LTO extends validity of motor vehicle registrations, driver's licenses expiring Sept. 30 amid bad weather

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Tuesday that motor vehicle registrations and driver’s licenses expiring on September 30, 2025 are extended until October 3 in consideration of the recent tropical cyclones that hit the country. 

LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said the memorandum was brought about by the cancellation of government offices in Metro Manila and other affected areas due to the weather disturbances in the previous weeks. 

“The validity of all motor vehicle registration expiring on 30 September 2025 and driver’s license due for renewal on 30 September 2025 shall be extended and no penalty/ies shall be collected until 03 October 2025,” the memorandum signed by Mendoza read. 

“Likewise, the 15-day period for the settlement of Traffic Apprehension Cases effective 26 September 2025 shall be extended until 03 October 2025,” it added.

The country was recently hit by a series of tropical cyclones - Mirasol, Nando, and Opong. The cyclones battered Luzon as well as parts of the Visayas. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA Integrated News