Manila, May 3 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has apprehended a total of 248 vehicles nationwide in its intensified anti-colorum campaign for April.

Region 4-A (Calabarzon) recorded the highest number of apprehensions with a total of 101.

In a statement on Friday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said collated data from all regions showed a total of 84 vans were apprehended for providing public transport service without the necessary permit from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

About 20 trucks, 12 passenger jeepneys, 10 buses, and 93 motorcycles were apprehended for various offenses.

"We will continue our campaign to send a message to the operators and drivers of colorum vehicles ...