The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Friday that it will be implementing a ‘major reshuffle’ of chiefs of district offices across the country, citing that their data revealed ‘underperformance.’
LTO Chief Vigor Mendoza II said in a statement that the ‘underperformance’ aspect among district officers is specifically for plate distribution and apprehension of motor vehicles with expired registration.
Mendoza noted that he had already issued a memorandum to inform all regional directors of the need to conduct reorganization at the district office level.
The regional directors were given until 5 p.m. this Friday to submit their proposed reassignments of district officers.
‘Complacent district officers’
According to Mendoza, the reshuffling aims ‘to ensure efficient and effective government services to the Filipino people.’
He said the impending reorganization came after they reviewed the monthly accomplishment reports, which showed that the plate distribution of license plates had slowed down, the apprehensions of unregistered vehicles and other violations had significantly dropped, and that outreach licensing and registration activities had almost stopped.
Aside from this, the rollout of the LTO’s key programs, such as the fast distribution of license plates and the release of official receipts/certificates of registration within three days after newly purchased motor vehicles are released, was not conducted well.
‘While most of the district offices are doing well, a number of district officers are becoming complacent in their positions, especially those who have been holding the same office since the beginning of this administration,’ the LTO chief pointed out.
‘There is a pressing need to wake up our frontline offices,’ he said.