DAVAO CITY — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects the Land Transportation Office – Philippines (LTO) and the winning bidder for the 5.2 million driver’s license plastic cards to address the backlog of driver’s license now that the contract has been signed and the Notice to Proceed has been issued.
Transportation Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Kim Robert De Leon, said up to 1 million plastic cards will be delivered within the next 60 days as part of the first delivery from Banner Plastic Card, Inc.
“We expect the backlogs of the license cards to be addressed quickly. Our aim is to normalize the supply of the cards, so we will ensure that Banner deliver these cards efficiently,” de Leon said.
“Banner Plastic Card, Inc. should be able to make its first delivery within 60 days from June 26, 2023 as part of the terms of reference,” he added.
He assured that while it may take time for Banner to deliver its first set of plastic cards, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working double time to catch up with the depleting supply of plastic cards.
“We are working with Banner to see if we can have license cards delivered the soonest,” the transport official said.
The LTO has already extended the validity of driver’s licenses expiring on April 24 to October 31 and is expected to launch a digitalized version for its services such as renewal of permits, online registration and payment transactions at the agency.
