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GMA Network
15-07-2025
- GMA Network
4 alleged fake plate sellers nabbed in Bulacan
Authorities arrest four suspects in San Ildefonso, Bulacan for allegedly selling fake license plates, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Tuesday. In a statement, LTO said authorities conducted the operation on Saturday after confirming information about the illegal activity. 'We immediately coordinated with the CIDG to conduct an operation against these people, and this resulted in their arrest and the confiscation of the fake plates,' LTO chief Assistant Secretary Greg Pua said. 'We laud the LTO-Investigation and Intelligence Division headed by Renante Melitante and our partners in the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for this successful operation,' he added. Seized from the suspects were the marked money, 51 pieces of fake plates, printing machines, computer units, a machine press, four cutting machines, a vinyl reflectorized film, a hole machine, 14 pieces of tray of acrylic letters, three acrylic borders, and a cold laminate machine. These confiscated items are worth P400,000. The suspects are now under the custody of the CIDG. They are facing cases for violations of the Presidential Decree 1730 as well as for imitation and false representations involving license plates under the Land Transportation and Traffic Code. 'We assure the public na hindi titigil ang inyong LTO para matigil ang mga ganitong klaseng iligal na gawain,' Pua said. (We assure the public that your LTO will not stop addressing these kinds of illegal activities.) —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
20-05-2025
- GMA Network
LTO revokes 10 bus drivers, 8 conductors' licenses after positive drug tests
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has revoked the licenses of 10 bus drivers and eight conductors for testing positive in random and surprise drug tests. In a social media post on Tuesday, LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the decision was based on the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 and the Land Transportation and Traffic Code. 'Jurisprudence is also replete with cases wherein the Supreme Court rules that a license is merely a permit or privilege, and that such privilege granted by the State may be suspended or revoked in the exercise of its police power, in the interest of the public safety and welfare,' Mendoza said. 'In the case of these people, mas matindi ang requirement ng obligasyon sa kanila dahil [the requirements are more stringent because] they are driving and catering to the public transportation needs,' he added. According to LTO, the licenses of 10 drivers and six conductors from Victory Liner were revoked. Meanwhile, two conductors of Solid North Transport, Inc. lost their licenses for testing positive for illegal drugs on May 5. 'Aside from revocation of the licenses, they were also perpetually disqualified from being granted with both the driver's license and conductor's license,' said Asec Mendoza. GMA News Online has reached out to the two bus companies for comment. To ensure road safety for all, LTO said it has been 'very aggressive in running after erring motorists.' The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) earlier found that 84 public utility vehicle drivers tested positive for prohibited drugs at major land transport terminals across the country. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon warned that it will revoke the franchise of bus companies if they still allow those drivers and conductors to work. The LTO earlier revoked the licenses of 98 drivers who tested positive for illegal drugs. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/BM, GMA Integrated News
