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A day after the delivery of around one million pieces of plastic cards, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) released a schedule of renewal for the driver’s license for motorists to claim their respective plastic-printed license.
LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said the schedule was aimed at ensuring an orderly processing and distribution of plastic-printed driver’s licenses that have long been requested by motorists affected by a Quezon City court’s injunction order.
It was recalled that around 3.2 million pieces of plastic cards were not delivered to the LTO last year after a Quezon City court issued a Writ of Preliminary Injunction that stemmed from a case filed by a losing bidder.
Last week, the Court of Appeals lifted the injunction order and paved the way to the delivery of one million pieces of the 3.2 million remaining undelivered plastic cards on Monday, March 25.
“So I have already instructed our officials down to the regional level to prepare this list of schedules and finish it before Maundy Thursday. Our goal is to start the distribution process of the plastic-printed driver’s license next week,” he added.
Based on the LTO memo, the following schedule for renewal are approved:
1. For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from April 1 to August 31, 2023 and April 1 to April 30, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from April 15 to April 30, 2024;
2. For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from September 1 to December 31, 2023 and May 1 to May 31, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from May 1 to May 31, 2024;
3. For driver’s licenses with expiration dates from January 1 to March 31 2024 and June 1 to June 30, 2024, they are scheduled to renew their licenses from June 1 to June 30, 2024.
“Failure of the driver to renew his/her driver’s license within the prescribed schedule shall render the license expired,” the memorandum read.
Mendoza earlier ordered LTO officials to rush the schedule in order for motorists to start claiming their plastic-printed driver’s license next week in time for the end of the long Holy Week break.
With the assurance of the delivery of the remaining 3.2 million plastic cards, Mendoza said they will be able to narrow the backlog gap while the LTO is exhausting all measures to ensure sufficient supply and stock for the entire 2024.
“The list will ensure orderly distribution. This list will be posted in our LTO offices and in our social media accounts so we appeal to our clients to always keep themselves updated,” said Mendoza.
Mendoza said he had already instructed the regional directors to coordinate with the LTO Central Office for the delivery of the plastic cards down to the District Offices and satellite offices nationwide.