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PROBING LICENSE PLATE DEAL: Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee chair Senator JV Ejercito (center) listens as Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (left) questions Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Alfonso Tan, Jr. and Department Of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Undersecretary Jose Perpetuo Lotilla about the alleged irregularities in the bidding process conducted by the DOTC on the P3.8 billion purchase of motor vehicle plates awarded to Dutch company J. Knieriem BV-Goes despite its financial incapacity and experience during a hearing held Thursday, May 21, 2015. "We need to examine and scrutinize the bidding process undertaken by the DOTC to find out if transparency and competitiveness were employed. These are crucial in protecting the public funds to be utilized in the program implementation," Ejercito later said. Also in photo is Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/21 May 2015)