of trike license plates by April 30

January 20, 2025 Joel dela Torre 69 views

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) is confident that all license plates of tricycles, most particularly those being used in public transport, will be delivered by April 30 this year.

According to LTO chief Asst. Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, he already ordered all the regional directors to ensure that these plates reach every unit owner on this given date.

Mendoza pointed out that an inventory of the printed license plates revealed that they are sufficient to cover all the tricycles across the country and the only challenge that remains is how to deliver them to the rightful owners.

“This is part of our catch-up plan to distribute license plates. As we have committed before, we are doing everything in our power to speed up the printing and we are happy to inform the public that we were able to achieve it and right now, the challenge is to distribute them to the owners,” he stressed.

He added; “Tayo po ay nagpapasalamat sa ating DOTr Secretary sa kanyang patuloy na suporta upang masolusyunan na ang matagal na problema sa plaka na nagsimula pa noong 2014.”

All LTO regional directors, according to him, are instructed to craft and submit their plan on how they intend to distribute the license plates in their general area of responsibility.

On the other hand, regional directors are given until January 27 to submit the distribution plan, the intention is to guide them in the implementation period based on past experiences.

Mendoza stressed the need for coordination with the local government units to ensure the success of the program.

“Ever since, the LGUs have played a significant role in the distribution of the license plates. Even the barangay officials are always willing to assist, all that we need is to coordinate them properly,” he said.

The distribution of the license plates for tricycles was part of LTO’s efforts to address the backlog on motorcycle plates by July this year.

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