I heard over the radio last week the critical comments of former Mayor
Juancho Aguirre of La Carlota City on LTO’s smoke test.
He was clamoring on the long lines of vehicles undergoing smoke test. He said it is wasting the time of many drivers who could have done something useful instead of waiting for a long time to have a smoke test of their vehicles.
Mayor Aguirre is not only clamoring but even gave solutions by opening more testing areas in the towns and cities in Negros.
Of course it is a sensible suggestion, but corruption in this country can’t afford to do that. First, smoke testing licenses are awarded to favorites who can give kick backs. Another as it happened in Cadiz, some smoke testers are so corrupt that in one instance one did not let my nephew’s vehicle’s test pass but when given a P100 by miracle, the vehicle tested did pass without even having a second test.