Transporter Volume 2 Issue 2

Vol. 2 Issue 2

One of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World

2 TRANSPORTER...Putting Order on the Road

Contents

Editorial

Editorial Board

Cover Story

Good Governance

Innovations & Development

Our Best Practices

LTOR1-in-Action

Employees’ Corner: Samu’t Sari

Doing Business With Us

Frequently Asked Questions

Policies and Issuances

LTO-R1 District Offices

Our Mission

We are committed to work towards the rationalization

of land transport services and facilities, and to imple-

ment effectively the various transportation laws, rules

and regulations in coordination and collaboration with

other government agencies, business sector, civil soci-

ety and other stakeholders. Towards this end, we are

determined to:

Put order on the roads

License quality drivers

Register roadworthy and emission-free motor

vehicles

Our Main Functions

Inspection and Registration of Motor Vehicles

Issuance of Licenses and Permits

Enforcement of Land Transportation Rules and

Regulations

Adjudication of Traffic Cases

Collection of Revenues for the Government

Our Vision

Aspires to be a Model Government Agency show-

casing Excellent and reliable Public Service for a pro-

gressive land transport sector.

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TRANSPORTER…

Putting Order on the Road A Semi-Annual Journal Published by the


Editorial Board

ARD Francis Ray A. Almora, CESO VI

Editor-in-Chief

Members:

Ms. Kathleen Deanna G. Salayog

Best Practices/ Frequently Asked Question

Mr. Amado A. Gomez

Innovations and Development

Mr. Charlie A. A. Del Rosario

Procurement/Environmental Advocacy

Ms. Rosemarie P. Pocsidio

Samu’t Sari/Good Governance

Ms. Vilmaria B. Pacis

LTO-R1 in Action/Policies and Issuances

Ms. Camela M.Estrella

Publication and Distribution

Contributors

Atty. Teofilo E. Guadiz III

Ms. Evangeline V. Agbunag

Engr. Eric C. Suriben

Mr. Arnulfo M. Maranan

Ms. Manilyn D. Milanes

Lay-out designer

Ms. Miriaflor B. Rimando

Editorial Adviser

Atty. Teofilo E. Guadiz III, CESO V

Regional Director

Editorial

The quest for total customer satis-faction thru service excellence is a con-tinuing commitment of the management of the LTO Regional Office 1.

In the Quality Policy of the Agency under Organizational Excel-lence, it is profess that “We shall involve all our employees in for-mulating and improving our service delivery system and proc-esses, and be objective in agency decision making.”

In practice, the flag raising ceremonies conducted by all the offices in Region 1 during Mondays, is used for information dissemi-nation of office policies, issuances, instructions, and events that af-fects the office and its personnel. The same occasion is used as a plat-form to share experiences and best practices of the office. All employ-ees are given the privilege to relate to their co-workers and peers how they understand their role in the office and how they perform their function putting in focus their contribution in improving service delivery and processes. The experiences, issues and concerns that are brought out during the discourse serve as an input for the Head of Office in coming out with management interventions. During the Re-gional Monthly Conferences, the Head of office is expected to discuss with the Regional Staff and with the other head of offices the infor-mation derived from his office then serve as inputs to guide in deci-sion making in the Regional level.

The institutionalization of the practice in the offices in Region

1 is documented in this issue of the Transporter. The achievements presented in the pages of this issue is a testimony of how the officials and employees work together to deliver excellent service to the cli-ents and all stakeholders of the office.

The findings of a recent study about the best remem-

bered and least remembered events in Region 1 have

started another cycle of soul-searching on whether the

Ilocano youth are forgetting their history and, if so,

what should be done about it. The growing awareness

that our history books were bias and that during the

post EDSA era facts were muddled to create a vision of

Ferdinand Marcos as evil cast anger on the Ilocano’s’

own heightening awareness of their separate identity.

These spurred recurring attempts to revisit the past.

