Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 4) — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) wants to shorten the examination for driver’s license applicants to avoid reliance on fixers.
LTO chief Jay Tugade said he formed a committee to review the questions in the exam and to condense the coverage.
\”The instruction I gave to our committee was to compress the exam. This exam reportedly takes about two hours. The agency is now studying how to shorten the exam,” said Tugade in a statement. \”I believe that by reducing the exam duration, our applicants will not seek out fixers and will opt to take the exam themselves.\”
The LTO said that among the exams being studied are for those obtaining a new non-professional license, conductor’s license, changing classification from non-professional to professional, and adding driver’s license code.
The agency added that the committee is also considering to customize the exam questions based on the license classification or driver’s license code that the applicant is applying for.
Tugade is also pushing for online mode of applications, payments, and renewal for private motor vehicles to avoid corruption within the LTO.
