LTO Seeks to Extend Online Registration Renewal for PUVs

MANILA: To put an end to fixers’ illicit practices, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is working to adopt online plain renewal registration for public utility vehicles (PUVs).

The LTO is coordinating with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regarding the online renewal registration through the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) portal, according to LTO Chief Jay Art Tugade.

“May initial meetings na po tayo sa LTFRB para magkaroon ng interconnectivity at ma-access ang mga certificate of public convenience o CPC nang sa gayon ay iyong mga may-ari ng mga PUV ay puwede na rin makapag-renew online (We had initial meetings with the LTFRB to have interconnectivity and access to the certificates of public convenience or CPC so that PUVs can also renew online),” Tugade stated.

This move comes after the implementation of online renewal registration for private vehicles through the LTMS portal in February.

Aside from bringing convenience to operators, the online renewal of PUV registrations would limit and end the services provided by fixers.

“The LTO and LTFRB must assure that the PUVs plying our roads are roadworthy units,” Tugade added. “We want to ease the burden of PUV operators when it comes to the renewal of the registration of their units.”

Photos from Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and Hyundai Asia Resources Inc.

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