LTO to implement RFID tags

[leonleon]

That's not what the LTO said. Even new vehicles (meaning those with 3-year registrations) have to get their RFID tags by October of this year.

Good thing the SC stopped this insanity from proceeding.

And what will they do if those with unexpired registrations don't comply? I doubt they have the manpower to go after those without RFID's. Kung yung mga RFID readers nga wala pa sila eh.

Buti na lang nga hininto ng SC ang pangingikil ng LTO masquerading as RFID.

[leonleon]

and if ever i-declare na illegal ang project na yan, will LTO refund those who have acquired na?

Heard on the radio that those who already availed of the RFID must be refunded what they paid for it.

But when you go (daw) to LTO to ask for the refund, the LTO people will tell you to get the refund from STRADCOM. WTF?

Iniisahan na naman tayo ng gobyernong ito. GRRRRRR.....

[prince777]

pa'no kaya isosoli sa mga nagbayad ang humigit kumulang 30 MILYON PESOS na nakolekta galing kay juan dela cruz!....LTO/DOTC folks, isoli nyo pera ko!

[CVT]

^^^ Iyan ang malaking katanungan....

Idedemanda raw ang mga opisyales ng LTO....

9101:thatsit:

[james00112233]

^^^ Iyan ang malaking katanungan....

Idedemanda raw ang mga opisyales ng LTO....

baka wala rin patutunguhan yung demanda na yan.... gobyerno ba naman ang kalaban mo...

[Altis6453]

Heard on the radio that those who already availed of the RFID must be refunded what they paid for it.

But when you go (daw) to LTO to ask for the refund, the LTO people will tell you to get the refund from STRADCOM. WTF?

Iniisahan na naman tayo ng gobyernong ito. GRRRRRR.....

If you were given an OR by the LTO, then its their agency who's supposed to give the refund. Just heard, by the way, that the SC's TRO did not specify that the LTO refund the charges already paid by those who availed of the RFID tags.

[KERSMcRae]

..watched the program of Ted Failon last weekend?
The president of a local transport group (not sure if FEJODAP or PISTON) SUPPORTS the RFID to get rid of 'colorum' vehicles.
If so, why should they include private vehicles?
And when this female transport president was asked what is RFID means....
she smiled....paused... called a friend... RFID = Refuse Fund Infrastructure Devt...

[james00112233]

And when this female transport president was asked what is RFID means....
she smiled....paused... called a friend... RFID = Refuse Fund Infrastructure Devt...

Natawa ako dun..
Nakikisali sa ganung usapan tapos hindi alam kung ano ang meaning nun...

[leonleon]

The president of a local transport group (not sure if FEJODAP or PISTON) SUPPORTS the RFID to get rid of 'colorum' vehicles.
If so, why should they include private vehicles?

This is a big mystery to me. How can any transport group support this additional RFID expense?

Alam kaya ito ng mga miyembro nila? What's the catch? Nasuhulan kaya yung mga officers? Hinohostage? Binablackmail? It just defies logic that not even one member is howling in protest against what their officers are advocating on national TV.

[james00112233]

from gmanews.tv

[SIZE=3]Palace to LTO: Refund motorists who purchased RFID stickers[/SIZE]

01/14/2010 | 12:40 PM




With the controversial Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) program pending before the Supreme Court, Malacañang on Thursday advised the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to refund motorists who already purchased their vehicle tags.

Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello III said such move is the "prudent and safe" action, adding that P350 worth of the microchip tag is a big deal for many motorists.

“Kung ang tingin ng LTO maliit lang ang (binayaran) ng mga driver at mahirap na kababayan, eh, malaking bagay yan; isang linggong pagkain na yan. Habang di pa na-resolve ng Korte Suprema with finality, mas mabuti ibalik muna (The LTO may think the P350 is a small amount. But to drivers and poor motorists, it is a big amount. It may even mean one week’s worth of food. So while the High Court has not yet resolved the matter with finality, it would be better to give back to drivers their money)," Bello said in an interview on dzXL radio.

The LTO began collecting the RFID fee from motorists last January 4, even as it admitted that the program would only be operational starting October this year.

Militant groups and petitioners Bayan Muna, Gabriela, Anakpawis, and Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) claimed the program violates the provisions of Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Act, because there was no competitive public bidding for suppliers of the stickers for the RFID.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court temporarily stopped the government from implementing the RFID program, even as it asked the respondents (the Land Transportation Office, the Department of Transportation and Communications and private contractor Stradcom Corp.) to submit their comments within 10 days.

However, Supreme Court spokesperson Jose Midas Marquez said it would be up to the LTO to reimburse motorists who have paid for their RFID stickers.

As of this posting, the LTO could not be immediately reached for comments on the issue.