Sen. Francis 鈥淭ol鈥� Tolentino during a Senate proceeding. Senate PRIB photo / Voltaire F. Domingo
MANILA, Philippines 鈥斅燬enator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday suggested lowering the Land Transportation Office鈥檚 (LTO) technology as traffic enforcers still do not have the full capacity to use the radio-frequency identification (RFID) device.
During the Senate committee on justice and human rights hearing, LTO chief Jose 鈥淛ay Art鈥� Tugade said that plate numbers are paired with an RFID wherein vehicle details will appear once scanned.
However, he said that their RFID reader is limited.
鈥淯nfortunately, our law enforcers are not capacitated. Wala po silang capability ngayon. Meron pong tayong ni-rollout a few weeks ago sa LTO, ito po 鈥榶ung mobile handheld device. Although limited lang rin po siya, it has the capability of reading the RFID na naka-install po sa vehicle,鈥� Tugade said.
(Unfortunately, our law enforcers are not capacitated. They do not have the capability as of now. We rolled out a mobile handheld device a few weeks ago in LTO. Although it is limited,聽聽it has the capability of reading the RFID installed in vehicles.)
Senator Francis Tolentino, panel chairperson, then suggested lowering the LTO鈥檚 technology.
鈥淲ala bang capability ang LTO o kung sino 鈥榶ung RFID provider na mag low tech tayo ng kaunti? QR code. May katabing QR code 鈥榶ung RFID para kahit sa probinsya ang gagamitin ay cell phone na lang. 鈥楶ag pitik ng traffic enforcer, kita na 鈥榶ung mga information,鈥� Tolentino raised.
(Does the LTO or your RFID provider have the capability to lower the technology? QR code. RFIDs have QR code beside it so that only cell phones will be used even in provinces. When the enforcers take a photo of it, the information will pop up.)
鈥淪iguro 鈥榶ung technical ninyo, 鈥榶ung IT (information technology) ninyo maaaring maka-device ng gan鈥檜n. Tapos kaagad ang problema natin,鈥� he went on.
(Maybe your IT could come up with that device, then our problem is finished.)
For Senator Raffy Tulfo, the RFIDs are 鈥渋nutile鈥� as law enforcement capabilities are lacking.
Tulfo said that traffic enforcers should have an RFID reader as well as authorities in checkpoints.
To date, expressways in Metro Manila have transitioned from cash payments to an independent cashless system through RFID.鈥擪imberly Alba帽o,聽听颈苍迟别谤苍