Changes in 'doble plaka' law may be done through IRR, amendment – Panelo

Why did the President sign the controversial law only to ask for its suspension? Malacañang says he may not have known about concerns of motorcycle riders' at the time.

Gordon to explain 'doble plaka' law to Duterte

'Ipinagtatanggol ko lang ang mga taong pinapatay ng mga riding-in-tandem assassins,' says Senator Richard Gordon, author of the 'doble plaka' law

Duterte wants suspension of law ordering two license plates on motorcycles

(UPDATED) The President also says he will negotiate for a lower fine for violations of the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law

Doble plaka law: Duterte's band-aid to stop killings

The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act aims to take criminals on motorbikes off the road. Some motorcycle riders want to have the law declared unconstitutional.

Police endorse 'doble plaka' anew after EDSA-Connecticut shooting

Metro Manila Eastern Police District chief Christopher Tambungan endorses the use of two bigger plates for motorcycles

LTO to impose additional 'minimal fees' for new motorcycle plates

'Isa sa tatalakayin ng TWG is to arrive at a reasonable costs na sisingilin sa rehistro. Hindi pa namin nakikita kung magkano, but definitely hindi ito sobrang laki,' says Land Transportation Office chief Edgar Galvante

Albayalde: 'Doble plaka' needed, 'not discriminatory'

A rider himself, PNP chief Oscar Albayalde says 'doble plaka' is 'part of peace and security of the whole nation.'

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No. 8 plate on the road? Is it really necessary?

New law requires readable, color-coded number plates for motorcycles

The new number plates, to be issued by LTO, is meant to prevent crimes committed with the use of motorcycles

LOOK: Imelda Marcos uses No. 8 plate, violating House orders

The Land Transportation Office reiterates there are no Number 8 plates issued for the 17th Congress

Arroyo orders recall of ex-lawmakers' No. 8 car plates

A viral video of a road rage incident prompts Speaker Gloria Arroyo to recall the protocol license plates issued to lawmakers in past Congresses

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LTO starts distributing license plates after years of backlogs

The Land Transportation Office's initial batch for distribution includes only 231,332 license plates for vehicles purchased from July 2016 to December 2016

LTO to begin distributing license plates July 2018

The Land Transportation Office says the license plates in the first batch to be distributed are for those registered from July 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016

DOTr buys own machines to make license plates

'Ayaw na nating maulit 'yung problema sa plaka. Kaya naman mas maigi kung tayo na lang mismo ang mag-manufacture,' says Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade

House bill sets larger license plates to curb motorcycle crimes

The bill will require motorcycle riders to have license plates that are readable from at least 12 meters away

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SC says LTO can release 700,000 license plates

(UPDATED) Grace Poe, who chairs the Senate committee on public services, says the 700,000 license plates freed up for distribution 'will hardly make a dent on the demand'

Bidding for license plate production not rigged – LTO

The Land Transportation Office says consultations were made for the estimated costing for license plates and sticker production

LTO chief to Alvarez: I'll only resign if Duterte, Tugade ask me to

Galvante says they are doing their best to finally bring the delayed plates to motorists

Abaya, ex-transport officials face raps over P3.8-B license plate deal

A civil society group says the respondents violated the anti graft and corrupt practices act the code of ethical conduct for public officials and government procurement rules

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LOOK: Lawmakers ordered to return protocol plates

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez makes the order after some cars were seen in indecent places or figured in crime related activities

400,000 new license plates to be released monthly

Meanwhile motorists in Metro Manila who are set to renew their drivers licenses will get 5 year validity starting September 19

LTO can’t release car, motorcycle license plates just yet – SC

The Supreme Court says the TRO stays until it resolves the issue of the supplier returning the downpayment to the LTO and the national treasury as instructed by state auditors

Customs turns over 320,000 pairs of license plates to LTO

The turnover is part of a deferred payment agreement between the two government agencies It allows LTO to begin documenting the plates and distributing them to new car owners

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Customs eyes turnover of 'abandoned' license plates to LTO

Some 600 000 license plates may be handed over to the LTO – duties and taxes waived – if the BOC gets approval from the DOF

License plate sheets stolen from LTO compound

The LTO says the plate sheets worth millions of pesos were discovered missing from the central office compound on Monday morning

Car owners have to wait longer for license plates – Manila port

Vehicle owners who have paid for these license plates with the Land Transportation Office have been waiting for their release for several months or even a year now

LTO: License plates could be out in March if issues settled

The Commission on Audit will have to lift its stop payment order and taxes on the license plates will have to be paid for

Delayed license plates abandoned at Manila port – customs

Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina says the license plates are in 11 container vans and have incurred duties and taxes of about P40 million

LTO temporarily stops collecting fees for new car plates

DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya says the agency is working with the Commission on Audit regarding the plate standardization program

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Barcelona star Lionel Messi was spat at by a River Plate fan during an ugly airport altercation following his side s 3 0 victory in the Club World Cup final in Japan Spanish media reported

Messi, Suarez fire Barcelona to third Club World Cup title

Messi marks his return from illness with a goal as Barcelona beats Argentina s River Plate 3 0 to capture a record third Club World Cup

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LTO requests P2B budget, vows faster issuance of plates, licenses

But Senator Ralph Recto points out that the LTO promised the same performance targets for 2015 and apparently failed to meet them

P3.8-B LTO license plate deal legal – DOTC

A transportation official defends the legality of the LTO s license plate deal on the same day the Supreme Court dismissed a petition questioning the availability of funds for the project

LTO license plate supplier to set up PH facilities

Transportation Undersecretary Jose Perpetuo Lotilla says supplier PPI JKG is required to set up local facilities to speed up the manufacturing of the new license plates

Senate should probe reports of 'flimsy' LTO plates – Miriam

Senator Miriam Santiago will file a Senate resolution to probe reports on the alleged flimsy new license plates under the LTO s standardization program

Virginia governor to banish Confederate flag from license plates

I have directed the following actions to remove the Confederate emblem from state issued license plates he says

Bidding out of car license plates contract illegal – Recto

The budget that Congress gave for the license plate project was only P180 million How was the DOTC and the LTO able to bid out a P3 8 billion contract?

Delays: Why didn't LTO pre-order all 5M new license plates?

The LTO seeks to replace 5 million license plates but has ordered only 1 5 million Congressmen are not satisfied with the explanation

LTO: Supply of license plates back to normal soon

The Land Transportation Office expects supplies of vehicle license plates by next week easing motorists concerns over the unavailability of the new plates

COA to LTO: Stop paying license plate supplier

The Commission on Audit stops payments to the producers of the new vehicle license plates but the Land Transportation Office says this won t affect the supply of the latest plates

'LTO should compel supplier to issue license plates'

But at the Senate hearing on the delays in the release of new license plates LTO chief Alfonso Tan Jr maintains that the dealers are the ones at fault

Recto: New license plates don't benefit motorists

As the Senate investigates the LTO s P3 8 billion license plate deal Senate President Prop Tempore Ralph Recto again hits the agency for forcing the mass cancellation of motor vehicle plates

Cayetano threatens to block LTO's 2016 budget

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano says the LTO and the government have nothing to lose if they implement a 30 day moratorium on the no plate no travel policy

Car owners to LTO: Watch dealers, fix license plate release

Car owners say both the LTO and car dealers are to blame for the delay in the release of new license plates