LTO to require 15 hour seminar for student permits

Following the Memorandum Circular 2019-2176 issued December last year, LTO will now require prospective student drivers to attend a mandatory 15-hour driving course starting April 2020.

The driving course is said to be divided into three sessions, including Introduction to traffic laws, Land Transportation-Related Special Laws, and general driving. These courses are available in driving course centers.

To be able to offer the 15-hour seminar, driving course centers must first be accredited, which lasts for two years. Instructors must score at least 85% to be able to issue the theoretical exam.

“Dapat i-inculcate na natin sa utak nila ‘yung batas. Kasi in the first place, ang drivers license, pribelehiyo lang yan. Hindi po ‘yan karapatan. Pwede namin tanggalin sa’yo yan kapag hindi ka sumusunod sa batas trapiko,” LTO Deputy Director for Law Enforcement Roberto Valera said.

Source: GMA News, When In Manila

19 Comments

Kimberly says:

5 years ago

Sana hindi lang sa student , sa mga motor sana di kasi sila nag iingat ni ririsk nila buhay nila maka pabilis lang di nila iniisip buhay nila mga sasakyan pa minsan kinakabahan sa ginagawa nila, dapat risk on your own .
At sa Mga accident madami namamatay sa motor
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Helpfull tips says:

5 years ago

Gumawa kayo ng booklet o babasahin o applications for free. At hindi lang Q@A na application na pwedeng pag aralan ng mga gustong matuto ng traffic rules. Marami kc driver dyan na di alam kung kailan gamitin ang hazzard light. Di rin alam ibig sabihin ng double yellow lane. Blinking red light. At marami pa LTO please..
Educate the people by provide drivers booklets or application from androids .. NOTE. KULANG ANG Q&A applications lang.at kulang ang three day seminar.
Suggestion: gayahin nyo yong DMV CALIFORNIA DRIVERS HANDBOOK. Meron na rin sa application store.. binasa at pinag aralan ko yan bago me nag exam sa drivers license sa usa noon. Marami ako natutunan dyan at naitatak sa akin lalo na how to be a defensive driver.
Sana makatulong
For better Phillipines and still hoping for that…
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Junnex says:

5 years ago

In my humble opinion and it is based on my experiences ….just like here at Canada po…may website po sila per provinces which is designed po para sa mga gusto mag review in preparation sa written exam..mas malaking tulong sa road safety if properly assisted and educated na ang mga magkakaroon ng driving license…at sa dapat taasan ang mga fines sa mga violators para lalong sususnod ang mga driver sa batas trapiko. at sana maging seryoso ang mga training organisation sa kanilang trabaho…failed is failed sana…#FixerNoMore.

Suggestion lang po…#forbetterPH..

written exam=unlimited take (with payment per exam)
road test = maximum of take 5(with payment per exam)

Note:after take 5 of road test and still failed mandatory schooling for a period of time.

with that process maybe we can produce a responsible, more disipcline ,defensive and law abiding drivers…

God bless Maharlikans

GERV says:

5 years ago

15 hours to learn road rules they will not follow…because filipino drivers do not follow rules.
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Ramon says:

5 years ago

Maganda jan higpitan ang panghuhuli once na nahuli warning agad then revok para madala wala dapat excemption para hindi unfair
Ramon says:

5 years ago

Correction “dapat walang excemptio “

Robert S. Buyag says:

5 years ago

Follow the u.s.a. pattern in acquiring a driver’s license. Very fair and strict. .
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Jay says:

5 years ago

Let professional drivers undergo seminars everytime they renew their licenses
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jon says:

5 years ago

how about if you just want to renew your existing student permit? do you still need to attend 15 hrs seminar?
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Miamia says:

5 years ago

NGAYON NALANG?? ITS 2020 NGAYON NINYO LANG YAN NAISIP LTO…DAPAT MATAGAL NA..NAPAKADAMING CANCER DRIVERS SA DAAN BE MORE STRICT WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING MOTORCYCLES AND VEHICLES!! PROPER DRIVER TRAINING SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS WELL AS STRICT PURCHASING OF VEHICLES..

NO PROPER LICENSE AND DRIVER TRAINING..THESE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD!!!!
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kenneth says:

5 years ago

So ang mangyayare nyan magkakaron din ng exam in the end.
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Ramon says:

5 years ago

Pano ang sa mga non pro at pro na basta nagkalisensya? At kelan ito ipatutupad? Buong branch ba? Pano ung mga hindi nag ddrugs pero nasa ilalim naman ng pinagbabawal na inumin like alak? Mas madalas nakainom ang nagmamaneho kompara sa naka drugs
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Junnex says:

5 years ago

please consider this website as a bench mark for our LTO

https://www.drivingtest.ca/manitoba-driving-test…

Vergel says:

5 years ago

I have driving NCII. Am I still needed to attend this seminar? This topics were already been taught to us longer than 15 hours.
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Pony says:

5 years ago

Pati mga tao na tumatawid dapat may seminar din, lalo na sa probinsya, hindi marunong tumawid.
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Bolado says:

5 years ago

Magkano naman kaya bayaran para mka exempt dito.? Kaya dumarami kamot at aksidente sa daan kasi kahit gaanu ka strikto, madadaan sa bayaran.. E exam kaya muna yung mga nasa LTO.?
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Pampa says:

5 years ago

Karamihan, ung mga walang lisensya yung nakaka-disgrasya. You can always teach those topics/lectures in schools. Pati pag-uugali sa pagmamaneho naituturo. Discipline are for those who follow.. how about those who don’t, they will never be known until caught. Lagi na lang sa mga disiplinado ung abala, pati usapin sa mga plaka sa mga sumusunod sa batas lang ang apektado. Gawan nyo naman ng aksyon ung mga hindi sumusunod oi!
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Edgar dalaguit says:

5 years ago

Lisence
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janice says:

4 years ago

Magkano ba ang mababayaran ng theoretical driving course
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