The 2,000 youth (from Region 1) surveyed rang-

ing from 20 – 30 years old revealed that a low 22.5%

were aware of the EDSA revolt. Of those who are aware

of the EDSA revolt,52.5% believe that Pres. Ferdinand

Marcos was a hero.

There appears to be some concern that, in not

remembering the EDSA revolt, the Ilocanos are forget-

ting a key historical event of our past which the Ilocanos

should be more aware of than Kris Aquino and Boy

Abunda. The latter topped the list of events / persons

that the Ilocanos could recall. Explanations that Aquino

and Abunda are of a recent event which the Ilocanos can

recall are not sufficient.

Some 78.9 % of those polled were aware of an

event that happened 300 years ago – The Diego Silang

revolt. The youth of region 1 are likewise aware of the

events that impact their daily life such as the lack of em-

ployment opportunities and the SARS outbreak. They

are however unaware of the removal of the U.S. military

bases because their connections today are forgotten.

Proximity in time

does not sufficiently ex-

plain the lack of awareness

of key political events. Nor

is the issue merely that of

alternative version of our

history and how to decide

objectively which version

to accept. The contentious

issue on the role of Presi-

dent Marcos in the history

is viewed – by the young

Ilocanos - from a different

perspective as that of the

youth in most part of the

Philippines. A majority of

the youth in the Ilocos re-

gion perceived Marcos as a

visionary leader. The youth in region 1 are seeing a

highly charged contest about rewriting their history to

understand their present and prospects for the future.

Not all the young Ilocano specially the post-

EDSA babies are uninterested in national or political his-

tory. When they do take it up, however, the lens

through which the Ilocano youth interpret the past may

differ from those who belong to other cultural groups.

The issue on the Martial Law years and the EDSA revolt

are matters that the Ilocano youth have low awareness

of in contrast to those who are from the Southern Taga-

log. Ironically, it is our perceived regional cultural he-

gemony that makes us see history from a different view-

point.

The issue in a new cycle of rewriting the history

of the Ilocos Region is less about how to reiterate and

enhance awareness of key political events but more

about how to link the emerging concerns about social

memories of the Ilocano youth who see Ferdinand Mar-

cos as a visionary leader with those who depict him as a

villain.

By projecting the Ilocano youth’s aspirations and

recognizing their belief, the Filipino people’s history can

give a proper perspective that will enable the nation to

formulate the correct policies for the future, liberated

from outmoded concepts based on wrong values and

serving only the needs of privilege few. (TEGIII)

THE ILOCANOS – REWRITING THEIR HISTORY TO

UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT

By: Atty. Teofilo E. Guadiz III


It was the first time in the history of LTO Batac District Office that they have attained an excellent remark in the evalua-tion being conducted by the Civil Service Commission last May 2014. But some people may ask how does the district office at-tain an excellent rating for the said evaluation? Leadership, Teamwork, and Obedience - These are their techniques on how they achieved excellence! LEADERSHIP. A great leadership is fulfilling an organization’s vision through passion, not position. It doesn’t mean that leader-ship belongs only to the head. Anyone in the organization could be a leader. Every employee has the initiative to do the right things in making the public satisfied. According to Warren Ben-nis, Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. Our district office sees to it that the organization’s mission and vision are being put into action. TEAMWORK. The district has employees who whole-heartedly give effort in implementing right policies. They always see to it that every client entering within the premises of the office from the start up to the end of office hours or even beyond the regular office hours are being attended to or served by employees. Co-operation between the employees exists especially on the “No Noon Break Policy” which is strictly implemented by the dis-trict, by means of skeletal force. OBEDIENCE . The Anti Red Tape Act (ARTA) which contains of the implemented policies is being followed by all the employ-ees who make their performance outstanding.

