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  (L-R) PRO7 Spokesperson Police Col. Arvie Aserre Paraon-Bueno, LTO7 Assistant Regional Director Arturo R. Apolinar, LTO7  Chief of Intelligence Unit Hakam Y. Nepomuceno, PCG Command Center Central Visayas Director Lt. j.g. Abel Jan V. Lomboy, and LTFRB7 Transportation Development Officer and Information Officer Eugenio Ibo, Jr. discussing their security measures during the observance of Holy Week. (JJT/PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – Over 2,000 police personnel have been deployed across Central Visayas to ensure public safety in anticipation of the upcoming summer vacation. “Yung deployment po namin nakalatag sa places of convergence. Sa mga place of worship, major thoroughfares, commercial areas, and transportation hubs,”  said Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7) spokesperson Police Col. Arvie Aserre Paraon-Bueno during the Kapihan sa PIA forum in Cebu. (Our deployment is in areas of convergence—such as places of worship, major roads, commercial areas, and transportation hu...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Ang mga tag-iya og sakyanan mahimo nang mag-renew sa ilang rehistrasyon sa sakyanan online gamit ang  Land Transportation Office (LTO) Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) portal. Sa usa ka pamahayag niadtong Martes, ang hepe sa  LTO, Assistant Secretary Jose Arturo “Jay Art” Tugade , niingon nga ang mga tag-iya og sakyanan, lakip na ang mga pribadong indibidwal o kumpanya ug organisasyon, mahimong mogamit sa portal sa LTMS aron ma- renew  ang rehistro sa ilang mga sakyanan nga dili na kinahanglang moadto pa.sa bisan asa sa mga buhatan sa distrito sa LTO. Hinuon, si Tugade nagkanayon nga ang proseso magamit lang sa  renewal transactions  sa mga tag-iya og sakyanan nga adunay rehistrado nga  LTMS portal account,  ug kansang katapusang  renewal transaction  nahuman gamit ang LTMS. Matud pa sa hepe sa LTO nga aron ma-renew ang ilang rehistro sa sakyanan online, ang mga rehistradong tag-iya ...

  Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 regional director Victor Emmanuel Caindec encouraged renewing license holders to avail of the free Comprehensive Driver's Education (CDE) program and exam using the agency's online portal. Under Republic Act 10930 all applicants renewing their driver's licenses are required to pass the CDE examination to avail of the recently implemented 10-year validity of the driver's license LTO 7 started the roll-out of the 10-year validity of the driver's license last December of 2021. RD Caindec said that the CDE through the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) can be accessed 24/7 via LTO's free online portal. "Our online portal can be accessed anytime and anywhere. It also has the refresher course for the drivers for them to be reminded of the road safety, traffic rules, special laws, regulations, among others," said RD Caindec. The CDE Online Validation Exam has 25 questions where 50% or 13 correct answers is the pa...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office Region 7 (LTO-7) is requesting the transacting public to extend their patience in their transactions with their agency. With the series of unfortunate events that happened in Cebu and Central Visayas brought by the recent Typhoon Odette following its continuing restoration and surge of the new Covid variant with Alert Level 3 restrictions, LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said that aside from the current level status imposed on the island of Cebu, a lot of their employees tested positive for COVID-19. "Logically, it's not just shortage of personnel, who were inflicted with Covid, but due as well to Typhoon Odette that some of the LTO offices are experiencing issues with the internet connection," Caindec said. The LTO-7 director revealed that their internet connection, even in the malls, are not running at the same bandwidths now, compared to their normal speed before plus more erratic connec...

