Holders of driver’s licenses with a five-year and 10-year validity don’t must bear periodic medical examinations, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) mentioned on Sunday.
LTO chief Jay Art Tugade ordered the requirement to be eliminated to ease the burden on motorists, the company mentioned.
Under current guidelines, holders of driver’s licenses with five-year validity must safe medical clearances by the third birthdate from the issuance of the license.
Meanwhile, holders of driver’s licenses with 10-year validity must bear medical examination on the fourth and seventh birthdates from the issuance of the license.
“There’s no empirical data showing that periodic medical examinations could prevent road crashes,” Tugade mentioned in an announcement.
The obligatory medical examination nevertheless, as specified underneath LTO Memorandum Circular 2021-2285 or the Supplemental Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 10930, will stay a requirement for these making use of for or renewing a driver’s license.
“For motorists who will be issued driver’s licenses with 5 or 10 years validity, the medical examination shall only be required sixty (60) days prior to or on the specified renewal date,” Tugade mentioned.
As for Filipinos working or residing overseas, the LTO mentioned they’re required to have a medical examination inside 30 days upon arrival within the Philippines earlier than they’re allowed to drive.
“Kami sa LTO ay naniniwalang ang hakbang na ito’y magdudulot ng kaginhawahan sa ating mga kababayang motorista. Bukod sa menos-gastos sa paulit-ulit na medical exam, bawas-abala din lalo na sa mga taong mahalaga ang oras para sa trabaho. Nasa pagkukusa na lang ngayon ng bawat indibidwal kung gusto nilang sumalang sa medical exam,” the LTO chief mentioned.
(We at LTO consider this transfer will ease the burden on our fellow motorists. Aside from avoiding incurring prices with the periodic medical examination, motorists may also have the ability to dedicate extra time for work. It is as much as the person in the event that they wish to bear medical examination.) —KG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
