LTO sets new renewal period for vehicle registrations, licenses that expired from July-Oct. 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has implemented new renewal periods until February 2027 for motor vehicle registrations, driver’s licenses, and other permits that expired from July to October this year. 

In an advisory on Tuesday, the LTO said that this new implementation is under the Memorandum Circular (MC) No. MVL-2026-5523, which lifted the extended validity previously granted under MC No. MVL-5271. 

READ: LTO extends validity of expiring permits starting July 1, 2026

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In an advisory, the LTO said that the MC No. MVL-2026-5523 was released after the system issues of its portal Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) were fixed. 

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Under the MC No. MVL-5271 dated July 29, 2026, the LTO extended the validity of vehicle registrations and other permits that would expire beginning on July 1, 2026. This was implemented due to a series of technical issues affecting the LTMS. 

“Upang maiwasan ang dagsa ng tao at magbigay ng sapat na panahon sa lahat, nagtakda ang LTO ng grace period at tiyak na iskedyul kung kailan pwedeng mag-renew nang WALANG KARAGDAGANG BAYAD O MULTA (penalties),” the agency said. 

(To avoid an influx of renewals and to provide enough time for everyone, the LTO has set a grace period and definite schedule for renewal without additional fees or penalties.)

READ: LTO revokes, suspends over 1,100 driver’s licenses since October

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The LTO noted that registrations that expired in July and August 2026 may be renewed from November 3 to December 29, 2026. 

Those registrations that expired in September 2026 may be renewed from December 1, 2026 to January 29, 2027. 

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Lastly, those with documents that expired in October 2026 may be renewed from January 4 to February 26, 2027. /ms