Effective
January
2,
2007.
it
is
all
systems
go
for
the
nationwide
Private
Emission
Testing
Center
(PETC)
Interconnectivity
project
of
the
Department
of
Transportation
and
Communications
(DOTC)
/
Land
Transportation
Office.
According
to
Assistant
Secretary
and
LTO
Chief
Reynaldo
I.
Berroya,
the
PETC
Interconnectivity
project
is a
system
where
accredited
emission
testing
centers
are
obliged
to
upload
emission
test
results,
online
and
real
time
to
the
main
LTO
database
to
assure
the
integrity
and
efficiency
of
the
emission
test
results.
The
system
was
further
conjured
to
address
the
deficiencies
that
are
the
main
contributory
factors
to
the
proliferation
of
fraudulent
Certificates
of
Emission
Compliance
(CEC).
Berroya
added
that
with
the
new
set-up,
private
motor
vehicle
owners
with
dubious
intent
will
now
think
twice
before
submitting
to
the
LTO
any
fraudulent
CEC’s
since
any
document
can
now
be
verified
immediately
online.
With
a
three
way
matching
capability,
the
PETC
Interconnectivity
system
permits
online
authentication
with
the
LTO-IT
system
immediately
locking
the
CEC
number
to
the
accredited
testing
center
and
to
the
motor
vehicle
which
in
turn
prevents
the
re-issuance
of
the
CEC
to
another
vehicle
owner
which
is
the
current
practice.
The
PETC
Interconnectivity
project
is
being
implemented
pursuant
to
DOTC
Department
Orders
2005-34
and
2005-37
respectively.
Under
the
Department
Orders,
Berroya
noted
that
the
DOTC
through
the
adoption
of
previous
LTO
proposals
regarding
the
improvement,
efficiency,
and
integrity
of
the
PETC
Information
Management
System
has
been
mandated
to
implement
the
emission
standards
for
motor
vehicles
as
provided
in
the
Philippine
Clean
Air
Act
of
1999.
The
PETC
interconnectivity
platform
was
developed
by
Stradcom
Corporation,
the
LTO’s
IT
provider.
Stradcom
has
used
an
IT
platform
patterned
after
the
United
States
State
of
Virginia
system.
Berroya
added
that
he
is
unfazed
by
the
overwhelming
pressure
and
opposition
from
illicit
entities
in
the
emission
testing
center
industry
and
that
the
overall
rewards
of
the
PETC-ITF
to
the
motoring
and
general
public
is
what
is
of
more
importance.
The
LTO
Chief
finally
said
that
the
value
of
the
interconnectivity
system
is
that
the
DOTC
and
the
LTO
will
now
contribute
to
the
government’s
drive
in
protecting
public
health
and
preserve
the
environment
by
improving
air
quality
through
the
intensified
capability
of
the
DOTC/LTO
to
determine
the
authenticity
of
CEC’s
during
the
registration
renewal
process
of
motor
vehicles.
Berroya
maintains
that
it
is
very
fortunate
that
the
DOTC
and
the
LTO
are
now
very
proactive
proponents
in
the
effort
to
rid
the
streets
of
smoke
belchers.
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