LTO suspends taxi driver’s license after Iloilo road rage
By Gerome Dalipe IV
The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO-6) has placed a taxi driver’s license under a 90-day preventive suspension after he was caught on video allegedly wielding a bolo and attempting to attack a motorcycle rider in Iloilo City.
LTO-6 Regional Director Gaudioso P. Geduspan II issued the order on Nov. 12, a day after the incident in Barangay Ungka, Jaro.
The agency’s Intelligence and Investigation Unit (IIU) is investigating the case.
According to a police report, the taxi driver allegedly cut off the motorcycle, leading to a confrontation.
He reportedly got out of his vehicle, approached the rider and pulled out a bolo, threatening and attempting to hack him in front of motorists and passersby.
In the suspension order, Geduspan said the incident raised concerns about the driver’s temperament, discipline and fitness to operate a public utility vehicle.
LTO-6 cited Section 48 of Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, which prohibits reckless driving.
The agency also cited Title IV, Paragraph 7 of Joint Administrative Order 2014-01, concerning the employment of reckless, insolent, discourteous or arrogant drivers by public utility vehicle operators.
Separate show cause orders require the driver and the taxi operator to submit written explanations within five working days of receiving the notices.
They were asked to explain why further administrative or legal action should not be taken against them.
The driver was also directed to surrender his physical license to the LTO-6 IIU immediately.
Geduspan said the preventive suspension is intended to protect the public and prevent similar incidents while the investigation is ongoing.
He said LTO-6 would continue to enforce traffic regulations and hold professional drivers accountable for conduct that endangers motorists and the riding public.
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