  LTO-7 has issued a total of 5,339 certificates for its Theoretical Driving School Malasakit Program in the region for 2021, which is equivalent to P18.6-million worth of TDC scholarships in an average tuition value of P3,500 per TDC scholarship from the private driving schools. (LTO-7) The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7 has issued a total of 5,339 certificates for its Theoretical Driving School (TDC) Malasakit Program in the region for 2021. This is equivalent to P18.6-million worth of TDC scholarships in an average tuition value of P3,500 per TDC scholarship from the private driving schools. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said these scholars availed of the agency's free scholarships as one of the major requirements for availing of the student-driver's permit from LTO. "Not to mention bringing the program and LTO-7's services to the doorsteps of remote mountain barangays and municipalities," said the regional director. Caindec added t...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov. 30 (PIA) -- Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7 Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec reiterated to all motorists who have yet to claim their vehicle plates to go to the Temporary Offsite Plate Distribution Office (TOPO) of LTO-7 at the Seaview Wing of the SM Seaside City Cebu. Caindec said their agency has been active in telling the owners to claim their plates through the distribution office or authorize someone to claim for them. "By December we will make an announcement for those vehicles in the years  nga naa nay plaka unya og madakpan sila  (who have license plates already and they are caught) in a checkpoint, we will charge them accordingly for not picking up their plates)," said Caindec.  The public can walk into the TOPO office or have their plates verified first before going to the distribution office via the LTO-7 hotline number 0947-349-9965. Details to send are the following: plate and/or MV file number; date of initial regi...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7 is now auditing all its offices in preparation for the roll-out of the ten-year Driver's License in the region. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said that initially, their Central Office has relayed that other LTO offices in the country that was not part of the first roll-out in its Central Office Licensing Section in Quezon City on Oct. 28 and National Capital Region (NCR) offices which started on Nov. 3, will start rolling out the ten-year Driver's License on Dec. 1. "We are waiting for the final office orders but there's a strong chance  nga  December 1 ang LTO Region 7 will be able to initially start issuing the ten-year license cards," said Caindec. The regional director said they are also doing an audit on the capability of their offices in facilitating the new validity. "We are also checking on the state of all the computers as well as starting our familiar...

  The Land Transportation Office (LTO-7) is now in the process of auditing all its offices in preparation for the roll-out of the 10-year Driver's License in the region. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said initially, the LTO Central Office has relayed that other LTO offices in the country that were not part of the first roll-out in its Central Office Licensing Section in Quezon City on Oct. 28 and National Capital Region (NCR) offices which started Nov. 3, will start rolling out the 10-year Driver's License on Dec. 1. "We are waiting for the final office orders but there's a strong chance nga December 1 ang LTO Region 7 will be able to initially start issuing the 10-year license cards," said Caindec. In preparation for the major development in the history of LTO, Caindec said they are also doing an audit on the capability of their offices in facilitating the said new validity. "We are also checking on the state of all the computers as well as...

Following the successful partnership between the Land Transportation Office Region 7 (LTO-7) and the village chiefs in the mountain barangays of Cebu City, the free scholarships for the Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) are set to be extended in Talisay City. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec announced that 1,000 TDC scholarships will be allocated to the local government unit of Talisay City.  Caindec said the Talisay City government through its City of Talisay-Traffic Operation Development Authority (CT-TODA) Chief Executive Jonathan Tumulak sent a letter request to also conduct a TDC for the indigent applicants in Talisay City. Tumulak said the free scholarships will prioritize motorcycle taxi drivers or known as "habal-habal" drivers. A total of nine barangays will be given free scholarship slots where barangays Tapul, Lawaan 1, Lawaan 3, Lagtang, Jaclupan, Candulawan, and Manipis will receive 100 slots while barangays Maghaway and Tabunok will each receive 15...

Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7 will help motorcycle taxi drivers, locally known as habal-habal drivers, in addressing their issue on registration and licensing. This is to help the drivers integrate their services on the government-recognized ride-hailing and delivery platforms. LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec had the chance to talk to the community leaders of the different habal-habal organizations in Cebu City. Around 30  community leaders attended the said meeting  held at the LTO-7 Malasakit Service Center in N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City on Oct. 2.  Caindec promised to help all the community leaders in the city, including its members, in getting their driver's licenses and register their motorcycle units. The director also wanted to help the habal-habal drivers in the city apply in the existing and government-recognized ride-hailing and delivery platforms to help with their daily income. "We have a solution to the existing problems of our ha...