In the district office, there is public assistance and complaint desk (PACD) in front of licensing and in the registration section in order to accommodate the queries of clients immediately. They also provide priority lane to clients who are senior citizen, pregnant woman, lactating mother, or person with spe-cial needs. They also reserved the front seat lane in the licensing section and in front of the cashier to our priority clients. While those with registration and law enforcement transactions are accommodated inside the registration section wherein one lane of chair is reserved for them so they can feel more comfortable while waiting for their transactions to be done because of the air-conditioned room inside the office. They posted sticker signage regarding anti fixer cam-paign, no noon break policies, contact center ng bayan, and the easy steps in every transaction. After the said survey, they adopted the recommenda-tions of the CSC personnel who performed the observation or evaluation in the office. They have come up with a bigger citi-zen’s charter wherein the necessary information about the of-fered services of the agency was printed in a tarpaulin. This in-cludes the step by step procedure, documents required in every registration, license and law enforcement transactions, and the personnel in-charge for each step. It also includes the fees and period of time for every step. The said Citizen’s Charter was posted in the most noticeable part of the office.

Because of the good lead-ership of the head of our office and the teamwork of all the employees in obeying the policies stated in the ARTA, we ended up with an EX-CELLENT remark with a rating of 91.28% as a result of the evaluation conducted by CSC. If God permits, in the next coming days, months, and years, we will assure our clients that we will continue to give them the best quality of service that they deserve.

GOODGOVERNANCE “Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern.”



Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9485 otherwise known as “An Act to Improve Efficiency in the Delivery of Government Service to the Public by Reducing Bureaucratic Red Tape, Preventing Graft and Corruption, and Proving Penalties Thereof”, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007, the Civil Service Commission conducted the ARTA Report Card Survey in the Land Transportation Office-Lingayen District Office, Capitol Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan headed by Engr. Eric C. Suriben during the survey period of June 3, 5-6, 2014. Based on interviewed clients’ Responses and the findings in the final descriptive rating of Excellent. The survey was conducted by inspecting the service office and by interviewing clients within the premises of the service office immediately after they availed any of the following frontline services in the Application for Student Permit, Application for Re-newal of Driver’s License and Application for Renewal of Motor Vehicle Registration. This mode was cho-sen to ensure that all questions were answered and vague responses were clarified at the outset. On the average, the interview lasted for 7 minutes and ranged from 4-15 minutes. The survey examined the service office’s compli-ance with the ARTA provisions and the overall satisfaction of the clientele, in order to (1) obtain feedback

on how agencies follow provisions in their Citizen’s Charter, (2) ob-t a i n i n f o rma t i on /estimates of hidden costs incurred by clients in ac-cessing frontline services and (3) rate agency per-formance and client satis-faction in relation to frontline service delivery. Majority of the respondents (17) be-longed to the 31-45 years old bracket, 4 respon-dents for 22-30, 46-59 and 60 years

old and above age bracket and 1 respondent for 18-21 years old age bracket Twenty five (25) respondents were male and (5) were female. In terms of civil status, twenty four (24) Were married and six (6) were single. Nineteen or 63.33% of the respondents attained first stage of tertiary/baccalaureate education and eight (8) reached secondary/high school or second stage of basic Education as well. Two or (6.67%) from post-secondary non-tertiary/technical vocation education and a single respon-dent reached pre-primary/elementary or first stage of basic education. Finally, 23 or 76.67% of the respondent were em-ployed while the rest which consists of the 23.33% or 7 re-spondent were unemployed. The Service Office passed all the sub-areas under the Compliance with ARTA Provisions. In fact, Three of its sub-areas namely. ID/Nameplates, No Hidden Cost and PACD even garnered a numerical rating of 100%. Among its sub-areas, however, Citizen’s Charter got a relatively low mark of 79.77. Although there is a Citizen’s Charter posted in a conspicuous place in the service office, the same was not noticed by 10 or 33.33% of respondents. This may be attributed to the fact that these respondents already know the process for their transaction so much so that they pro-ceed to the respective windows concerned for their transac-tion without reading or noticing any printed materials at the

