Question & AnswerQ&A (LTO MEMORANDUM)
The purpose is to ease the workload of the office, shorten waiting time for duplicate Official Receipts, facilitate computation of apprenticeship periods for license conversion, simplify expiration date queries, and help detect license authenticity.
The date of issuance should be indicated in small numbers at the bottom of the signature of the licensee in the scan card.
It states that the Official Receipt of Payment becomes immaterial upon the release of the License Card.
Employees can justify the expiration date easily even without the presence of the Official Receipt by referring to the date of issuance on the license.
It allows for easy computation of the apprenticeship period, even if the license was issued by other district/licensing offices.
It shortens the waiting time on the part of the licensee.
It is mandatory as the memorandum directs strict compliance with the suggestion.
It helps easily detect authenticity by providing an official reference point on the license itself.
The sample text is available at the Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.