27/03/2024
Announcement. Wala pang dumating na cards po sa Dipolog for now, but pa check na lang sa schedule na binigay ni Central Office for Card release base sa transaction date ninyo sa LTO for Guidance.
Please visit our office at your scheduled date because batch printing is not allowed base on the release memo from central office. Thank you
𝗟𝗧𝗢 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) released on Tuesday, March 26, a scheduled renewal of motorists for them to claim their respective plastic card-printed driver’s license following the lifting of the injunction order of the Court of Appeals (CA).
The completion of the schedule was in compliance with the directive of LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II to rush the schedule in order for motorists to start claiming their plastic-printed driver’s license next week in time for the end of the long Holy Week break.
“Ito naman ang bilin ng ating Department of Transportation Secretary Jame J. Bautista na dapat ay may magandang balita na babalikan ang ating mga kliyente pagkatapos ng kanilang mahabang bakasyon,” said Assec Mendoza.
“So I have already instructed our officials down to the regional level to prepare this list of schedules and finish it before Maundy Thursday. Our goal is to start the distribution process of the plastic-printed driver’s license next week,” he added.
Based on the LTO memo, the following schedule for renewal are approved:
For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from April 1 to August 31, 2023 and April 1 to April 30, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from April 15 to April 30, 2024;
For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from September 1 to December 31, 2023 and May 1 to May 31, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from May 1 to May 31, 2024;
For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from January 1 to March 31 2024 and June 1 to June 30, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from June 1 to June 30, 2024.
“Failure of the driver to renew his/her driver’s license within the prescribed schedule shall render the license expired,” the memorandum read.
At least one million pieces of plastic cards were delivered to the LTO Central Office on Monday, March 25, after the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the DOTr and the LTO, through the Office of the Solicitor General, when it lifted the Writ of Preliminary Injunction issued by a Quezon City court last year.
The injunction order, it was recalled, halted the delivery of 3.2 million remaining plastic cards and eventually resulted in the mounting backlog of plastic-printed driver’s licenses which will be around 4.1 million by the end of this month.
With the assured delivery of the remaining 3.2 million plastic cards, Assec Mendoza said they will be able to narrow the backlog gap while the LTO is exhausting all measures to ensure sufficient supply and stock for the entire 2024.
Assec Mendoza said the schedule list was aimed at ensuring that motorists would not flock to LTO offices nationwide.
“The list will ensure orderly distribution. This list will be posted in our LTO offices and in our social media accounts so we appeal to our clients to always keep themselves updated,” said Assec Mendoza.
“Gagawin natin ang by schedule na processing at claiming para hindi magsiksikan sa mga LTO offices and eventually magkaroon ng order ang processing at distribution,” said Assec Mendoza.
Assec Mendoza said he had already instructed the regional directors to coordinate with the LTO Central Office for the delivery of the plastic cards down to the District Offices and satellite offices nationwide.
