The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro comprises three different LTO offices: the LTO Calapan Operations Division, LTO Calapan New Registration Unit, and LTO Calapan District Office (DO). These LTO offices serve both the locals and the visitors of the city. These agencies also ensure that the LTO operations are easily accessible in the city and within its geographical area of responsibility (GAOR). With these agencies in place, the LTO can be more effective in bringing their operations closer so the people they want to serve can satisfy their LTO-related needs.
As the provincial capital of Oriental Mindoro, Calapan City is well-known as the “City of Golden Grains” and the “Acropolis of the South.” It is also the home of the island’s largest and busiest port, easily making the city an accessible gateway for vacationers who are attracted by the urbanized landscape, the ecotourism sites, and the natural sanctuaries in the province. If you find yourself with LTO-related needs while in Calapan City, you may visit any of these LTO offices to avail of their services in the area.
What is LTO Calapan?
LTO Calapan refers to the LTO offices stationed in Calapan City: the LTO Calapan Operations Division, LTO Calapan New Registration Unit, and LTO Calapan District Office (DO). Just like the other LTO offices in the country and in the MIMAROPA region, the LTO Calapan offices were created to serve as the local operating arm of the Secretariat’s central office. These offices are meant to manifest the agency’s efforts to bridge the LTO programs and transacting public—including the drivers, car owners, and operators—in the city and its neighboring areas. These LTO agencies are also meant to make its core programs and services—including the registration and renewal of motor vehicles (MV) and license and permits—more convenient and easier to avail of, especially for the people who work behind the wheels or those who can’t afford to travel to another place for their LTO-related needs. The LTO Calapan offices also serve as a visual reminder to the public that the LTO is watching over the city so they won’t neglect their responsibility towards road safety.
LTO Calapan City Regional Office – Operations Division
One of the LTO branch offices in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro is the LTO Regional Office Operations Division. This division is located within the LTO MIMAROPA regional office, and it serves as the LTO’s project implementing entity in the region. It is primarily responsible for the agency’s operations, or in LTO’s case, in overseeing the carrying out of the different LTO services as well as the implementation of the agency’s regulatory policies from various LTO agencies within the region, in an effort to keep the roads safe for both drivers and pedestrians.
LTO Calapan City New Registration Unit
There’s also a new registration unit in the city, located right across from the LTO Regional Office for Region 4B. This office has a registered address in Dolce Casa Di Jo Ville, Brgy. Tawiran, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro and is in charge of all the new motor vehicle (MV) registrations and related miscellaneous transactions in the province.
LTO Calapan District Office (DO)
The LTO Calapan District Office is a dedicated LTO office where drivers, car owners, and operators can get their LTO needs addressed. As one of the offices intended to extend the operations of the agency in Oriental Mindoro, it serves as the agency’s primary operating arm in the local area of the city of Calapan. As a city branch, it is tasked with offering the agency’s core programs and services and engaging the locals to help carry out their mandate in the surrounding communities and beyond.
List of Services Offered by LTO Calapan
If, one day, you find yourself in need of any LTO-related services while in Oriental Mindoro, then you can simply visit any of the LTO offices in Calapan City. Like the other LTO offices, these frontline agencies observe fast and efficient services in prime office locations with strict safety policies.
