<p>The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will soon issue temporary driver&rsquo;s licenses printed on paper as the agency faces a shortage in the supply of plastic cards.</p>
<p>This was announced by LTO Chief&nbsp;Jose Art 'Jay Art'&nbsp;Tugade in a press conference on Thursday, April 20.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We'll be using paper tapos doon sa paper, we&rsquo;ll be printing the OR [official receipt] ng driver&rsquo;s license,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tugade said there will be a unique Quick Response (QR) code printed in the OR for law enforcers to validate its legitimacy and authenticity.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">LTO Chief Jay Art Tugade sa mauubos ng plastic card para sa lisensya: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be using paper. We&rsquo;ll be printing the OR ng driver&rsquo;s license. Meron siyang QR code. That is one way for law enforcers to validate whether or not the OR is legitimate and authentic&rdquo; | <a href="https://twitter.com/dzrhnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dzrhnews</a> <br /><br />🎥: LTO <a href="https://t.co/O6ieJTrSGC">https://t.co/O6ieJTrSGC</a> <a href="https://t.co/oLwpv1r9V4">pic.twitter.com/oLwpv1r9V4</a></p>
&mdash; Christian Ma&ntilde;o (@xtian_mano) <a href="https://twitter.com/xtian_mano/status/1648963894692712448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>He noted that those who could not present the physically printed temporary driver&rsquo;s license can still show a digital copy of it to any law enforcers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Pwede pong picture-ran iyan, save niyo po sa phone niyo. &lsquo;Yung QR code, once na picture-ran niyo sa phone niyo, pwede pa ring ma-activate,&rdquo; Tugade said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="tl">LOOK: Sample ng temporary driver's license na gagamitin ng LTO dahil sa pagkaubos ng 'plastic cards' na ginagamit sa pag-iimprenta ng lisensya sa pagmamaneho | <a href="https://twitter.com/dzrhnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dzrhnews</a> <br /><br />📸: LTO <a href="https://t.co/jK06uJyGjf">pic.twitter.com/jK06uJyGjf</a></p>
&mdash; Christian Ma&ntilde;o (@xtian_mano) <a href="https://twitter.com/xtian_mano/status/1648970697811857410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>According to the LTO chief, the shortage of plastic cards is a &ldquo;nationwide problem&rdquo; at the moment.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Merong offices sa NCR [National Capital Region], meron pang plastic cards at meron naman pong ibang offices na wala na pong plastic cards,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<p>Tugade said there are currently 147,000 plastic cards available nationwide and they expect that this will last until the end of April.</p>

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