00:00 It is expected that the problem of the supply of driver's license and license plate of the vehicle will be solved
00:06 according to the Land Transportation Office after they helped President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:13 The Transportation Department is also preparing almost 10 million cards
00:18 that will be used for the missing licenses of Alan Francisco in Italy.
00:26 Since July this year, there is no backlog of driver's license cards and license plates.
00:33 This is what the Land Transportation Office Chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza said
00:39 in a palace briefing part of this that ASEC Mendoza talked to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:44 There is a shortage of 9.7 million cards that were bid out by our DOTR and LTO.
00:54 So there is no reason why we will not have enough cards for the entire year.
00:58 Because of this, by July 1 of this year, there should be no backlog.
01:05 ASEC Mendoza said that those who have temporary paper licenses will be able to receive their plastic cards.
01:12 The LTO has 4 million license cards.
01:15 He is also aiming to reduce the backlog of new vehicles.
01:20 New vehicles from 2022 to 2024 are expected to have their license plates
01:27 while the zero backlog of motorcycle plates will be used in June of the next year.
01:33 So we're now catching up on this.
01:37 But we have a program of how to move this forward.
01:42 By end of 2024, we would have addressed more or less 50% of the backlog.
01:48 By June 2025, we would have finished the backlog as far as motorcycles are concerned.
01:54 The good thing here is that side by side with addressing the backlog, we are addressing the current demand.
02:00 So those who buy motorcycles, those who will drive today, our 11-day period should be followed.
02:08 There is no reason why they will not be able to get their plates on time.
02:12 The LTO has a hotline number that can be contacted by riders and motorcycle traders.
02:20 In the last sectoral meeting, President Marcos ordered the LTO to speed up the release or issue of pending driver's license and vehicle plates.
02:30 President Marcos specifically pointed out the backlog for motorcycle plates of more than P11 million from the previous administration.
02:39 Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
