Just last month, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., (PBBM) issued a directive reiterating Presidential Decree 96 which outlaws the illegal use of sirens and blinkers, collectively known as wang-wang.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) wants you to help them catch these individuals who are illegally using wang-wang by reporting them to the agency’s “Akyon on the Spot” hotline.

LTO Assistant Secretary, Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said that aside from government cars that are not authorized to use sirens and blinkers, the public can also report private vehicles that use sirens and blinkers as he stressed that all of them are illegal.

“It’s been a long time that we were planning on having a reliable hotline for the LTO as a response to the directive of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista to intensify our road safety measures because of road rage incidents and also our campaign against colorum vehicles,” said Mendoza.

“But we fast-tracked its [hotline] implementation when the President issued an order against the illegal use of sirens and blinkers so that citizens would have a reliable platform where they can report those who don’t follow the President’s orders,” added Mendoza.

Mendoza said the Aksyon on the Spot hotline can also be used in reporting online scammers who impersonate the LTO in sending fake traffic violations.

The “Aksyon on the Spot”, road users are encouraged to send text to 0929-292-0865 if they cross paths with abusive or erring motorists on the road. 

He said the LTO will be distributing “Aksyon on the Spot” stickers to motorists, especially those who will be renewing the license registration of their respective motor vehicles.

The purpose, he said, is to take advantage of the feature of the hotline which also carries a QR code that will provide access to the complainants to formally lodge their complaints.