Writer Eion Colfer hit
the bull’s eye when he said: “Illegal is always faster”.
Well, obviously, haste
is the root of all evil.
The devil extinguishes
patience in man’s heart and replaces it with the different shades of darkness,
like greed. The transformation is fast, and when circumstances require, it can
even upgrade its speed to conform to the demands of hell.
Let’s take for example
the issue of driver’s license fixing in the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
For faster processing
of their license, drivers transact their application through a fixer. But those
who are in a hurry to have a driver’s license turn to makers of fake licenses.
And now—with ease and convenience—you can shop for a fake driver’s license
online.
Some reports disclosed
that a counterfeit driver’s license scam is now active in the internet.
Vernon Sarne, a writer
for a motoring online site, bared that one of his readers sent him screenshoots
of a driver’s license which was bought online. It was released without the need
of taking an examination, drug test and personal application.
Mr. Sarne said, his reader paid P1,500. And after one day,
the driver’s license was sent to him along with an alleged LTO official
receipt.
Mr. Sarne believes that
this illegal activity is a proof that the LTO has lost control of the licensing
process. Thus, the LTO can also be blamed for the numerous road accidents
because of the increasing number of unqualified drivers who are able to place
themselves behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
In the report of Mr. Sarne,
these cases of online sale of counterfeit driver’s license took place in
Iloilo.
In Laoag City, we have
not yet heard of a case of online sale of driver’s license that transpired in
our own place.
Mr. Hipolito Arde,
chief of LTO Laoag, said that such illegal activity does not yet exist in his
area of responsibility.
But he admitted that a
counterfeit driver’s license scam can be easily done via internet.
The LTO chief believes
that although there are multiple security features in the driver’s license,
syndicates have their way to make a fake license appear authentic. And this modus
can easily attract clients because it can bring results much faster than
the transaction made through a “fixer”.
Alarmed with this new
and faster evil, Mr. Arde vowed that his office will be stricter in the
implementation of programs against fixing and other illegal transactions.
A laudable objective
that needs support not only from the employees of LTO Laoag but also from all
sectors of the community.
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BARD NOTES: Happy bard-reading to
Mayor Chevylle Farinas, Vice Mayor Michael V. Farinas, Provincial Treasurer
Josephine Calajate, INWD General Manager John Teodoro, Dr. Miramar Bumanglag
and PNB Laoag Branch Manager Metty V. Guerrero.
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