LTO faces setback on driver’s license card anew

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) could face yet another setback in its goal to complete its driver’s license backlog after a writ of preliminary injunction (WPI) was issued in favor of Allcard, Incorporated.

The Quezon City regional trial court reportedly issued the WPI, which could stop the delivery of plastic cards to the agency.

“With the issuance of the writ of preliminary injunction, we are again taking away that hope for normalcy from millions of our affected and would-be affected kababayans, especially with the uncertainty at this point as to when the case would be resolved with finality,” LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Attorney Vigor Mendoza II said in a press statement.

“In this regard and on behalf of the millions of our clients, I personally extend my appeal to Allcard, Inc. not to pursue the case it filed anymore for the sake of the Filipino people who are at the core of both our mission and vision to have easier and convenient way of life through reliable technology platforms,” he added.

Despite having been issued, the said WPI will not take effect until Allcard Inc. pays an injunction bond of P6 million.

However, once the plastic card company settles the abovementioned amount, the LTO reportedly can only issue license cards that expired in May and June.

To recall, the land transportation bureau previously assured the public of a sufficient supply of plastic cards and even released renewal dates for drivers with licenses that have expired in September.

In spite of the looming impediment, the agency noted that the LTO’s digitalization thrust has been an effective antidote against corruption.

“The thrust I am putting in the government is to digitalize most of our services to avoid face-to-face meetings and hopefully through that, we can eradicate all the possibilities of corruption,” Mendoza explained.

“We are putting everything together or trying to put connectivity in place to make it seamless. This is already being done for motor vehicle registration and hopefully, we can do that on driver’s license in the soonest possible time,” he later remarked.

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