41 motorcycle riders apprehended amid LTO's 'no registration, no travel' policy

Over 41 motorcycle riders have been apprehended by the Land Transportation Office in Metro Manila following the strict implementation of its “No Registration, No Travel” policy Monday.

In a statement Tuesday, LTO said the drivers were issued with citation tickets and the unregistered motorcycles were impounded.

It said over 24.7 million vehicle units remain unregistered with the LTO, and most of these were motorcycles.

The aggressive enforcement of the policy nationwide was ordered by LTO chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, in coordination with the Philippine National Police and Local Government Units.

“Napakaraming motorsiklo ang hindi rehistrado at batay sa ating record, marami sa mga ito ay hindi nakarehistro ng isa hanggang limang taon. Hindi natin papayagan ito at makakaasa ang ating mga kababayan na gagawa tayo ng mga aksyon upang mapilitan ang mga may-ari nito na magparehistro,” Mendoza said.

(A lot of motorcycles were not registered with LTO and based on our record, many of these have been unregistered from one year to five years. We will not allow this and we assure the public that we will implement measures to force the owners to register their vehicles.)

He also added that the campaign was launched in line with the Department of Transportation's order to ensure all vehicles on the road have passed the necessary safety inspections.

“The operation we conducted in Metro Manila should serve as a warning to all delinquent motor vehicle owners to register them in the soonest possible time. Huwag na ninyong hintayin pa na mahuli kayo dahil mas malalang problema ang kakaharapin ninyo,” he added.—Jiselle Anne Casucian/AOL, GMA Integrated News