DISSATISFIED with the failure of a transport agency to rid the country of private emission testing centers engaged in illegal activities, a lawmaker has filed a resolution asking the Senate to investigate whether there was still a need for them.

Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino 4th called for an investigation after receiving reports that some Land Transportation Authority (LTO)-accredited emission testing centers were issuing false emission compliance certificates (ECCs).

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