00:00 The license for land transportation office is now back on the paper.
00:03 This is the last stop for the distribution of plastic cards for the licenses.
00:08 This is the story of Karen Villanga.
00:10 The supply of plastic cards for the districts of the land transportation office is running out.
00:18 Instead of completing the backlog of licenses from April to October this year,
00:23 the plastic cards will be given only until June as a backlog for those who will renew their licenses.
00:30 This is after the delivery of the supply of plastic cards has been stopped.
00:33 The LTO's rate of preliminary injunction was accepted two weeks ago.
00:39 This is the result of the complaint filed by the LTO about the repealing winning bidder of the plastic card.
00:44 We cannot cater anymore to the current demand.
00:47 We will have to just focus on the backlog.
00:50 So for November, we will cater to May.
00:53 Those who expired in May, we will cater to them.
00:57 We will give them a card.
00:59 And in December, those who expired in June, we will give them a card.
01:04 In the LTO Central in Quezon City, the cards were given to those who renewed their licenses.
01:10 One of the lucky ones was Wilfredo.
01:13 He was the first one to receive a paper license and was awarded in June.
01:16 And now, he has a card.
01:18 I'm happy. I got this.
01:20 It's not hard to catch.
01:22 It's not easy to catch because it's big.
01:26 This is small.
01:27 It's easy to catch.
01:28 Do you always catch it?
01:30 Always.
01:31 Mark Joseph was also lucky.
01:33 He was awarded before the plastic card ran out.
01:36 Especially for those who are looking for a primary license, especially for banks and for transactions.
01:44 It's really necessary.
01:45 That's why the drivers license of Filipinos is a big benefit for us.
01:50 But the LTO is worried. Even for those who will expire in November, it might not be enough.
01:56 The current card supply is only around one million.
01:59 800,000 will be used in the backlog until June.
02:03 The remaining 200,000 is already reserved for OFWs who will get a license.
02:08 For those who will expire, their choice is extension, paper license.
02:14 Licenses will be extended until April 2024 for those who will not be able to afford the supply of plastic cards.
02:21 Even to the current demand, if you expire in November, we can now even service November expiry cards.
02:28 But now, we can't do that because we will lose our allocation for OFWs and those who will go abroad.
02:38 So we have to set aside some of that.
02:40 Our numbers are dwindling.
02:43 The LTO chief, Mendoza, first issued a statement,
02:46 talking to Allcard Inc. to stop the complaint against the expired plastic card supplier of the LTO.
02:52 According to Mendoza, although he's not the one who is sitting to choose the bidder,
02:57 he's a citizen who's having a hard time.
03:00 Karen Villanda for the nation.
