MVIS suspended by Pres Duterte

Amid increasing complaints, President Duterte ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend the mandatory conduct of the motor vehicle inspection system (MVIS), a new requirement for the registration or renewal of vehicles.

“MVIS is no longer mandatory. That means there should be no additional collection of payments when you register your vehicles,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. confirmed.

Previously, vehicles being registered at the LTO were merely inspected for compliance with the Clean Air Act through a smoke emission test done by private emission testing centers (PETCs).

With the arrival of private motor vehicle inspections centers (PMVICs), vehicles must pass an automated three-stage system with 73 inspection points before being considered roadworthy and eligible.

Duterte also deferred the implementation of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act or Republic Act 11229, which mandates that children should use car seats while inside cars and other vehicles.

Source: Phil Star