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The pullout had resulted in a shortage of e-cards, prompting MRT station tellers to issue special coupons sold for P10 each regardless of the distance of the trip, the Department of Transportation and Communications-Action Center said. 


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Both heads of the two rail systems said they have been preparing security and safety precautions as well as making plans to address expected and unexpected problems that may take place during the opening of classes and the days to follow.


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In a memorandum to Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza dated Jan. 27, 2005, Assistant Secretary Roberto Lastimoso, general manager of Metrostar Express, said that the current fare structure needs modification due to the following reasons:


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                    [Title] => LTO chief ordered to go on ‘official leave’
                    [Summary] => It’s official now.


President Arroyo ordered yesterday Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Roberto Lastimoso, to go on official leave — the Palace euphemism for a graceful exit — effective on July 15.


While she did not give the exact date when Lastimoso’s official leave would end, the President assured him he retains his post as assistant secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).


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The President caught LTO workers red-handed cutting their work time and closing their booths as early as 4 p.m., an hour earlier than the normal close of government offices at 5 p.m.
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But LTO chief Assistant Secretary Roberto Lastimoso clarified over the weekend that it was not true that the LTO is set to ban the registration of the two-stroke motorcycles.


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                    [Title] => License processing eased
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Citing reports from LTO chief Assistant Secretary Roberto Lastimoso, Mendoza said the One-Stop-Shop will allow the public to renew their driver’s license without having to line up or go to the LTO district office.


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                    [Title] => LTO launches one-stop-shop at Motorex
                    [Summary] => Motorex, the country’s newest transport exhibition, opened last Saturday, Sept. 7, at the New Harrison Plaza Annex in Malate, Manila with Manila City Councilor Kim Atienza and TV and sports personality Dyan Castillejo-Garcia leading the guests of honor.


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                    [Title] => Vanity plates: New revenue source
                    [Summary] => Motorists can now have their names inscribed on their vehicle license plates.


President Arroyo has ordered Assistant Secretary Roberto Lastimoso, director of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), to draft the implementing rules and regulations for car owners to apply for optional motor vehicle plates bearing their names.
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROBERTO LASTIMOSO

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While she did not give the exact date when Lastimoso’s official leave would end, the President assured him he retains his post as assistant secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).


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