LTO Lingayen gets “EXCELLENT” score for CSC’s

ARTA Report Card Survey

Good Governance


service office. It may also be attributed to the fact that some of the respondents were in a rush that they just prefer to ask that PACD or guard for the procedure of their transaction. Nonetheless, eleven(11) or 36.67% saw, read and understood the posted CC while the rest of the respondents consisting of nine (9) or 30% saw but did not read the posted CC. The Lunch Break sub-area garnered a relatively high numerical rating of 89.68. While the Anti-Fixer Cam-paign garnered a high mark of 95.05. It is noteworthy that aside from the poster against Fixers, contact numbers of CSC R01 and CSC CO were also posted for any claimed to have been approached by fixer. It is worthy to note though that the anti-fixer campaign posted at the gate reads as follows: Fixers are not allowed inside. On the ID/Nameplates sub-area, it is worthy to note that aside from the ID worn by the employees, name-plates were also posted at the respective windows of the frontline service providers. The Land Transportation Office- Lingayen Dis-trict Office obtained high numerical rating of 93.60 on the Overall Client Satisfaction. It got a passing mark on all of its sub-areas, namely; Frontline Service Pro-vider, Service Quality, Physical Lay-out, Basic Facilities, Re-spondent-Client Satisfaction with numerical rating of 93.44%, 94.63%,95.54%,95.69% and 91.33% respectively. Compared to the sub-areas, the Basic Facilities posted a high rating of 95.89%. Majority of the respondents consisting of 19 or 63.33% were very satisfied while the rest which consists of 11 or 36.67% were satisfied with the basic facilities. As to the satisfaction level of the respondents with the Physical Setup/Layout which has a relatively high mark of 95.54, 18 or 60% of the respondents are very satis-fied and 10 or 33.33% are satisfied, while 2 or 6.67% were undecided. Although some of the respondents were unde-cided with the physical setup, who cited the humid atmos-phere, majority of them were very satisfied and lauded the well-lighted and ventilated area of the frontline service unit. On the satisfaction level of the respondents with the quality of service provided by the frontline service pro-

vider, 21 or 70% of the respondent stated that they were very satisfied and 5 or 16.67% were satisfied while 4 respondents were undecided with the overall satisfaction time, owing to the slow processing of their transaction. 19 or 63.33% were very satisfied and 11 or 36.67% were satisfied with the out-come of their transaction. As to the satisfaction level with regard to front-line service providers, 25 or 83.33% were very satisfied with the Fairness and Ethical Treatment and Courtesy and Extra Mile while 21 or 70% were very satisfied on the service provider’s Knowledge, 20 or 66.67% were very satisfied with the Competence or skill in delivering the required service, 19 or 63.33% were very satisfied with the Timeliness-Attention while 17 or 57.67% were very satisfied with the Timeliness-Response Time. The Respondent-Client Satisfaction driver gar-nered a score of 91.33% based on the ratings of the 17 very satisfied and 13 satisfied respondents. As a whole, it can be assumed that majority of the respondents were pleased contented with that they have observed and experienced while transacting with the Land Transportation Office- Lingayen District Office. This level of satisfaction is supported by the large number of respon-dents who were” very satisfied” with all the satisfaction driv-ers of frontline service provider and the service quality of-fered. The Final Numerical Rating of LTO LINGAYEN DISTRICT OFFICE is 92.09 equivalent to Final De-scriptive Rating of “EXCELLENT”.

