The Department of Transportation has issued a notice of proceed to Banner Plastic Card, Inc. for the procurement of 5.2 million driver’s license plastic cards.
Transportation Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Kim Robert De Leon said up to one million plastic cards will be delivered within the next 60 days as part of the first delivery from Banner Plastic Card, the contractor behind Land Bank of the Philippines’ Visa debit cards.
Banner Plastic Card manufactures prepaid top-up cards, lottery tickets, scratch-and-win cards, contactless smart cards/RFID tags and magnetic ticket cards among others.
The contract price for the 5.2 million cards amounted to P219.24 million.
“We expect the backlogs of the license cards to be addressed quickly. Our aim is to normalize the supply of the cards, so we will ensure that Banner deliver these cards efficiently,” De Leon said.
“Banner Plastic Card, Inc. should be able to make its first delivery within 60 days from June 26, 2023 as part of the terms of reference,” he added.
De Leon assured that while it may take time for the company to deliver its first set of plastic cards, the DOTr is working double time to catch up with the depleting supply of plastic cards. Darwin G. Amojelar
