Fixers have develop into extra rampant because the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) shifted to e-governance, as a consequence of many individuals’s laptop illiteracy, the company’s officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Hector Villacorta advised a Senate panel Wednesday.
“There are two school of thoughts sa LTO. Nung in-e-governance namin, ‘yung computerized, lalong nagka-fixer dahil karamihan ng nag-a-apply na driver hindi computer-literate. So lalong lumalapit doon sa mga, ‘Oh computer, computer, kami ang bahala, P2,000,’” Villacorta mentioned throughout the Senate listening to on payments for e-governance.
“So we have to hybrid siguro ‘yung mga hindi computer-literate, maybe we just need to extend public assistance so they don’t have to go to the fixers along the sidewalk of East Avenue,” he added.
Villacorta likewise mentioned they’re eradicating the great examination for these renewing their driver’s license.
“We are trying to scrap the comprehensive exam because you do not unlearn driving. So why take an exam when you have to renew? So we are looking at that, sir,” he mentioned when Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged that the LTO make license renewal easy and on-line by placing up a database the place drivers’ violations and different associated knowledge might be seen.
The newly designated LTO head additionally mentioned they’re seeing the backlogs on driver’s license playing cards addressed by the top of 2023.
“We are looking at a fast purchase of at least the license cards within two months because the five million cards na backlog talaga will take until November. So meron tayo iniisip na emergency purchase through NEDA,” he mentioned.
Asked in the event that they predict that the issuance of driver license playing cards will probably be again to regular by the top of the 12 months, Villacorta answered within the affirmative.
In April, LTO introduced it could print out drivers’ licenses on paper because of the scarcity of plastic playing cards.
Villacorta earlier mentioned that he needs to deal with the shortage of license playing cards and license plates for bikes throughout his stint within the company. — BM, GMA Integrated News
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