Driver’s license supplier has no contract with LTO

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has been paying its supplier of driver’s license cards millions of pesos annually for more than 24 years despite the absence of a valid contract, the Senate committee on finance discovered on Thursday.

The issue came up at the resumption of deliberations on the budget of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) when Sen. Francis Escudero asked if the proposed P586 million for the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) is intended for the payment of supply of driver’s licenses.