Land Transportation Office 7 Regional Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec explains why the agency conducted operations that resulted in the apprehensions of motorists who lack the proper documents such as valid vehicle registration or valid driver’s license, among others.
The regional director gave the explanation during an interaction with reporters on May 21, 2022, and spread through social media in a video.
He explained that his office received information about a complaint from the Presidential Action Center, which led the agency to create a task force and started the apprehension operations in Bohol.
The LTO-7 conducted a five-day operation, from May 16 to 20, 2022, according to reports.
Caindec said this during the media interaction: “Several weeks, almost, just before elections, naa koy nadawat nga information or sumbong. . . .nga nisumbong didto sa akoang boss, nganong dili manakop ang LTO sa Bohol. Gi protektahan ba [kuno] nako ang [akong] daughter-in-law, politically. Wala man. In May 4, we received a letter from the Presidential Complaint Center, which was endorsed to us by LTFRB [Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board], complaining why LTO is not apprehending colorums in Bohol, etc., etc. So [i] had to take action. We created a task force. We
started our oplan [operational plan], kay kasagaran [ang] among operation kay naa man sa Cebu, Negros [Oriental], once in a while in Bohol . There was even a point when [while] we’re operating in Bohol, a very senior local government official called DoTR [Department of Transportation]. . . naa man koy screenshots dire. Nireklamo [kadtong very senior local government official] nganong manakop daw mi nga pandemya [man]. So, kun manakop
mi, masuko. Ug di mi manakop, masuko. Unsa may akong buhaton? Manakop na lang ko para sila’y masuko.”
He added that it is unfair to someone who is law abiding if the LTO doesn’t enforce the law.
Most of the motorists given citation tickets for violations said that they were unable to secure registration due to the pandemic as they don’t [have] the funds to spare for the fees.
Caindec said the inability to secure the needed documents, such as the registration and licenses, is not an excuse , and the agency is mandated to enforce the law.
Meanwhile, Caindec is contemplating [on] the filing of charges against a woman who ranted in a viral video.
The LTO-7 regional director bared this development in an interaction with reporters on May 21, 2022.
He said that a woman, in a viral video, accused Caindec of allegedly asking P500, before any vehicle registration is released.
The Boholana went live on Facebook after her motorcycle, purportedly, was impounded due to lack of registration documents.
Caindec said that, indeed, the motorcycle was impounded due to lack of registration.
However, the regional director refused to divulge, further, what possible case will be filed against the woman.
Moreover, Caindec said that he asked the dealer from where the woman bought her vehicle, to explain who among the dealer’s staff, gave the woman “wrongful information”.
Based on records, the LTO learned that the dealer paid the registration fees of the woman’s vehicle only on May 16, 2022, Caindec said.