Pubdate: Fri, 17 Jun 2005
Source: People's Journal (Philippines)
Copyright: 2005 People's Journal
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3381
Author: Jun Icban Legaspi
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DRUGGIES CAN NOW RENEW LICENSE

SUSPECTED drug dependents can now easily renew their driver's license
without submitting any pictures.

Highly reliable sources close to Land Transportation Office chief
Anneli Lontoc said because of lack of "Web cam" in all LTO licensing
offices nationwide, anybody can renew his license without any problem.

"Kasi nga, dahil wala nang litrato, kahit kaninong urine puwede nang
ibigay sa drug testing at puwedeng gawing negatibo ang resulta kahit
na isang drug dependent ang driver," sources said.

"Drug testing is the basic and primary requirement to renew and get a
driver's license from LTO," the sources said.

The sources said that if the agency will use a Web cam, it can easily
detect whether a person getting or renewing his driver's license is a
drug dependent or not.

"Kasi makita pa lang doon sa Web cam may idea agad kung user ang
kumukuha ng driver's license at alam agad kung sa may-ari ang
ibinibigay na urine sample sa mga drug testing center," the sources
said.

When the agency was still using Web cam, they managed to prevent some
3,000 suspected drug users from getting or renewing their driver's
license in just six months, they added. 
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