LAND Transportation Office chief Vigor Mendoza II on Monday ordered all regional directors of the agency to prepare road safety and assistance measures for the expected influx of travelers during the Yuletide season.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista instructed the LTO chief to ensure a safe travel for commuters and the motorists, especially during the Christmas break for students starts.
“We can now feel the high volume of vehicles in Metro Manila,” Mendoza said.
“In connection with this, I already instructed all regional directors to prepare the necessary road safety and assistance to all our motorists across the country in coordination with other government agencies,” he added.
The LTO will focus on roads leading to and from transportation hubs like airports and bus terminals and major thoroughfares across the country.
Regional directors are also directed to coordinate with the Philippine National Police and local government units in the identification of accident-prone areas to come up with measures to prevent fatal accidents like what happened with a bus that fell off a cliff in Antique province recently, killing 17 passengers.
Mendoza earlier directed all LTO enforcers to go easy on owners of delinquent motor vehicles by warning them to register their vehicles instead of issuing traffic violation tickets.
But he clarified that after the New Year celebrations, the LTO will be stricter with the no-registration, no-travel policy.
“Our offices are still open and in fact, designated special lanes for those who would renew the registration of their motor vehicles. Our motor vehicle registration caravan will also continue,” he said.