By Paolo Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Land Transportation Office has suspended the mandatory electronic tagging of motor vehicles after the Supreme Court issued a restraining order against its radio frequency identification (RFID) registration scheme.
Motor vehicle owners will therefore be allowed to register or renew the registration of their vehicles without having to get the RFID tags, said a memorandum from LTO Chair Arturo Lomibao.
In an en banc session on Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a status quo ante order, that is, that the situation return to the one prevailing before the contested program was implemented.
Militant party-list and transport groups have questioned the constitutionality and legality of the RFID before the high court, saying it would violate people’s privacy.
They also said the LTO project did not go through a public bidding.
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