The Land Transportation Office in the National Capital Region has expanded its Palit Plaka Program, extending its operations to all drivers’ license renewal offices (DLROs) in Metro Manila.
In a statement on Saturday, LTO-NCR director Roque Verzosa III said the expansion will speed up the release of plates for motorcycle owners whose certificate of registration has no plate number or who are still using their motor vehicle (MV) file number as a temporary plate.
The program aims to ensure motorcycles are equipped with proper license plates in line with the national directive.
Verzosa said the online system was developed to minimize waiting time and improve public service.
Motorcycles with MV file numbers starting with 13 and 1801 may claim their plates if they fall under the following categories: those already issued a seven-character plate, those with a six-character green plate, and those registered in 2017 or earlier but still using their MV file number as a temporary plate.
Assistant regional director Dennis Barion through the Regional Digital Media Public Assistance Office said the expansion was made to make the program more accessible.
“LTO-NCR is doing its best to provide more convenience to the public by allowing plate claiming at DLROs, which are generally less crowded than district or extension offices,” he said.
LTO-NCR Plate Section chief Pablito Pandi noted that most motorcycle plates from 2018 have already been released to dealers.
Owners may check the availability of their plates through the online plate inquiry tool on the official LTO-NCR website or the LTO office where the initial registration was made.
