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MANILA, Philippines鈥擲enate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is threatening to block the proposed budget of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for 2016 if the agency would not heed his call for a 30-day moratorium on 鈥渘o plate, no travel鈥� policy.

READ: Cayetano calls for 30-day moratorium on 鈥榥o plate, no travel鈥� policy

The LTO鈥檚 鈥渘o plate, no travel鈥� policy took effect last April 1.

鈥淲alang mawawala sa LTO at sa gobyerno kung sa loob ng 30 araw 鈥榳ag muna ipatupad ang no-plate-no-travel policy. Ito ay habang inaantay ang supply ng plaka at nirerepaso ang systema ng pag rehistro at pagkuha ng plaka (The government won鈥檛 lose anything if we won鈥檛 implement the no-plate-no-travel policy in 30 days. We鈥檙e doing this while we鈥檙e waiting for the supply of new plates and while we鈥檙e revising the system on plate registration),鈥� Cayetano said in a statement on Tuesday.

鈥淭hreatening vehicle owners with stiff penalties for a problem LTO created is grossly unfair and must stop. At the same time, a moratorium will allow the LTO enough time to set its house in order by fully servicing backlogs of vehicle owners and car dealers,鈥� he said.

The senator said taxpayers deserve real change by providing their plates immediately.

Cayetano also reminded the LTO that in 2013, it collected more than P17.16 billion and another P11 billion from Road User鈥檚 Tax.

鈥淭he failure of DoTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) and LTO to serve their mandated tasks is inexcusable and unacceptable, yet they have the temerity to invoke the law penalizing victims of their inefficiency,鈥� he said.

The senator has filed Senate Resolution number 1288 seeking an investigation on delayed plates and driver鈥檚 licenses. The resolution also pointed to the continued 鈥渆mbarrassing inefficiency鈥� of the LTO.

鈥淕overnment agencies鈥� tact of causing inconvenience and punishing the public for their inefficiency and incompetence must stop,鈥� Cayetano added. TVJ

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