A multisectoral group has filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman accusing current and former officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO), along with a private contractor, of graft and administrative violations over the continued collection of “computer fees.”
At the heart of the controversy is the LTO’s handling of online registration through its Land Transportation Management System (LTMS), which was designed to tighten safeguards but has instead become mired in loopholes and disputes with the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Sen. Grace Poe said the LTO is still plagued with the same old problems -- slow if not unserviceable portal, long lines during application or renewal of licenses or registration, backlogs in license plates and recently, close to 700,000 shortage in requirements as basic as plastic license cards.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it is set to formally launch its Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) which will automate various transactions being performed by the agency.