Some of the most common services offered by the LTO, regardless of location, include:
- License And Permit
- Student Permit
- New Driver’s License (Non-Professional)
- Conductor’s License
- Plain or Advance Renewal of Driver’s/Conductor’s License and Renewal of Driver’s License of Filipino Living Abroad
- Miscellaneous License Transactions
- Renewal of Driver’s / Conductor’s License with Examination [Expired for more than two (2) years] and/or with ten (10) or more but less than forty (40) Demerit Points
- Change Classification from Non-Professional Driver’s License (NPDL) Code to Professional Driver’s License Code with Same Driver’s License (PDL) Code
- Additional Driver’s License Code/s
- Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License to Philippine Driver’s License Including Renewal of Expired Philippine Driver’s License with a Valid Foreign Driver’s License
- Change Classification from Professional Driver’s License (PDL) Code to Non-Professional Driver’s License Code (NPDL), Dropping of DL Code and Change Clutch Type
- Request for System Updates (RSU) for Double License
- Request for System Update (RSU) for License and Customer Details/Misrepresentation of Age/Identity
- Accreditation of Medical Clinics – New
- Accreditation of Medical Clinics – Renewal
- Registration of Physicians – New
- Registration of Physicians – Renewal
- Accreditation of Driving School / Driving Enhancement Program Training Center – New
- Accreditation of Driving School / Driving Enhancement Program Training Center – Renewal
- Accreditation of Driving Instructor – New
- Accreditation of Driving Instructor – Renewal
- Examination for Driving School Instructors
- Driving Enhancement Program (DEP)
- Vehicle Registration
- Initial Registration of Motor Vehicle (MV)
- Renewal of Motor Vehicle (MV) Registration
- Storage of Motor Vehicle
- Miscellaneous Transactions
- Re-Stamping of Engine/Chassis Number
- Request for Motor Vehicle Verification
- Motor Vehicle Inspection
- Miscellaneous Transactions
- Duplicate OR/CR
- Duplicate Plate
- Transfer of Ownership
- Annotation & Cancellation of Mortgage
- Revision of Records
- Duplicate License (for Lost Licenses)
- Insurance
- Proper Driver Education
- Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) and exam
- Comprehensive Driver’s Exam (CDE)
- Practical Driving Course (PDC) and exam
- Law Enforcement
- Settlement of Admitted Apprehension
- Adjudication of Contested Apprehension
- Encoding of Alarm
- Filing of Complaint and Lifting of Alarm
- Lifting of Alarm (Traffic Adjudication Service)
- Certification of No Pending Apprehension and Alarm
- Collecton of fees from law enforcement violations
- Drug testing
- Emission testing
- Inventory of Plates
- Issuance of Vanity License Plates
- Issuance of Special Plates
- The use of self-service kiosks
- Process Application for New Driver’s License (DL) via the Automated Driver’s License Examination System (ADLES) Facility
Note that since not all LTO offices are created equal, some agencies are not equipped enough to offer the full range of LTO services. That said, it’s best to check with the specific LTO branch first if the service you need is available before you make an actual trip.
How to Contact LTO Calapan
Reaching out to the LTO Calapan is a simple task of making a call, sending an email, or sending a message via social media. It can be done either by reaching out to the specific LTO Calapan branch or to the LTO MIMAROPA (Region 4B) regional office.
To reach the LTO MIMAROPA (Region 4B) regional office, please check the following contact information:
Land Transportation Office Region 4B – Office of the Regional Director
Agency Code: 0402
Office Address: Brgy. San Rafael, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Telephone Number: (043) 288-7143, (043) 288-6420
Head of Agency: Manuel L. Betaizar
Email Address: manuelbetaizar@yahoo.com
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Fridays)
Contact Information
To reach out to the LTO Calapan, please check out the contact information below:
LTO Calapan City Regional Office – Operations Division
Agency Code: 0402
Office Address: Brgy. San Rafael, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Telephone Number: (043) 288-7143, (043) 288-6420
Head of Agency: Jorge Antonio P. Calayo
Email Address: ltomimaropaoperationsdivision@gmail.com
LTO Calapan City New Registration Unit
Agency Code: 0403
Office Address: Dolce Casa Di Jo Ville, Brgy. Tawiran, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Telephone Number: (043) 288-7143, (043) 288-6420
Head of Agency: Aldous Don M. Ruiz
Email Address: ltonru4b@gmail.com
LTO Calapan District Office (DO)
Agency Code: 0424
Office Address: Dolce Casa Di Jo Ville, Brgy. Tawiran, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Telephone Number: (043) 288-5402
Head of Agency: Merwyn C. Quitain
Email Address: ltocalapan0424@gmail.com
Where is Calapan City
Calapan, officially known as the City of Calapan, is a third class component city and the capital and the main gateway to the province of Oriental Mindoro. It houses the island’s largest and busiest port and is well known as the “City of Golden Grains” and the “Acropolis of the South.” It is also one of the two cities in the MIMAROPA region and the center of commerce, industry, transport, communication, religious activities and education in the province.
Geographically, Calapan City is a wide plain with rivers, interspersed with wetlands at the seacoast periphery of the province. It is bounded to the north and north-east by the Calapan Bay, south and southeast by Naujan, and to the west by the Baco. It is located 45 kilometers (28 mi) south of Batangas City and 130 kilometers (81 mi) south of Manila.
Google Map Location
Calapan City is relatively easy to visit, thanks to the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH), an integrated ferry project that extends further to the southern part of the Philippines. As the city serves as the gateway to the entire province of Mindoro, public utility vehicles are readily available in the area. There are also other options for public transport, which includes vans and tricycles in the area. Of course, there’s always an option to drive to Calapan City by yourself. For specific driving directions to Calapan City and any of the LTO offices within the city premises, you may check out the maps below: