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Writer Eion Colfer hit the bull’s eye when he said: “Illegal is always faster”.

Well, obviously, haste is the root of all evil.

The devil extinguishes patience in man’s heart and replaces it with the different shades of darkness, like greed. The transformation is fast, and when circumstances require, it can even upgrade its speed to conform to the demands of hell.

Let’s take for example the issue of driver’s license fixing in the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

For faster processing of their license, drivers transact their application through a fixer. But those who are in a hurry to have a driver’s license turn to makers of fake licenses. And now—with ease and convenience—you can shop for a fake driver’s license online.

Some reports disclosed that a counterfeit driver’s license scam is now active in the internet.

Vernon Sarne, a writer for a motoring online site, bared that one of his readers sent him screenshoots of a driver’s license which was bought online. It was released without the need of taking an examination, drug test and personal application.

Mr. Sarne said, his reader paid P1,500. And after one day, the driver’s license was sent to him along with an alleged LTO official receipt.

Mr. Sarne believes that this illegal activity is a proof that the LTO has lost control of the licensing process. Thus, the LTO can also be blamed for the numerous road accidents because of the increasing number of unqualified drivers who are able to place themselves behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.

In the report of Mr. Sarne, these cases of online sale of counterfeit driver’s license took place in Iloilo.

In Laoag City, we have not yet heard of a case of online sale of driver’s license that transpired in our own place.

Mr. Hipolito Arde, chief of LTO Laoag, said that such illegal activity does not yet exist in his area of responsibility.

But he admitted that a counterfeit driver’s license scam can be easily done via internet.

The LTO chief believes that although there are multiple security features in the driver’s license, syndicates have their way to make a fake license appear authentic. And this modus can easily attract clients because it can bring results much faster than the transaction made through a “fixer”.

Alarmed with this new and faster evil, Mr. Arde vowed that his office will be stricter in the implementation of programs against fixing and other illegal transactions.

A laudable objective that needs support not only from the employees of LTO Laoag but also from all sectors of the community.

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BARD NOTES: Happy bard-reading to Mayor Chevylle Farinas, Vice Mayor Michael V. Farinas, Provincial Treasurer Josephine Calajate, INWD General Manager John Teodoro, Dr. Miramar Bumanglag and PNB Laoag Branch Manager Metty V. Guerrero. 
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