MANILA, Nov. 21 -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will launch the digitalization of its frontline services beginning next month as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive for the immediate shift of government services to digital.

In a statement on Friday, LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II said information technology (IT) experts are already finalizing the development of a system that would pave the way for online transactions with the LTFRB, beginning with the confirmation of vehicles for public transportation.

"There is a sense of urgency to make all the transactions of the LTFRB fast and comfortable to all our tens of thousands of clients in the public land transportation sector," Mendoza sai...