November 6, 2016

SM and LTO Ties Up for an Efficient and Convenient Driver's License Renewal

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) and SM recently signed a memorandum of agreement to bring Drivers’ license renewal closer, easier and more convenient to the public at SM City North EDSA.         

This partnership gives mallgoers the opportunity to have their licensed processed while shopping, having fun, and doing their other errands in their favorite SM Malls.




The partnership allows LTO to set up and operate Driver’s License Renewal Centers (DLRC) at selected malls such as:
  • SM City North EDSA
  • SM City Pampanga
  • SM City Manila
  • SM City Cebu
  • SM Southmall
  • SM Mall of Asia
  • SM City San Jose Del Monte
  • SM City Davao
  • SM Seaside City Cebu and
  • SM City Cabanatuan
DLRCs are open from Mondays to Saturdays from 10am to 9pm (excluding legal holidays, special non-working days and work suspensions declared by the government).


LTO Chief Asec. Edgar Galvante (3rd from left) graced the MOA signing together with LTO Executive Director Atty. Romeo Vera Cruz, LTO-NCR Regional Director Atty. Clarence Guinto, SM Supermalls President Annie Garcia (4th from left), SM Mart, Inc. Executive Vice President Ricky Lim  (2nd from left) and Vice President for Business Center Operations Dennis Yaw.

DLRC SM City North EDSA is located at the  Government Service Express at The Annex.

The Government Service Center at SM City North EDSA is a one-stop venue for various government service counters such as Philippine Postal Corporation, PhilHealth, SSS, GSIS, and Pag-IBIG.

Aside from the Government Express Business, SM also has SM Business Centers and SM Bills Payment Counters that accepts payments for license renewal, and will serve as an alternate receiving and payment counters to augment the LTO central office; accepting cash payments from LTO clients with Order of Payment forms from 10:00am to 7:00pm every day.

>SM Business Centers offer PSA (formerly NSO) applications for birth, marriage, and death certificates; PRC renewals of professional licenses; DTI consumer welfare services and renewal of business name; and Ombudsman Clearance applications.

>Meanwhile, SM Bills Payment counters located in The SM Store, SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket and Savemore, accept payments for contributions and/or loans for the Social Security System, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth and National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation and Armed Forces & Police Mutual Benefit Association, Inc. (AFPMBAI); and payment of fines for tickets issued by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

The LTO Driver’s License Renewal Center (DLRC) is one of the many services SM extends beyond shopping to its customers.

26 comments:

  1. This is a good news, open pa ng Saturday so no need to file VL para sa mga nagwowork.

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  2. I admire SM for having convenient satellites of govt offices as such. Such a big help especially for working moms like us. :)

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  3. Good news and great tandem! 😊

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  4. I hope they open up the renewal center in SM Megamall again. They had one there before and I have always wondered what happened to it. I am still waiting for the cards to be available, though, before I renew my license. :)

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  5. Buti meron sa SM Manila para di siksikan lagi sa Tayuman :) Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Great to hear! Good riddance to long lines!

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  7. I hope they could also accommodate those who wants to apply Student's License.

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  8. This is good! Sana meron din dito sa SM namin :) Mas comvenient talaga pag nasa malls na ang mga ganitong government facilities.

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  9. This will help the drivers who will renew their licenses. Sana lang they have available cards.

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  10. This is good, para wala ng mahabang pila sa mga LTO offices,

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  11. Good news to! Bawas hassle sa application/renewal ng license.

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  12. Personally, I really prefer going to and processing any government related documents in offices or branches inside the mall. So this tie up of LTO with SM Malls is such a good news!

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  13. Glad to hear our systems are improving!

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  14. Not getting a drivers license anytime soon. But this is really convenient to those who will ge tone.

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  15. This is good news! Our LTO here doesn't have a good office. So every time you'll visit you need to take a lot of patience talaga.

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  16. wow nice at least sa mall na para hindi masyado hassle. Before I got my license in Alabang Town Center pero now wala na. Thanks for sharing

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  17. This is indeed a good news for working parents and even stay at home moms. It took me several months before I was able to get my driver's license because of schedule. This partnership makes life a lot easier.

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  18. This is good news especially for my husband na mahirapan makapagfile ng leave just to process license renewal.

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  19. Yay hopefully this makes license renewal easier and more convenient!

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  20. Finally! Things are getting more convenient for us pinoys!

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  21. I hope SSS and BIR will follow next.

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  22. Having them in the malla ia super convenient! There used to be one in SM Hypermarket Pasig but not anymore huhu.

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  23. Very good news specially for my husband :-) Thank you for sharing this bit of information.

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  24. I;m just near SM North and I need to renew my license ASAP. This is good news. Thanks for sharing :)

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  25. Meron sa SM North and we're like 2 mins away lang. Super convenient! :)

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