A lawmaker has asked the appropriate House of Representatives panels to investigate the shortage of plastic cards used for driver’s licenses, saying that this would only inconvenience people who need these identification cards. | GabrielLaluINQ
According to Herrera, she also wants the Anti-Red Tape Authority invited “to make sure they have given the House their inputs, findings, and recommendations”.
“We have confidence in the leadership of the LTO in the person of its Chief, Assistant Secretary Jay Art Tugade with DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista at the helm,” Herrera said. “We are aware the problem has its origins before he was appointed to the LTO and that he acted with dispatch upon learning of the problem. The reforms he has been implementing at LTO prove Assistant Secretary Tugade is a results-oriented reformer and manager.
“We also want to know who were incompetent, negligent and grossly negligent in their duties and responsibilities because they should be held liable and accountable. If they are not the right fit for their jobs, then maybe they could be transferred to positions, roles, or offices which are not critical as the procurement process,” she added.
Last April 20, the LTO confirmed that around 5.2 million driver’s license holders would be issued a temporary permit printed on paper due to the plastic card shortage woes. Tugade said during a press conference on that same day that LTO had only around 147,000 plastic cards in its inventory. Eventually, LTO announced that it would extend the validity of licenses with expiry dates falling on April 24 to October 31, while waiving penalties.
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