MANILA, Philippines —In a span of just one month, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) driver's license backlog has surged to approximately 690,000, as the agency grapples with a dwindling supply of new plastic cards. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista revealed the figure on Thursday during the Senate blue ribbon and public services committees' investigation into the alleged corruption plaguing the agency, particularly in its multi-billion Road Information Technology Infrastructure project.

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