By Gaby Keith
BAGUIO CITY — The city government represented by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) represented by Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza, for the implementation of the LTO-Local Government Unit (LGU) Interconnectivity System in the Summer Capital, on June 26.
Director Noreen San Luis-Lutey, the project’s chairperson; Regional Director Joshua Pablito of the Department of Transportation-Cordillera; and city councilor Fred Bagbagen, chair of the august body’s public utilities, transportation and traffic legislation committee, signed the agreement as witnesses.
The MOA was executed for uniformity and proper coordination between government agencies/offices in the implementation of interconnectivity or Information Technology (IT) systems either through the Other Government Agencies (OGA) portal of the LTO’s Land Transportation and Management System (LTMS) or an Application Programming Interface (API).
It also stipulated the responsibilities of both parties where the LTO, among others, shall evaluate through the Accreditation Committee, requirements submitted by the city government of Baguio based on a non-discretionary pass or fail basis depending on the presence and completeness or absence of the required document/s.
The city government, on the other hand, shall ensure that its IT system that intends to interconnect with the LTMS shall undergo the mandatory accreditation process of the LTO to be compatible with the latter’s internal processes and IT system requirements; among others.
As basis, the MOA cited several laws including Republic Act No. 4136, as amended, that mandates the LTO to register all motor vehicles and issue licenses to drivers of motor vehicles and implement effectively various transportation laws, rules, and regulations to achieve the desired objectives and uplift the economic well-being of the people.
Also signed by both parties was a Data Sharing Agreement where the LTO is granting to the city government access to specified personal data for the implementation of traffic laws, rules and regulations through physical contact, non-contact, and other lawful modes of apprehensions.
The lawful basis for data processing; procedures for use or processing of personal data; security measures to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of personal data; and more, are included in the agreement.
