QC govt, LTO ink information sharing deal

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=1&rid=912005
• Tuesday, August 9, 2016

By Sammy F. Martin [(PNA), RMA/SFM]

MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) -- The Quezon City government and the Land Transportation Office on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement interconnecting the city’s traffic apprehension database and the agency’s motor vehicle and driver’s license database.

The pact signed by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and LTO chief Edgar Galvante also paves the way for the creation of an alarm in the LTO’s motor vehicle registration and driver’s licensing systems.

The agreement was signed as the Quezon City government formally launched its state-of-the-art command, control and monitoring system at its Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office building along Kalayaan Avenue.

“We hope that this information sharing would help improve our traffic systems as well as help strengthen our drive to combat illegal motor vehicle use such as the use of colorum and smuggled vehicles, car theft, among others,” Bautista said.

Under the scheme, traffic constables from the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety may make a query using a mobile app or via text messaging into the LTO motor vehicle and driver’s license database and check the violation record of a registered vehicle and/or a driver’s license holder.

QC DPOS constables will then be able to access vehicle and/or driver’s information and check for any unsettled violations.

The LTO will also allow the QC DPOS to upload data of its recorded offenses or violations and settlement thereof.