WHEREAS, LTO is authorized under Republic Act No. 4136, as amended, otherwise known as the “Land Transportation and Traffic Code” to issue or deny licenses to drivers, or register or refuse registration of motor vehicles as well as accept or deny their respective renewals, and make arrests for violations of the provisions of the Code;
WHEREAS, LTO, pursuant to its mandate, processes Personal Information of various motorists and vehicle owners in the capacity of Personal Information Controller (“PIC”);
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8792 or the “Electronic Commerce Act” provides that an electronic online network facilitates the open, speedy, and efficient electronic online transmission, conveyance, and use of electronic documents amongst all government departments, agencies, bureaus, offices, up to the division level, and to the regional and provincial offices, government owned and controlled corporations, local government units, other public instrumentalities, universities, colleges and other schools, and universal access to the general public;
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan, pursuant to its mandate, processes Personal Information of motorists for purposes of enforcing traffic regulations and imposing corresponding fines and penalties within its jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, for purposes of processing motorists’ Personal Information, LTO is willing to allow the City to interconnect with the LTO Driver’s Licensing System and Motor Vehicle Registration System and in coordination with LTO-MID. LTO shall provide the specifications for the interconnectivity to which the City shall comply;
WHEREAS, the City Legal Officer has certified that the Data Sharing Agreement is in order and not contrary to existing laws, rules and regulations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, AND BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS VESTED IN IT BY LAW, in a session duly assembled, to authorize the City Mayor Francisco Javier M. Zamora, to enter into a MOA with LTO for the protection and safeguard of data sharing of the Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information (Personal Data) of motorists and vehicle owners
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the authority, issuance and approval hereof is subject to certain restrictions and to all existing laws, circulars, rules and regulations.