DUMAGUETE CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Dumaguete District Office in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental has launched its so-called school immersion program to educate students on laws pertaining to traffic, as well as related topics.
“We had already submitted our plans and programs for this year to the LTO regional office in Region 7 and one of this is the school immersion program,” LTO-Dumaguete District Office chief Alberta Janine Flores Lawas said Friday.
“The school immersion program is part of our information and education campaign because we see (that) there is really a need nga atoang sudlon ang mga eskuwelahan (we will penetrate the schools) because most of the students (now) are using motorcycles as their main mode of transportation,” she noted.
On Wednesday afternoon, Foundation University in Dumaguete City was the first school where the LTO-Dumaguete conducted a seminar on Traffic Rules and Regulations, Road Safety and Courtesy, and Defensive Driving, among others.
Lawas thanked Foundation University for being the “first one to invite us to hold a lecture on traffic violations and related issues and concerns.”
Senior high school and first year college students attended the said seminar. Foundation University is requesting a repeat of the seminar for other students in the near future, she said.
The succeeding series of lectures/seminars will depend on the request of a particular school, according to Lawas.
“During the Kapihan sa PIA recently, we were able to talk to the DepEd (Department of Education) officials and they were very open to that idea nga mag-school immersion ta sa atong (we will conduct school immersion) on our information and education campaign on RA 4136,” the LTO official disclosed, referring to Republic Act 4136 or The Land Transportation and Traffic Code.
“In fact, they have already given me the go signal to write to our DepEd superintendent regarding this program, and I am sure that a lot of schools are going to follow (suit) as well.”
Only salient features on RA 4136, however, shall be subject for discussion during the seminars/lectures, considering the lengthy provisions of the said law.
“We try to adjust to the kind of audience that we will cater to. For instance, for senior high and college students, we give more emphasis on road courtesy and safety and defensive driving,” Lawas further explained.
“For professionals, there is going to be a different Program of Instruction,” she added. (PNA)
