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5 YEARS VALIDITY OF DRIVERS LICENSE TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH
The land transportation office will initially extend the validity of the drivers' license starting next month in Metro Manila.Other regions will follow on October,according to Department of Transportation spokesperson,Cherie Mercado.
Mercado also said that the government will release 400,000 licenses per month starting on November to catch up with the LTO’s over 1 million licenses backlog as of July 15.
They are in the process of procuring additional plastic cards,according to her.
LTO Chief Edgar Galvante said that this is in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to extend the validity and reduce the queues in his department.It will help Ease the burden of the license holders and prolong the time before they apply for renewal.
Meanwhile,starting this August,LTO will begin issuing the new color-coded drivers license.
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