“Implement now, plan later.” This was the comment of Filipinos after the Land Transportation Office temporarily suspended the implementation of an order fining vehicle buyers and sellers who failed to register their transactions with the government immediately. The government agency on Thursday, October 23, said that it is stopping the effectivity of LTO Administrative Order VDM-2024-046 , or the “Guidelines in the immediate transfer of ownership of motor vehicles with existing registration,” immediately until further notice.
The LTO said it has come to such a decision “to clarify certain provisions,” “lengthen the compliance period,” and “allow more time to widen the information dissemination” about guidelines on the transfer of vehicle ownership. The memorandum did not sit well with many Filipinos, who criticized the agency for issuing orders only to retract or scrap them later. Some also offered suggestions on what the LTO could do instead.
“Implement now, plan later,” a Facebook user commented, earning over 150 likes and reactions. “Nakaka-bwisit, p*tragis ‘tong mga ‘to. Gumagawa ng ingay pero tayo ‘yung mapeperwisyo! ‘Di ba?! Parang t*nga, titirahin nila ‘yung alam nilang aangal tayo kasi apektado tayo, tapos babawiin lang na parang wala lang.
Ang ingay ingay,” another Filipino commented. “Dapat ang sunod nilang memo, guidelines ng pinadali na transfer of ownership. ‘Yung tipong kayang gawin ng bata.
‘Pag ganon ka-simple, edi s.