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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has revoked nearly 1,000 driver’s licenses of erring motorists for various offenses in 2024, most of which were violations related to driving while under the influence of liquor.
In a statement on Saturday, LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II, said those revoked also include driver’s licenses of errant motor vehicle drivers in viral videos that were either monitored by the agency’s social media team or reported by netizens to the LTO.
“All these [revocations] underwent due process. And this is also part of our aggressive campaign to impose discipline and for responsible driving,” Mendoza said.
Questionable licenses
Citing LTO data, Mendoza said a total of 736 driver’s licenses were revoked for violations of Republic Act No.10586 (Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act), which includes driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs/substance and refusal to subject oneself to mandatory alcohol test during road crash.
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A total of 130 driver’s licenses were also revoked for violation of RA 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, particularly due to questionable ways of obtaining driver’s licenses.
A total of 94 driver’s licenses were also revoked for violation of the provisions of RA 10930, the law that extended the validity of driver’s license.
The violations include having double licenses, falsification of documents and cheating during examinations.
A total of 24 driver’s licenses, meanwhile, were also revoked over viral videos on social media and other complaints lodged before the LTO Central Office.
“We hope that this year, there will be no minimal or even zero administrative cases with driver’s license revocation as a penalty,” Mendoza said.
“But let this also serves as a warning that your LTO will not hesitate to suspend and revoke as many driver’s licenses if it would lead to the safety of all road users,” he added.
Earlier, the LTO reported a total of 639,323 motorists were apprehended for various violations while a total of 29,709 motor vehicles were impounded in 2024.