A road safety advocate filed a complaint with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), alleging that several Land Transportation Office (LTO) sites registered non-roadworthy vehicles.
Martin Nico De Los Angeles, a member of the Philippine Transport Monitor, alleged in his complaint that some motor vehicles were registered without undergoing proper inspections or through a “no-show” process.
A “no-show” refers to a situation where fixers allegedly collude with LTO personnel to register vehicles that have not passed the required PMVIC inspection, PETC emission test or mandatory visual inspection conducted by authorized LTO inspectors.
De Los Angeles alleged in his affidavit that this practice was widespread, involving at least 18 LTO offices in the National Capital Region (NCR), Regions 1, 3 and 5. Of these 18 offices, 11 are located in NCR and seven are in the other regions, he said.
The complaint also said that Memorandum Circular No. VDM 2023-2427 issued by the LTO in 2023 might violate the “phase-out agreement” dated Dec. 9, 2016 between DOTr/LTO and Stradcom Corp.
The agreement specifies that any system enhancements made to the old LTO-IT System should be listed in Annex A and Annex B to support the early rollout of the new Land Transportation Management System (LTMS).
The LTO began implementing the LTMS for vehicle registration in January 2023 in place of the old LTO-IT system.
