WHEREAS, LTO is authorized under Republic Act No. 4136, as amended, otherwise known as the “Land Transportation and Traffic Code” to issue or deny licenses to drivers, or register or refuse registration of motor vehicles as well as accept or deny their respective renewals, and make arrests for violations of the provisions of the Code;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8792 or the Electronic Commerce Act provides that an electronic online network facilitates the open, speedy, and efficient electronic online transmission, conveyance, and use of electronic documents amongst all government departments, agencies, bureaus, offices, up to the division level, and to the regional and provincial offices, government owned and controlled corporations, local government units, other public instrumentalities, universities, colleges and other schools, and universal access to the general public;
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan needs to interconnect its traffic apprehension system and No Contact Apprehension Project with the LTO’s Driver’s Licensing System and Motor Vehicle Registration System, and create an alarm in the system, through its Law Enforcement and Traffic Adjudication System, to ensure the effective implementation of its mandated functions and efficient revenue collection;
WHEREAS, LTO is willing to allow the City of San Juan to interconnect with the LTO Driver’s Licensing System and Motor Vehicle System and in coordination with LTO-MID. LTO shall provide the specifications for the interconnectivity to which the City shall comply;
WHEREAS, the City Legal Officer has certified that the MOA is in order and not contrary to existing laws, rules and regulations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, AND BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS VESTED IN IT BY LAW, in a session duly assembled, to authorize the City Mayor Francisco Javier M. Zamora, to enter into a MOA with LTO for the implementation of the LTO-San Juan City System Interconnectivity Project.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the authority, issuance and approval hereof is subject to certain restrictions and to all existing laws, circulars, rules and regulations.