Aquino waits in line to get driver’s license

MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Thursday found time to personally renew his driver’s license, two days before it expires when he celebrates his 54th birthday on Saturday.

Aquino “waited in line along with other license applicants” at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Tayuman, Manila, according to a Palace statement.

Malacañang took the opportunity to associate the President’s action to his policy against abusive government officials, or what Aquino referred to as “wang-wang mentality.”

“As a law-abiding citizen, he went to the Land Transportation Office, lined up, didn’t ask for special treatment, went through the process, and completed the process in the renewal of his license,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma told reporters.

The President spent 37 minutes to get his new driver’s license, including the time he spent accommodating several people who wanted their pictures taken with him, according to Palace Undersecretary Rey Marfil.

He was accompanied by Marfil and Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya.

Coloma said he still had no information on what the President planned to do on his birthday. But he said Saturdays were usually his “private time.”

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