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LTO Acting Assistant Secretary Greg Pua said the arrested suspects were selling the fake license plates through social media for P1,200 per piece. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News

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Johnson Manabat

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752552069366Screen Shot 2025-07-15 at 12.00.31 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">LTO Acting Assistant Secretary Greg Pua said the arrested suspects were selling the fake license plates through social media for P1,200 per piece. <em>Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>MANILA — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday identified four suspects behind the manufacturing and sale of fake license plates in San Ildefonso, Bulacan.</div><p>In a press conference, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the suspects were arrested by members of the PNP-Criminal Investigation Division (PNP-CIDG) in an entrapment operation last July 12.</p><p>“Napakadelikado nito… Ang pinakamahirap dito, itong mga pekeng ‘to, ito din ang mga pekeng plaka na ginagamit sa illegal activities tulad ng kidnapping, robbery, murder. Physically pareho ang itsura unless i-check mo ang QR code,” Dizon added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/27/new-vehicle-new-plates-lto-eyes-pact-with-car-dealers-motorcycle-manufacturers-1010">New vehicle, new plates: LTO eyes pact with car dealers, motorcycle manufacturers</a></div><p>LTO Acting Assistant Secretary Greg Pua said the arrested suspects were selling the fake license plates through social media for P1,200 per piece.</p><p>“May link sila, nagbebenta sila sa Facebook nitong plaka so nagkaroon tayo ng case-buildup, nakipag-usap tayo. Dati ayaw pa makipag-meet-up, ang gusto delivery lang at hindi tayo pumayag. So we ordered 51 plates, umabot siya ng P50,000 kaya napilit namin na face-to-face,” Pua told reporters.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1944910194422485044&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fsearch&amp;sessionId=4a6ec3d866b40e94a85685c5664c710697d2304f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:516px;height:694px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1944910194422485044"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>According to Dizon, the suspects were caught in the act of manufacturing fake license plates.</p><p>“Nakumpiska natin ang iba&#x27;t ibang printing machine and also pieces of fake plates. Clearly, hindi lang ito ang facility na ganito sa Pilipinas kaya tuloy-tuloy lang po ang operation ng ating mga law enforcers,” Dizon said.</p><p>The suspects, Dizon said, are now facing charges of syndicated production of counterfeit plates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/29/mmda-motorists-covering-license-plates-to-skirt-ncap-will-be-fined-1549">MMDA: Motorists covering license plates to skirt NCAP will be fined</a></div><p>DOTr and LTO are also investigating possible connivance with their personnel.</p><p>“Ongoing tayo diyan, deeper investigation yan… Wala namang illegal na nagta-thrive kung walang protektor, walang kakuntsaba so yun ang ating suspetsiya. siyempre kailangan ng deeper investigation. Huwag kayong mag-alala kapag meron na kaming basehan ilalabas namin yan,” said Dizon.  </p><p>Dizon warned that the government would go after those selling counterfeit license plates.</p><p>“Para sa mga gumagawa ng ganitong kalokohan, hindi namin kayo titigilan. Una pa lang &#x27;to sa marami pa naming huhulihin, ipapasara at kakasuhan” Dizon said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BACKLOG UPDATE</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, in a bid to address delays, Dizon announced that the LTO was able to manufacture more than 4.5 million backlog of plates.</p><p>The manufactured license plates are now up for distribution in different LTO district offices nationwide.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/15/lto-says-license-plate-backlog-now-solved-1104">LTO says license plate backlog &#x27;wiped out&#x27;</a></div><p>On Tuesday, the DOTr and LTO also launched the LTO plate tracker that will help motorists track the availability of their license plates online through eGov.ph app or www.ltotracker.gov.</p><p>DOTr Usec. Ramon Reyes emphasized that the LTO is the only government agency that issues license plates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/10/23/lto-says-to-clear-license-plates-backlog-by-june-2025-1405">LTO says to clear license plates backlog by June 2025</a></div><p>“LTO lang po ang nag-i-issue ng plaka, hindi kami gumagamit ng channel or ng ibang tao. LTO is the only entity ang nag-iisyu, huwag n’yo i-patronize, siguradong mas mahal… Anything beyond LTO is considered illegal and fake,” said Reyes.</p><p>The LTO eyes to complete the delivery of more than 4.5 million manufactured license plates by October this year.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IO1J7Vo120Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>"Para sa mga gumagawa ng ganitong kalokohan, hindi namin kayo titigilan. Una pa lang 'to sa marami pa naming huhulihin, ipapasara at kakasuhan” DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said.</p>

"Para sa mga gumagawa ng ganitong kalokohan, hindi namin kayo titigilan. Una pa lang 'to sa marami pa naming huhulihin, ipapasara at kakasuhan” DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said.

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4 arrested over manufacturing, sale of fake plates in Bulacan

Johnson Manabat,

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Published Jul 15, 2025 12:12 PM PHT

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