THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) urged the newly appointed head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to address issues on the shortage of license cards and motor vehicle plates in the country.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista administered Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II’s oath on July 25.
“I know that Atty. Mendoza will be able to do the job. He has all the qualifications, training, and experience,” Bautista said.
With Mendoza’s expertise in the transport sector, issues surrounding the LTO will be addressed within the year, added Bautista.
The DOTr and LTO yesterday received at least 5,000 plastic cards for the driver’s licenses from Banner Plasticard Inc. as part of its one million delivery in the next 60 days.
Banner Plasticard will deliver over 5,000 every week and has committed to deliver 5.2 million plastic cards by year-end.
DOTr said the shortage of plastic cards for the driver’s licenses will normalize by September, with up to 130,000 unissued cards expected to be received by motorists.
DOTr has forecasted a shortage of up to 500,000 plastic cards until October, following the memorandum circular extending the validity of driver’s licenses until October 31.
Motorists who were issued paper licenses may already get their physical license cards by August or September, according to Bautista.
