Basically, the shorter form is more efficient because it can be drawn from a database rather than photocopied from the original certificate. Is there any time you need a long-form birth certificate?

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This is about the new medical certificate form that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) requires to be filled out, effective Nov. 15, 2015, as a requirement for the issuance of a driver’s license.