Guidelines to Verify 5-Year Driver's License Authenticity

Law enforcers and agents must verify the presence of specific overt security features on the five-year validity driver's license.
Absence of any feature mandates confiscation of the license.
Confiscated licenses must be submitted to the concerned Regional Office for further investigation.
Key overt features include:
- Same alignment of the Philippine flag and the LTO logo located at the uppermost left and right corners, respectively.
- The card’s main color is bluish, not grayish.
- Card Serial Number (CSN) consists of nine digits.
- Only the expiration date (on front), restrictions and conditions (on rear) are embossed.
- Signature of the Assistant Secretary is printed above the licensee’s last name.
- Date the photo was taken follows the format yyyy/mm/dd.
- Licensee’s signature does not overlap with the printed signature.
- When dropped on a flat surface, the card produces a solid sound.
- The card is not shiny compared to laminated driver’s license cards.

Regional Offices conduct further verification using special devices/gadgets.
Covert security features to be checked:
- An eagle image visible on the card’s face when viewed through a special lens.
- The DOVID (Diffractive Optically Variable Image Device), LTO logo, and RP Coat of Arms visible when tilting the card.
- Using a micro lens, rays of the sun can be seen at the lower right corner of the card.

Regional Offices must submit investigation reports along with confiscated licenses to the Central Office.
The reports are submitted to the Executive Director for review.
The Executive Director recommends appropriate action for approval by the Assistant Secretary.

The memorandum is issued for strict compliance by all concerned personnel involved in driver’s license verification and law enforcement to prevent the use and circulation of counterfeit driver’s licenses.