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A photo taken from google.com From the very webpage of the Land Transportation Office or LTO, here is the summary of the Revised Schedule of Fines and Penalties for Violations of Laws, Rules and Regulations Governing Land Transportation as espoused in the Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01 of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). A.  Violations in Connection with Licensing: 1.  Driving Without a Valid Driver's License/Conductor's Permit - Payment of a fine of PhP3,000.00 and the driver shall be disqualified from being granted a driver's license and driving of a motor vehicle for a period of 1 year from the payment of the fine. 2.  Driving a Motor Vehicle Used in the Commission of a Crime Upon Conviction by a Regular Court of Competent Jurisdiction - Payment of a fine of PhP10,000.00 and in addition, the driver's license shall be confiscated and upon conviction for the crime, revoked and the driver shall be perpetually dis...

Considering that my car's registration is about to expire, I searched on the website of the Land Transportation Office the processes on how to renew my registration.  As I explored the said website, this is what I have discovered.  This is the Q and A of the motor vehicle registration right from the webpage of the LTO.  I find it very useful and hence, I copied the same to be shared for you guys.  I do not own it.  Credits are due to the men behind of the LTO. For more information, please go to www.lto.gov.ph.   1. My plate number is MGE 123 when will I register?   You will register your vehicle on the 1st week of March.  For further clarification of motor vehicle registration schedule, the last digit of the plate number determines the registration month and the middle digit indicates the weekly deadline, presented as follows:   Last Digit of Plate Number (Monthly Schedule) Middle Digit of...

Just today, February 6, 2014, Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III renews his driver's license, two days before he turns 54, at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Tayuman, Manila (Sourced from Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines webpage, February 6, 2014). The act of our President only shows that everybody is ought to have a driver's license and also to have it renewed.  No one is above the law.  Thus, even if he already occupies the highest position of the land, it does not mean that he is exempt from complying the laws.