
Prepare for motorists’ influx to various places, LTO execs told
LAND Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II on Monday ordered all regional directors to prepare the necessary road safety and assistance measures for the travelers who will be on exodus to different places for the Yuletide.
The mandate is in line with the instruction of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista to assure the safe travel of motorists, especially when the Christmas break for students starts.
“Ngayon pa lang ramdam na ang dagdag na bilang ng mga sasakyan sa Metro Manila. Inaasahan natin na lalo pa itong madadagdagan habang papalapit ang Pasko hindi lamang dito sa Metro Manila kung hindi sa mga urban areas sa buong bansa,” said Mendoza.
Mendoza said they would focus on the roads leading to transportation hubs like airports, bus terminals and major thoroughfares across the country.
He said regional directors are also directed to coordinate with the Philippine National Police and local government units in the identification of accident-prone areas in order to come up with measures to prevent fatal accidents similar to what happened in Antique recently.
Mendoza earlier ordered all LTO enforcers to go easy on owners of delinquent motor vehicles by just warning them to register their vehicles instead of issuing traffic violations tickets.
But Mendoza clarified that after the New Year celebration, the LTO will be stricter in the implementation of the “No Registration, No Travel” policy.