LTO Lingayen gets “EXCELLENT” score for CSC’s

ARTA Report Card Survey

Good Governance

INNOVATIONS&DEVELOPMENT


Starting January 01, 2015 all old plates for four (4) wheeled motor vehicles (MVs) shall be replaced with new design plates upon renewal of its registration. Land Transportation Office Memorandum Cir-cular No. AVT-2014-1895 dated 11 2014 states that “Starting 01 January 2015, ALL 4-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLES that will RENEW its registration shall be re-quired to apply for the replacement of its old license plates with the new standardized license plate…” The replacement of plate will cost Php 450.00 provided that the application for replacement is made at the same time as one transaction as the renewal of the registration. Moreover, the new standardized plate, bearing the same alphanumeric character as the old plates, will be released to the owner or authorized representative upon presentation of Certificate of Registration (CR) and official Receipt (OR) within 45 days after the regis-tration transaction. Replacement of plates is not applicable to MVs that have changed classification with pending issuance of the new standardized license plates; MVs that have applied solely for miscellaneous transactions, except that have already renewed their registration for January 2015 prior to the issuance of MC AVT-2014-1895; and MVs that have applied for duplicate plates where vehicle is not yet due for renewal. Furthermore, the registered owner of the MV will be solely responsible for the attachment of the new standardized license plate in accordance with proper procedure. Old license plate may not be surrendered to the LTO District Office where the registration has been made and affidavit of mutilated/dilapidated plate shall not be required. The Memorandum Circular for the replacement of old plates is a step forward for the Plate Standardiza-tion Program of LTO. (MBR)

By: Miriaflor B. Rimando

Innovations & Development


Landscaping Proposals of LTO Region 1 Dis-trict and Extension Offices . . . . . . Every year, in the Project Procurement Man-agement Plans (PPMPs) of the District and Extension Offices, landscaping projects are always their project requests. It is their wishes that someday, somehow, these project proposals will be considered. However, due to budget constraints, LTO Region 1 management prioritizes only those projects that are vital in the op-eration of these offices.

On the Go to Beautification Projects. . . . . . . Despite of no budget allocated for landscaping, it is not an impeder for Candon District Office and Laoag District Office in pursuing their project plans – the landscaping of their office’s frontage.

Making a Big Difference at Candon District Office’s Entrance . . .

As anyone enter Candon District Office, no one will not be head tilted to take a look at its beautiful and

well-landscaped frontage and signage. It attracts the transacting public, guests and visitors as well as the passers-by. It is attracting to have a picture-taking with a beautiful background as this.

KUDOS TO CANDON DISTRICT OFFICE . . . . for the invaluable effort and initiative. Be proud. You make clients feel light in transacting with your office.

The New Face of Laoag District Office. . . .

An attractive office frontage was not just started at Candon District Office but it was followed by Laoag District Office. Likewise, it is beautiful and well-landscaped one. It is a good feeling to start the work with the beautiful ambi-ance just in front of the transaction win-dows and waiting area of the office. It makes a good mood to end the day as one passes by in going home after office hours. It makes clients feel light and re-lax while waiting and as they leave the office after their transactions. It finds at-

tractive having photo taking with such a beautiful background. MY SALUTE TO LAOAG DISTRICT OF-FICE . . . . for the initiative done. Encouraging everyone to do bench marking at these sites. Go – Go – Go!

by: Evangeline V. Agbunag

OIC, Administrative Division

“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire,

and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.”

OURGOODPRACTICES

Land Transportation Office Region 1 Chiefs of offices recently attend the Strategic and Forward Planning at Burnham Suites on November 27-28, 2014. This is to prepare and equip them on the strategies and techniques to meet the targets for the upcoming CY 2015. Moreover, the training-workshop had able them to develop existing processes for a more efficient and effec-tive service delivery to stakeholders. Engineer Antonio De Vera, Guest Speaker, said strategic planning will help the organization to decide and prioritize its goal/objectives, to function more cohesively and effectively and to be aware of impending roadblocks and how these can be overcome. The speaker also discussed Financial, Operational and Monitoring aspect. During the training-workshop, participants were able to determine the goals for 2015-2016, their action plans and did some exercises and buzz sessions. Strategic planning is a systematic approach wherein an organization agrees on its priorities that are essential to its mission and responsive to its environment and decides on how to achieve it. (MBR)


LTOR1-IN-ACTION


SAMU’TSARI

More than 200 officials and staff of Land Trans-portation Office Region 1 attend the recently conducted Gender and Development Seminar in Baguio City focus-ing on the equality of roles of women and men in the society. On the first day, activities were team building and testimonial dinner for retirees. On the second day, a whole day Orientation on Violence Against Women (VAW) were conducted. Rosella C. Bahni of IGOROTA Foundation Inc., Guest Speaker, talked about the gender stereotypes, vari-ous forms, phases and laws on violence against women. The GAD seminar seeks to promote the equality of women and men in the society. It focuses on the prin-ciple that development is for all. Everyone in society, fe-male or male, has the right to equal opportunities to achieve a full and satisfying life. Women and men enjoy the same conditions for realizing their full human rights and potentials to contribute to development as well as benefit from the results.

