The agency says it will make getting a TDC certificate more convenient
Quite ironic
Student drivers are better off learning from driving schools than from, say, a mere relative with a license. It's better to have a professional teach someone the ins and outs of getting behind the wheel, after all.It appears some driving
The current rule is under review
Earlier this year, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced and implemented price caps for driving schools. Around the same time, the agency said that it will re-evaluate its policies regarding the accreditation of new driving schools as well.Now, the LTO
It will be a monthly thing, the LTO promises
It wasn't that long ago when the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that it was going to put a price cap on driving school fees. It was the LTO's initiative to make driving lessons more accessible to more people.But
There’s no stopping the April 15 implementation
The Association of Accredited Driving Schools of the Philippines, Inc. (AADSPI) recently pled to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to postpone the implementation of Memorandum Circular No. JMT-2023-2390.MC No. JMT-2023-2390 is also known as the 'Omnibus Guidelines
It’s supposed to be implemented by April 15
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) recently released Memorandum Circular No. JMT-2023-2390. It's also known as the 'Omnibus Guidelines on the Accreditation, Supervision, and Control of Driving Institutions, and the Standardization of Driver and Conductor's Education'. While it sounds
As well as penalties for driving schools that violate the prescribed fees
As reported earlier this week, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is setting standard rates for driving school fees, taking into account the schools' investment and operating costs as well as the local minimum wage, rent, and electricity costs.The agency has now
Good news
To get a driver's license here in the Philippines, one would have to enroll first in a driving school accredited by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). While that's all well and good, the issue that many have with this is
But no official rates just yet
Enrolling in a driving school isn't exactly cheap. Should you apply to a reputable and respected one, you're looking at around P3,000 at the very least. Of course, that will depend on what kind of course you will take,
Uh oh
A driving school in Palawan is in hot water following complaints about how it conducts its theoretical driving course and driving enhancement programs.In a statement, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced that the driving school has been suspended for 30 days
by Drei Laurel
Good for 30% off on automobile training courses
Here's a good bonus that local buyers of Honda cars can get over the next three months: If you purchase a Honda City, City Hatchback, Civic, BR-V, HR-V, or CR-V from August 1 to October 31, 2022, you
Here’s why it’s worth the time and the expense
Remember the days when anyone could get a driver's license without taking any driving classes or without knowing how to drive in the first place? That's the problem that the Land Transportation Office was aiming to address when it imposed
The license can wait
The driver's license you're working on is going to have to wait.According to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Ramon Lopez, driving schools-among other non-essential establishments-will be closed until April 4 (Easter Sunday), due to
by Drei Laurel
The agreement will also help ensure better driving-school standards
We all want safer roads in the metro. In order to achieve that, we also need better, more educated drivers out there. So obviously, keeping all road users safe-be it drivers, riders, cyclists, or pedestrians-is easier said than done.Something'
The UK thinks so
See that subcompact sedan that figured in a mishap trying to squeeze into a lane? How about the genius who backed into another car trying to park in reverse? "Man, Filipino drivers are dumb," you're probably thinking.We feel your frustration.
by Drei Laurel
This week’s news ahead of the scheduled return to GCQ
For prospective motorists
In case you missed it, the days when you could learn to operate a vehicle free of charge from a parent, friend, or family driver is long gone, because a certificate of course completion from a driving school accredited by the Land
by Drei Laurel
Here are some of the specifics you need to know
If you're one of the many motorists who've been asking the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to establish more stringent processes for driver's license applications, maybe this is what you've been waiting for.The agency has just announced that
As an alternative, applicants may also train with the agency for a lower fee
Right now, applying for a driver's license with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is relatively easy, at least compared with Japan's application process and that of many other countries. Get behind the wheel, learn how to get from point A
Lectures, simulators, and hours of first-aid training
In case you haven't noticed, our roads are getting messier, more chaotic, and more difficult to deal with than ever before. Is it the number of buses plying our streets? The number of cars? Or our inane habit of not giving
by Elaine Lara
