MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) assured motorists that the new mandatory examination for driver’s license renewal is free, accessible online, and would not cause “undue delay or hardship”.
In a
statement on Tuesday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante said the
exam and educational materials that are part of the comprehensive driver’s
education program (CDEP) can be accessed cost-free through the LTO’s Land
Transportation Management System (LTMS) website portal.lto.gov.ph.
“We
intend to disseminate the CDEP to all and enforce the traffic violations system
so we can raise the quality of Filipino drivers and improve road safety,”
Galvante said.
Educational
materials such as videos, slide presentations, and e-books available under the
CDEP may take several hours to view but the mandatory exam itself is simple,
made up of 25 questions and requires a passing rate of 50 percent or 13 correct
answers for both professional and non-professional license holders.
The
exam may be taken any time through the LTMS portal, has no time limit, and
maybe retaken immediately by non-passers.
If
successful, a certificate will be issued to the license holder to proceed with
the license renewal.
To
ensure that motorists will have ample time to review and take the CDEP exam,
the LTO extended the validity of driver’s licenses by two months.
The
CDEP is required under Republic Act No. 10930, which amended the Land Transportation
and Traffic Code and extended the validity of licenses from 5 to 10 years for
drivers with no violations, from the previous regular validity of three years.
VIA: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1158545
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