Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday clarified that all of its offices are authorized to accept multiple modes of payment and are not limited to online payment options.

In a statement, the LTO assured that there has been no order or directive to limit transactions to online payment following concerns and feedback from the public.

"All LTO offices, district offices, extension offices, and allied service providers are authorized to accept multiple modes of payment, and clients have the full right to choose their preferred method - including cash, card, and other electronic payment channels as available," it said.

Any restriction of payment options to online payment only, it said, "is unauthorized and not in l...