LTO chief: 56 erring personnel sanctioned for admin cases since Oct. 2025

At least 56 erring personnel of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) have been sanctioned for administrative cases since LTO chief and Transportation Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao assumed office in October 2025.

In a statement, the LTO said 56 employees faced administrative cases such as grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, gross neglect of duty, extortion, falsification of official documents, and other charges that affect the integrity of public service.

Lacanilao said this is part of his campaign against corruption and neglect within the agency under his 7-Point Priority Agenda focusing on integrity, honesty, and public service.

“Malinaw ang direktiba natin – walang puwang sa LTO ang katiwalian, kapabayaan, at pang-aabuso sa kapangyarihan. Sinuman ang mapatunayang lumalabag sa batas at sa tiwala ng taumbayan ay mananagot anuman ang kanilang posisyon,” Lacanilao said.

(Our directive is clear – there is no space for irregularity, neglect, and abuse of power in the LTO. Anyone who is proven to have violated the law and the trust of the people will be held accountable, regardless of their position.)

“Hindi lamang panlabas na operasyon laban sa mga pasaway na motorista, at fixers ang tututukan ng LTO kundi maging ang paglilinis sa hanay ng sariling mga tauhan upang maibalik ang tiwala ng publiko sa ahensya. Hindi magiging matagumpay ang anumang reporma kung may mga kawani na sumisira sa integridad ng ahensya at sa tiwala ng publiko,” he added.

(The LTO does not only focus on external operations against unruly motorists and fixers. It also cleanses its ranks to restore the public’s trust in the agency. Reforms will not succeed if there are employees who destroy the integrity of the agency and the trust of the public.)

Of th3 56 employees, one was a presidential appointee while 34 were permanent employees from the LTO central office and regional offices in Metro Manila, Region II, Region IV-B, Region VI, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and CARAGA.

Some of the employees were placed under preventive suspension and formally charged, while others were endorsed to disciplinary bodies like the Central Office Disciplinary Board (CODB), Regional Administrative Action Board (RAAB), and Department of Transportation (DOTr) for appropriate action.

The LTO added that 16 job order personnel were dismissed from the service. Two local government unit (LGU) auxiliary enforcer and one security guard lost their deputation authority.

Two LTO officials from the National Capital Region and Region XII were issued a stern warning due to administrative lapses.

The LTO assured that its investigation against erring employees is ongoing and urged the public to immediately report any form of corruption, extortion, fixer transactions, and irregularities for their prompt action. — JMA, GMA News