The Land Transportation Office 11 (LTO 11) clarified on Wednesday that only driver’s licenses that were improperly issued and violated Republic Act 10930 are the ones subject to a recommendation for revocation upon apprehension.
Niel Cañedo, regional director of LTO 11, is referring to RA 10930 or an “act rationalizing and strengthening the policy regarding driver’s lice by extending the validity period of drivers’ licenses and penalizing acts in violation of its issuance and application amending for those purposes section 23 of RA No, 4136.”
“Now what if kung dili madakpan, wala ta’y mahimo, kung di madakpan, di nato ma-subject for revocation. Katong pagkuha nila ug lisensya sa ubang lugar nga illegally acquired, buot pasabot naay fraud nahitabo, so unsay buhaton nato, balaod kana, so i-correct. Part of it is revocation,” he said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing on Wednesday at the Royal Mandaya Hotel.
LTO 11 was criticized as having rude personnel for apprehending driver’s license holders that were applied for and obtained from the provinces outside Davao Region.
“Ang akoa lang katong pagkuha nila ug lisensya sa silingan na lugar illegally acquired, naay fraud nahitabo. Remember ang pagkuha ug lisensya dili kana katungod, it is a privilege ug nakalakip sa prebilihiyo sa pagkuha ug lisensya ang mga laws pertinent to acquiring license,” Cañedo said.
He explained that based on the provision in RA 10930 in obtaining a license, one must apply for a student permit, and after 31 days he or she can apply for non-professional driver’s license Code 1 and 2 and after four years can apply for Code 3 or professional driver’s license.
“Even sa balaod gisulti didto puwede ka mukuha ug professional driver’s license after one year from pag apply sa non-professional driver’s license, Ang pagkuha ug professional code 3 dapat four years ang nakabutang sa balaod,” he said.
Lawyer Loida Igdanes, operations head of LTO 11, said there are 16 driver’s licenses ordered for revocation by LTO central office after finding that the owners don’t have valid student permits.
“Katong mga holders nga walay student permit, makita namo na sa system, that is a very worst situation and we need to endorse it to the central office and that is the reason naabtan mi ug 16 orders of revocation. So mao to sila ang gipang revoke,” she said.
Igdanes also clarified that all the orders of revocation were decided by LTO head Assistant Secretary Arturo Tugade.
“Kung makita na blatant ang violation na na-commit during the investigation ang maong holder that would be the time ang atong Assistant Secretary would decide for a perpetual revocation. Whatever the decision gikan na sa taas,” she said.
Cañedo called on applicants to follow the proper process of obtaining a driver’s license to avoid having their license revoked.
