LTO-6 disqualifies 16, revokes 28 licenses in crackdown

By Gerome Dalipe

The Land Transportation Office–Region VI (LTO-6) has permanently disqualified 16 individuals from obtaining driver’s licenses and revoked 28 licenses following investigations into reckless driving and fraudulent license schemes from January to October this year.

Nine additional motorists are facing license suspensions as part of the agency’s intensified enforcement campaign.

The crackdown is part of LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Markus V. Lacanilao’s non-settlement policy and aligns with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to enforce stricter accountability among motorists.

The operations were led by the LTO-6 Intelligence and Investigation Unit under Chief Shiela Mae Alulod and approved by Regional Director Atty. Gaudioso P. Geduspan II.

Two individuals were permanently disqualified in May 2025 after attempting to renew fake driver’s licenses — one in Iloilo City and another in Bacolod City.

LTO verification revealed mismatched license numbers and missing records in the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) database.

One of the motorists admitted to paying PHP 4,500 to a fixer in 2020 to obtain the license.

Geduspan described the violations as “grave” and said the applicants were unfit to hold a license.

Four passengers who gained online attention for performing dangerous stunts — including one man dancing on a moving tricycle roof wearing only briefs — were also permanently disqualified.

A 20-year-old mechanic caught in viral footage drag-racing a customer’s motorcycle while holding only a student permit was barred from future licensing, with reports indicating he took the motorcycle without consent.

Another rider filmed performing the high-risk “Superman” stunt was likewise disqualified, with records showing he did not possess a valid license.

“A split-second lapse in judgment — amplified by social media — can carry immediate administrative penalties and derail one’s path to securing a valid driver’s license,” Geduspan said.

LTO-6 has issued 280 Show Cause Orders so far this year, resolving 132 of them.

All individuals disqualified have been placed on the agency’s alarm list to block future license applications.

Geduspan said the campaign is intended to deter reckless behavior, eliminate corruption in the licensing system, and improve road safety in Western Visayas.