MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday flagged a possible “overreach” in the mandate of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the “privatization” of the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS).
During a hearing of the Senate public services committee, Recto said he found no existing law that would authorize the LTO to privatize the inspection program.
“Hindi maliwanag sakin anong batas, what law, tell me, authorizes you to do this to privatize these testing centers? Meron bang batas? Ang tingin ko diyan overreach masyado ‘yan e,” Recto asked.
(It is not clear to me what law, tell me, what law authorizes you to do this to privatize these …
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