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More than 50 participants from various groups in region 1 join the recently conducted LTO Invitational Challenge last September 05-06 at the Star Shooters Fir-ing Range, San Vicente, San Fernando City, La Union. Participants from Philippine National Police, lo-cal government units, Regional Trial Court and civilians actively joined shoot fest with the seven (7) courses of fire in three (3) categories. The tournament aims to showcase the skills and proficiency of law enforcers and civilians in gun handling and develop camaraderie among law enforcers in the re-gion.

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By: Manilyn D. Milanes

The Land Transportation Office Region 1

won 2nd Runner Up for Class C Category during

the Association of Regional Executives (AREX)

Bowling Tournament 2014 held at Royal Bowling

Center, Catbangen, City of San Fernando, La Un-

ion on July to November 2014.

LTO R1 team was matched up to some of

the 26 national government agencies who also

joined the tournament. For almost 3 months bat-

tle, the LTO entered the semi-finals and com-

peted to Maritime Industry Auhtority (Marina),

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department

of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Novem-

ber 4-18.

During the game, LTO beat Marina and

PPA, but were defeated by DSWD and BSP who

compete for the Championship game.

LTO obtained 2nd runner-up, while BSP as

the 1st runner-up and DSWD announced as the

champion.

Players who represented LTO were Amado

A. Gomez, Abelardo G. Espinosa Jr., Ma. Dolores

P. Soliven, Dominador Pagaduan, Alejandro A.

Nollido, Laurence P. Menis, Miguel S. Ninobla,

Prudencio G. Singayan, Hernan T. Valdriz, Benja-

min M. Almoite.

AREX Bowling Tournament is a yearly

competition aims to increase camaraderie among

its members. (MDM)

LTO Region 1 Bowlers 2nd Runner Up (from left to right) Mr. Laurence

P. Menis, Ms. Dolores P. Soliven, Mr. Amado A. Gomez, Mr. Dominador

A. Pagaduan and Mr. Abelardo G. Espinosa, Jr.

Employee’s’ Corner: Samu’t Sari


Target Registered

426,960 Motor Vehicles

431,152 Motor Vehicles

0.98

%

3,232 units

private For hire

government


Type of Li-

cense

Mode of

Transac-

tion

No. of Ac-

complish

ment

% Inc./

(Dec.) vis-a

-vis CY

2013

Student Permit New 93,251 4.44%

Renewal 0 0.00%

Conductors

License

New 402 (6.29%)

Renewal 556 4.32%

Non-Prof. Driv-

ers License

New 21,616 20.78%

Renewal 28,026 5.64%

Professional

Drivers License

New 21,689 2.25%

Renewal 111,987 3.76%

Total New 136,958 6.31%

Renewal 140,569 4.13%

Violations Received Fined Dis-

missed

Fines

Collected

R.A. 8749 (Clean Air Act) 1 21 0 21,000.00

R.A. 8750 (Seat Belt Use Act) 7,238 7,847 5 4,923,900.00

R.A. 8794 (Axle Overloading) 24 52 0 42,023.00

D.O. 93-693 & Other Laws 30,729 37,336 842 31,794,355.00

Total 37,992 45,258 847 36,781,278.00

Note: Fined violations include violations from pending apprehension cases of prior years and violations under LETAS Settle Anywhere wherein actual apprehensions were submitted to other offices/region.

