SunStar February 14, 2021 The Philippine Senate is looking into the controversial Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers that were given accreditation by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to operate. The Land Transportation Office did not like the intervention or comments of the Senate.
There are reportedly around 180 inspection centers nationwide tasked to check the road worthiness or capability of private cars to traverse public thoroughfares safely. The inspection is prerequisite to the registration of newly acquired private vehicles and those whose registrations are to be renewed. Initial inspection will cost the registered car owner some P1,500. There are an estimated four million private vehicles in the Philippines. Motorcycles are required to have the same inspection, although at half of the price. Buses and trucks are not covered.
LTO seeks funds to rehabilitate vehicle inspection centers
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 13) The Land Transportation Office is hoping to secure funds to rehabilitate its vehicle inspection centers, a top official said Saturday.
During a Laging Handa briefing, LTO Administrator and Transportation Assistant Secretary Ed Galvante said the government did not allot funds for the rehabilitation of motor vehicle inspection centers or MVICs, adding that the agency still wants to pursue the project. Kahit hanggang ngayon patuloy kaming nanghihingi, in case na magkaroon ng pondo para mai-rehabilitate ang LTO s motor vehicle inspection centers, he said.
[Translation: Until now, we re still asking, in case there will be funds, so we can rehabilitate LTO s motor vehicle inspection centers.]
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Published February 9, 2021, 3:00 AM
The Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines (VICOAP), the largest group with 80 Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs) located in various parts of the country, has pledged its support for the government’s program to increase the standards of roadworthiness. This commitment will also help in reducing the number of vehicular accidents which lead to an annual death toll of 12,000, a number that is greater than the COVID-19 deaths that were incurred in 2020.
PMVICs were developed as part of a government initiative that first launched the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) in 1983 in order to ensure that the land-based vehicles, four-wheel and two-wheel alike, are capable and deemed safe to travel the roads.