16/12/2023
๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐! ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will no longer issue a paper-printed driver license as it was able to secure around four million plastic cards that is more than enough to wipe out the backlog on driverโs license as well as the current daily usage through new application and renewal.
This development came as the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has elevated to the Court of Appeals the injunction order issued by the Quezon City court in connection with the delivery of the remaining 3.3 million plastic cards that were procured early this year.
โThe delivery of these four million plastic cards is enough to address both the backlog and the daily usage through application and renewal of driverโs license,โ said Mendoza.
โSo we would like to announce to our clients, to the Filipino people na wala ng lisensyang papel! Balik-plastic na lisensya na tayo!,โ he added.
If the Court of Appeals would rule in favor of the OSG petition, Mendoza said this would mean additional 3.3 million plastic cards on top of the four million plastic cards that are expected to be delivered starting next month.
โItong four million plastic cards na ito ay parang maagang pa-Pasko sa ating mga motorista na nagtiyaga sa lisensyang papel. Hopefully, Valentineโs Day gift na rin sa ating mga kababayang motorista yun namang 3.3 million na plastic cards na hindi natuloy yung delivery dahil sa injunction,โ said Mendoza.
Since he assumed the top LTO post, Mendoza silently worked hard to address the backlog on millions of driverโs licenses which is one of the major problems that he encountered in Day One of his appointment, along with the backlog on license plates.
โThis is really good news for all of us. And we in the LTO are very happy that everything is coming together na. We are back on the right track,โ said Mendoza.
โAnd we are likewise happy that under the administration of President Ferdinand โBongbongโ Marcos ay maa-address natin ang backlog na yan sa driverโs license na yan.โ
โKaya sa pagpunta ng ating mga kababayan para mag-apply at mag-renew ng kanilang driverโs license. Hindi na sila mangangamba nab aka ang ma-issue sa kanila ay papel na lisensya. Wala na po yan, lahat ay magkakaroon na ng plastic na driverโs license,โ he added.
On license plates, around one million metal plates are currently produced every month and right now, Mendoza said the backlog on four-wheel vehicles were already wiped out.
