The delivery of plastic cards used in the production of the physical driver’s licenses has been suspended, again, after a TRO waqs issued by a local court.
The temporary restraining order for the suspension of the delivery of plastic cards was issued by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 215.
The suspension order was in response to the petition filed by AllCard Incorporated.
In a statement, the Land Transportation Office said that it will adhere to the legal process but admitted that the order serves as a major setback for its goal of addressing the backlog on physical driver’s license production.
“Certainly, this is a major setback on our goal of addressing the backlog on the physical driver’s license which we target to complete by September this year. The backlog is around 1.7 million as of this month—and mounting everyday considering the number of applications we are receiving for new, and the renewal of driver’s license on a daily basis,” the agency said in a statement posted over its official Facebook page.
Further, the LTO said that it is hoping for the issue to be addressed immediately and that it is currently coordinating with the Department of Transportation particularly on how to suppress the impact of the latest decision.
To recall, the LTO already received the initial batch of plastic cards from Banner Plasticard Incorporated — the winning bidder for the project.
