Thursday, February 02, 2006
Drivers' failure to pass licensure test causes corruption
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero
SOME drivers who fail to pass the licensure examination of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) resort to corruption by giving money in exchange for a driver's license, Councilor Jose Louie P. Villafuerte said Tuesday.
Villafuerte said that in a meeting with a group of jeepney, habal-habal, and tricycle drivers in November and December last year, the drivers sought his help regarding their difficulty in passing the LTO test because it is in English.
"Naglisud daw sila ug kuha ug lisensiya kay tungod ang exam sa LTO is English and dili daw kaayo sila kasabot, so dili sila kapasar. Ang uban 3 to 4 times na nag take ug exam pero dili gihapon kapasar, ang uban magbayad nalang nuon na ipapasar sila," he said.
Villafuerte added that most of the drivers are only in the elementary level.
"Ingun nila, siguro kung Bisaya, makasugakod nami, na kung pwede daw mag come-up ug translation sa Bisaya," he said.
Villafuerte said his brother, who is LTO Licensing Division head, even told him that some professionals also fail the LTO exam.
"So what more these drivers nga wala ka tiwas ug iskuwela," he said.
With that, Villafuerte in the council session Wednesday introduced a resolution "requesting the LTO to provide a translation in local vernaculars, like Filipino and Cebuano, of the Driver's Licensure Examination."
"Some Filipinos who wish to secure a driver's license do not have full grasp and comprehension of the English language. Due to this limitation, majority of them are not able to understand and answer the questions in the driver's exam and therefore end up failing the exam," the resolution said.
"Basin kani (resolution) makatabang, minus pud ang corruption," Villafuerte added.
(February 2, 2006 issue)
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