Manila, June 11 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Dagupan District Office will release over 3,600 motorcycle plates and facilitate the replacement of seven-digit motorcycle plates with six-digit ones on Thursday, a regular holiday for Independence Day.

Opening the office on a holiday aims to help reduce the backlog of motorcycle plates in the district, according to LTO Dagupan District Officer Rommel Dawaton during an interview on Wednesday.

"We even open on Saturdays, but turnout is low. So we decided to open on the holiday to give people more time to process their plates," Dawaton said.

Motorcycle owners are advised to bring copies of their Official Receipt (OR), Certificate of Registration (CR), and a valid ID to claim their p...