MANILA, Philippines — Mandating double plates for two-wheeled vehicles is not a form of discrimination and is necessary, Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Albayalde said. "Remember that these riding-in-tandem [crimes] are perpetrated by suspects riding motorcycles," he said, adding motorcycle license plates currently in use are too small, making it difficult to read the license numbers of those involved in crimes. He added that the Land Transportation Office has been implementing a new design for license plates. That new design covers plates those that are for motorcycles and that motorcycle riders point out have yet to be issued. “I will call on the LTO to build a 24/7 operation center immediately because we cannot implement the law without it.

Source: Philippine Star March 25, 2019 08:49 UTC