{"id":232873,"date":"2019-09-29T04:49:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T08:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=232873"},"modified":"2025-01-09T01:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T06:16:58","slug":"ltos-plate-making-facility-a-safe-workplace-for-pwds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/29\/ltos-plate-making-facility-a-safe-workplace-for-pwds\/","title":{"rendered":"LTO\u2019s plate-making facility a safe workplace for PWDs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The IDeROBOT or the automated embossing machine in the LTO’s new plate-making facility (Screenshot courtesy of DOTr via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The overly long wait for the release of new license plates is now over with the continued operation of the Land Transportation Office\u2019s (LTO) new plate-making facility inaugurated last year.<\/p>\n

The facility not only produces more and improved license plates in less time; it is also safer for operators and has become a conducive workplace to persons with disabilities (PWDs).<\/p>\n

In a web episode of TransporTalks by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), LTO chief, Asst. Sec. Edgar Galvante, said since the inauguration of the new plate-making facility, anyone who can read and understand instructions is capable of working in the new facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay kapansanan pero sa process namin may maitutulong sila,\u00a0<\/em>open\u00a0kami doon. Katulad sa\u00a0<\/em>plate-making, hindi mo kailangan magsalita ka\u2014nakakabasa ka, nakakaintindi ka\u2014’yung mga<\/em>\u00a0instruction\u00a0nababasa mo naman at magagawa mo naman<\/em>\u00a0(Has a disability but is capable of helping in our process, we\u2019re open to those. Like in plate-making, you don\u2019t need to speak\u2014you can read, understand\u2014read the instructions and do them),\u201d Galvante said.<\/p>\n

They have hired four PWDs to date, one of which is quality assurance inspector, Edwin Sherwin Milanes.<\/p>\n

As an amputee, Milanes has been hired by the LTO as inspector of license plates released by the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cKami ‘yung nagche<\/em>-check\u00a0ng plaka, kung tama ba ‘yung nasa\u00a0<\/em>QR code\u00a0niya, kung ‘yung plaka ba ay maayos, walang gasgas, tapos kung ‘yung<\/em>\u00a0RFID\u00a0niya<\/em>\u00a0match\u00a0ba sa plaka<\/em>\u00a0(We are those who check the license plates, if the QR code is correct, if the plate is proper, no scratches, and its RFID matches the plate),\u201d Milanes said.<\/p>\n

One of his co-workers is Maricar Perez, who is capable of speaking through sign language, is one of the facility\u2019s hot foil machine operators.<\/p>\n

She said that through her work, she has since learned to be responsible as a government worker and now happy for being able to provide for her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy because I can help in supporting my family. And I am proud of everyone who is working here in LTO,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n

Since their hiring, Galvante said the LTO is open to more PWDs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKaya sa ngayon meron kaming apat. At<\/em>\u00a0in fact,\u00a0kung pwede pang dagdagan, dadagdagan namin<\/em>\u00a0(For now we have four. And in fact, if we could add more, we will),\u201d Galvante said.<\/p>\n

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Aside from allowing the hiring of more PWDs, the new facility is also safer to all personnel.<\/p>\n

Arjay A\u00f1asco, a hydraulic press operator, said since the installation of IDeROBOT or the facility\u2019s automatic embossing machine, operators are more secure and safe because the machine itself is covered in polycarbonate glass.<\/p>\n

The automation process has also lessened the number of human errors, speeding up the release of license plates, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMas marami kaming nagagawa sa tulong ni<\/em>\u00a0IDeROBOT.\u00a0Mas mabilis namin naibibigay ‘yung mga plaka nila<\/em>\u00a0(We can do more with the help of IDeROBOT. We can release license plates faster),\u201d A\u00f1asco said.<\/p>\n

The DOTr said the robot can produce around 700 plates an hour which totals to almost 6,000 pairs of plates in an 8-hour shift.<\/p>\n

Aside from IDeROBOT, the facility also houses seven manual embossing machines, five hot foil stamping machines, and five units of RFID printers.<\/p>\n

To date, the transportation office said about 1.9 million pairs of license plates have been made and are being distributed by the LTO.<\/p>\n

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How to check if your license plate is ready<\/p>\n

For those who are waiting for the release of their plates, Galvante said there are two ways of checking if yours are ready.<\/p>\n

One is to call your car dealer and check if your license plates have arrived.<\/p>\n

Another way is to check it at www. lto. net. ph through the plate backlog inquiry option.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng gagawin lang nila, pumunta sila sa<\/em>\u00a0website\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0LTO.\u00a0At makikita nila sa<\/em>\u00a0menu\u00a0nun, merong<\/em>\u00a0plate query (Just visit the LTO website and on the site menu, there’s a ‘plate query’),\u201d Galvante said.<\/p>\n

Just key in the 15-digit motor vehicle (MV) file number, he added.<\/p>\n

Aside from inquiring about the status of license plates, one could also schedule a license renewal appointment at a local LTO office within the website.<\/p>\n

For car dealers, the website also houses a payment assessment tool which also allows online payment to skip the lines at LTO offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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