LTO strengthens school alliance to promote road safety, services

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday said it has strengthened its alliance with the academic community in its advocacy to promote road safety through the “Stop Road Crash” campaign.

In the Davao Region, LTO-Region XI forged an agreement with the Legacy College of Compostela in Davao de Oro for the education and training of its students on traffic rules and regulations under the agency’s S.A.F.E. (Strengthening Advocacy for Future Educators and Drivers) Schools Initiative.

LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, emphasized the need to maximize the coverage of the road safety education and training program to inculcate in the minds of the youth the importance of being responsible and disciplined road users.

“This partnership between the LTO and the schools is a laudable initiative in strengthening road safety advocacy and in bringing essential LTO services straight to the heart of learning communities,” Mendoza said, adding that this is in line with the Department of Transportation's road safety campaign.

Based on the agreement between the Legacy College of Compostela, headed by Atty. Joji Bernadette R. Ancog Casidsid, and the LTO-Davao de Oro District Office under LTO XI Regional Director Atty. Ernesto Raphael V. Robillo, the agency will provide essential LTO services to the students and faculty members.

Among them are free Theoretical Driving Course (TDC), Student Permit Issuance, Driver’s License Renewal, and Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal.

On the part of the Legacy College of Compostela, its IT Department will be tasked with developing a digital system to track and optimize the program’s impact.

“This program is what President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. wants to accomplish under the Bagong Pilipinas by bringing as many government services closer to the people,” Mendoza said.

“We have been initiating programs and projects to make our transaction fast and comfortable to millions of our clients, and we hope to expand the program of strengthening alliance with the academic community on this matter,” he added.