Back in January 2016 I obtained my Phils driving licence which expires in May 2018. At the time the LTO had no plastic cards so my 'licence' was just a piece of paper with an official stamp on it. I was told at the time to return in a few weeks to receive my plastic licence.
I sort of forgot about it until this afternoon when I was driving past the LTO office in CDO and thought I would pop in to see if they still had my plastic licence. It was about 3-45pm. The office was not at all busy. Yes they had my shiney new (old) licence. The issuing officer noticed the expiry and asked if I would like to renew it? She handed me an applcation form and sent me next door to have my eyesight test. 5 minutes later I was back at the counter and paid the fee. Next counter I had my photo taken and signed an electronic pad. "Take a seat Sir". About 10 minutes later my name was called and I was handed a new plastic FIVE YEAR licence. The whole process took less than 30 minutes.
What a result! I certainly wasn't expecting that.