The backlog of driver’s license within the Land Transportation Office is now at round 690,000, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista instructed a Senate panel Thursday.
Currently, Bautista mentioned the LTO solely has round 70,000 playing cards nationwide however these are reserved for abroad Filipino employees who want a driver’s license of their line of labor.
“Right now, meron nang shortage ng driver’s licenses. As of today, we have only around 70,000 ID cards available nationwide and we’re reserving this for iyong mga OFW kasi kailangan nila iyong mga ID na iyon. Ang backlog nito ay inaabot ng 690,000,” Bautista mentioned at a Senate blue ribbon committee listening to.
As a short lived measure, Bautista mentioned the LTO had already prolonged the validity of licenses that turned due beginning April 24 till October 31.
“Ang ini-issue nila ngayon sa mga bagong driver na kumukuha ng driver’s license is initially an OR [officier receipt],” he mentioned.
In one other Senate listening to Wednesday, LTO officer-in-charge Hector Villacorta mentioned they see the backlogs on driver’s license playing cards addressed by the top of 2023 by means of an emergency buy with National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
In April, LTO introduced it will print out drivers’ licenses on paper because of the scarcity of plastic playing cards.
Villacorta earlier mentioned that he plans to handle the dearth of license playing cards and license plates for bikes throughout his stint within the company.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
