LTO SUSPENDS DRIVER’S LICENSE OF DPWH OFFICIAL OVER ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR ON SUBDIVISION SECURITY GUARD

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO), under the guidance of acting Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez suspended the driver’s license of an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for alleged abusive behavior on a subdivision security guard.

LTO chief, Assistant Secretary attorney Vigor D. Mendoza II said a show cause order was already issued against the DPWH official, a lawyer, who was already sacked by former DOTr secretary and now DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon.

“We already placed his driver’s license under 90-day preventive suspension, or until such time that the investigation into this case is done,” said  Mendoza, adding that the LTO action is in line with the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. for government workers to behave properly and act as a real public servant.

“He was also directed to immediately surrender his driver’s license on or before the scheduled hearing on September 23,” he added.

The issuance of the SCO stemmed from the complaint of the security guard who said that he was cursed after the DPWH official was denied entry in a subdivision on August 9.

The DPWH official left but later returned and had the security guard arrested by policemen.

In the SCO signed by LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division chief Renante Melitante, the dismissed DPWH official was asked to explain why his driver’s license should not be revoked for being an improper person to operate a motor vehicle.

“Failure to appear and submit the sworn comments/explanations as required shall be construed by this Office as a waiver of your rights to be heard, and the case shall be decided based on the evidence at hand,” the SCO read.