The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO-6) released 32 motorcycle plates during the second day of the “Oplan: Stop, Plate and Go,” a street-level campaign to distribute unclaimed motorcycle plates.

LTO-6 Assistant Regional Director Jeck Conlu, who led the initiative at Jaro Plaza, said that while all motorcycle plates registered from 2014 until 2022 have been printed, the huge challenge is in the distribution.

Conlu and the Regional Law Enforcement Section 6 (RLES) brought 80 plates for distribution to the plaza and other strategic areas.

They flagged down motorists, not for violations, but to hand in their plates, he added.

Others received assistance in tracking their pending orders through the agency’s digital system.

“In Region 6, we have over 300,000 in backlogs since 2014,” Conlu said in a media interview.

LTO-6 has already released 28,000 plates to date.

He said that before Oplan: Stop, Plate and Go, they have been distributing plates for almost two months.

The releasing of plates is also done daily in their 21 district offices. Soon, they will go down to communities.

“Patrol units — each stocked with ready-to-issue plates — will continue to furnish riders on the spot and assist in tracking unissued plates via the LTO’s digital system,” Conlu said.

The Oplan: Stop, Plate and Go is aligned with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to eliminate the backlog of unclaimed plates. (PNA)