Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon warned online scammers and driver’s license fixers that the government will go after them to stop their illegal activities that compromise road safety.
The move came after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office and concerned agencies to fix the system, ensuring road safety.
“We will catch everyone who posts online scams and put them in jail. You can go to jail for 12 years, and if you are not afraid of that, just wait until you go to jail,” Dizon said.
The LTO and Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrested online scammers selling fake driver’s license and person with disability (PWD) IDs.
Dizon said selling fake driver’s license to unqualified drivers could result in road crash fatalities.
The transport chief said that apart from online fixers, the LTO suspended 107 driving schools involved in ‘no show’ certificates and non-compliance with the proper theoretical driver’s training.
“That’s why we are here today to show everyone, especially those like him [scammer] who abuse our countrymen, that they don’t know that what they are doing can potentially kill our countrymen on the streets,” Dizon said.