Annual Accomplishments

By Charlie AA del Rosario

DOINGBUSINESSWITHUS


SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION—Starting first quarter of 2015, clients of the Land Transportation Office Region 1 will have the option to pay whether in cash or debit card thru the Point-of-Sale machine. This is in consonance with the policy improving effi-ciency and effectiveness in the collection of fees and charges and to provide convenience and security to those transacting business. In case of payment using the POS system, the client shall sign a confirmation receipt generated by the POS terminal before official receipt corresponding to the amount confirmed by the client shall be issued by the LTO cashier. The Authorized Government Depository Bank (AGDB) which is the Development Bank of the Philip-pines, shall remit to the account of the Bureau of Treasury with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas the To-tal Daily Collection from each of the POS machines in-cluding cash and checks deposited by the LTO cashier. Moreover, P10.00 fee per transaction shall be collected per transaction as service charge for the AGDP.

Post qualification of winning bidder undertaken by BAC members and the Technical Working Group for the procurement of security service.

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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS

tional Motor Vehicle Plates): a. Certified true copy of the Official Receipt (OR) Certificate of Registration (CR), is sued by the New Registration Office. b. Certification by the New Registration Of-

fice that no plates have been issued to the motor vehicle together with the official re-ceipt of payment of certification fee.

c. Certified true copy of the OR of payment

for the plates ordered, by the Cashier and Noted by the Head of New Registration Of-fice.

d. Sales Invoice (in lieu of other documents

to authenticate year model or to determine whether motor vehicle is brand new)

6. What vehicles are covered by the OMVSP Program? The following types of brand new motor ve-hicles shall be covered for issuance of motor vehi-cle special license plates: · Cars · Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) · Asian Utility Vehicles (AUV) · Sports Pick-up · Commuter Vans The following motor vehicle types shall be excluded from the coverage of those which can be issued special plates: · Public utility Vehicles · Cargo Trucks (private/for hire) · Service vehicle (hotel, limousines, tourist vehicles, rent-a-car, ambulance and funeral hearse) · Vintage Vehicle · Government Vehicle · Diplomatic/OE Vehicle · Used Imported/Surplus MV - MV with more than 4-wheel category.

Optional Motor Vehicle Special Plates (OMVSP) 1. Where can we apply OMVSP? All motorists may apply for the OMVSP at any Regional (RO) New Registration Office. 2. What are the types of OMVSP and how much will my plate cost? You may choose from any of the following pricing schemes: Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + two (2) numeric character combinations 01-99, shall cost Twenty Five Thousand Pe-sos (Php25,000.00) inclusive of the handling charge by the authorized LTO courier. Example: AAA 01 ARL 08 LRM 99 Any triple alpha and non-triple alpha + nu-meric character 100, shall cost Fifteen Thousand Pesos (Php15,000.00) inclusive of the handling charge by the authorized LTO courier. Example: GMA 100 BBB 100 PAC 100 3. How long can we secure the vanity plate? Assuming that all documentations are in order, a forty five (45) working days within Metro Manila. In the provinces it might take a little longer. 4. Is OMVSP exempted from the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) number cod-ing scheme? No, the current number coding scheme of MMDA shall also apply to OMVSP since it is con-sidered as a regular plate. 5. What are the documen-tary requirements for se-curing OMVSP? The following docu-mentary requirements must be attached to the duly accomplished applica-tion form (Request for Op-

http://www.lto.gov.ph/faqs/optional-motor-vehicle-special-plates-omvsp

http://www.lto.gov.ph/faqs/optional-motor-vehicle-special-plates-omvsp

POLICIESANDISSUANCES

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"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed,

but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with

apostolic zeal."

27 October 2014

GUIDELINES IN THE DETERMINATION OF YEAR

MODEL OF MOTOR VEHICLES To establish

UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF YEAR MODEL

OF MOTOR VEHICLES, as well as to CONFORM

with the GOVERNMENT’S DIRECTION TOWARDS

HARMONIZATION of VEHICLE STAN DARDS and

REGULATIONS, the following rules and regula-

tions are hereby promulgated for the obser-

vance and guidance of all concerned .

