MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 5 (PIA) --- The Land Transportation Office – Marawi District Office posted a total collections of Php853,268.00 for the month of November, up by more than 200 percent as compared to the Php246,742.75 collections recorded the same month of 2010.
Sibana M. Datumanong, district head of LTO-Marawi, said the increase in the agency’s collections was due to the inspection and checkpoint operations conducted by the members of the army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade (Bde), based in Kampo Ranao, this city.
The LTO has deputized the army to assist the agency in the implementation of road and traffic laws in the city.
As a result of the checkpoint operations, various types of motor vehicles were apprehended because of no registration, expired registration, expired licenses of the drivers and drivers without license, he said.
Out of the Php853,268.00 total collections, Php141,500.00 came from fines and penalties on law enforcement which posted zero collections last November of 2010.
Also, fines and penalties on Motor Vehicle User’s Charge (MVUC) and licensing amounted to Php107,071.50 and Php22,000.00, respectively, compared to the Php42,802.50 and Php8,775.00 collected last year.
Datumanong, meanwhile, expressed appreciation to the Philippine Army for its support in the implementation of land transportation laws.
On the other hand, Col. Daniel A. Lucero, commander of the 103rd Bde, gave assurance that the army will continue to give support operations to local government units and government agencies in the province in pursuant to the army’s Internal Peace and Security Plan dubbed as “Bayanihan.”
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