By Benjamin Cuaresma
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Markus V. Lacanilao has stepped up his campaign against corruption and fixing, with 71 suspected fixers referred for action and 93 LTO officials and employees linked to alleged fixing activities from October 2025 to August 2026.
Lacanilao presented the latest enforcement figures during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum Wednesday at Cafe Adriatico in Remedios Circle, Manila, as he marked nearly a year of leading the agency.
Since assuming the LTO chief post in October last year, Lacanilao has pursued reforms centered on zero corruption, genuine public service, process efficiency, financial transparency, digitalization, strict policy enforcement and road safety.
The anti-fixing campaign has resulted in 60 LTO personnel subjected to action, while nine others were placed under investigation following joint operations with the Philippine National Police and Philippine Coast Guard. In the National Capital Region, 12 personnel were removed from their posts and referred for appropriate action, including two chiefs.
The LTO also identified 90 Facebook and TikTok accounts allegedly offering fixer services, which were referred to the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group for investigation.
Lacanilao has repeatedly warned that LTO personnel found involved in fixing will face administrative and criminal cases, as the agency strengthens coordination with law enforcement authorities to dismantle fixing operations.
The LTO likewise issued 1,361 show-cause orders against motorists, resulting in 579 driver’s licenses suspended and 744 revoked from October 2025 to August 31, 2026.
The agency also issued 2,846 show-cause orders against dealers, with resolved cases resulting in fines, suspensions, cancellation of accreditation and blacklisting.
Meanwhile, the LTO is strengthening coordination with the Bureau of Customs to improve verification of imported vehicles and crack down on unlawfully imported and misdeclared units.
The agency also reported the apprehension of two vehicles using fake plates, with motorists using improvised and temporary plates given until September 30, 2026 to secure an Authority to Use before stricter enforcement begins October 1.
The enforcement figures presented by Lacanilao provide the latest measure of the LTO’s ongoing anti-corruption and enforcement campaign as he approaches his first anniversary at the helm of the agency.