Section 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS

1.1 Brand New Motor Vehicles - refers to the

new and unregistered motor vehicles manufac-

tured, assembled, imported, distributed and/or

sold by LTO accredited entities.

1.2 Rebuilt Motor Vehicles – motor vehicles

which are locally assembled or manufactured

with one or more used major components.

1.3 Assembler – refers to an LTO accredited

natural or juridical person engaged in the local

assembly of brand new motor vehicle engine/

motor, chassis and/or body to make brand new

motor vehicles.

1.4 Manufacturer – refers to an LTO accredited

natural or juridical person engaged in the local

manufacture of chassis and/or body of a motor

vehicle.

1.6 Rebuilder – refers to an LTO accredited

natural or juridical person engaged in the busi-

ness of assembly of motor vehicle with one or

more used major components.

1.7 Vehicle Identification Number – refers to

the structured combination of characters as-

signed to a vehicle by the manufacturer for

identification purposes.

1.8 Year Model shall refer to the follow-

ing :

BRAND NEW Motor Vehicle – the YEAR

INDICATED by the MANUFACTURER, ASSEMBLER

and IMPORTER in their stock reporting

REBUILT Motor Vehicle - the

YEAR of the OLDEST COMPONENT if taken from

PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED VEHICLE . If ANY COM-

PONENT is

USED IMPORTED, the Year Model shall BE

BASED ON THE

OLDEST COMPONENT of either engine or chas-

sis.

USED IMPORTED Motor Vehicle – the

year model of MANUFACTURE/ASSEMBLY as

specified in the Vehicle Identification Number

(VIN)

1.9 Make Brand - refers to the brand of a

motor vehicle which may vary according to the

name of the

original manufacturer of major components

(engine, chassis

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and body).

However, for rebuilt motor vehicle, including lo-

cally built

tra i ler , i t

shall be branded as “Rebuilt”. The “Make Brand”

of every motor

vehicle regis-

tered with the LTO shall be indicated in its cor-

responding

Official Re-

ceipt (OR) and Certificate of Registration (CR)

Section 2. YEAR MODEL

The year model of a motor vehicle is indispen-

sable for aging purposes, for determining

the correct MVUC, and for identification,

among others.

The controlling feature for the year model, for

consistency of recognition, shall be :

BRAND NEW Motor Vehicle - the

year model of the motor vehicle as indi-

cated by the Manufacturer, Assembler and

Importer in their stock reporting under

the “Do it Yourself “ policy per Adminis-

trative Order No. AVT-2014-023.

REBUILT Motor Vehicle - If any of

the major component (engine/chassis/

body) was taken from the previously reg-

istered vehicle, the OLDEST COMPONENT

shall be the basis of the Year Model.

- If

any of the component is used imported,

the year model shall be based on the

oldest component of either engine or

chassis. In any case, the year the unit is

completely rebuilt as indicated in the Affi-

davit of Rebuilt submitted by the re-

builder’s authorized representative shall

be referred as “Year Rebuilt”.

USED IMPORTED Motor Vehicle – the

Year of Manufacture/Assembly as speci-

fied in the Vehicle Identification Number

of the completely built unit (CBU).

FOR PURPOSES OF APPLICATION FOR FRAN-

CHISE AT THE LTFRB :

For BUSES – only brand new completely built

unit (CBU) buses shall be accepted

For REBUILT MV’s – the oldest component shall

be the basis for the year model, and the

year rebuilt shall be indicated in the affi-

davit of rebuilt executed by the rebuilder’s

authorized representative and mechanic

For USED IMPORTED VEHICLE – the year model

shall be the year indicated in the vehicle

identification number

ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN THE MAJOR

COMPONENT of a motor vehicle ( either engine,

chassis or body) SHALL NOT AFFECT ITS ORIGI-

NAL YEAR MODEL which is indicated in the OR/

CR issued during its initial registration with the

LTO.

POLICIESANDISSUANCES "A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed,

but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with

apostolic zeal."

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